1º Stick Center in Spain

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1º CENTRO DE STICKISTAS EN ESPAÑA
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El Stickista Guillermo Cides presenta el 1º Centro de Stickistas en España. El que fuera responsable de la difusion y popularidad del Stick en Argentina a traves del mismo Centro, comienza ahora un nuevo trabajo de promocion, enseñanza y conciertos en el pais de España. El Stick es una mezcla de bajo y guitarra, que se ejecuta con una logica pianistica, y que se golpetea con los dedos de ambas manos (tapping) transformando al músico en un percusionista táctil sonoro. Cuatro instrumentos en uno, inventado por el luthier Californiano Emmet Chapman en la decada del 70 y popularizado en un inicio por Tony Levin en sus apariciones junto a King Crimson y Peter Gabriel; utilizado luego engrabaciones por musicos como John Lenon y Yoko Ono, Bruce Cockburn, David Sylvian, Thoya Wilcox, Yes, entre otros.

La decada de los 90 dio los primeros concertistas y discos solistas entre los que Cides fue uno de los mas activos artista con sus CDs "El mundo interior de los planetas", "Primitivo" y el brillante "The Bach Tribute" tocado totalmente con Stick. Fue artista invitado de musicos como Roger Hodgson, Emerson, Like & Palmer, Fish, John Wetton, Rick Wakeman y su Tour Stick paso por Holanda; U.K; Andorra; U.S.A; España; Ecuador; Costa Rica; Perú; Uruguay; Brasil; Chile; Bolivia. Su actividad artistica de estos ultimos años en España se vio reflejada en los medios de prensa a traves de sus entrevistas en las revistas Guitar Player; Guitarrista; Guitarra Total; Beat & Bit; los periodicos nacionales El Mundo; El Pais; El Periodico; y conciertos en directos en television española (donde presento un Ensamble de Stickistas Españoles en un especial emitido por TV2); TV 33; Radio nacional de España; además de sus conciertos en el Festival de la Guitarra española de Cordoba; Festival de Jazz de Terrassa; U-zona Reegae; Festival de Musica Etnica de Menorca entre otros.

Este Centro sera dirigido, como es costumbre a los no-stickistas en su primer fase. Sera el punto de contacto en el idioma castellano e ingles para los musicos que deseen saber acerca del aún desconocido instrumento Chapman Stick y su arte, presentando un Ensamble de Stickistas como parte del aprendizaje y manteniendo la instrucción a stickistas iniciados.
(Pronto haremos nuestro primer Seminario Europeo para musicos que ejecutan o desean ejecutar la técnica delTap).

Aula de Musica Moderna i Jazz en Barcelona presenta:
PRESENTACION OFICIAL DE CENTRO DE STICKISTAS
EN ESPAÑA
MARZO 7, 20 HS. ENTRADA GRATUITA
CARRER MONTORNÉS 37. (08023) BARCELONA / TEL: 93 2111062

David Calvano (Web Press)
stickcenter@hotmail.com

A) Nuestro mailing list es de aprox. 5.000 usuarios. Si lo deseas, puedes enviar tus actividades al Centro de Stickistas, y las incluiremos en nuestras habituales informaciones.

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THE FIRST STICK CENTER IN SPAIN
www.stickcenter.com

Next March 2002, we'll start informing, teaching and promoting the Stick in the 1st Stick Player's Centre in Spain.
This experience started in Argentina with Guillermo Cides, a pioneer in the world of Stick Concerts, with which he toured around the world. During the past 10 years, Cides did an "artwork" spreading the word from musician to musician in free informative meetings for all those interested in knowing the Stick, how it's played, the secrets it hidden in those 10 strings, its history, its technique and its interesting concept for musicians all over the world.
At present, Cides represents Stick Enterprises California in Argentina and in Spain.

The Stick is a mixture of bass and guitar that is played with a piano logic y and is tapped with both hand's fingers (tapping) making the musician a sound and tact percussionist. Four instruments in one, created in the 70's by Californian luthier Emmet Chapman, who at present manufactures every instrument musicians order. The instrument was made popular at first by Tony Levin in his appearances with King Crimson and Peter Gabriel, and later used in recordings by musicians as John Lenon and Yoko Ono, Bruce Cockburn, David Sylvian, Thoya Wilcox, and Yes, among others.

The 90's saw the first concert players and solo records among which Cides was one of the most active artists with his Cds "El mundo interior de los planetas", "Primitivo" and the brilliant "The Bach Tribute" played only with Sticks. He was invited to play with musicians as Roger Hodgson, Emerson, Like & Palmer, Fish, John Wetton, Rick Wakeman and toured around the world presenting his own show ( Holanda; U.K; Andorra; U.S.A; España; Ecuador; Costa Rica; Perú; Uruguay; Brasil; Chile; Bolivia). Its artistica activity of these last years in Spain was reflected in the press through its interviews in the magazines Guitar Player; Guitarist; Total Guitar; Beat & Bit; the nationals news paper
El Mundo; El Pais; El Periodico. I n September 2001, Radio 3 concerts in TV2 presented Cides with the first Ensamble of Spanish Stick Players formed for the occasion. He was playing in Festival de la Guitarra española de Cordoba; Festival de Jazz de Terrassa; U-zona Reegae; Festival de Musica Etnica de Menorca, among others .

Now he founds this Stick Players Centre with the aim of presenting this new form of artistic expression to musicians.
The first step will be a meeting for all those who wish to know about the Stick, where we will show different models, tunings, techniques, microphones, as well as its history and answering all the questions of the musicians.
Of course, there'll also be a performance by Guillermo Cides. Summing up, something new in the world of music.
We appreciate the promotion of this event.

The first objective of this Center will be, as it is custom, to the not-stickistas in its first phase. It will be the point of contact in the Spanish/English language for the musicians who wish to know about still not known instrument Chapman Stick and his art, forming an Assembly of Stickistas like part of the learning, and maintaining the instruction to initiated stickistas.
(Soon we will make our first European Seminary for musicians that they execute or they wish to execute the Tap-Technique).

Aula de Musica Moderna i Jazz en Barcelona presents:
OFFICIAL PRESENTATION OF THE STICK PLAYERS' CENTRE
AND INVITES YOU NEXT
MARCH 7TH, 8 PM. FREE ADMISSION
CARRER MONTORNÉS 37. (08023) BARCELONA / TEL: 93 2111062

A) Our Mailing List is of approx 5,000 users. If you wish, you can send your activities to the Stick Players Center and we will include them in our habitual information.

David Calvano (Web Press)
stickcenter@hotmail.com