Giacomo Castellano was born in Florence on the 10th of April 1969. He began studying guitar when he was 15 years old, initially self taught, he subsequently began studying at local music schools were he learnt the basis of music theory. In 1988 Giacomo moved to Hollywood to study at Musicians Institute school of music. Since then he went trough a lot of musical (and life) experiences including teaching, writing music books ( two best sellers in guitar book category), studio sessions, touring and tv promo with major italian and european artists. His first solo album called Cutting Bridges was released on february 2004, then remixed in 2012. The record is a self-produced musical experiment including music composed during the first years of his career. The music is ’guitar oriented’ but it's not a shred guitar project and there are several musical styles involved, check it out on ITunes or other digital stores Several productions have been released since 2003, check out the official web site for updates and newsongs. Giacomo endorses the following brands: IBANEZ GUITARS, MASOTTI GUITAR DEVICES, ELIXIR STRINGS, Reference Cables and Mezzabarba Amps Welcome! This is my official Facebook Page!