Hedras David Ramos Velasquez (born February 3, 1992) is a Guatemalan multi-instrumentalist, specializing in guitar.

Biography

Career

Hedras began his musical career at age six by learning to play the drums. It wasn't until 2005 however (at age 13) when Hedras became interested in learning guitar. He typically practiced 7 or more hours every day, even playing up to 12 hours a day during vacations from school. Entirely self-taught, Hedras pushed himself hard to master the guitar and on December 15, 2009, by the time he was 16 years old, he had composed and produced his first instrumental album New Sounds. Following this release was his instrumental Christmas album The Holy Gift of Shred which became available for purchase in November 2009. In 2016, Hedras played with guitarist

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in Guatemala city. After moving to Los Angeles CA, In 2018 Hedras started giving many guitar clinics at prestigious Music School "

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" which led to his participation at the Big Mama Jamathon where he performed with

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. Hedras also opened a show for

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in Guatemala during their "

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" tour.

Endorsements

In February 2011, Rock Band released a new game featuring Ramos and the single "Insanity of the Atoms" from his third album Atoms and Space. On September 2 of that same year, Rock Band released another game featuring the single "Stellar Crash", also from Atoms and Space.Stellar Crash by Hedras Ramos
Rockband.com. Retrieved April 25, 2012 Both games are currently available for Xbox 360 users and are not yet rated.

Discography

*''Atoms And Space'' (2011) *'' Charlemagne: The Omens of Death'' (2013) *''The Impressionist'' (2017) *''Pagans'' (2020) *''Angels'' (2022)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramos, Hedras 1992 births Guatemalan guitarists Living people 21st-century multi-instrumentalists Rock guitarists 21st-century guitarists Musicians from Guatemala City Jazz fusion guitarists