Chet Thompson
@ChetThompson
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Chet began his musical voyage at age five with piano, trumpet, French horn and drums. In his teens he studied with the late Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osborne) and Tommy Girvin (Eddie Money) Chet has nine albums to his credit with the bands Hellion, WWII, and Slamnation. Chet was featured on MTY on Head Banger’s Ball with the band Hellion. He has toured extensively in the U.S and performed in Europe’s largest indoor arenas including Moscow’s Olympiad Stadium and Leningrad’s CKK Stadium. He has placed songs with Touchstone Pictures, Disney, Scotti Bros. and Rhino Records. Chet’s greatest musical asset is his ability to rethink the stand approach to guitar. By example; he plays two handed classical piano pieces on the guitar by turning it upside down on its headstock. Chet is one of the 80s metal shred guitarists known to have an instantly identifiable style with extraordinary feel.