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             Rocco Matone - Guitarist                                             

 

 

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I recall my facination with the invisible world of sounds when I was seven.  Then I found a guitar in the attic of our house in New Jersey. It was a favorite uncle's abandoned 1950 Gibson Kalamazoo with f-holes.  In this secret place, and with this mysterious tool, I loved playing by ear and began a life-long journey with music — first, rock, folk, and blues, and later classical and jazz improvisation and experimental music. My first attempt at performance was at my older brother's tenth birthday party when I did a shameless imitation of Elvis singing and playing "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" Afterwards, mom and dad found a teacher to come to the house to show me how to play "Pipeline" (still one of my favorites).  In third grade, I learned how to read music and solfeggio from a singing nun, so I could sing in the church choir through my school years, participating in and leading music events in and out of school.

 

My first job after high school was teaching at local music shops, and soon thereafter to college/convservatory for classical and jazz technique and performance practice studies.  After that I performed in concert halls, theatres, and auditoriums and at small clubs, cafes, and parties.  Through performing and practicing, learning and teaching, I have developed my music with passion and patience.  I have enjoyed  over 20 years helping many people accomplish their music goals. Call for information about my performances and lessons or send me an e-mail:                               

 

 

E-mail: rocco@roccosguitar.com    

Los Angeles, CA (310)430-5691

 

Wedding Ceremony & Celebration Music

Romantic Ballads

Spiritual/Classical guitar solos

Flamenco/Jazz for Cocktail Hour

Jazz/Rock Covers (Trio/Quartet/Quintet)

Ballads & Blues, Surf Rock, Oldies, Top 40, Jazz/Swing

 

(additional duo guitarist/ethnic hand-percussionist by request)

 

 

       PERFORMANCES                                                                                                                                                                                         

      Soloist and Ensemble Performances

      Calabasas Golf and Country Club (LA)

         RIAA/NARAS Entertainment Summit (LA)

         Rainbow Services Annual Dinner (Palos Verdes)

         Beverly Hilton Hotel (Beverly Hills)

         (CHEC) Children's Health Environmental Coalition

           Annual Dinner (Hollywood)

         Cinegrill (Hollywood)

         Fais Dodo Club (LA)

         R.A.P.P. Arts Center (NYC)

         Steamers Jazz Club (Fullerton, CA)

         Powerhouse Theatre (Santa Monica, CA)

         Adamson House (Malibu, CA)

         The Roxy Club (Hollywood)

         Marina Village Center (San Diego)

         Daniel Recital Hall (Long Beach, CA)

         Marriott Hotel (Long Beach, CA)

         Whole Theatre (Montclair, NJ)

         Victoria Theatre (San Francisco)

         Club Bimbo (San Francisco)

          Italian Museum (San Francisco)

 

       Premieres and Original Works                                                                       

      "Blood Wedding" operetta with text by F. Garcia-Lorca, music by Rocco Matone

         Stage Group Theatre, San Francisco

        

         "A Little Kid Sees A Skyscraper" music by David Jaffe

         Festival of New Music

         Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

     


 

MUSIC EDUCATION

Faculty (2008-2010)

      Los Angeles Community College District.
Southwest College, Los Angeles CA.

      Department of Performing Arts 

            Instructor and Adjunct Lecturer:

                  Guitar

                  Music History

                  Music Fundamentals & Theory

Faculty (1999-2003)

      California State University. Long Beach CA

      Department of Music and University Extension 

            Instructor and Adjunct Lecturer:

                  Guitar and Guitar Pedagogy

                  Director: Jazz Combos

                 Director: Jazz Guitar Ensemble

 

                          

 

Studio-Los Angeles/Beverly Hills/Pacific Palisades/Santa Monica

      Private Students/Individual Lessons

         Jazz, Classical, Bass, All Popular and Rock, and Ukulele,

         Songwriting,  Audio Recording

 

   MUSIC FOR THEATRE>                                                                                                                   

     Music Director/Band Leader/Accompanist/Performer

         "Life is a Dream"                 Ark Theatre, dir. Jim Simpson

         "Twelfth Night"                  9th Ave. Theatre, dir. Bill Baldridge

         "Kaddish"                             R.A.P.P. Arts Center, dir. Allen Ginsberg

         "Little Bird"                         A Playwrights Horizons  Production

         "The Visit"                           Actors Collective, dir. Warren Manzi

 

      Regional Theatre productions of:

         "Blood Wedding"                  Stage Group Theatre, San Francisco

         "Poor Murderer"                  San Francisco Repertory Theatre

         "King Lear"                           Whole Theatre, NJ

                                                       dir. Austin Pendelton;(w/ Philip Seymour Hoffman)

         "Columbus"                           Santa Clarita Repertory Theatre

 

 

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      Royalties and Sales Associate

        Music Publishing and Clearance for Television

                  and Feature Film

         Transition Music

         North Hollywood, CA


 

COMMUNITY SERVICE                                                                   

       Children's Health Environmental Coalition (C.H.E.C)

       Annual Benefit Dinner and Concert

                  A Tribute to Norman Lear

          Roos Home in Brentwood, Los Angeles CA

       Tracy Ullman, Christopher Cross, M.C.

 

      "Time for Guitar" after-school program

       Beverly Hills,  Dept. Recreation and Parks

          Cheviot Hills, City of Los Angeles Parks and Recreation

          Pacific Palisades, City of Los Angeles Parks and Recreation

 

      Competition Judge

     PTA Music Competition  "Reflections Program"

         Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District

 

      Books and Articles

      An Integral Concept For Jazz Guitar Improvisation

         "A Methodology For Teaching Guitar In A Classroom"

         "Songbirds Are Not Dumb: Singing Jazz"

         "Leading the Jazz Band Rehearsal Process"

          "The Julian Bream Master Class In San Francisco"

 

       Memberships

         Pi Kappa Lambda (excellence in graduate music studies)

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         Guitar Foundation of America

         Screen Actors Guild (SAG)

 

EDUCATION

       Bachelor of Arts (A.B.), Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

           Master of Music (M.M.), California State University, Long Beach CA

           San Francisco Conservatory of Music; Univ. of Oregon: Post Grad

 

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