Instrumental mastery from Alec Berlin

Based in Brooklyn, Alec Berlin is a musician who’s dedicated his life to mastering the guitar, the result is his virtuoso skill of the instrument which he pairs with his superb compositional talent to create captivating instrumental music. Originally coming from Cleveland, Ohio, over the last few years he’s become a tour-de-force on the New York City live music scene, playing small and intimate shows in downtown venues to the grandeur of Radio City Music Hall, playing alongside renowned artists such as Green Day, Rob Thomas, Elton John and James Taylor.

Laying down a grooving sound of instrumental pop rock, his stunning lead guitar work carries his songs to soaring new heights. Full of catchy melodic writing and danceable rhythms, he offers a sensational style that draws on the familiar sounds of 80s rock with touches of modern jazz and funk.

With his studio music, he released his debut full-length record in 2000 with Crossing Paths, a nine-track release that delivered the first taste of his songwriting talent and performance panache. Followed up with albums two and three in 2006 and 2012, he then took a break from releasing music for a decade, returning this year with an astonishing flurry of new works.

Most recently dropping his new EP titled What I Wish I Had Said, he brings us the closing track lifted from the release with the song “ROYGBIV”. Offering the very best of his hook-driven instrumental writing and red hot guitar licks, with “ROYGBIV”, Alec Berlin shares a blistering modern rock jam dripping in retro tones that captures the very best of rock music that’s come before while also offering something entirely new.

Listen to ROYGBIV below