Marty Friedman enlists Mateus Asato for a soaring instrumental cover of Crowded House's Don't Dream It's Over By Sam Roche The performance was recorded at Friedman's April show in Osaka for his Tokyo Jukebox Tour 2021
Renforshort: "I get surges of creativity at 3 in the morning – I'll be up in bed, trying different tunings and seeing if I come up with anything cool" By Cheri Amour Following the release of sophomore EP, Off Saint Dominique, we speak to the prodigious 19-year-old about teenage angst, alternate tunings and working with Mateus Asato
Mateus Asato records acoustic remix of DJ Snake's single with Selena Gomez, Selfish Love By Sam Roche The virtuoso is still off Instagram, but remains creatively active
From soulful six-string sunshine to raucous anti-hate punk: here are this week's essential guitar tracks By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Sam Roche Lend your ears to some hot, guitar-infused new songs from Hannah Jadagu, Myles Kennedy, Julian Lage, DZ Deathrays, Mateus Asato and Annalé, and more
Marty Friedman says social media guitar stars saved the instrument from extinction By Matt Owen “These guys are bringing the instrument to a whole new level. It’s a very exciting time for guitar”
Mateus Asato teams up with LA singer-songwriter Annalé on her new single, Goodbye By Sam Roche The track comes a month after the social media sensation announced he was taking a break from music
Kirk Hammett, Adam Jones, St. Vincent, Mateus Asato, John 5 and Christone "Kingfish" Ingram discuss the state of guitar in 2021 By Richard Bienstock The all-star Guitar World roundtable is a conversation you don't want to miss...
Mateus Asato shuts down Instagram account, announces break from music By Sam Roche “Instagram helped musicians to get better at business, at making flawless performance videos (after uncountable takes)… I got lost inside the boxes of 15-60-second videos”
Mateus Asato shares his seriously impressive seven-step warm-up routine By Matt Owen Reverb.com's resident guitarist Joe Shadid was put through his paces when Asato demonstrated how he gets his fingers feeling in a "good mood"
Mateus Asato cranks up the gain for a searing solo on Renforshort’s Feel Good Inc cover By Matt Owen The grunge-pop bassist and neo-soul sensation team up for a guitar-heavy reimagining of the Gorillaz classic
Jackson Audio upgrades Mateus Asato signature drive with replaceable distortion circuits By Richard Bienstock Meet the fully modular Asabi Modular Overdrive Distortion pedal
Mateus Asato rips it up with Brazilian metal band Oficina G3 in livestream concert By Richard Bienstock Longtime fan Asato joined them for two songs
Is this the first taste of Mateus Asato’s solo album? By Richard Bienstock The rising guitar star teases some “studio time” shredding
Guitar stars including Mateus Asato, Felix Martin and Allen Hinds tear it up in this insane all-star jam By Richard Bienstock The Resonance Project’s Yas Nomura assembles a neo-soul uber-jam over Neo Thangka
Mateus Asato covers a Nickelback solo - only to realize it was originally by Nuno Bettencourt By Richard Bienstock “I’m coming for you Mateus,” jokes the Extreme guitarist in response
Behold Mateus Asato and Baroness’s Gina Gleason tear it up on a pair of Fender American Ultra Jazzmasters By Richard Bienstock The two modern-day guitar heroes bust out hot licks and big smiles at the Fender JammJam
5 Instagram guitarists to watch in 2020 By David Von Bader Social media is awash with the next generation of inspirational and boundary-pushing players - here are some of the best
Five Online Guitarists You Should Be Following Right Now By Mary Spender Social media has been a great place for bedroom guitarists to showcase talents that might have been confined to four walls only some years ago.
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![[L-R] Mateus Asato, Selena Gomez and DJ Snake](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qp6UfnV8QaunLgdCftjb7P-1024-80.jpg.webp)
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