tosin abasi

Tosi Abasi is an unbelievable guitarist and the founder of instrumental progressive metal band, Animals as Leaders. He's also the founder of Abasi Concepts, which produces beautiful guitars that sound even better than the look. His success has allowed him to own some very fast cars but unlike most supercar owners, Tosin drives his cars at the track and in the canyons quite frequently. 

We talk about life as a self-taught guitarist, his journey with music, his cars, and more. 

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Tosin is truly a 21st Century guitar-hero, leading a new generation of players into sonic parts-unknown. With Animals as Leaders, he's pushed past the boundries of progressive-metal and has helped to define a new, mind-bending world of "djent", seamlessly integrating multiple tones, time-signatures, and music-styles into something wholly new and exciting. He's also brought new technological advancements in guitar design to the masses with his Abasi Concepts guitars, which incorporate 7 and 8-string multi-scale designs. Greg and Tosin cover a lot of ground here, so buckle-up! 


1:26 - The influence of social media on modern day musicians
7:01 - The difference between wanting to play, and having to play - how to deal with creative roadblocks
9:34 - Tosin’s creative process working through varying time signatures, thoughts on improvisation, and how Animals As Leaders approaches new material
17:44 - How Tosin decided to pursue instrumental music, and the idea of the lead vocal as just another melodic element within an ensemble
27:48 - Tosin’s music and artistic influences over the years, the complexity of jazz less as a music style and more of a genre itself, and the beauty of opinion within music
54:05 - For those times when you feel like you need a break from listening to music, where to find inspiration, and the interesting evolution of purchased music vs streaming music
60:20 - Tosin’s ‘Abasi’ line of guitars, how his playing style lent to the creation of the guitar, and how improvisation plays into the Animals As Leaders palette 

Total Length: 91:12

Tosin and I go deep on the very nature of our existence....checkout his music in a specially curated ‘just for this episode’ Playlist on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/user/1210407742/playlist/6fJOgVc7YWv0FZsXMKQxoh?si=BWpwN7gCT8Wkk-RuTBwHRA 

📸 by Randy Edwards