Tina Guo

23 year old classical cellist and multi-genre electric cellist Tina Guo has appeared as a soloist with many orchestras internationally, including the San Diego Symphony, the State of Mexico National Symphony, the Thessaloniki State Symphony in Greece, the Petrobras Symphony and the Barra Mansa Symphony in Brazil, and the Vancouver Island Symphony in British Columbia. Upcoming concerts include performances in the USA, Portugal, Italy, Mexico, and a multi-city tour of Indonesia featuring music by European and Chinese composers. She performed recently at the 2008 Grammy Awards with the Foo Fighters, and with Brazilian guitarist Victor Biglione in a Jimi Hendrix Tribute Concert at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janiero. Tina was featured on Al. B Sure's new single, "I Love It" from his album "Honey, I'm Home" to be released in May of 2009.

Season highlights have included a performance with violinist Midori Goto in Dvorak's American String Quartet at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Tina also performed with her progressive metal band "Off the Deep End" at the wrap party for the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, and was featured in a wildlife benefit concert at the Playboy Mansion. She has also performed with Stevie Wonder, Josh Groban, John Legend, and Michael McDonald, and was featured in a show for the PGA. Tina recently recorded solo cello for John Legend and Tila Tequila, played on Derek Sherinian's new album with Zakk Wylde, shot a music video with Kelly Clarkson and Reba McEntire, played in the soundtrack for Will Smith's blockbuster movie "Hancock" and on the TV show "Family Guy" among many others. Tina was also featured on the electric cello in an album for the Yamaha SV Quartet Series which were distributed to music programs in schools nationwide, introducing electric string instruments to the music curriculum in America. At NAMM 2009, Tina also performed for Yamaha on the electric cello.

Tina toured with rock/classical crossover girl-band "Metaphor" through Australia, performing 22 consecutive shows in 21 cities on the electric cello. She also traveled to France and Brazil with the "Pegasus Piano Trio" for the Franco-Américaine Rencontre de Musique de la Chambre at the Château de la Bretesche in Missillac and the Rio XIII International Cello Encounter. Tina performed the Elgar Concerto with the Petrobras Symphony while in Brazil, and the concert was broadcasted on national television. After Brazil, Tina performed with crossover pianist William Joseph in Majorca, Spain for the International Philanthropy Summit.

Tina recently gave a classical cello masterclass at Colorado State University, and also presented three classical and alternative electric cello workshops at local high schools in the state. She demonstrated the diversity of the cello to the students in the band, orchestra, and choir classes to hundreds of students at these public and special program schools. Tina also gave masterclasses in Brazil at the XIV Rio International Cello Encounter in 2008.

Tina has won first prize in many competitions,including the Music Heritage Inc. String Competition, the MTAC, ASTA,and CAPMT California State Solo Competitions, and the Parness Concerto Competition for Young Artists; she was awarded the "Most Promising Talent" Award at the California Young Artists Competition. A published composer, Tina has also been awarded first place in the MTNA California State Composition Competition for her series of cello duets. They can be found in Davina Music Publications' chamber music books.

Tina began playing the cello under the instruction of her father, Lu-Yan Guo. She then continued her studies with Professor Eleonore Schoenfeld and Nathaniel Rosen at the the University of Southern California's Thorton School of Music on full scholarship. Tina has just finished recording her first solo CD, "Autumn Winds," a classical/new-age album. She is currently in the studio again recording her second CD, "Apocalypse," a progressive metal album which will feature the electric cello.

Tina performs on a 1787 Perry on loan from the Colburn Foundation.

On electric cello, she plays the Yamaha SVC-200 and is an Official Yamaha Performing Artist and Clinician.

Tina is endorsed by Carvin and uses the BR610 Bass Combo Amp.

She is also endorsed by Voodoo Lab, Coffin Case, Pedaltrain, Zoom, and Samson.