- Greg Howe
- Allan Holdsworth
- Frank Gambale
- Al Di Meola
- John McLaughlin
- Scott Henderson
- Brett Garsed
- Vinnie Moore
- Tony Macalpine
- Jason Becker
- Richie Kotzen
- Stanley Jordan
- TJ Helmerich
- Mike Stern
- Pat Metheny
- Larry Carlton
- Lee Ritenour
- John Scofield
- Steve Vai
- Joe Satriani
- Steve Morse
- John Petrucci
- Chick Corea
- Bob James
- Stanley Clarke
- Jean-Luc Ponty
- Vangelis
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Atanas Shishkov was born in Kardzhali, Bulgaria. He has started to play the guitar at the age of 11.
Atanas has took his first private lessons by classical guitar in the early of 90..s.
Later he joined in a band and he has many performances in his hometown.
Inspirated of Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen, Atanas decided to quit the band
and to begin exploring of the guitar instrumental music.
In the middle of 1994 he has recorded his first demo project "On The Threshold".
Atanas has continued to improve his playing exploring many "Shrapnel" shredders such as Greg Howe,
Vinnie Moore, Jason Becker, Tony Macalpine, Marty Friedman, Paul Gilbert, Michael Lee Firkins and more,
as well as the music of Steve Vai and Steve Morse.
Atanas also continued to record his own new guitar instrumental experiments.
In the summer of 1997 Atanas joyned in a band performing jam-sessions in a jazz-rock club in his hometown.
He began to explore a lot of jazz players such as Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth,
Frank Gambale, Scott Henderson and many jazz bands as well.
His next recordings has more jazz and fusion orientation.
August 2002 - Atanas recorded his debut album "Flying Colours".
Since the begin of 2003 Atanas is a guest columnist with his own guitar lessons in several guitar websites -
Chops From Hell, Insane Guitar, iBreathe Music, The Shred Zone, Shredaholic, Fusion Site.
Since September 2003 his album "Flying Colours" is available for sale in Fossil Records.. website.
February 2004 - Guitar9.com presented Atanas Shishkov in The Undiscovered page as "Master of Bulgarian Shred"!
September 2005 - Atanas.. acoustic album "The Long Road" is also available on CD!
December 2005 - The new collaboration project "Intuition" was presented.
This CD was recorded on August 2005 and presents the collaboration between Atanas Shishkov and another bulgarian guitarist - more known as Blue2You.
Check out their new band Spiraless!
Atanas Shishkov participated in Greg Howe..s second contest - Play For Me 2.
You can find below Atanas Shishkov..s version of Bird..s Eye View.
Hello to all my friends! After a long two years, I have finally finished and released my new all Guitar Instrumental Progressive Rock Album called "Mother Earth".
The album is entirely composed, recorded and mixed by me. It contains 11 songs again that are arranged thematically.
You can purchase the CD from my web site http://nalbantov. com through Pay Pal. After a few weeks it will be available
Atanas you are an incredible guitar player!!! It was an honour working with you on Spiraless, it will still be on next collaborations! You are great my friend, take care!
Hi Atanas Shishkov, we hope you will have a great christmas season - thank you for being a friend of the Jazz Pistols. We really appreciate your support.
Good luck for the things you do and have a great week. Best regards - Christoph
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