Fractal

The Principal Guilty Parties

Josh Friedman

Bio	I am originally from the vastness of suburbia called Southern California - San Diego more specifically. I moved North for school and trees. I excelled in Math, Science and Computers until people started telling me what I must do with my life. Although the sciences never left me, I immersed myself in the arts -- video, photography and music. I have been playing guitar since I was 14 years old. I've taken private lessons from many amazing teachers. I graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 2000 with a BA in Music with an emphasis in Classical Guitar Performance and Electronic Music. 2003 I received my MA in Music Composition. Degrees in Music give you nothing but an excuse to go on for another degree, eventually ending up teaching for a University somewhere. This summer I will teach the History and Traditions of the Guitar at UCSC for the 5th time. This class is extremely fun, covering guitar history, performers, composers, repertoire, traditions, and styles – classical and non-classical – from around the world. Last year I had some amazing guests come in and give some first hand stories. In addition to teaching private lessons I can also be seen playing solo or in the Santa Cruz Guitar Duo from Monterey to San Francisco.
Fractal	Playing with Fractal has allowed me to explore everything I have only studied about. Now I finally feel the music coming out. Improvisation is an extremely important tool in composing and exploring music. Mainly, this link pretty much sums things up... http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail36.html
Influences	My influences range in EXTREMES. Well, not really the band Extreme, but they did have that one sweet song that they played on the radio nonstop that was pretty good before it was played on the radio nonstop. Susana Baca Charles Mingus Pink Floyd Pixies Radiohead Steve Reich Igor Stravinsky Tortoise
What?	Guitars, Voice
With?	Gibson 135
Links	Gibson Strong Bad

Last updated: 17th August 2007