Blues Saraceno was born on October 17,1971 and is an American rock guitarist, composer and music producer, currently residing in Los Angeles, California.
16 Facts About Blues Saraceno
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Blues Saraceno was discovered by Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazine at the age of 16, which assisted him in releasing instrumental recordings on an independent basis.
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Blues Saraceno is most often recognized from his time playing with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker as well as his brief tenure with the rock band Poison.
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Blues Saraceno was born to musician parents, who introduced him at an early age to several musical instruments.
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Blues Saraceno started to play guitar at the age of nine.
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When he was nineteen, Blues Saraceno moved to Los Angeles to seek a career in music.
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When Blues Saraceno was still a teenager, his manager sent a demo tape to singer Michael Bolton, who decided to enlist him to play on a song for Cher's album, Heart of Stone.
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Blues Saraceno released his first album titled Never Look Back in 1989.
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Blues Saraceno won an audition with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, former members of Cream, and started touring with them.
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Blues Saraceno released two other solo albums as well as furthering his reputation as a top call session guitarist and landing many high-profile equipment endorsements.
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In 1993, Blues Saraceno joined the band Poison as lead guitarist and songwriter after Richie Kotzen was fired.
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Blues Saraceno worked as record producer for the band, which was signed to Beyond Records, and was distributed by BMG.
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Blues Saraceno's has done session work with everyone from Ziggy Marley to Melissa Etheridge, earning him a reputation for being a "go-to guy" for many of Los Angeles' top record producers and engineers.
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Blues Saraceno has produced for artists including Scott Caan, Eric Balfour of Fredalba, Lindsay Price and Anthony Michael Hall.
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Blues Saraceno has commented on how it is not uncommon to have several commercials running in different countries throughout the world, all at the same time, using the same piece of music.
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Blues Saraceno's "Save My Soul" is the soundtrack for the History Channel's mini-series The Men Who Built America.