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April 30, 2007

Concerts in Argentina: George Bellas, Joe Stump and Kiko Loureiro (Angra) will be performing live at the Acatraz Theatre located in Beunos Aires, Argentina in May 2007. It will be a G3 type of bill.

The dates are confirmed for Saturday, May 19th and Sunday, May 20th. All three players will also be doing 2 guitar clinics each at the Musicians Institute of Argentina.

Album News Update: George's forthcoming Palace Terrace vocal band album and his instrumental solo album Planetary Alignment are both scheduled to be mixed in June of this year. The albums will be released through Lion Music later this fall beginning with the Palace Terrace album and shortly thereafter George's solo album.

Lion Music: Please visit George's Lion Music artist page for more information regarding his album release schedule and other upcoming musical events. Visit Lion Music...

Baroque and Roll: Be sure to check out the 'Baroque And Roll' website for current information on George as well as other fine Neoclassical players. Visit Baroque and Roll...

Truth In Shredding: Another great resource for guitar fans that offers a myriad of information, pictures, audio and video of Neoclassical and Progressive guitar players is 'Truth In Shredding'. You can check out George's section on the site called 'Beyond Super Smooth Neoclassical'. Visit Truth In Shredding...

March 23, 2007

Masterclass in Spain: George will be doing several Masterclasses at the ACADEMIA DE GUITARRA located in Malaga, Spain during the month of June 2007.

George Bellas Masterclass

Saturday, June 2, 2007

Sunday, June 3, 2007

February 28, 2007

Concerts in Argentina: George will be performing live at the Acatraz Theatre located in Beunos Aires, Argentina in May 2007.

George Bellas

Live at the Acatraz Theatre

Saturday, May 19 - Showtime 9:00 PM

Sunday, May 20 - Showtime 9:00 PM

Click here for more info...

January 2, 2007

December 25, 2006

Special Announcement!

Fans around the world it is a great pleasure to announce to you the new vocal band - Palace Terrace.

The core writing team of Palace Terrace is Composer George Bellas and Tenor Vocalist Jonathan Marshall.

Their debut album 'Flying Through Infinity' will be available in 2007.

For more information please visit: The Official Palace Terrace Website

November 30, 2006

Album News: Information regarding the upcoming album "Flying Through Infinity" will be available in the coming weeks.

Jam Tracks: Brand new custom Jam Tracks will be available for purchase in the near future. In the meantime, if you are interested in obtaining rhythm tracks to practice along to, be sure to checkout The George Bellas Instructional Series which contains numerous Jam Tracks in most all of the lessons. Order Lessons Here...

Happy Holidays: Download and enjoy FREE Christmas music arranged and played by George. Listen Here...

October 31, 2006

Bellas on iTunes: Select titles of George's music can now be purchased and downloaded through Apple's iTunes music store.

Student Spotlight: New sound clips of some of George's students have been added to the Student Spotlight page, with even more coming in the weeks to follow. Please be sure to give these players a listen and let them know what you think. Click here to listen...

September 30, 2006

More Transcriptions: Music scores, in both tablature and standard notation, have been added to the site for the song "Timewarp" which appeared on George's 2003 solo album "Venomous Fingers". Handwritten tabulature by George Bellas for the introduction to the song "Turn of the Millennium" has also been added. Click here to see...

Album Sound Clips: Sample audio clips of George's solos from the new album "Hanging Gardens" are now available for listening. George played on the song "Night in Babylon" starting with the solo at 1:20 sec. into the song. Click here to listen...

Crash Course Registration: If you are interested in George Bellas' Crash Course Guitar Lessons be sure to signup 2-3 months in advance in order to: guarantee your requested lesson dates and times, obtain the most economical airfair and to reserve your hotel accomodations. Click here to signup...

Truth In Shredding: Be sure to visit the Truth In Shredding blog spot. George Bellas was the first guitar player to be posted about on the blog and the site has now been visited over 50,000 times. You can read the article about George titled "George Bellas Beyond Super Smooth Neo-Classical" at www.TruthInShredding.blogspot.com Click here to read...

August 31, 2006

Album Release: The new album by Marco Ferrigno, titled Hanging Gardens, is now on sale and features George Bellas on guitar. You can purchase the album at Lion Music.

Guitar Lessons: Interested in guitar lessons? Check out the all new Bellas Music Studio Webstore which features The George Bellas Instructional Series 12 CD ROM guitar course and other various forms of private instruction.

Music Scores: New transcriptions to some of George's works have been added to the Scores page.

July 31, 2006

Album Guest: George Bellas makes a guest appearance on Marco Ferrigno's upcoming new album Hanging Gardens. The album is scheduled to be released August 24, 2006 on Lion Music.

Google Video: Be sure to check out George's Slow Blues Guitar Fusion with Google's new video feature. Watch Video

June 27, 2006

Back Online: We have successfully moved The Official George Bellas Website to a new web server and are now back online with full functionality. Our apologies for any inconvenience this downtime may have caused.

New Webstore: Bellas Music Studio has opened a brand new webstore were you can easily purchase George Bellas Instructional CD's, Guitar Lessons, Software and more...

CD's, Lessons, Software and more...

May 31, 2006

Special Offer: Purchase any 6 titles from The George Bellas Instructional Series 12 CD-ROM guitar course and receive 1 FREE lesson!

All lessons must appear on the same order. Offer valid through 6/30/2006

Crash Course: Students interested in taking private lessons with George Bellas this summer are urged to reserve your time now as classes are filling fast. Read More...

April 30, 2006

New Interview: Virtuosa magazine features George Bellas in an exclusive interview which will appear in their upcoming anniversary edition. The new issue will be available May 20th, 2006. Order Virtuosa magazine here

For more information, contact the editor Nick Hinton.

March 31, 2006

Interview Online: The interview conducted by Berklee School of Music is now online and available for viewing. Read the interview at the Berklee website here: The Groove - Spring 2006, Volume 17, Issue 8

Right click here to download the interview in PDF format.

February 28, 2006

New Interview: Berklee School of Music, located in Boston MA, recently conducted an interview with George for their school newspaper The Groove . The interview will be published in the following weeks.

New Media: Pictures of George with his old band doing a video shoot were recently added to the site. View Pictures

Free Screensaver: Download a FREE custom screensaver that puts George's guitars hovering and swirling around on your desktop. Mac OSX v10.4 required. Download Screen Saver

January 5, 2006

European Distribution: Guitar fans residing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland can now easily purchase George Bellas albums, and other Lion Music releases, at Lion Metal.

Magazine Feature: George Bellas has been selected from amoung the finest guitarists in the world to appear courtesy of LION MUSIC on the free SHRED CD which will be given out with VIRTUOSA MAGAZINE with issue 11 (out January 10th). You can buy the magazine from www.lionmusic.com at the shop section.

Debut Releases: The original first few albums of George's: Turn of the Millenium, Mind over Matter, Edge of the World, Extreme Measures, Mind Journey, etc., are still available and can be purchased at Shrapnel Records.

January 1, 2006

Happy New Year: Thanks to all the fans and supporters throughout the world that have contributed their thoughts, efforts and enthusiasm. Wishing you all a healthy, happy and prosperous new year!

December 23, 2005

Holiday Music Downloads: Enjoy some free Christmas music played by George Bellas. Happy Holidays!

November 29, 2005

Holiday Lesson Sale: Buy any set of 6 or 12 lessons from The George Bellas Instructional Series and receive 10% off your order. Choose which lessons you want and then place your order here. Offer valid through 12/31/2005

Studio Update: Rhythm guitar will begin recording in early December for the new album Planetary Alignment.

Interview Online: Be sure to stop by www.BaroqueAndRoll.com and check out the new interview with George. This is a cool new site dedicated to the fine art of neoclassical style guitar.

October 31, 2005

Studio Update: Vocal tracks are currently in the process of being recorded for the new album Flying Through Infinity. Guitar solos and the final instrumentations will immediately follow the vocal tracking.

On The Radio: Be sure to tune into Loud Radio to hear George Bellas' music played throughout the day.

New Interview: George was recently interviewed by the new site www.BaroqueAndRoll.com. This new website is dedicated to neoclassical guitar music and the like. The interview will be available in the coming weeks.

September 30, 2005

Studio Update: The two new albums by George Bellas, "Flying Through Infinity" and "Planetary Alignment", will be available in 2006. Songlists and more details about the albums will be available prior to their release. Here is a mere brief description of the upcoming albums:

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"Flying Through Infinity" is an epic tale of mankind's quest for survival following the depletion of Mother Earth's natural resources. This is an all vocal album that contains a single story interwoven throughout its entirety.

Movie Trailer

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"Planetary Alignment" contains the most progressive and exotic writing of George's to date. This album is saturated with unexplored meters, rhythms, melodic and ultra-modern harmonic content. A very unique progressive album.

Movie Trailer

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New Sound Clips: An audio clip of "Always Remembered" (written by George Bellas), which appears on the album "Shawn Lane Remembered vol 1", was added to the Music page. This song has a laid back 'smoky jazz club' vibe and contains some really neat altered dominant passages. The album is released by Lion Music.

Always Remembered.mp3 (64kb)

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Bellas Music Scores: Another transcription of the rhythm guitar part to the song "Future Music" from the Shrapnel Record's album "Turn of the Millennium" is available for immediate download.

Future Music.pdf (64kb)

August 31, 2005

New Sound Clips: Additional sound clips have been added to the Music page. Listen Here

Run For Cover (1.3MB)

Forward And Beyond (1.2MB)

The Beast Of The Maze (1.2MB)

All music is copyrighted by the respective artists: George Bellas, Vitalij Kuprij and Mistheria.

July 31, 2005

Bellas Music Scores: New music scores have been added to the site and are available for immediate FREE download. Additional scores will be added throughout the following week. All music scores are in the Adobe PDF file format.

Journey To The Stars.pdf (476kb)

Future Music.pdf (68kb)

Lady Ice.pdf (60kb)

Music Scores Page

Thanks to Antoine Prost for his transcription contributions.

June 30, 2005

New Live Video: Concert footage of George Bellas has been added to the video page. High Speed Internet Required:

Video 1 (43mb)

Video 2 (16mb)

Video 3 (18mb)

Thanks to Don Bledsoe, Author of "Great Guitarists of the Century" video collection.

May 31, 2005

New Media Coming: Some new media is being prepared for the website and will be available in the following weeks.

Check back soon to check it out!

April 28, 2005

Studio Album Update: George has been hard at work in the studio writing, recording and producing 2 brand new albums. The composing for both albums is complete and the remaining orchestration, rhythm, lead and bass guitar tracks will be completed over the following months. More details about both albums will be posted throughout Spring and Summer.

Guitar Lessons: The George Bellas Instructional Series - 12 CD ROM Guitar Course - is available online now.

Each lesson comes with a CD and an accompanying booklet of tab and notation. Order Guitar Lessons Here

Interested in private lessons this Summer? Check out the CRASH COURSE.

New Interview: A new George Bellas interview has been posted at http://www.cdk.cl/entrevistas.asp?ver=23 Scroll down the page to see the English version of the interview.

March 9, 2005

Album Review: A new review of 'Venomous Fingers' was posted at Metal Dreams.

Read the review here: www.metaldreams.go.to Scroll down until you see the album cover on the right hand side.

Thanks Chris!

February 15, 2005

Concert Photos: New pictures of George performing live have been added to the site. Click here to view the pictures.

February 5, 2005

Recording Contest Results: The winner of the Recording Contest has been announced! Click here for the results!

January 31, 2005

Recording Contest Winner: The results are in for the Recording Contest!

The name of the contest winner, along with their Jam Track version, will be posted this week.

Thanks to all the guitar players that sent in a Jam Track, great job to all!

January 1, 2005

Happy New Year: Wishing everybody a healthy, prosperous and happy 2005!

Recording Contest: Thanks to everybody who participated in the Recording Contest! All of the contestants did a fantastic job on getting creative with the jam track! The winner of the Recording Contest will be announced later this month.

New Album: "Flying Through Infinity"

Coming soon...

December 9, 2004

Pantera Guitarist Fatally Shot: 'Dimbag' Darrell Abbott was shot to death while performing on stage Wednesday evening (12/08/04) in Columbus, Ohio. He was 38.

Rest in Peace Darrell.

Full story at CNN

November 30, 2004

Recording Contest: Tips for the Recording Contest jam track have been posted. The tips give details as to what key, scale, time signature and chord progressions are involved with the jam track. Have fun with it and good luck!

Recording Contest Info

Recording Contest Tips

October 31, 2004

Recording Contest: The recording contest is officially underway! More details can be found here: Recording Contest

Transcriptions: New transcriptions have been added to the Music Scores page. Thanks to Antoine Prost!

Fan Websites: New George Bellas fansites have been published and are online now! You can check them out here:

www.VenomousGuitarZone.com Thanks to Nobuyoshi Doi!

Mind Over Matter Thanks to Doug Kepner!

September 21, 2004

New Album: Keyboards have been recorded and completed for the new album "Flying Through Infinity". The drums and lead guitar are set to be recorded in the following months.

Free Software: Download your choice of FREE helpful music software. Download Software (Mac OSX required).

Recording Contest: Enter to win "The George Bellas Instructional Series" CD ROM guitar course. How to win: Download a Jam Track provided by George Bellas; Record your own solo on top of the track; Send it back for George and a panel of judges to decide on the winner! Contest rules will be posted at the start of contest. The contest is scheduled to begin in October 2004 - so get practicing!

Transcriptions: A new section of FREE music scores has been added to the site called: Music Scores This new section features downloadable music scores of George's music in PDF format. Additional scores will be added in the future from time to time.

August 18, 2004

On The Radio: Fans of guitar oriented music, please tune into the radio station PBS FM 106.7 on Sundays 2:00am - 6:00am AEST (Alternate Weeks). For more information about this cool radio station checkout their website at http://www.fretnet.com. They will be playing a few songs from "Venomous Fingers" on their next show, which is schedule