Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN To Give 'Master Class' At Hollywood's GIT

January 14, 2009

On January 31, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will give a "master class" at GIT (Guitar Institute of Technology) in Hollywood, California. He will be in town shooting one of his television programs for the NHK network in Japan and will make a stop at the music institute to take questions, perform some of his most recent material and sign autographs. Some "very special surprises" are also planned. This special event will be open to the public, so even if you are not enrolled at GIT, you are eligible to attend!

On January 2, Marty performed at Budokan in Tokyo with Kotoko, a female J-pop singer who has released five albums. In 2006, Marty penned Kotoko's Japanese Top 10 hit "Kirei na Senritsu". The two have made various public appearances together since then but this was their first time sharing the concert stage as well as Marty's second time performing at the Budokan.

In other news, Marty made a rare "fusion" appearance on January 13 at the Blue Note/Motion Blue Yokohama playing with Japanese Taiko drum master Hidano. Hidano joined Marty during the 2008 "Future Addict" tour of Japan.

Friedman released the "Exhibit A - Live in Europe" CD in the U.S. on August 19 by Mascot Records. According to a press release, "Live in Europe" is "an aggressive, passionate and absorbing live performance that exposes the beauty and the beast in Friedman's personality. The album was recorded in 2007 featuring audio tracks from his latest tour in support of the album 'Loudspeaker' performed in Germany, Holland, England, Israel, Czech Republic, and Italy between March 31 and April 10, 2007."

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