Lion Music are proud to announce the signing of Colombian
guitar virtuoso Nicolas Waldo who is releasing his debut album Master
of the Universe on August 15 digitally.
Nicolas Waldo is sponored by Dean
Guitars, Rotosound Strings, Shark Tooth Picks and Joyo Tech for which
he makes workshops and clinics regularly. He also has his own touring
live band featuring Daniel Pinzon (Bass), Andres Parada (Rythm
Guitar) and Miguel Rodriguez (Drums.
Nicolas was graduated at the El Bosque University as professional
musician and Sound engineer in 2005.
His compositions incorporate a diverse amount of musical elements,
which include; improvised solos, odd meters, polyrhythms, classical
harmony, classical counterpoint, jazz harmony, modern harmony, dense
orchestration and outlandish song forms.
Nicolas has participated in several Guitar World Competitions like Dean
Guitars Search Shredders , Guitar Idol 2009 and Aurora Contest
from Spain (3RD PLACE).
Cover art painting by Sindy Restrepo.
He has also worked with the power metal band Vorpal Nomad as lead
guitarist and composer. Vorpal Nomad was produced by the German
producer Piet Sielck (Blind Guardian, Iron Savior, Gamma Ray).
01. Space and Time
02. Starburst
03. Master of the Universe
04. Lightspeed
05. Galaxy Cluster
06. Supernova
07. The Everlasting
08. prince of Peace
09. Multiverse
Nicolas Waldo -
Guitar and Bass
Miguel Rodriguez - Drums
Guest Musicians: MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE featuring keyboard virtuoso
Mistheria (Bruce Dickinson, Mark Boals, Rob Rock, Book of Reflections
etc) and guitarist Francesco Fareri
Recorded at Constain
Studios and Meggido Records in Bogota, Colombia between January and
June 2014.