Damir Simic-Shime
Damir Simic-Shime
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Genres: guitar virtuoso
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Damir Simic Shime
About Damir Simic-Shime
"Croatian Sensation" Damir Simic-Shime’s musical journey started in Zagreb and at the age of 22 he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as an instrumental guitar recording artist in the style of Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Satriani and Tony Macalpine. The year was 1991 and upon arrival to the USA, Shime quickly made and impact and was featured in Guitar Player magazine, signed a deal with Warner Brothers and received a pickup endorsement with DiMarzio. A few months later Nirvana and Curt Kobain came on the scene and shred was officially dead. Since then Shime has a successful career as a long-time DiMarzio clinician, released three solo albums independently. Each album features guest performances by such artists as Tony Macalpine, Steve Stevens, Chris Poland, Mike Terrana, Rudy Sarzo and Jeff Scott-Soto. In 2006, Shime was the winner of the “Best Solo Guitarist” at an event sponsored by Fender Europe in Croatia. This Fall Shime will release his fourth instrumental album titled ‘Guitar Addict’ featuring a guest performance from Chris Impelliteri.
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