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Byron Nemeth, the multi-instrumentalist and hard rock aficionado who has played all over the world and taken part in 6+ album releases to date, knew at just the age of 5 that music was his true calling.
Upon first hearing the Beatles, turning his attention to the likes of Randy Rhoads, Michael Schenker, Jimmy Page, and Joe Satriani, as well as jazz and classical talent, Byron pursued his innate calling until the age of 18, when he formed his very first band: Sacred Heart.
Going onto tour with various bands throughout Northeast Ohio during the 80s and 90s, Byron began to explore his personal style, playing with bands like Sacred Heart, Amon-Ra, Prodigy, and Electro-Motive-Force.
Releasing the Vision as a 1985 Cassette with Sacred Heart, the Reimagined version was recently made available. Following his first cassette debut, Byron also took part in the release of In the Company of the Gods with Amon Ra in 1992, now also available as a Reimagined version.
Realizing he had a shot at musical fame, following his touring stint, in 1995 Byron began musical education at a university to hone in on artistic skills.
Byron studied jazz and classical music at the Cleveland State University, providing him with the talent to easily blend in with a variety of musical genres.
Case and point, Byron was shortly thereafter commissioned to perform as first guitar with Richard Henrickson’s orchestrated Ozone Hour, a 35-minute symphonic Rock Ballet which was comprised of 33 dancers, a rock band and the Cleveland Chamber Orchestra in 1997.
Byron Nemeth’s Solo Career Following his education, in 1999, Byron launched his own solo career with the release of his first album: Byron Nemeth Group.
The album laid the groundwork for a progressive, yet melodic style that became the trademark Byron sound for decades to come.
His biggest album hits, “Millennium Machine” and “Two Moon Sky,” tapped into a new kind of playfulness that wasn’t, at the time, popular in his style of music.
The Reimagined Byron Nemeth Group was recently released in 2018. Whetting his appetite for songwriting and performance, Byron released 2000, a completely self-product and performed project.
With hit singles “Machines of Ice,” “High Speed Life,” and “Summer’s New Day,” Byron began to gain notoriety for his talent.
So much so, that in 2001, Byron was asked to perform a featured song “It’s Showtime” on the Japanese Jason Becker Tribute CD: Warmth in the Wilderness.
The CD was designed to spread awareness of Jason’s condition of ALS, contracted following his David Lee Roth album recording.