For two decades, the name of The Great Kat has been synonymous with blistering guitar shredding. Ever the performer, The Great Kat discusses her new DVD, guitar and violin virtuosity and more with LarryMac. Bow down and worship!
Photos Courtesy of The Great Kat
LarryMac: First, just let me say thanks for taking some time out for us today. I, personally, have been following you since the glory days of metal back in the 80’s so this is definitely an honor.
The Great Kat: Thanks! Now The Great Kat (www.greatkat.com) is the “Top 10 Fastest Shredders Of All Time” (Guitar One Magazine)/“50 Fastest Guitarists Of All Time” (Guitar World Magazine)/Juilliard Graduate Violin Virtuoso-turned Guitar Shred Virtuoso/REINCARNATION OF BEETHOVEN!!
The Great Kat is NOW Bringing BACK THE GLORY DAYS of METAL AND CLASSICAL music with The Great Kat’s NEW VICIOUS, SHREDDING, RIPPING, BLISTERING BEETHOVEN’S GUITAR SHRED DVD!!!!!!!!!
BEETHOVEN’S GUITAR SHRED DVD Features:
7 Outrageous Shred/Classical Guitar Music Videos, including:
-“The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee”– The Great Kat shreds this famous work at the finger-blistering speed of 300 BPM on guitar and violin!
-Beethoven’s “5th Symphony” – Listen to The Great Kat’s Metal version of the world’s most famous symphony!
-Paganini’s “Caprice #24” – Kat dazzles on this technical virtuoso showpiece on guitar and violin!
-Bach’s “Brandenburg Concerto #3”– The Great Kat shreds on Bach’s “Brandenburg Concerto #3” on 6 guitars & 3 violins!
-“Torture Techniques” – Watch Kat’s arsenal of Torture devices and abused victims! -Plus MORE Theatrical Speed Metal Madness!
4 Shred BONUS Features:
-Hot Kat Shred Photos! Shred Geniuses!
Kat Kartoon – A crazy cartoon of The High Priestess of Guitar Shred!
AND MUCH MORE!!!
Watch the trailer at: http://www.greatkat.com/BeethovensGuitarShredVideosMenuMED.wmv
Watch more DVD Video Clips at Music Videos Clips at: http://www.greatkat.com/dvd/dvd.html
L.M.: Obviously, your claim to fame is your speed. Did you set out to make that your calling card or did it just sort of evolve that way?
G.K.: The High Priestess of Guitar Shred is a Classically trained violin virtuoso. My goal in recording and performing EVERY Virtuoso piece of music on the VIOLIN and GUITAR is to play as FAST as POSSIBLE, with technical precision and impeccable technique and bravura, PLUS WAKING YOU UP with VICIOUS SPEED, ENERGY and EXCITEMENT!!
Check out music clips from The Great Kat’s HIGH SPEED GUITAR SHRED on the Kat web site at http://www.greatkat.com/music/music.html
L.M.: Most people who know of you know that you graduated from Julliard with a background in classical violin. Perhaps fewer people know that you actually toured as a violinist for a while afterward. What sparked the move from that to heavy metal?
G.K.: After touring as a violin soloist, I realized that CLASSICAL MUSIC was DEAD and DESPARATELY needed to be UPDATED. That’s when I discovered Speed Metal, which fitted perfectly with the speed, POWER and virtuosity of Classical Music. I started taking my violin solos from Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, etc. and mixed it with Speed Metal and SHRED/CLASSICAL MUSIC WAS BORN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
L.M.: You’ve obviously maintained your love of the classical music, is there any other part of that life that you miss?
G.K.: NO!!!
