Byron
Nemeth , multi-instrumentalist and hard rock aficionado who has done
tours and taken part in many stellar releases to date knew at a young
age that music was his true calling. Upon hearing Elvis & The
Beatles from his wonderful parents as a birthday music gift he turned
his attention to learning guitar and studying the styles of Randy
Rhoads, Michael Schenker, Jimmy Page, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Joe Perry
plus jazz and classical music. Throughout his career Byron has opened
for notable bands such as Metal Church, Doro Pesch, Warrant, Winger,
RATT, Y&T, Dream Theater, Rick Emmett, Vicious Rumors, Helix, Keel,
Yes, Zack Wylde/Black Label Society, Richie Kotzen, The Sweet, Lynch
Mob, Pat Travers Band and many more.
By
going on tour with various bands throughout the east coast Byron began
exploring his personal guitar style with Sacred Heart, Amon-Ra, Prodigy ,
and Electro-Motive-Force . ' The Vision ' 1985 cassette by Sacred Heart
reimagined version was recently made available on Spotify along with
the 1992 Amon Ra release of In the Company of the Gods also available
reimagined on streaming platforms.
In
1997 Byron studied jazz and classical music at the Cleveland State
University which provided him the music education foundation needed to
blend in with a variety of musical genres, he was shortly thereafter
commissioned to perform as first guitar with Richard Henrickson ’s
orchestrated Ozone Hour , a 90-minute Symphonic Rock Ballet with the
Cleveland Chamber Orchestra and 33 dance performers.
SOLO CAREER
• EP
Following
CSU Byron launched his solo career with the release Byron Nemeth Group.
The EP laid the groundwork for a progressive and melodic style that
became the trademark sound. The biggest singles “Millennium Machine” and
“Two Moon Sky” tapped into a new kind of playing that caught the
attention of the public. “Anthology The Cassette Years (Rewind)” was
released in 2018 on Spotify and features all the material from this time
period. Whetting his appetite for songwriting and performance Byron
released 2000 a completely self-produced and performed project. With
singles like “Machines of Ice” and “High Speed Life” Byron began to gain
notoriety. In 2001 Byron was asked to perform “It’s Showtime” on the
Jason Becker Tribute CD “Warmth in the Wilderness” that was designed to
spread awareness of Jason’s ALS condition.
100 WORLDS
• ALBUM
Mastered
at Abbey Road Studios in London by Nick Webb on 11.17.03 100 Worlds was
a statement that characterized what could be created with music. With
compositions such as “Russian Winter” and “La Luz De Barcelona” Byron
began to marry international textures and flavors in meticulously
composed and performed musical pieces. Picking up recognition for this
Byron was featured in the chapter “Switching Gears” from the book
Working Musicians by New York City ASCAP/DEEMS Taylor award-winning
author Bruce Pollock . 100 Worlds was rereleased in 2004 as a CD and is
available on streaming platforms.
THE FORCE WITHIN
• ALBUM
Byron
Nemeth Group’s fourth album The Force Within was also mastered at Abbey
Road Studios on 12.11.06 with Nick Webb, it was a tour de force of
guitar acrobatics and prog rock sensibilities comparable to the masters
of the genre. This was the first album to feature cover artwork from
RUSH artist Hugh Syme. The cover represents a WWI gas mask as a metaphor
for the perils of humanity, the fields represent the openness of human
potential that comes from having The Force Within oneself to manifest
anything. The Force Within was rereleased in 2007 as a CD and is
available on streaming platforms.
THE VIDEO CHRONICLES
• EP VIDEO ALBUM
In
2014 Byron released The Video Chronicles, a 4-song CD studio video
release featuring Jeremy Colson /drums and Philip Bynoe /bass from the
Steve Vai Band and on lead vocals Mark Boals who sang on Yngwie
Malmsteen ’s Trilogy album. This showcased Byron’s talents as just more
than just a performer but one of being a lyricist as well as a composer.
The Video Chronicles is on all streaming platforms.
2016 TOUR
• ON THE ROAD
In
2016 Byron went on a 7000 mile/20 city headlining tour playing lead
guitar for Kill Ritual stretching from California to Ohio at great
venues like Malones in Santa Ana for the 2016 NAMM Showcase Concert, El
Corazon in Seattle, The Elbo Room in Chicago and Count’s Vamp’d in Las
Vegas.
2018 EP
• ROGUE SOCIETY
In
the summer of 2018 Rogue Society from Scottsdale released a 4-song
digital EP on Spotify that spawned the social media hit “English Tea.”
This song went on to establish the band on the west coast hard rock
scene as a stunning live performances act with a very strong stage
presence. Rogue Society played great hard rock music with catchy
melodies in concert that rocked the metal scene in Arizona.
2019 TOUR
• ON THE ROAD
In
2019 Byron played lead guitar for Images of Eden on tour with two
historic metal legends Metal Church and Doro Pesch . The tour began on
04.17.19 in Las Vegas and lasted for 5 weeks doing 21 shows at legendary
places like Count’s Vamp’d Vegas, House of Blues Anaheim, Whisky
A-Go-Go Hollywood, Club Red Phoenix, Reggie’s Chicago, Kingsland
Ballroom Brooklyn, Asbury Lanes Jersey Shore and ending at The Vault @
Greasy Luck in Bedford, MA.
2021
• ENGINES OF THUNDER
Byron
Nemeth has just released a brand new video for the new instrumental
“Engines Of Thunder.” Stylistically it’s a “Tip-Of-The-Hat” to the early
Satriani and Hendrix vibe when there was strong emphasis on composition
and lyrical soloing with amazing hooks and unique twists in the guitar
playing.
• SUNSET AT THE MARQUIS
“The
musical inspiration for this song came from my fascination with the C6
open tuning (C-A-C-G-C-E) that Jimmy Page used on Bron-Yr-Aur from
Physical Graffiti . I applied this tuning to my acoustics for this type
of Led Zeppelin vibe in the rhythm guitar. On the electric leads I
wanted the harmony ideas that Michael Schenker and Brian May have used
so all these influences were my muse. The song was mixed at Abbey Road
Studios in London by engineer John Barrett on the SSL Duality Delta 24
Mixing Console, John did a superb job!” — Byron
• NASHVILLE
In
May 2021 Byron Nemeth has relocated to Nashville to further pursue his
Music Career to the next level in the Hard Rock / Metal genre.
