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Instructor of the week: Jose Mena
Location: Miami, FL USA
Hometown: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Date of Birth: May 13th 1979
Playing guitar since: 1992
"At Age 12 I discovered the electric guitar, it hadn't been long since Guns n Roses had released their Use your Illusion albums, and Metallica its black album, and I became obsessed with the guitar and Heavy Metal, I quit playing piano and put all my efforts into learning the guitar."
"My influences are many, I grew up listening to Beatles, Supertramp, Queen, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Rush, mainly the music my mother and father liked, but then my uncles introduced me to metal, and the rest is history. I began with Guns n Roses, Metallica, Nirvana, later moved on to Yngwie Malmsteen, Mr. Big, Dream Theater, Symphony X, Vai, Satriani and then fusion guitar players such as Greg Howe, Frank Gambale, Al Di Meola. I am currently listening to Guthrie Govan, I am amazed by his technique and phrasing as well as his composition."
Learn more about him in his personal profile and watch his Video Profile too! 
