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Peter Glavanov is a multi-faceted guitar player and songwriter. He has extensive experience

 

in composition,live performance (over 1,600 gigs) and studio sessions in a variety of genres including

Smooth Jazz, Fusion, Alternative, and Progressive Rock.

Peter has a rich musical backgroud since he grew up in a family of professional musicians.

He started his studies in piano at age five. By age ten, he had started to play clarinet as well.

Five years later, at fifteen, he received as a present, his grandfather's acoustic guitar with lessons.

Peter learned quickly and soon bought his own electric guitar.

At age of twenty-two, he was fortunate enough to spend two years playing in clubs such as "Roxy", "Troubadour",

and "Gazzari`s" in Los Angeles, California. After returning to Europe to finish his musical education,

Peter received a Masters Degree from the National Music Academy of Sofia.

Throughout college and afterwards, he has worked with many artists and bands including:

Steve Plunkett, Giorgio Moroder, Mellow Mac, Pedro Lugo Martinez(El Nene), Vassil Naidenov, L.A., Sofia, Grafa, Margarita Hranova, Burning Sound, Naked, Rag Dolls, Karamel, Avenue, Slang,The School-Mates, Akaga and etc.

Over the years the most important guitar inspirations to Peter have included such artists as:

Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Steve Luckater, Steve Morse, Scott Henderson, Eric Johnson, Andy Timmons, Eddie Van Halen,
Stevie Ray Vaugn,Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Eric Clapton and many, many, other known and unknown artists he respects.

In 2004, Peter was invited to Write and perform a solo progressive rock composition titled "Memories,"
in an instrumental CD, "The Best Guitars of Bulgaria."

Later that same year, with incentives from his American friend and producer, Mathew Cherniawski of Dives Publishing,
he recorded his first solo album, "Night Games," which is now enjoying local Bulgarian airplay, and will
soon be made available in the U.S.
Pepe is very active in television as well.

As a band member and guitarplayer of "AKAGA"
he was invited to support few of the most popular tv shows in Bulgaria:
2008 "The Magnificent Six" and "Music Idol 2"
2009 "Dancing stars 2"

Peter currently operates Attic studio in Sofia, Bulgaria, where he is the sound engineer, composer,
performer, and music producer for various artists and bands. His studio presence allows for an added advantage of
near-real time changes, or additional material being added, to existing tracks, as needed.