My music

Hi, I’m Giuseppe Motta.
While you might know me from Performaxe or the GuitarScientist Editor, I’ve spent a significant part of my life with a guitar in my hands.

Despite the limited time I can now dedicate to music, I still see myself more as a musician than an entrepreneur or programmer.

What I enjoy most is blending technical guitar with creativity and sound design.
I aspire to explore and push the boundaries of guitar music by merging genres and experimenting with innovative approaches to create something unique and meaningful.

On this page, you’ll find my attempts at that.

Though I occasionally publish videos, the vast majority of my music has remained private, heard only by me, my fiancée, and my best friend. It’s probably time to change that, so for now I’ve decided to start listing my personal archive here.

SWAP PICKING

This is a solo where I experimented with right hand rythms.

FIFTH DIMENSION

This song came about during an “absurd limitation” exercise where I played on just one string. While jamming on that single string and trying to be musical, I realized that if I play on one string, I can use any tuning. So, it became a double experiment: I tuned my guitar in fifths and jammed like this for a day. Some interesting riffs emerged, and I decided to record a short song.

PERFORMAXE PROMOTIONAL

These two videos were made when I first started the Performaxe project, as I wanted to showcase it in some way. I hadn’t played for five years before starting the company due to an injury, so the first video holds sentimental value for me. It was the first thing I published after a long time, and it took quite a lot of practice to get back on track and be able to play it.

Cosmic Shampoo

This one is a bit of a weird one. I’ve been into electronic music almost as long as I’ve been into guitar, and sometimes I veer completely off track from my goal of blending the two, going 100% electronic instead. This video is about 10 years old, and it’s as cheesy as it gets. I’m probably sharing it because I spent so much time editing it that it has a strong IKEA effect for me: I put so much effort into it that it must be good… though it’s probably just cheesy.

Polska from Norbotten

This piece was created for a Swedish tribute contest hosted by Strandberg. The goal was to make a rendition of the traditional Swedish song, ‘Polska from Norbotten.’

I’ve noticed that the main challenge when creating modern versions of popular songs is avoiding the ‘folk/metal-ish’ vibe—a strong contrast between a traditional melody and a new style that doesn’t quite fit, sometimes resulting in a strange franken-style that only appeals to those deeply familiar with the original composition.

I made an effort to write a song that could stand on its own and be enjoyed by listeners who may not know its origins. However, the melody closely follows the original and is clearly recognizable if you’re familiar with the Polska from Norbotten.

The time signature is 4/4, while the original is in 3/4. I used this ‘3/4 on 4/4’ effect to add variation to the song. The style could be described as modern fusion. The intro was made using some resampled nyckelharpa performances to play the theme on this traditional Swedish instrument. Though I’m not entirely sure it sounds like a nyckelharpa at all.