{"id":3490,"date":"2015-03-04T22:39:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T22:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/?p=3490"},"modified":"2015-03-04T23:32:05","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T23:32:05","slug":"victor-samalot-full-time-guitar-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/victor-samalot-full-time-guitar-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Samalot ~ Full-Time Guitar Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5IV32sKFAWU\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_3485\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3485\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3485\" src=\"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Victor-Samalot-and-guitar-225x188.jpg\" alt=\"Victor Samalot\" width=\"225\" height=\"188\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Victor Samalot<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Victor Samalot is an amazing guitar player, who is also a composer and music producer. As I researched Victor before our interview, I became a big fan. Victor Samalot specializes in jazz, Latin and acoustic rock, but I\u2019ll bet he can play anything!<\/p>\n<p>I asked Victor to tell me about two of his recent hit singles: <em>March In The Woods<\/em> and <em>Off to Arizona<\/em>. Victor told me that <em>March In The Woods<\/em> is an improv: \u201cI composed and recorded this song \u2018on the spot.\u2019 The song just came into my head and I used an RC-2 Boss Looper to simultaneously record the guitar playing and layer other parts. Down the road, I may rearrange it and make into a different song. Right now, I\u2019m happy with the way it came out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Victor Samalot originally wrote the song <em>Off to Arizona <\/em>while still with his band Rare Blend: \u201cMy wife, Bobbi Holt, and I were inspired after a trip to Arizona. It\u2019s so beautiful out there! I was inspired to write this song on acoustic guitar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Victor co-founded Rare Blend with his wife Bobbi back in 1994: \u201cWe put together an album <em>Cinefusion<\/em>, just the two of us. I played guitar and bass. She played keyboards and bass as well. In 1998, we added to members and put out five CDs. The last CD was called <em>Sessions<\/em>, and we released it in 2009. We had a nice run, from 1994 to 2010. We played a lot of great gigs, including jazz festivals, and we opened for some national acts.<\/p>\n<p>Wow! Rare Blend played together for 16 years. What was their secret to such longevity? \u201cWe came out with some really good ideas, when we got together and jammed. We\u2019d bounce ideas off each other. That\u2019s the way we\u2019d put songs together, from jam sessions. We\u2019d arrange them, and when it was time to record \u2013 Boom! It was a nice run. After 2010, we just got burnt out.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3486\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3486\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3486\" src=\"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Victor-Samalot-and-Rare-Blend-2-225x183.jpg\" alt=\"Victor Samalot and Rare Blend \" width=\"225\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Victor-Samalot-and-Rare-Blend-2-225x183.jpg 225w, https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Victor-Samalot-and-Rare-Blend-2-225x183-222x180.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Victor Samalot and Rare Blend<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Why go solo? Victor told me, \u201cIt was just something different that I wanted to do. Play guitar by myself. It was challenging, but I kept doing it. I did some writing and some cover songs fashioned in my style. It\u2019s been five years now, and it\u2019s going pretty well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Because Victor Samalot is such a talented guitar player, I assumed that he had years of training. I was partially right. Victor says: \u201cI\u2019m pretty much self-taught. I did take guitar lessons for about 6-7 years. I also went through all the Mel Bay books. All those guitar players out there, I\u2019m sure they\u2019ve heard of Mel Bay guitar books. I learn a lot by ear as well. Nowadays, with YouTube, I learn a lot by listening to other musicians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who are Victor Samalot\u2019s music influences? \u201cI started listening to the classic rock bands like Led Zeppelin, The Police, Yes and Thin Lizzy. As for guitar players, Carlos Santana is one of my favorites. Craig Chaquico, one of the guitarists from Jefferson Starship, is one of my favorites as well. Of course there\u2019s also Al Di Meola, Jeff Beck, Phil Keaggy, George Benson, Jose Feliciano, Andy Summers and Larry Carlton.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Victor Samalot has made solo guitar playing a full-time career. He\u2019s taken his playing beyond writing and selling music. He works all the angles. What advice does Victor Samalot have for other artists thinking about a solo career? \u201cPractice and hone on your instrument. Try to learn some different styles and listen to different types of guitar players. Solo guitar musicians can gig any place, from a winery to a club as an opener to festivals and house concerts. A lot of my bread and butter, believe it or not, is made playing at restaurants and senior citizen homes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s up next for Victor Samalot? \u201cIn 2011, I put out a self-titled CD, a laid-back guitar CD with some Latin and light rock. My current project is a little more over powering. It\u2019s going to have some more flair and cool beats, rhythm and percussion. I\u2019m working with other artists too. I\u2019m going to have to keep you informed about the release date.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to the release of Victor Samalot\u2019s next CD. Maybe we\u2019ll do another interview!<\/p>\n<p>The Amused Now Featured Artist Series<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3489\" src=\"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Victor-Samalot-rehearsing-223x365.jpg\" alt=\"Victor Samalot rehearsing\" width=\"223\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Victor-Samalot-rehearsing-223x365.jpg 223w, https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Victor-Samalot-rehearsing-223x365-183x300.jpg 183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/>Victor Samalot<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.victorsamalot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Victor Samalot.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/victorsguitar\" target=\"_blank\">@victorsguitar<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/victorsamalot\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cynthia Kahn, Founder of Amused Now<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Amused_Now\" target=\"_blank\">@Amused_Now<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmusedNow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/plus.google.com\/106372266016264510992\/about\" target=\"_blank\">Google+<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/amusednow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/amused-now\/id916561789\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victor Samalot is an amazing guitar player, who is also a composer and music producer. As I researched Victor before our interview, I became a big fan. Victor Samalot specializes in jazz, Latin and acoustic rock, but I\u2019ll bet he can play anything! 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