David Soltany
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Hey Everyone! I’m David Soltany, a professional composer and guitarist from Strasbourg, France.
I was 4 when I began playing the cello with the Suzuki Institute, a great concept that involves working songs with your ears without any scores. Then at the age of 6, I went to the conservatory and created my first composition at age 9 for the 3rd cycle exam. But the cello did bother me when I turned 15, because I was more into rock and metal, and for my 17th birthday I bought my first electric guitar and start learning music from bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Dream Theater, Angra, etc.
I learned all by myself for couple years and started to give guitar lessons in music schools in 2002.
Then in 2005, I won a national guitar competition with Kiko Loureiro as the judge, and at the same time released my first album “Diversity” which received some cool reviews here and there. At that point, I knew I didn’t want to only be a guitar teacher. I was enjoying composition so much that I couldn’t imagine not being able to find a job in that field.
In 2007, I began working as a composer with video games for different studios (Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Apple, etc.).
In 2008, I won the “Best Vocal Production” award in the Spectrasonics contest.
All these different opportunities gave me the chance in 2010 to work with cinema, particularly Europacorp (Luc Besson).
In 2011, I won the “outstanding achievement award” for a Spectrasonics competition with renowned judges and creators of the contest library such as Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, Jordan Rudess, etc.
Today I’m working on a new album for a famous record label, I hope to be able to release it this year, time will tell!
My gear is pretty simple. I play with an old ’72 Martin D28 acoustic guitar. For electric, I’m endorsed by DG Guitars and they make amazing guitars. I should receive my first model soon. I also have a MusicMan JP6 and a Suhr classic.
My favorite guitarists and musicians/bands/composers are guys like Andy Timmons, Marty Friedman, Andy McKee, John Petrucci, Bireli Lagrène, John Williams, Elliot Goldenthal, John Powell, Thomas Newman, Debussy/Ravel/Faure, Pat Metheny, Marian Petrescu, Radiohead, Bjork, Meshuggah, etc.
I hope you enjoy my guitar lessons. I’m also honored to be listed among the amazing instructors on this great website!
Have fun!
David
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Hey guys! This is another song in an "Alan Parson" mood, with an Andy McKee flavor. Here's the tuning for this song: D G D G B D Change Low E string to DChange A string to G Leave D strin...
In the tablature below, I'm going to highlight the sections that I'll be discussing in the video. For the harmonics in the intro, you can pick them with the second or third finger, allowing...
Watch out for the quick lick here. It's something i like to use, playing open notes and hammer notes. Always keep the rhythm in mind (thumb percussion). First, work on the lick itself, then ...
Hey everyone! This is a song tutorial that will show you how to play a ballad with thumb percussion, in the style of Andy McKee. Here's the tuning for this short song: D Bb C F G C Change Lo...
The first half of the song is not too terribly tricky. I'm going to touch on a few different sections, and you'll find those sections highlighted in the tab below. While you learn this song...
The second half of the song has couple of tough spots to work on. Again you'll find the parts I touch on highlighted in the tab. The main dfficulty in the second half is the fast little run...
Hey Guys, welcome to this song tutorial! We're going to be checking out some advanced techniques in order to familiarize yourself with modern percussive-style playing. This demo was mad...
Part 1 is the main groove of the song but only the percussion part. Be sure to work slowly, and be aware about keeping your first right/left hand's tom percussion hits smooth.
Part 2 is about the percussion groove plus the main theme. Be careful when hitting notes with your left hand, it's quite tricky to target it right when your hand is over the neck and playin...
Now we'll move on to the arpeggio part. Be careful of the transition between Part 2 and Part 3. You have very limited time to hit harmonics and go back to normal (your left hand playing un...
The last part is the same as Part 2 except you have to play it with your left hand in a standard position, hitting ghost notes (simplified Hi-hat) with your third finger. Two tricky parts a...
Hey everyone! Welcome to this tutorial on acoustic percussion. We're going to be checking out some basic techniques in order to familiarize yourself with modern percussive-style playing. S...