MusicRadar.com Names The Great Kat as "20 OF THE FASTEST GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY" "The Great Kat. An uncompromising shred demon hell-bent on bringing classical music crashing into the 20th (and now the 21st) century, preferably at about 500bpm." MusicRadar.com
BigNews.Biz - Aug 03,2012 - MUSICRADAR.COM NAMES THE GREAT KAT AS
"20 OF THE FASTEST GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY"!
"The Great Kat. Fastest track: Metal Messiah. The Great Kat deserves credit, not just for her incredible speed, but for sticking to her passion. An uncompromising shred demon hell-bent on bringing classical music crashing into the 20th (and now the 21st) century, preferably at about 500bpm."
- Matthew Parker, MusicRadar.com Aug. 2, 2012
The Great Kat's "METAL MESSIAH" Music Video Clip from "WORSHIP ME OR DIE!" CD
http://www.greatkat.com/worshipmeordie/metalmessiah_WMV%20V9.wmv
COMING SOON TO ITUNES: The Great Kat’s VIVALDI'S "THE FOUR SEASONS" Music Video! Baroque Guitar Shredding Virtuosity! http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-great-kat/id368743108
WATCH the PHENOMENAL GUITAR/VIOLIN SHREDDING SPEEDS of THE GREAT KAT on “THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-BEE”! http://youtu.be/sGUQyKBMklA
For a review copy of The Great Kat’s “BEETHOVEN SHREDS” CD and “BEETHOVEN’S GUITAR SHRED” DVD, contact:
Karen Thomas, Thomas PR karent@thomas-pr.com 631-549-7578 http://www.greatkat.com
PHOTOS:
The Great Kat Guitar Shredder: http://www.greatkat.com/08/dvd/Beethoven5thSymphony304logo1.jpg
“Beethoven Shreds” CD Cover: http://www.greatkat.com/beethovenshredscd.jpg
The Great Kat AWARDS/ACCOLADES:
-Juilliard Graduate Violin Virtuoso
-"Top 10 Fastest Shredders Of All Time" - Guitar One Magazine
-"20 Of The Fastest Guitarists In The World Today" - MusicRadar.com
-"50 Fastest Guitarists Of All Time" - Guitar World Magazine
-"The 100 Wildest Guitar Heroes" - Classic Rock Magazine
"Top-10 Fastest Guitarists Of All Time" - Guitar World Magazine's Readers' Poll
-"12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists" - Elle Magazine
-"8 Of The World's Fastest Shredders" - Gibson Lifestyle
-"20 Extraordinary Female Guitarists" - Guitar Player Magazine's "Guts & Glitter"
- Honored with a STAR in the "Guitar Hero Galaxy" - Spin Magazine
• OVER 1 MILLION YOUTUBE Views of The Great Kat’s SHRED/CLASSICAL MUSIC!! http://www.youtube.com/user/KthomasPR
• YOUTUBE Launches “YOUTUBE-THE GREAT KAT” CHANNEL at http://www.youtube.com/channel/HCuJG9jO1nSCE/featured
ABOUT THE GREAT KAT:
The Great Kat http://www.greatkat.com, recently honored by Spin Magazine with a Star in the "GUITAR HERO GALAXY,” is the phenomenal Juilliard graduate Violin Virtuoso/Carnegie Recital Hall Violin Soloist turned Shred Guitar Goddess (“Top 10 Fastest Shredders of All Time” - Guitar One Magazine/"Top-10 Fastest Guitarists Of All Time" - Guitar World Magazine's Readers' Poll). The Great Kat’s high-speed shred guitar AND violin virtuosity are displayed on the blistering new “BEETHOVEN SHREDS” CD, which showcases The Great Kat’s amazing shred versions of Classical masterpieces, including “The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee” (at 300 BPM!), Beethoven's “5th Symphony,” Paganini’s “Caprice #24”, Bach's “Brandenburg Concerto #3” and more. The Great Kat’s "Beethoven Shreds" CD is now featured in the new exhibit "AMERICA'S BEETHOVEN EXHIBIT" at The Ira F. Brilliant Center For Beethoven Studies.
Distributed internationally by Music Video Distributors (MVD), “Beethoven Shreds” CD is priced at $7.95 SRP.
"No one has exploited Beethoven to the extent that Katherine Thomas, known as The Great Kat, has. She does not just play Beethoven: she considers herself Beethoven reincarnated. In a male-dominated field, heavy metal, she is virtuosic, transgressive, and aggressive." - Michael Broyles, Co-Curator, "America's Beethoven Exhibit" at The Ira F. Brilliant Center For Beethoven Studies, San Jose State University
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