Team

This is Andy, the guy who runs Valhallir.at

He is  happily married and can-opener for his 4 cats in Lower Austria (No kangaroos) and is the singer and guitarist from

the band CHAOS INSIDE.  http://www.chaosinside.at

In charge of the organisation of the German “Axe-Fest” and former Cabir.eu team-member. Loves music, cats, movies, tattoos,

Ibanez guitars and Fractal Audio gear. And is always in quest of the perfect guitar sound and the meanest guitar cabs.

Responsible for the IR-capturing and tech support for the V2-series cab packs. 

 

 

This is Bastian. He is a self-employed IT-professional and the man behind the website of Valhallir.at.

Lives with his First Lady and two cats in Hannover (google that – Freaks) and is the lead guitarist from the band

TACHYCARDIA.

Was born into a musical family  and has learned some really dirty chops on the electric guitar from his dad.

Also in charge of the organisation of the German “Axe-Fest”, able to understand 5 different german /austrian dialects.

Loves Red Bull Cola. But hey…who does not?

Responsible for IR-capturing and  processing of the V2-series cab packs

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This is Marco from Padova/Italy. His explosive, melodic and emotional playing style is well known and loved

all over world and we are proud to have him in our team.

On his website http://marcofanton.it  you can buy his personal, very tasty presets he is producing for almost all kinds of

amp-modelling devices available on the market,  like Fractal Audio, Line6 Helix, Kemper, Headrush, etc.

This man KNOWS guitar sound !!!

If you like to know more about Marco:

http://www.marcofanton.it/biography.html

Born in Gran Canaria to a Danish/Italian mother and a Spanish father in ’79, Al, short for Alberto, always showed an interest

in music. At age 13, he got his first electric guitar and has been playing ever since. However, initially more drawn to grooves

and drumming, he also managed to teach himself how to play the drums. He attended a private school for audio engineering

in Barcelona where he was trained in both music recording and live sound reinforcement. During which time he had the

opportunity to team up with an independent label and work as a live drummer and studio tech, among other things. He’s played

in many different bands with genres ranging from trash metal all the way to techno pop, but his heart beats to the sounds of blues, soul,

classic r n’ b and rock music. Currently working in Gran Canaria as a gigging musician playing (mainly) cover songs, in his

spare time, he works in his home studio where he records his own music and some wonderful clips for Valhallir.at as one of the beta-team.

 

Nick Meola is a professional bassist from Long Island New York. He has played in multiple bands and genres

ranging from pop to metal. Nick played hundreds of shows touring with the band Dank Effect a pop/punk band.

Not only a live touring musician Nick also runs a production company called Arcane Studios. With 15 years of

recording experience he has crafted an ear for quality bass tones. Nick is the sole member of the band Arcane

Sanctuary a metal project of his own design. Nick is also a member of the Honest Amp Sim Review.

   

Ronnie „Bassbär“ Verant is a musician from Bolzano (Italy), who after years as a scantily talented keyboarder and guitarist

discovered the bass guitar as his weapon of choice.

At the moment he is to be found in the heavy rock outfit „Blacktrain“ and funk/pop/soul group „Feinkost“, both situated in

Vienna, as well as a german chanson project and an 80s pop cover band, both still in their early stages (no thanks to the

corona pandemic…). After stints of varying length in Italy, England and ultimately Vienna, he recently relocated to the Austrian

region of Burgenland, where he has settled down with his husband and two cats. A friend of Andy’s for years,

he recently found himself among the Valhallir ranks, taking care of translations in Italian and some mean bass-videos.

Next stop: world dominance. Obviously.

An Italian guitarist from the South of Italy, Nico Celeste began his musical journey at the age of 17, with his

experience ranging from prog rock, heavy metal, pop to  pop-rock and soul.

Fractal Audio System is his first choice when it comes to creating new guitar  sounds.

Whenever he gets the chance, you will always find him in his home studio, experimenting with new projects.

His main trait? Music addiction, of course!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHYwtAfgz2uY83bABFZgl0A?view_as=subscriber

https://www.facebook.com/nico.celeste.52

This is Haiko, one of our beta-testers from the pro-league.

Endorser for Ibanez™ guitars and Laney™ amps.

Degree from Musikhochschule Würzburg as qualified musician/Jazz und qualified music instructor/Jazz; studied in New York & Havanna/Cuba

(Mike Stern, Pat Martino, Wayne Krantz, Adam Rogers, Jorge Chicoy..). Gigs with several Coverbands, Jazz- and Bigbands;

CD productions, touring worldwide for  Mellow Mark, Riddim and  Martin Jondo;

Holder of the  youth culture advancement award of the city of Würzburg with the band „Soularis“

At the moment he is working solo on his solo project “D´Artagnan” . Author and Tutor for http://www.bonedo.de

Teaching assignment at the Julius Maximilians – University Würzburg

Artists:

Culcha Candela, Laith al Deen, Mellow Mark, Martin Jondo, D´Artagnan, tv productions für ARD,MDR, Arte…

http://www.authenticguitar.de/

haiko