I was john's last student and good friend we spent many hours jamming and i picked up alot of very cool licks from him.  I miss him as a friend and instructor. I recorded all my lessons and hours of just jams and talk. I would like to get some of his albums but there seems to be none to be found :-(   RIP John

I met John one day when I was browsing at the music store and started to talk about music. John just came out of teaching a lesson and we started to chat. I told him I played fusion and he lit up with that great humble smile. He asked, why don’t you take some lessons with me? I said, I don’t read music and I had horrible experiences with guitar teachers that didn’t get me. John said, hey, I will show you how to play any song you like and maybe teach you some cool stuff. That he did. He opened my world to “tabs” and before long I was playing some very cool stuff never once attempting to read traditional music.

Composed by Lou Di Falco. Just a fun kind of tune with a fun groove. Actually a version of this has been used on a couple of forgettable reality TV shows.

Drive Groove (TV Cue)

Written by Hank Kaneshige
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at L & I Studios
Hank Kaneshige - Bass and vocal
Mike Carlone - guitar and background vocal
Lou DiFalco - Keyboards
Tom Mitchell - Drums and tambourine
All - Handclaps

DANCE WITH THE DEVIL - Endgame

Written by Mike Carlone and performed by EndGame
Mike Carlone - guitar and lead vocal
Lou Di Falco - Keyboards
Hank Kanishige - Bass
Tom Mitchell - Drums
Chelsea Barreto - Vocals

Archangel (Changes Going On) 6 - 28 - 17

Composed by Lou Di Falco. This is a tribute to a great fusion guitarist by the name of John Macey. Macey lived most of his life in New Jersey playing and teaching guitar. He was a brilliant player and a great friend who died way before his time in obscurity except for the many students and loyal followers he had. I wrote and recorded this tune in honor of him. I was fortunate that I got to record on his last album 20 years ago titled "Metal Bop Blues from Mars". I attempted to capture some of the energy that went into that CD. My sampled guitar solo was an attempt to recreate John's playing and admittedly it does not come close. I would like to thank Ed Dzubak (check out his great stuff on SoundCloud) who laid down a swinging drum track while hanging at my house one spring afternoon. Enjoy!

Remembering John Macey (Remix)

"Analog Retention" was accepted for publication. New version remix for the album - thanks for listening!

Analog Retention NEW MIX

Lou is a pianist/composer living in northern New Jersey. Lou has composed music for many television programs and is an active pianist who plays with jazz and rock ensembles.

Remembering John Macey (Remix)

Lou Di Falco

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