Hornqvist project
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Hiya! I'm Swedish guitarplayer Jonas Hörnqvist!Band/artist history
Jonas started playing the guitar 1983 at the age of 12, inspired by guitarplayers like Ace Frehley, Michael Schenker, Gary Moore.
A year after Jonas started playing guitar, Jonas put his first band together and played live at some schools and even some backyard partys.
Summer of 1985 changed Jonas playing totally when he heard Yngwie J Malmsteen for the first time. Jonas also discovered jazz/rock guitarplayer Al Di Meola that summer. This lead to an almost obsessive guitar practicing period since Jonas wanted to take his guitarplaying to a higher level.
In 1987, Jonas was in the biggest rock band competition ever held in Sweden, playing live in front of 2500 people with his band Calilio. A year later his band signed a record deal which resulted in a single that sold well over all of Europe.
By the end of 1991, Jonas disolved his band and started to work on more progressive songs, during 1991 Jonas also recorded a 8 song instrumental demo which sold over 2000 copies world wide.
This recording was called Hörnqvist project. The only members were Jonas and his brother on drums.
In 1993 Jonas put together the band he still have today, Treasure Land.
In April 1996 Treasure Land signed a world wide record deal with German label Modern Music.
Two cds later (Questions released 1997 and Gateway released 1998) Treasure Land parted ways with the label.
Treasure Land also participated in two tribute cds:
Power from the north Sweden rocks the world 1999
A guitar odyssey A tribute to Yngwie J Malmsteen 2000
Samples can be found here: http://www.treasureland.nu
Treasure Land is currently writing songs for a 3rd CD after some years of doing other music stuff.
Jonas is also currently writing songs for an upcoming instrumental CD. Style on that demo can best be describes as neo-classical thrash metal!
Samples can be found at: http://www.myspace.com/jonashornqvist
Jonas have also written 3 books about Guitar technique. Written for the Swedish market. There will also be 3 instructional dvds sometime during 2007.
/Jonas Hörnqvist 2006
http://www.jonashornqvist.com
http://www.myspace.com/jonashornqvistHave you performed in front of an audience?I play live a couple of times a month with various projects and bands.
Your musical influences
Gary Moore, Michael Shenker, George Lynch, Paul Gilbert, Vinnie Moore, Tony Macalpine, Ace Frehley, Shawn Lane, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia, John Sykes, Ritchie Blackmore, Vivian Cambell, John Norum, Mike Stern, John Petrucci, Kee Marcello, Yngwie J Malmsteen , Jimi Hendrix, Alex Masi, Randy Rhoads, Craig Goldy, Jake E Lee, Zakk Wylde, Dimebag Darell, Robben Ford, B.B. King, Albert King, Claes Yngström, Larry Carlton, Steve Lukather, Strunz & Farah, Ronni Le Tekro, Vinnie Vincent, Frank Gambale, Uli Jon Roth, Steve Vai, Tony Iommi, John Mclaughlin, Greg Howe, Patrik Rondat, Lenny Breau, Lee Ritenour, Allan Holdsworth, Joe Pass, Joey Tafolla, Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Jens Johansson, Jan Hammer, Jay Oliver, Billy Sheehan, Anthony Jackson, Stanley Clarke, Barry Miles, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Niccolò Paganini, J.S Bach, C.P.E Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, W.A Mozart, L.V Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Fredric Chopin, Heitor Villa-Lobos, George Frideric Handel, Tomaso Albinoni, Joseph Haydn, Dana Dragomir, Carlos Santana and the list goes on and on...What equipment do you use?
Guitars: Fender Stratocasters
Amp: 50w modified Marshall amp
Cab: 300w custom made
Picks: Dunlop 1.5mm Delrin
Home recordings: Line6 stuff + Cubase + shitload of vst/vsti.Anything else?
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Hey Jonas! It's Andrew, I emailed you a while back. I just found your soundclick site through your homepage. I started listening to Treasure Land, that's some kick ass music! Cities are Burning demo is my fav. I'm taking down the site i'm sending this message from, but i'll have another up and running with some songs, and i can let you know when its up. take it easy keep shreddin'!