Kiko Loureiro
Pedro Henrique "Kiko" Loureiro (born June 16, 1972 in Rio de Janeiro ) is a Brazilian guitarist who is best known as a member of the metal bands Angra and Megadeth .
Career
Loureiro began making music and playing acoustic guitar at the age of eleven. He studied with two well-known Brazilian musicians, Pedro Bueno and Mozart Mello . He drew his inspiration mainly from Eddie Van Halen , Jimmy Page , Jimi Hendrix and Randy Rhoads . He switched to electric guitar at the age of 13 and was already a member of two bands at the age of 16, Legalize (with Edu Mello on vocals, Dennis Belik on bass and Alja on drums) and A Chave and played in night clubs in São Paulo . At the age of 19, he joined the Brazilian power metal band Angra during the founding phase. He was also active as a solo artist; he also played with Dave Rodgers . He also worked for Tarja Turunen and played on her album My Winter Storm .
On April 2, 2015, it was announced that Loureiro had joined the American thrash metal band Megadeth, replacing Chris Broderick . He then played the album Dystopia .
On February 12, 2017, Loureiro won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the Megadeth song Dystopia at the 59th Grammy Awards, along with Dave Mustaine , David Ellefson and Chris Adler .
style
Loureiro is known for his strong technical skills on the guitar, often using techniques such as two-handed tapping , sweep picking (full arpeggios ), alternate picking, hybrid picking, artificial and natural flageolets or the combination of legato and staccato in one run or include a phrase. He has also published instructional and demonstration videos and has written columns for Cover Guitarra , Guitar & Bass and Young Guitar magazines with cover stories.
Although Loureiro plays as a right-handed guitarist, he is originally left-handed. He therefore focuses on techniques for the right hand in many exercises.
Personal
In addition to his Portuguese mother tongue, Loureiro also has knowledge of Italian, French, Spanish, German, Finnish and English.
Loureiro has been married to a Finnish pianist and keyboardist since 2011. The two met in 2008 while Loureiro was performing on Tarja Turunen's Storm World Tour . The couple has three children.
Discography
solo
- No Gravity (2005)
- Universo Inverso (2006)
- Fullblast (2009)
- Sounds of Innocence (2012)
- Open Source (2020)
- Instructional videos
- Guitarra Rock (1993)
- Os Melhores Solos e Riffs do Angra (2003)
- Tecnica e Versatilidade (2003)
- Guitarra Tecnica Para Iniciantes (2009)
- Rock Fusion Brasileiro (2009)
- Creative Fusion (2010)
Angra
- Reaching Horizons (1992, re-released 1997)
- Angels Cry (1993)
- Evil Warning , EP (1994)
- Holy Land (1996)
- Freedom Call , EP (1996)
- Holy Live , EP Live (1997)
- Fireworks (1998)
- Rebirth (2001)
- Hunters and Prey , EP (2002)
- Rebirth World Tour - Live in São Paulo , Live album (2003)
- Temple of Shadows (2004)
- Aurora Consurgens (2006)
- Aqua (2010)
- Angels Cry 20th Anniversary Tour (J2013)
- Secret Garden (2014)
- Ømni (2018) - guitar solo with War Horns as a guest musician
Tribuzy
- Execution (2005)
- Execution - Live Reunion (2007)
Tarja
- My Winter Storm (2007)
- The Seer , EP (2008)
Neural code
- Neural Code (2009)
Paco Ventura Black Moon
- Arabestia (2015)
Megadeth
- Dystopia (2016)
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.angra.net
- ↑ Archived copy . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ↑ MEGADETH Wins 'Best Metal Performance' GRAMMY Award . In: Blabbermouth.net , February 12, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ↑ Reverb.com: Reverb Interview: Kiko Loureiro of Megadeth & Angra Talks Ibanez and Pre-Show Warmups . Retrieved April 16, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Loureiro, Kiko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Loureiro, Pedro Henrique |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio de Janeiro |