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Instructor of the week: Cosmin Lupu

Location: Bucharest, Romania
Hometown: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Date of Birth: 12th July 1984
Playing guitar since: 1998

"I am a guitar and music addict, and I’ve been dealing with music in one way or another, since I was 7-8 years old and I was singing in my bathtub. I discovered the guitar in 1998, and started treating it with proper respect in 2004. I am almost completely self taught, and part of my actual knowledge is based on what I’ve “stolen” from other guitarists around me through the years. ."

"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!