Brett Garsed

Australian born Brett Garsed has something we all want as guitarists!
He has a style and technique all of his own and has played with some of the finest fusion noodlers of our time including Frank Gambale, Allan Holdsworth and the late, very great, Shawn lane.

He has also had major chart success with John Farnham and Nelson. After a move to LA he hooked up with 8 finger tapper and producer TJ Helmreich with whom he has recorded several awesome instrumental epics including one of my favorites, 'Uncle Moes Space Ranch'.

Our Brand New Feature 'Elevenses', Throws Eleven Quick Questions At 'Eight Finger Tapping Maestro' TJ Helmerich!

TJ Helmerich has performed, recorded, mixed, taught, produced and written with a host of talent over the years - with names including The Neville Bros, Derek Sherinian, Virgil Donati, Paul Gilbert, Stanley Clarke, Ron Wood, Scott Henderson, Brett Garsed, Jeff Beck and Dweezil Zappa to name but a few.

Liquid Virtuosity Part One: Early Days Down Under

I first heard Brett Garsed's playing whilst half asleep, stuck in a traffic jam in North London on a foggy Saturday morning in late 1990. Cutting through both the external and internal fog (a result of cracking student party hangover...) were the most eloquent, sinuous and melodic rock guitar lines I had pretty much ever heard! Now properly awake, I asked my AOR loving driver who was playing: none other than the much derided 'Timotei Twins' of rock: Nelson!