Guitarist extraordinaire Rusty Cooley is well known as both an amazing shredder and as a writer for various guitar magazines. His preset sounds are included in the Rocktron Prophesy II preamp, which has been a vital part of his overall sound. He says: "I have been using Rocktron gear for years including The Prophesy Intellipitch, Intellifex, Austin Gold. You name it, it rocks and delivers ever time."
Guitarist Rusty Cooley received his first guitar on his 15th birthday and never looked back. Unsatisfied with local Instructors, Rusty began teaching himself through Doug Markís Metal Method and various other instructional books and videoís. During High School, Rusty took music theory classes and also attended the National Guitar Workshop. He performed solo guitar in high school talent shows and performed such pieces as Van Halenís "Eruption" and Randy Rhoads "Revelation Mother Earth" solos. During his senior year, Rusty was offered his first teaching job at the same store, that just three years earlier, he had bought his first guitar. Some of Rustyís early influences included: Rhoads, Malmsteen, Becker, Gilbert, Holdsworth, Paganini, Bach, Vai, Gambale, Moore, MacAlpine, Taffolla, Friedman, Howe, Kotzen, Firkins, and Housholder. He was also influenced by many styles including: Jazz, Classical, Funk, Blues and even Country, if you can believe that. There where times when Rusty was pulled in so many different directions by music, he didnít know if he wanted to be a Classical Conductor or a Jazz guitarist.
After graduating High School, Rusty continued studying Music Theory at the local college, as well as Music History and Class Piano. In 1989, Rusty joined the local rock band Revolution. Revolution wrote, performed and recorded all original music. They became one of Houstonís top drawing bands. Revolution opened for national acts like Badlands, Nitro, Every Mothers Nightmare, and South Gang. In 1992, Revolution released a four-song EP. Revolutionís music was once described as Skid Row meets Yngwie Malmsteen. Revolution made two appearances on a local TV show called "Metallurgy" and "Metallurgy Unplugged". Rusty also taught guitar on a college TV show called "Stay Tuned". In 1993, Rusty quit the band due to musical differences and started a new band Dominion. Dominion wrote and performed locally as well but was short lived and broke up in 1995. Also, during 1995 Rusty entered and won the "Guitar Master Series" winning the title of "Best Guitarist" in Houston.
In 2003 some exciting events occurred and soon Rusty signed with Lion Music and the debut CD was released in January. In April, Rusty was given the honour of the "7th Fastest Shredder of all Time" in Guitar One Magazine. In May, Rusty moved back to Texas. Not wanting to be known for shred skills alone, he and Bobby Williamson reformed Outworld as a vocal band. While undergoing a number of personnel changes, Outworld recorded its self-titled debut CD which was released in late 2006 to both critical and artist acclaim. With the success of Outworldís debut CD, and increasing notoriety in guitar circles, Rusty garnered a significant number of endorsements with Dean Guitars, EMG pickups, Diamond Amplification, Morley, Intellitouch, Rocktron, Maxon, GHS strings, VHT, Conklin, and Eventide. And 2007 saw the development and release of his Dean Signature Guitar, the RC7 Xenocide. Rusty has also been featured in Guitar Player, Guitar One, Guitar World, Guitar Techniques magazines, Axe and written his own column for Guitar Player magazine titled "Metal Guru". With a stable and impressive band lineup, Rusty is currently writing and recording Outworldís second CD which promises to capitalize on the strengths of the debut CD and demolish all expectations. In August 2007 Outworld won 10,000 in a Famecast contest similar to American Idol where viewers watched and voted for the favourite artist.
"Remember to live, eat, sleep and breathe music for the mind, play from your heart and never be swayed by the current trends." -Rusty Cooley |
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