Chris Brian Gussa

Chris Brian Gussa grew up near the Tijuana border of Mexico in San Diego, California, playing guitar at the age of six and was beginning to have a preference for Blues Style Lead Guitar by the age of ten. By the age of 16 he won a KGB radio contest for the title of "Best Blues Guitarist in San Diego"?He has played in almost every genre of music known since, but how he got into the Spanish styles is quite noteworthy. Says Chris, "I didn't have a chance, they got me while I was sleeping! When I was about six (1955) my Dad helped me build a crystal radio set. I used to fall asleep with the little ear-phone in my ear listening to Mexican stations which came through loud and clear being so close to Tijuana. I am convinced that as I slept, this beautiful Mexican music got into my subconscious. One of the stations always signed off saying something in Spanish followed by the most beautiful and fastest Lead Guitar scale run I had ever heard in my life!? They singed off at midnight and I would always sit up wide awake after the run was played. I had just been given my first guitar and would try to repeat the scale every morning when I woke up. Although I never knew the players name I literally learned the run in my sleep and I think I tried to put a little of that scale into all my music every since." Chris's masterful Flamenco lead work on the acoustic is nestled into the "wettest" and most island like Surf-rock sound you could imagine!Fully produced with Latin rhythm using piano, bass, marimba, bongos, shakers, Brazilian Rosewood sticks etc. This is truly some of the most beautiful music you will ever hear!