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Clark Colborn is an award-winning American rock guitarist and composer, often compared to such stellar guitarists as Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert, George Lynch and Brian May by both fans and reviewers. Born & raised in northern Illinois, he discovered guitar in his mid-teens, playing his first professional gig at the age of 15. In the years since he has performed thousands of shows with a multitude of bands.
After spending years astonishing the patrons of roadhouses & rock venues throughout the Midwest with bands such as Cheater, Blackjack, and Sleight of Hand, Clark Colborn has stepped fully into the spotlight as a solo artist. Writing and recording material that draws many diverse comparisons to King Crimson, Ozzy Osbourne, Dream Theater, Frank Zappa, and Jeff Beck, Colborn currently has five releases available. Three are full length albums (Clark Plays Guitar; Again; and Obscurotica) and two are EPs (Frank Made Me Do It and Ones and Zeros). Unrestrained passion with all the subtlety of a steamroller one minute, refined, articulate, and laser sharp the next, his guitar playing channels Jimmy Page then Steve Vai then Eddie Van Halen before diving into territory not easily labeled.
Guitar Player Magazine said: “Clark Colborn’s fat and massively effected tone comes on like Godzilla, and it shifts between slinky, silky, scary, spiky, and searing. ...his brilliantly schizoid technical/primitive approach to the guitar is pretty exciting. In short, he rocks.”
After spending years astonishing the patrons of roadhouses & rock venues throughout the Midwest with bands such as Cheater, Blackjack, and Sleight of Hand, Clark Colborn has stepped fully into the spotlight as a solo artist. Writing and recording material that draws many diverse comparisons to King Crimson, Ozzy Osbourne, Dream Theater, Frank Zappa, and Jeff Beck, Colborn currently has five releases available. Three are full length albums (Clark Plays Guitar; Again; and Obscurotica) and two are EPs (Frank Made Me Do It and Ones and Zeros). Unrestrained passion with all the subtlety of a steamroller one minute, refined, articulate, and laser sharp the next, his guitar playing channels Jimmy Page then Steve Vai then Eddie Van Halen before diving into territory not easily labeled.
Guitar Player Magazine said: “Clark Colborn’s fat and massively effected tone comes on like Godzilla, and it shifts between slinky, silky, scary, spiky, and searing. ...his brilliantly schizoid technical/primitive approach to the guitar is pretty exciting. In short, he rocks.”
