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Mateus Asato left Bruno Mars and Jessie J to begin his solo career – and now his debut single is finally here
By Phil Weller published
Cryin’ is the first taste of Asato’s eagerly anticipated debut album

Nuno Bettencourt announces four day guitar camp – and he's recruited some big-name players to help
By Phil Weller published
Steve Vai, Eric Gales, Rick Beato, and Mateus Asato are among the guest stars who will take part

The botched luthier job that convinced John Suhr to get into guitar building
By Phil Weller published
The celebrated luthier may have had a different career if it weren’t for someone else’s careless craftsmanship

Mateus Asato has walked away from Bruno Mars, Jessie J and Tori Kelly to pursue a solo career – and his solo album is finally ready
By Janelle Borg published
After honing his craft with some of the world’s biggest pop stars, the social media phenom is branching out on his own with his upcoming solo record

How Mateus Asato changed gears from sideman and Instagram guitarist to fully-fledged artist
By Janelle Borg published
The versatile player's resume includes everyone from Bruno Mars to Joe Satriani

Mateus Asato on discovering his own identity, his big social media mistake and his debut album
By Amit Sharma published
Asato leads an amazing double life as pop sideman and virtuoso shredder. He dishes on his big social media mistake, the help he got from Kiko Loureiro, and the last-minute call from Nuno Bettencourt he couldn’t ignore

Mateus Asato is a modern master of combined rhythm and lead playing – he shares his poetic soloing secrets
By Mateus Asato published
No one mixes genres like Mateus Asato, and in this lesson brought to you in partnership with JTC Guitar, the neo-soul master brings funk, jazz and soul together in exercises to improve your use of ghost notes and double-stops

Plini and Mateus Asato write a song in a day
By Phil Weller published
Armed with a guitar each and their signature Neural DSP plugins, the two charming guitar maestros have collaborated on an instrumental track, with cameras documenting their process

“Forever ahead of its time”: Fender kicks off the Strat’s 70th anniversary party with star-studded Voodoo Child (Slight Return) mega-jam – featuring Tom Morello, Nile Rodgers, Mateus Asato, Ari O'Neal and Rei
By Matt Parker published
The fiery, tag-teamed take on the Hendrix classic is designed to showcase the Strat’s enduring legacy – and tonal flexibility

Steve Vai, Mateus Asato and Marcin Patrzalek delivered one of this year's most distinctive jams at Vai Academy 2024 – and now you can watch it
By Phil Weller published
Captured during January's technique retreat in Orlando, it finds the three virtuosos oozing personality and enviable talent over a spacious and energetic rhythm section
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