Carmine T. Guida is a New York City-based, nationally recognized[1] musician, teacher and performer.[2] He is also a programmer and creator of online games and apps.[3] [4]
Guida is known primarily for teaching the doumbek,[5] however also plays several other instruments professionally: oud, cumbus, riq, bass guitar, guitar and mandolin. He appears on the Beginners Guide To Bellydance [Box set] released by UK label Nascente,[6] and is described by ethnomusicologist Eric Bernard Ederer as a well-known Cumbus player alongside Steve Vai.[7] [8]
Guida was voted favorite musician in the New Jersey Belly Dancing Peoples' Choice awards.[9] His performances on doumbek have also been favorably reviewed.[10] [11] [12] Jareeda magazine said of his drumming on a Pangia CD (on which he provided all of the drum solos) "Pangia CDs have ... killer drums solos...".[13] His production, as well as musicianship of the Turkish Band Camp All-Stars CD, was also praised[14]
He has also appeared in the movie Mixed Signals.[15]
Guida was a computer scientist who was CEO of web page development company Team5,[16] when he decided that his time was better spent as a full-time musician.
Carmine's first instrument was the Bass Guitar. He was inspired by groups like Rush and entertained audiences with his slap bass stylings, which were made popular by groups like Primus. Carmine started performing in front of live audiences at his local Church, St. Rose of Lima in Massapequa New York.[17]
Carmine T. Guida has had hundreds of performances inside and outside of the US. He performs in New York City with Middle East meets Brooklyn fusion band Djinn.[18] Their debut album, "The Middle East Side", was favorably reviewed by The Chronicles.[19] Guida has also performed with New York City-based progressive rock band Pain Hertz. Carmine also performs monthly on Long Island with traditional bellydance music band Baharat.
| Artist | Album | Release Date | Instruments | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paige23 | Let Yourself Fall[20] | 01/07/2002 | Bass Guitar, Mandolin and Djembe | Paige23's second release (the first featuring Carmine T. Guida). |
| Carmine T. Guida | Not Alone | 01/01/2003 | Acoustic Guitar | |
| Efendi | Live at Le Figaro | 09/01/2003 | Bass Doumbek | |
| Pain Hertz | jam #4[21] | 09/20/2004 | Bass guitar | |
| Carmine and Friend | Flute and doumbek jam[22] | 10/12/2004 | Doumbek | |
| Paige23 | In Retrospect[23] | 02/01/2005 | Bass Guitar | Paige23's third release. |
| Pangia | Volume 3[24] | 03/01/2005 | Doumbek, Bass Doumbek, Riq | |
| ShakeEmUp | Bellydance Drum Solos[25] | 10/14/2005 | Doumbek | Guida's first release of music for bellydancing. |
| Pangia | Volume 4 - Dreams[26] | 03/01/2006 | Doumbek, Bass Doumbek, Riq | |
| Djinn | The Middle East Side[27] | 10/01/2006 | Cümbüs, Riq | Middle Eastern fusion group Djinn's first release. |
| Melissa and Carmine | Simplified Middle Eastern Songs for Learning and Practice Volume 1[28] | 03/01/2007 | Doumbek | |
| Pangia | Volume 5 - West of East[29] | 03/01/2007 | Doumbek, Bass Doumbek, Riq | |
| Melissa and Carmine | Simplified Middle Eastern Songs for Learning and Practice Volume 2[30] | 07/01/2007 | Doumbek | |
| Pete List | Songs For Kassar[31] | 10/01/2007 | Oud, Kanun | also features Rob Mastrianni[32] |
| Djinn | The Silent D[33] | 5/01/2009 | Cümbüs, Riq | Djinn's second release. |
| Pain Hertz | Creative Differences[34] | 01/25/2010 | Bass guitar | features on bonus jam |
| Title | Release Date | Instrument | Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Signals[35] | 2001 | Brief acting part as a Band Member. | ||
| The Heartbeat of Bellydance | 08/14/2005 | Bass Doumbek | The end of this DVD features a live performance by Jenna, Raquy Danziger and Carmine T. Guida. | |
| ShakeEmUp: Bellydance Drum Solos | 10/14/2005 | Doumbek | A performance DVD featuring bellydancers with live percussion. | |
| I Love Turkish Bellydance! | 01/16/2007 | Doumbek | The end of this DVD features a performance by Sarah Skinner with live drumming by Carmine T. Guida, Brad Mack and Pete List. | |
| Baby Beginner Doumbek Workshop | 10/01/2007 | Doumbek | Guida's first instructional DVD. | |
| Begintermediate Doumbek Workshop | 07/20/2009 | Doumbek | Guida's second instructional DVD. | |
Music by Paige23[36]
Music by Carmine Guida
Music by Djinn
Music from Shake Em Up
Music from Pangia
Music from Dorku
Guida has created apps and games for Apple and Android and is developing a game for the OUYA console.[39] [40] [41] Guida is developing his multi-player space game Quintet for OUYA in response to requests by backers of a fundraising campaign that supported his development for Android.[42] Guida has also developed a free Unity3D tool Dreamlo, which allows users to store and access data on an online database using HTTP requests.