Daniele Gottardo was born on August 26th 1983 in Rovigo, Italy and is a talented guitarist and composer. Daniele started playing the guitar at the age of 14 and was inspired by his father’s red Fender Stratocaster, which is still his favorite guitar. In 2004, Daniele started his experience as lead guitarist for the international pop singer Alexia and toured across the globe. In four years later, Daniele won the “Guitar Idol Award” and the Steve Vai Award for his two hand tapping technique. Frenzy of Ecstasy is Daniele’s first studio album where he displays his amazing jazz, nu-metal and classical music influences”