SHA`ARI

Influenced by Dream Theater's Guitar Wizard, John Petrucci, Guitar Icon, Steve Vai and Jazz phenomenon Miles Davis, Sha'ari embarked his music journey from there on and later attended LaSalle College of the Arts for Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Jazz; groomed by accomplished saxophonist, Mr. Timothy O'Dwyer, followed by Head of Contemporary Music, Mr. Lindsay Vickery .

Stringent performance - based courses allowed his guitar skills to escalate flawlessly into a positive direction and later secured him into the placement of lead guitarist for LaSalle Faculty of Music's Repertory Jazz Orchestra. Experimented and performed ‘Rock Fusion' with renowned local Gamelan ensemble, Asmaradana, which then anchored his status as a prominent musician in the local music scene and subsequently invited as accompaniment alongside band and vocal groups in performing, for clubs, popular nightspots, hotels and events.

Sha'ari then pursued his journey at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Boston.
Actively teaching music for 6 years to kids from the age of 5, to adults and undergraduate Music degree students; Sha'ari's rich teaching experience and articulated performance background derived from his forte in Metal & Rock Genre, and Jazz Genre, in corporate from ‘Jazz Education & Harmony' which later paved his opportunity to progress on releasing a solo debut album.

Aside from his dedication for teaching, performing as guitarist for Euphoria also earned him a trustworthy recognition to his music career, in both directions of acoustic and electric guitar .



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