HOT AMPS ARTICLES & REVIEWS

HOT Artists Family

Sound and Manufacturing quality of HOT amps has been approved by considerable number of professional guitarists and bass guitarists who have been always more than satisfied by the HOT manufacturing and sound quality and services. Just to name a few we provide you here with the information about some of HOT artists. We are continuously extending and updating this HOT amps artist list for you, so keep in touch…

- Arjen Anthony Lucassen -

Arjen Lucassen is worldwide known progressive rock guitarist, multi instrumentalist and composer best known for his projects Ayreon and Star One and for cooperation with other well known artists as James LaBrie, Jorn Lande, Mikael Akerfeldt, Bruce Dickinson, Dan Swano, Devin Townsend, Fabio Lione, Jens Johansson, Russell Allen, Timo Kotipelto and many others. Arjen has become an icon within the world’s top elite of prog rock and metal artists known as to be one of the most demanding musicians in terms of the final tone and sound of his records who always choose his music gear based solely on the criterion of best possible sound and tone; he never get and never want to be paid for using music equipment. Thus he is getting the freedom of choice. And as we at HOT amps have been always successful in serving professional musicians with all tube hand-made guitar and bass amplifiers of the highest manufacturing and tone qualities we decided to manage new challenge and offer to Arjen Anthony Lucassen to develop a special and ultimate all tube guitar amplifier made to his “measure”... and we succeed...

- František Černý -

Songwriter, composer, guitarist, vocals, Frantisek has been playing music since age of 15. He has won the PORTA award on several occasions with the bands KANAFAS and POVIJAN and can look back on a rocker past with KAPITOL and VERZE 5. He has performed as a puppeteer with the C Svitavy troupe and has worked as programme director in the Firemen’s Theatre in Prague. In 1988 co-founded the CZECH-MORAVIAN MUSICAL COMPANY (CZECHOMOR).

http://www.cechomor.cz/en

- Karel Holas -

Graduated in composition and classical violin from the musical conservatory in Brno (Moravia) Karel Holas has played in many Czech bands such as ETC, ZOO, TŘI SESTRY and DOBROHOŠT. He has collaborated and played on albums by the great Brittany musician Alan Stivell, Marta Kubišova (Dubček´s Golden Voice from Prague in 1968) J. Dědeček, Vladimír Mišík, O. Petr, P. Novák, Tichá dohoda, Tří sestry, ZOO, Jaroslav Nohavica and others. From 1994 Karel has been playing the 5-stringed violin and providing vocals for CECHOMOR and has been instrumental in developing its current style and sound.

Apart from songwriting he also composes music for theatre productions, animated films, documentaries, feature films and TV spots.

In 1989 Karel founded the band ČESKÉ SRDCE (BOHEMIAN HEART).

From 1993 to 1995 he collaborated extensively with Alan Stivell with whom he recorded the album AGAIN and toured all of Europe. This collaboration led to a highly acclaimed concert in Paris at Stade de France (Celtic Nuit – 2003)

http://www.cechomor.cz/en

- Aneta Langerová -

Very famous middle-european female pop-vocalist. In june 2004 she became a winner of Czech & Slovak Idol competition. On the September 6th 2004 her debut album “Spousta andělů” had been released (8xPlatina in Czech and Slovak Republic). She has released three solo albums since now. She is also winner of many prestigious music awards like Czech Angel, Ocko Music-TV Award, Award of Czech Academy of Pop Music and many others. She is very active in humanitarian sphere.

http://www.langerovaaneta.cz/

- David Michael Boyd -

American guitarist from Fort Collins, Colorado, US. His music can be assigned to genres of Blues, Acoustic, Christian and Experimental music.

http://www.myspace.com/davidmichaelboyd

- Airfare -

Rock band currently working with famous producer Bjorn Thorsrud (Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan, The Dandy Warhols, Whitesnake, Monster Magnet, Billy Corgan) on their fourth album which will be released in spring 2011. Since the year 2010 they use HOT amplifiers exclusively.

http://www.airfareband.cz/

- Rumburax -

Alternative-metal band from Slovakia founded in 2002.

http://www.myspace.com/rumburax
http://bandzone.cz/rumburax

- Parafin -

Well established Czech hard-rock band founded in 1982.

http://www.parafincz.cz/

- Václav Veselý -

Great rock guitarist and accordionist Václav Veselý is founder of two bands IRISH DEW (1995) and DOBROHOŠŤ (1982). He graduated at the Prague conservatory with the accordion as a main instrument. However, he is especially well known as a rock guitarist. He has played in ETC of V.Misik, FRAMUS 5, KUKULIN and cooperated with V. Merta, D. Voňkova, J Dědečk, J. Nedvěd and others. In the IRISH DEW band he plays especially signature accordion made by Bohemia-Music. Music of the band can be described as traditional Irish and Scottish music with Celtic spirit. Music of the band has roots in Irish music and Celtic history of Václav’s home land.
DOBROHOŠŤ is a rock band employing folk elements.

http://web.quick.cz/irishdew/#

- Norbi Kovacs -

Norbi is one of the best Slovak rock guitarists. Norbi Kovacs has played in many well known bands like Stará cesta, Red Wine, Plazma as well as he has cooperated with many musicians especially with songster Radůza. Norbi has been also guitar an guitar instructor for many years. Currently, he is a member in bands LOKOMOTIVA and RUZOVY BREJLE and acts as a guest player in the band PH 5.5. His work also covers movie and theater music.

http://lokomotiva.cz/index.php

- Michal Beneš -

Guitarist, singer and composer of famous blues-rock band THE CELL. His guitar style is influenced by Eric Clapton, J.Healey, B.B.King and by other blues-rock players. Beside his work with THE CELL, where he started in the year 2002, he acts also as a guest player in a few other blues bands.

http://www.thecell.cz/eng/index_eng.php

- Martin Endl -

Guitarist of a blues-rock band THE CELL. Influenced by Eric Clapton, John Mayall, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Robben Ford, S.R. Vaughan, Joe Bonamassa, Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rolling Stones, The Who, The Beatles and Cimrman’s Electric Waltz.
In the year 2000 he founded blues-rock band THE SLOW FINGERS where he still acting as a guitarist and vocalist. Martin joined also blues-rock band THE CELL in June 2007.

http://www.thecell.cz/eng/index_eng.php
http://slowfingers.com/en/index.htm

- Mišo Kovalčík -

Great Slovak Guitarist, key member in bands INDIGO, GREXABAT, V.I.P. and Mišo Kovalčík’s Cover band. He also contributed into albums of many famous Czech and Slovak musicians and bands (Metalinda, Janek Ledecký, Grexabat and Marian Grexa, Peter Nagy, Gladiator and others). He is also composing music for theater.

http://www.muyoisho.com/

- Pavel Fořt -

Pavel Fořt is well known Czech guitarist, bass guitarist, band frontman, composer and arranger. His carrier started in the band MAHAGON which has been later in 1966 transformated into famous FLAMENGO band in which Pavel had played throughout its whole existence until 1972. He was one of the main contributors into the key album of Czech and Slovak rock history “Kure v hodinach”. He collaborated with Misik’s ETC, Viktor Sodoma, Eva Pilarova, later he become the key player of the famous Orchester of Ladislav Staidl. In the 1977 he founded his own studio band LABYRINT. Later he has composed also for Karel Gott, Marsyas, Vladimir Merta and others. Currently he is a frontman of his band called ELEFANT.

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