ANGRA Guitarist To Guest On Brazilian TV

July 24, 2007

ANGRA guitarist Kiko Loureiro will make an appearance on the Brazilian TV show called "Show Total" on Monday, July 30. He will talk about his technique, musicianship and experiences in the music business. The show airs at 10 p.m. on the channels 9 NET (SP),72 TVA (SP),186 TVA Digital, 96 Vivax (ABCD Paulista) and soon on www.showlivre.com.

For more information, visit www.souzalima.com.br/showtotal.

Kiko Loureiro recently signed a deal with Boosweet Records. The label will release Kiko's products in the USA, Canada, Australia, South and Central America; with the exception of the guitarists home country Brazil. The deal provides Boosweet Records all of the digital rights to Kiko's music internationally.

Kiko Loureiro has risen to international acclaim and stardom by being the lead guitarist of the world-renowned Brazilian rock group ANGRA. Currently, he has two solo projects: "No Gravity" and his latest jazz guitar release "Universo Inverso". In pre-promotion mode, "Universo Inverso" is already heating up: getting early radio ads, selling well at online retailers such as Boosweet.com, Amazon.com, Guitarnine.com, iTunes, and a host of other digital download retailers. "Universo Inverso" will hit major and independent retail stores here in the U.S. in July and will be released under Boosweet Records' new deal with Portland, Oregon-based Burnside.

Kiko Loureiro was recently voted as the #1 progressive/metal player in the world by reader polls in two of Japan's most popular guitar magazines: Young Guitar and Burrn!!!. He beat out guitar gods Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci and a host of others to receive this honor.

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