The Damian Salazar's Ultimate Package is composed of :
a 2010 Schecter Guitar Research Diamond Series Damien Elite 6 AD-DM-EL-FR in Black Sparkle Finish
sided with
a Boss 2006 ME-50 Multiple Effect Pedal COSM
and
a Wenstone 2008 KBA-650 combo amplifier brought by Damian from Argentina to France and played by him during his June 2023 French Tour.
Damian Salazar was born on March 7th, 1992 in Argentina. At age 6, he discovered his passion for music and was introduced to the acoustic guitar. At an early age, Damian was already playing with local bands and artists in Argentina. In 2006, Damian was introduced as an urban musician in "Calle Florida" Argentina, catching the attention of thousands of people in South America. His unique style of playing led Damian to meet legendary musician Roger Waters of Pink Floyd. This gave Damian the opportunity to be part in a video documentary for the song "The Child Will Fly" where he met other music legends such as Eric Clapton, Shakira, and Gustavo Cerati.
In 2013, Damian suffered head injuries that almost caused his death after being attacked coming out of a local sports event in Argentina. After multiple surgeries and physical therapy Damian was able to recover from such tragic event. His determination and passion for music never was faded.
Damian Salazar is known as the best young guitarist in Argentina and his musical influences include acts like Pink Floyd, Queen, Deep Purple, Scorpions, Guns N' Roses, Dire Straits, & Rata Blanca.
Damian is a guitarist with absolutely exceptional talent. Tens of thousands of testimonials, thanks and congratulations converge from all over the world, every month, from Japan, the United States, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, India, Australia, New Zealand... Damian touches the hearts of people all over the world. 560,000 followers are loyal to him on Facebook and 470,000 enthusiastic people have subscribed to his YouTube channel. During 2022, several tens of millions of views have been accumulated on social networks, and many people now nickname Damian "The Maradona of the Guitar".
Damian Salazar's talent was spotted by Jamie Citron, who is one of the producers of the famous American show America's Got Talent, this audiovisual producer closely follows his performances filmed in Buenos Aires. Likewise, world-renowned artists have congratulated Damian and told him all the good things they thought of him, such as Roger Waters of the Pink Floyd group, and also Klaus Meine, singer of the famous rock band Scorpions. Damian was also invited to play with Scorpions in front of thousands of spectators in Germany. Other great artists follow Damian's work closely by connecting to his social networks. When asked the great Steve Morse (Deep Purple 1994/2022), "Which current guitarists would you recommend people to know?" Steve replied: "Guthrie Govan and Damian Salazar." Guitar World magazine devoted a glowing article to Damian and placed him among the best guitarists in the world, and presented him as the most brilliant of his generation.
Damian lives in Hurlingham, a town of 170,000 people on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.
He plays every day in the streets of the Argentina capital, often on Corrientes and Montevideo Avenues and also in Florida Street which is forbidden to vehicles, which makes it an ideal place where he can express his talent in lyrical or flamboyant licks.
You can also meet him very often in Puerto Madero from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
With his videos he transformed the street into a huge open-air stage. A real wonder!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9iW27u2KR0 The final Countdown, a must see....!!!!