Mateus Asato

Mateus Asato (December 29, 1993) is a guitarist from Campo Grande, Brazil, who now resides in Los Angeles. He rose to fame through by posting videos of himself playing guitar on Instagram, and has since amassed over one million followers.[1] He has toured with several pop stars as a guitarist. He also has his own signature guitar with Suhr Guitars.

Mateus Asato
Born
Mateus Asato

(1993-12-29) December 29, 1993
Campo Grande, Brazil
EducationMusicians Institute
Musical career
Genres
Occupation(s)Guitarist, Songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
Years active2004–present
Associated acts
Websiteinstagram.com/mateusasato/

Career

In 2013 he attended the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, California. His career began when industry professionals discovered him through his Instagram account. He then toured with Tori Kelly and Jessie J. Asato also began to do guitar clinics in South Korea and in Singapore.[2][3] In 2019 Guitar Magazine named him one of the 50 most exciting young guitarists in the world.[4]

“He is one of the best guitar players around,”[4]

John Mayer

Signature guitar

The boutique guitar company, Suhr Guitars, released a signature guitar for Asato.[5] At the 2020 Namm show Suhr guitars revealed a new Mateus Asato signature guitar would be released soon.[6]

Awards
  • Brazilian guitar contest “Double Vision” winner. 500 contestants.[7]
  • 2014 Outstanding Guitar Player of Musician's Institute[7]

Style

He has developed his own fingerstyle method of picking; heavily reliant on hybrid picking. His playing style incorporates jazz-influences, double stops, and complex single-string and chord slides.[8] Guitar World magazine called his style Neo Soul.[9]

Personal

His grandparents were of Japanese descent and came from Okinawa, Japan.[10] He began playing guitar at ten. In 2013, when he was 19 years old, he moved to Los Angeles, California.[8]

References
  1. Von Bader, David. "5 Instagram guitarists to watch in 2020". guitarworld.com. Guitar World. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. Davidson, Milo (21 December 2018). "Mateus Asato, Instagram Rockstar, Is Changing Guitar Forever". Forbes Media LLC. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. "Guitar virtuoso Mateus Asato to conduct clinic in Singapore". bandwagon.asia. Bandwagon. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. "Meet The New Breed: 50 of The Most Exciting Young Guitarists in The World". Guitar.com. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  5. "Suhr Mateus Asato". suhr.com. Suhr Guitars. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  6. "NAMM 2020: Suhr teases new Mateus Asato Signature Classic T". gearnews.com. Gear News. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  7. "Mi Success Story: Mateus Asato". mi.edu. Musicians Institute. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  8. Gluckin, Tzvi (2 November 2017). "Cyber Sensei: Mateus Asato". Premier Guitar. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  9. Astley-Brown, Michael. "Pete Townshend's wrong: these 10 forward-thinking players prove the guitar still has plenty to offer". Guitarworld.com. Guitar World. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  10. GC. "Heavy Interview! The Dead-End Anatomy Guitar Star Mateus Asato's Most Popular Secrets". guitarchina.com. Guitar China. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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