{"id":660,"date":"2023-07-07T01:08:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T05:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/?p=660"},"modified":"2024-03-18T19:47:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T23:47:47","slug":"gio-the-virtu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/gio-the-virtu\/","title":{"rendered":"Gio The Virtu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-78cfe35f9b10019713e9bd73b2f00762\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-78cfe35f9b10019713e9bd73b2f00762 .av-parallax .av-parallax-inner{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/292954224_1742811126062828_2143710571608100333_n-1-scaled-1.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-av_section-78cfe35f9b10019713e9bd73b2f00762 .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.5;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-78cfe35f9b10019713e9bd73b2f00762 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  title-row av-parallax-section avia-bg-style-parallax av-section-color-overlay-active av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-50 av-height-50  av-section-with-video-bg av-section-mobile-video-disabled container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat' data-av_minimum_height_pc='50' data-av_min_height_opt='50' data-section-video-ratio='16:9'><div  class='avia-slideshow av_slideshow_obj-1-663ae31ec1073 avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied  av-section-video-bg avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 28.666666666667%;'><li  data-controls='disabled' data-mute='aviaTBaviaTBvideo_mute' data-loop='1' data-disable-autoplay=''  data-video-ratio='1.7777777777778' class='avia-slideshow-slide av_slideshow_obj-1-663ae31ec1073__0  av-video-slide  av-video-service-html5  av-hide-video-controls av-mute-video av-loop-video  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '    itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\" ><div class='av-click-overlay'><\/div><video class='avia_video'  autoplay playsinline loop preload=\"metadata\" muted  id='player_660_368924588_1865744966'><source src=\"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-logo-loop.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/><\/video><div class=\"av-click-to-play-overlay\"><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='av-parallax' data-avia-parallax-ratio='0.3' ><div class='av-parallax-inner main_color avia-full-stretch'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay\"><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-660'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-av_one_full-b5a3ca06caf72c8b02e2217a3b1c78ea sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-b5a3ca06caf72c8b02e2217a3b1c78ea av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-bottom  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljs467nm-eb70f3e7d87948d89d687e898a2644c3\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ljs467nm-eb70f3e7d87948d89d687e898a2644c3{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ljs467nm-eb70f3e7d87948d89d687e898a2644c3 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljs467nm-eb70f3e7d87948d89d687e898a2644c3 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-ljs467nm-eb70f3e7d87948d89d687e898a2644c3 av-special-heading-h1  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Gio The Virtu<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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It can be found in movies, T.V shows, commercials, videogames, anime, etc. I myself have been inspired to play music, not just because I liked a band or two, but also because of my favorite movie scenes and videogame boss fights. My inspiration to play guitar actually began because of my love of the Guitar Hero videogame series. After discovering Guitar Hero, I decided to choose the guitar as my instrument of choice and never looked back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The beginning of my journey as a guitar player took me in many different directions, but there were a few influences who stuck out to me the most. 80s Virtuoso guitar players such as Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, and John Petrucci became heavy research subjects of mine. They each a distinct style of playing and each had mastered the guitar in their own right. Paul Gilbert has \u201c THE CLEANEST\u201d picking technique i\u2019ve ever heard ( in my opinion of course). Steve Vai has a very melodic and vocal like quality to his playing that can captivate an audience like no other. John Petrucci to me is the king of creating unique arpeggios and has incredible dexterity to be able to have mastered them. I\u2019ve made it a priority to incorporate these different level of guitar mastery into my own playing style.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Catch Gio The Virtu <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the outdoor stage, Saturday at 5:45 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,6],"tags":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-scaled.jpeg",1920,2560,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-scaled.jpeg",1920,2560,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-scaled.jpeg",1920,2560,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-80x80.jpeg",80,80,true],"medium":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-225x300.jpeg",225,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-773x1030.jpeg",773,1030,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-1152x1536.jpeg",1152,1536,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-1536x2048.jpeg",1536,2048,true],"widget":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-36x36.jpeg",36,36,true],"square":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-180x180.jpeg",180,180,true],"featured":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-1500x430.jpeg",1500,430,true],"featured_large":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-1500x630.jpeg",1500,630,true],"extra_large":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-1125x1500.jpeg",1125,1500,true],"portfolio":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-495x400.jpeg",495,400,true],"portfolio_small":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-260x185.jpeg",260,185,true],"gallery":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-845x684.jpeg",845,684,true],"magazine":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-710x375.jpeg",710,375,true],"masonry":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-529x705.jpeg",529,705,true],"entry_with_sidebar":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-845x321.jpeg",845,321,true],"entry_without_sidebar":["https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210807_102633-02-1210x423.jpeg",1210,423,true]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Stephencartwright","author_link":"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/author\/stephencartwright\/"},"rttpg_comment":1,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/category\/archive\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Archive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/category\/musical-act\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Musical Act<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=660"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":662,"href":"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660\/revisions\/662"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}