Neal's Biography
Date Of Birth: July 15th 1971
Los Angeles CA. |
Profile:
I am a guitarist/musician and have been playing guitar since the age 12. My father, Shusei Nagaoka, is a well known artist in the U.S. and Japan. My fathers inspiration is the main reason I chose to become a musician and follow in his artistic footsteps. I have been fortunate to study with some of the best teachers in the world and I am truly grateful for that. I have also had the privilege of studying and performing with some of the most incredible musicians in the world, as well as teaching some amazing students. As far as my professional career goes, I currently have 3 Instrumental CDs published; have been a teacher at Musicians Institute and National Guitar Workshop; presently endorse ESP Guitars and DiMarzio Pickups; and operate a music recording studio called Green Horizon Studios.
Below are just a few list of things I am versed in and some of my musical experiences:
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Engineering and Mixing.
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Arranging and transcribing music scores.
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Teaching of guitar and advanced music at a college level.
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Multitrack Recording and Editing, Mixing and Computer MIDI Sequencing, Notation.
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Computer Midi and Notation Software (Finale, Overture, Band in a box,)
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Computer Graphics Software (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Indesign)
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Computer Web Editing.
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Computer Scripting Language (HTML, PERL, PHP, Javascript)
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Akai based sampling and remixing.
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MIDI and Audio studio setups and troubleshooting.
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Live and studio performances.
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IT, Network Troubleshooting
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Discography:
Education:
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Berklee College Of Music, Boston MA. 1992 - 1995 Major: Professional Music
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Musicians Institute/ GIT, Hollywood CA 1991
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Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills CA 1985 - 1989
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Musical Experiences:
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Teaching guitar privately and publicly on a regular basis.
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Performed several guitar shows, clinics for various companies and schools.
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Produced, Engineered, Recorded and Mixed for various bands, musicians and artists.
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Artist for E.S.P Guitars since 1997
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Teacher for the Musicians Institute 1997-98
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Gigged and performed with different artists, musicians and bands.
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Artist for Dimarzio Pickups since 2001
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Associated and worked for various companies (ENGL amplifiers, Point Technologies and several other guitar company).
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Teacher for the National Guitar Workshop since 2003
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Built a new recording studio. 2010
Neal's Gear:
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This is not my complete list of gear.
To view list, click on my guitar icon to see the dropdown list. Most of my studio gear have downsized to software based.
Neal's Guitars and Instrument List:
- ESP Horizons
- ESP M-III
- ESP Baritone Guitar
- Ovation Legend
- Fender Strats and Teles
- Misc. Electric and Acoustic 6 string and 12 string Guitars
- Misc Bass
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Neal's Amps List:
- Marshall JCM 800 50 Watt
- Bogner mini Ecstacy
- Homemade dual mic'ed 1x12 isolation cabinet
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Keyboards and Synths List:
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Sound Modules, Softsynth and Samplers:
- EastWest Sample Library
- UAD AU VST Instruments
- Sampletank
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Percussion and Drum Modules:
- Roland TD-4 Electronic V-Drum Set
- Addictive Drums
- BFD Drums
- NI Studio Drummer
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Effects and Hardware:
- Golden Age Pre 73
- UAD plugins, Waves, IK Multimedia
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Microphones List:
- Neumann U-87ai
- AKG C 414 B-XL II
- AKGs
- Shure
- Shure SM beta 58
- Sennheiser e609
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Mixers List:
- ICON controllers,
- Mackie Big Knob,
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Multitrack Recorder and Tape Decks:
- UAD Apollo
- MOTU
- Focusrite
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Monitoring System:
- Genelec 8020A Monitors,
- Adams A5X,
- Mackies
- JBLs
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Computers and Recording Gear:
- iMac 5K 27" intel 3.6ghz i9 10 core with 96 gig ram 3 SSD NVMe, Multitrack Recording System UAD ApolloX4 with 2 UAD Octo satellites
- 2 Mac Pro Intel 2.26ghz Intel 8 core with 56 gig ram, Radeon Sapphire RX580 8gb GPU 4 SSDs, Dell Monitor, Multitrack Recording System MOTU 2408mk3 and 24 I/O system with 424 PCI Express card.
- Macmini Intel 2.3ghz Intel i7 Quadcore with 8 gig ram 2 SSDs, Dell Monitor, Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 DSP.
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Other Miscellaneous Gear and Equipment:
- ENGL Tube Toner
- Misc. EQs
- Misc. Compressors
- Patchbays.
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