Oz Chiri

Osvaldo Humberto Antonio "Oz" Chiri (born September 16, 1973) is an Argentinean guitarist credited as the founder of progressive hard rock group Blue Embrace. He has also contributed to such bands as Angeles y Demonios in Argentina and Solve and Coagula in the USA.
Oz Chiri started learning music at the age of twelve from his grandmother, Amalia Guillermina Aurora Iraola de Diaz, a piano and guitar teacher. After years of learning music and guitar theory, he started playing in several hard rock bands throughout Argentine's underground music scene.
One of his bands, Angeles & Demonios (Angels & Demons), recorded several LP and performed in several famous venues throughout Buenos Aires. In 1998, seeking to further pursue his musical career, Chiri moved to Hollywood, California, where he played in several bands as a hired musician. He formed 2 projects during his time in California including Solve and Coagula, an experimental mix of medieval rhythms with instrumental hard rock music.
On July 18, 2009, Oz Chiri became the first musician from Argentina to headline at the iconic Whisky a Go Go venue with an American Band.
Career
Blue Embrace (2010 - present)
Blue Embrace formed in 2010. They have performed with such groups as Korn, the Black Eyed Peas, Shiny Toy Guns, Story of the Year, Uriah Heap, and Mötley Crüe. Blue Embrace writes music that recalls the experimental hard rock of the seventies mixed with the dynamic contrast of modern metal.
Solve & Coagula (2002 - 2006)
Solve & Coagula fused medieval rhythms with principles of hard rock instrumentation. While together, they recorded Several EPs and demos, and have been played on several radio stations throughout Europe.
Angeles & Demonios (1992 - 1997)
This Argentinean Rock Band, founded by Oz Chiri and Diego Traversaro in the Summer of 1992, played in Several Buenos Aires underground venues during the 1990s.
Discography
Solo
Classical Guitar Melodies (1997) released in 1997 for an Argentinian audience.
with Blue Embrace
Not including live and compilation albums
* Bleeding Blue (2009)
* Fenix (2010)
with Angeles & Demonios
* Born in Caseros , EP Compilation (1995)
Affiliations
ASCAP American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers: Music Publisher
NARAS National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (The Grammys): Voting Member
NAMM National Association of Music Merchants: Voting Member
Endorsments
Oz is currently endorsed by Voodoo Lab , Coffin Case, D'Andrea USA, Steve Clayton, Sit Strings , Big Bends, and In Tune GP, and Pigtronix

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