::About::
Eric Maldonado is arguably one of the top young guitarists of the next generation. With a melodic style at home with greats like Neal Schon, Lincoln Brewster, Eric Johnson, and Andy Timmons, its little wonder that Eric is the Grand Prize 1st place winner of world renowned Christian Artist, Lincoln Brewster's "Show Me What You've Got" Guitar Solo Contest , the Grand Prize 1st Place Winner of the worldwide Shred Academy"String Insanity" Guitar Contest, and most recently a Top 100 Finalist at Guitar Idol 2014, against many guitarists from all over the world!
A unique player with an unbridled enthusiasm for great music, he is constantly seen playing throughout LA at different venues and is right now teaching guitar lessons, being one of the top instructors in his area, as well as, working on sessions worldwide via his brand The Online Guitarist(theonlineguitarist.com), having played on over 500+ songs in the last year alone
Eric is also quite experienced when it comes to working closely with great brands. Having worked with companies such as Fernandes Guitars for many years, and been on DiMarzio's artist roster since the age of 14. Other notable endorsements include Morley Pedals, AMT Electronics, Sonnus, Guitar Pro 6, and many more of the music industry's top companies.
Eric was introduced to music by his father, another great musician, at a very young age. Soon after hearing the monster guitarists of the 80's, Eric spent countless Summer days practicing 12 hours a day and doing nothing else. In the Summer of 2009 Eric started writing for his very first original album entitled "Into the Mooonlight". The album was a critical success and sold all over the world. Eric was able to gain more exposure doing radio shows and promo in support of his first album.
After the album came out, he devoted his time to teaching. Eric teaches online via Skype and instructs guitar players all over the world on advanced guitar techniques. Through these years thousands of lessons have been taught by Eric communicating with fans, students and guitarists all over the world who want to learn the secrets of advanced guitar.
Finally, Eric is back and has released 2 original songs for an upcoming record. This time around things are getting bigger, better, and more melodic. Over the past 2 years Eric's technique, songwriting ability, and influences have changed vastly and have landed on the level of melodic rock greats like Andy Timmons, Lincoln Brewster, Eric Johnson, Neil Zaza, Neal Schon etc. Prepare yourselves for this album!
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A unique player with an unbridled enthusiasm for great music, he is constantly seen playing throughout LA at different venues and is right now teaching guitar lessons, being one of the top instructors in his area, as well as, working on sessions worldwide via his brand The Online Guitarist(theonlineguitarist.com), having played on over 500+ songs in the last year alone
Eric is also quite experienced when it comes to working closely with great brands. Having worked with companies such as Fernandes Guitars for many years, and been on DiMarzio's artist roster since the age of 14. Other notable endorsements include Morley Pedals, AMT Electronics, Sonnus, Guitar Pro 6, and many more of the music industry's top companies.
Eric was introduced to music by his father, another great musician, at a very young age. Soon after hearing the monster guitarists of the 80's, Eric spent countless Summer days practicing 12 hours a day and doing nothing else. In the Summer of 2009 Eric started writing for his very first original album entitled "Into the Mooonlight". The album was a critical success and sold all over the world. Eric was able to gain more exposure doing radio shows and promo in support of his first album.
After the album came out, he devoted his time to teaching. Eric teaches online via Skype and instructs guitar players all over the world on advanced guitar techniques. Through these years thousands of lessons have been taught by Eric communicating with fans, students and guitarists all over the world who want to learn the secrets of advanced guitar.
Finally, Eric is back and has released 2 original songs for an upcoming record. This time around things are getting bigger, better, and more melodic. Over the past 2 years Eric's technique, songwriting ability, and influences have changed vastly and have landed on the level of melodic rock greats like Andy Timmons, Lincoln Brewster, Eric Johnson, Neil Zaza, Neal Schon etc. Prepare yourselves for this album!
For Press/Reviews Click HERE.