Alisson Souza - Plateau

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Alisson Souza, born in Campinas, São Paulo in 1985, have started his musical studies on guitar at his 14´s at a local musical school at Rio de Janeiro, sometime after he has evolved his talent with a variety of musical studies like: In 2007 has graduated as Music Producer at Estacio de Sá Univercity, in 2010 finished his Harmony, Electric Guitar, and Improvisation studies at Ian Guest´s Musical Enhancement Center - CIGAM, finally in 2011 graduated at Brazilian Fingered Stings Instruments at the Brazilian Music Conservatory Univercity, during these stages, had as teachers great brazilian music academicians like: Arthur Gouvea, Humberto Mirabelli, Alexandre Carvalho, Fábio Nin, Valmyr de Oliveira, Mayrton Bahia, Ricardo Rente, among others. Alisson souza presents an unique style performing Classical, Acoustic, Electric, and "Fretless" Guitars, and have a rich blend of musical influences like Mike Stern, Pat Metheny, Allan Holdsworth, Scott Henderson, Tom Jobim, among Rock n´ Roll and Blues's influences by Eric Johnson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, among others guitar players. In 2012 wins the "Talento Brasil" National Contest in Electric Guitar category, realized by the musical instruments brand "Strinberg". Currently, Souza works as Musician, Music Producer, and Teacher at Rio de Janeiro, among some local renamed artists, musicians, and producers. In 2016 was released his Debut Solo Album, called "Platô", with 9 tracks featuring his virtuosity, simplicity and elegance, with a Blues, Rock, Jazz and Samba fusion. In this record, Alisson Souza acts as Electric, Acoustic and Fretless Guitarist, Composer, Arranger, Producer, Mix, and Master Engineer. And this record features the great Brazilian Diva "Bárbara Mendes" in "Todo Amor Pode Ter Um Final", composed among his great friend, the singer and composer Sandro Vales. The session band is formed by Leonardo Pagani (Drums), Jorge Mathias (Bass), D´Alessandro Mangueira (Upright Bass "Esses Dias"), Fernando Bretas (Keyboards "Neon Groove") and Roberto Crivano (Acoustic Guitar "Translações").