Rik Emmett
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Rik Emmett (born 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a founding member of the Canadian rock band Triumph. Emmett left Triumph in 1988 to pursue a solo career. His first solo album, Absolutely, was released in 1990. He is also a writer for Guitar Player magazine and teaches a music business course at Humber College.
For a time during the 1980s, Rik Emmett also contributed satiric cartoons to Hit Parader magazine.
Among his peers, Rik Emmett is widely considered to be one of the most proficient and versatile guitarists of his generation. Although he is best known as a premier rock guitarist, his playing style incroporates rock, blues, jazz, classical, and flamenco techniques. Similarly, his songwriting and discography demonstrate his ability to employ and blend multiple genres. In April 2005, Emmett was lauded with the Canadian Smooth Jazz Award (http://www.smoothjazznow.com/) for Guitarist of the Year.
Discography
- 1990 Absolutely
- 1992 Ipso Facto
- 1995 The Spiral Notebook
- 1997 Ten Invitations from the Mistress of Mr. E.
- 1997 Swing Shift
- 1999 Raw Quartet
- 1999 The Spirit of Christmas
- 2000 Rik Emmett LIVE at Berklee
- 2002 Peace on Earth
- 2002 The Best of Rik Emmett (compilation)
- 2002 Handiwork
- 2003 Good Faith
External link
- Official Rik Emmett Website (http://www.rikemmett.com/)