Michael Angelo Batio

Michael Angelo Batio Interview Package A pioneer of virtuoso guitar, Michael Angelo Batio's impossible chops are a gift to players everywhere. From his groundbreaking Star Licks instructional video, to his blazing follow-up Speed Kills, Mike's remarkable right hand steals the show. Quite simply, Mike is the owner of one of the most mechanically efficient alternate picking techniques on the planet. With the Masters in Mechanics Michael Angelo Batio Package, get a double shot of alternate picking mastery with two complete interviews plus a host of in-depth instructional materials to get you started.

The original “Speed Kills” instructional DVD and on screen booklet by Michael Angelo Batio. The original version of “Speed Kills” revised and updated by Michael Angelo Batio includes animated on-screen tab so you can play along with each section at 40 beats per minute. The DVD includes an "on disk" printable booklet and animated "play along" tablature. Guitar World Magazine named “Speed Kills” one of the top 75, essential, best guitar DVDs of all time! Michael Angelo Batio created Speed Kills to be the ultimate guitar lesson on speed picking technique.

Jam with guitar virtuoso Michael Angelo Batio! This DVD includes ten original tracks written by Michael Angelo Batio and Stuart Bull, recorded with Stuart Bull (bass) and Gerry Cunningham (drums) to help you develop your rhythm and lead guitar playing skills at your own pace. Michael plays a guitar solo for each song to inspire you and give you ideas on how to approach each track, then you get a chance to play. Following the riffs and chords is easy using the animated on-screen tablature while scales and mode suggestions appear in real time. over twenty licks and exercises were written by Michael to help with phrasing ideas and developing your technique.

Sweep Picking Fundamentals: Sweep Picking Doesn’t Need to be Difficult… With this new program, Dan makes sweep picking accessible to a broad range of late beginner to intermediate players. This program starts with fundamental sweep patterns. Instead of increasing in difficulty, it demonstrates how intricate shapes can be made by combining simple ones. Dan’s goal with this program is to teach you the building blocks of sweep pick arpeggios. Once you understand the basic structure you will be able to construct your own sweeps with ease.

I’m Doug Marks, a Metal Method instructor and producer of the Speed Kills series. Michael and I began working on this program using the working title, “How to play really fast!” It is that, but so much more. For this program we really wanted to reveal Michael’s secrets, to dig deeper for these instructions. For example, one of the most basic shred techniques is sweep arpeggios. You’ve never heard his sweep secrets revealed to this extent before. It’s not just a matter of “rolling” your fretting hand. There are a series of moves happening with both hands.

The “SPEED LIVES” DVD was filmed and edited at the Metal Method video sound stage and editing suite in Los Angeles. Michael has taken his song “No Boundaries” and divided it into 27 different parts to give you the ultimate lesson on chops and speed while learning one of Michael’s classic guitar instrumentals. What makes this DVD so great too is the close up of Michael’s incredible picking hand. You get a great view, up close of how he picks every note and phrase.This is an incredible concept from the man who keeps on inventing new ways to not only play the guitar but to teach it as well.