Vitae Gerhard Graf-Martinez

• Gerhard Graf-Martinez, born 1952
• 1967 First activities in rock and blues music as a self-taught guitarist.
• 1971 Began his classical guitar training.
• 1976 First travel to Spain
• 1977 to ~ Madrid - Málaga (Malaga)
• 1979 TV appearances and tour with 'La Rubia' Elke Stolzenberg.
• 1981 Worked as a freelance artist (guitar) at the SWR (SDR), Stuttgart.
• 1982 Founded “Modo Nuevo“ with Capo Mayer and Michael Kersting.
• 1983 and 1984: organised Flamenco guitar classes with Andrés Batista.
• 1984 Member of “Peña Flamenca Sierra Blanca,“ Marbella (Málaga).
• 1985 to 1987: initiated and organised the „Curso de la Guitarra Flamenca“ in Marbella (Málaga). - “Modo Nuevo“ supported John McLaughlin.
• 1987 Released the CD/LP “Modo Nuevo – Flamenco Latino“ which received high critical acclaim in specialist publications. Gave interviews and had his record debut on various radio stations. Performed on TV and toured through the German Democratic Republic. Gave live performances on the Flamenco programme hosted by Salvatore de la Pena on “Radio Cadena Marbella“ (Málaga).
• 1989 Docent at the “Int. Gitarrenwoche“ in Lienz (Austria).
• 1990 Docent at the “Int. Gitarrenwoche,“ Salzburg and Lienz (Austria).
• 1990 - 1994 Art director and docent at the “Schorndorfer Gitarrentage.“
• 1991 Tours through France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy and Austria and performances on TV.
• 1992 Founded “Lela de Fuenteprado & Ensemble“ and gave many performances.
• 1994 Released “Flamenco Gitarrenschule“ Vol 1 + 2
• 1999 Released COMPAS - Flamenco Metronome (Software)
• 2000 Released GIPSY GUITAR - Play-Along-Album (2 Audio-CDs) dt./engl. Schott Mainz
• 2001 Released GIPSY GUITAR - CD-ROM (multi-media-application with videos and scoreplayer)
• 2002 Released FLAMENCO GUITAR METHOD VOL 1 incl. Audio-CD
• 2003 Released FLAMENCO GUITAR METHOD VOL 2
• 2004 Released FLAMENCO GUITAR DVD (PAL)
• 2005 released FLAMENCO GUITAR DVD (NTSC)
• German Didactic Media Award 2005
• Comenius Medal 2005
• 2006 hard times with disease.
• Released COMPAS - Flamenco Metronome 3.0 for Win and Mac
• 2007 Released COMPAS - Flamenco Metronome 3.2 for Win and MacTel
• New release (Second Edition - SE) of Flamenco guitar vol 1 + 2 (NTSC)
• 2008 released “Gipsy Guitar“ - Rumbas Flamencas y mas ... - DVD
• 2009 GIPSY GUITAR is nominated for the 'digita 2009'. The 'Didactic Media Award' is a quality award for digital media education.
• 2009 German EduMedia GPI Award 2009
• 2010 Logic FlamencoPercusión - ESX24-Instrument (Cajón and Palmas) with rhythm templates of the most important Flamenco palos.
• Garage FlamencoPercusión - GarageBand-Projects with the most important Flamenco palos and two virtual Instruments: Cajón und Palmas
• 2010 Cajón-Beats for Logic: 5 project files with 16 carebean and south american grooves.
• 2011 FlamencoPercusión GarageBand for iPad/iPhone. Loops and project files.
• 2011 Face-To-face lessons via Video-Chat.
• 2012 Flametro - App. Flamenco metronome for iPhone & Co.
• 2013 Flamenco Graf-Martinez Free App - with free lessons.
• 2014 Flamenco Guitar Technics Vol. 1 - Arpegios, Rasgueados
• 2014 Flamenco Guitar Technics Vol. 2 - Picados, Escalas, Ligados
• 2014 Flamenco Guitar Technics Vol. 3 - Acordes, Cadencias

CDs/Sampler

• Fingerprints - Acoustic Guitar Sampler K&M 1989 
• Monographie Vol. 6 Ethno Music - New Sounds Monza (Italy) 
• Monographie Vol. 11 Flamenco - New Sounds Monza (Italy)
• Oasis of harmony and relaxation - Bell Records
• Guitarrissimo - Boulevard Records (Spanish guitar)
• Schools for Nepal

FLAMENCO-CDS

Discographie Gerhard Graf-Martinez