Carmine T. Guida is a New York City-based, nationally recognized[ Carmine Guida website] He is also a programmer and creator of online games and apps.
Music
Guida is known primarily for teaching the
doumbek,
however also plays several other instruments professionally:
oud,
cumbus,
riq,
bass guitar,
guitar and
mandolin. He appears on the
Beginners Guide To Bellydance Box released by UK label Nascente,
and is described by ethnomusicologist Eric Bernard Ederer as a well-known Cumbus player alongside
Steve Vai.
[Eric Bernard Ederer : The Cümbüş as instrument of "the Other" in modern Turkey (2007)][http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/132733368 ]
Guida was voted favorite musician in the New Jersey Belly Dancing Peoples' Choice awards.[http://www.thebellydancetrainer.com/carmine.html ][The Chronicles Magazine: The official publication of The Isis Foundation, Volume 7, Issue 2, p 10+ "Catching Up With Carmine"] 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...".[Jareeda: The International Magazine for Middle Eastern Dance - Music Issue - April 2007 issue, review of Pangia vol 5] His production, as well as musicianship of the Turkish Band Camp All-Stars CD, was also praised
He has also appeared in the movie Mixed Signals.
History
Guida was a computer scientist who was CEO of web page development company Team5,
[http://www.thebellydancetrainer.com/carmine.html ] 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.
Performer
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.
[ Carmine Guida profile at Tribalcon ] Their debut album, "The Middle East Side", was favorably reviewed by The Chronicles.
[The Chronicles, October 2009 issue, p60-61, "Djinn: The Middle East Side" by Kisa] 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.
Releases
Partial discography
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| Paige23 | Let Yourself Fall | 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 | 09/20/2004 | Bass guitar |
| Carmine and Friend | Flute and doumbek jam | 10/12/2004 | Doumbek |
| Paige23 | In Retrospect | 02/01/2005 | Bass Guitar | Paige23's third release. |
| Pangia | Volume 3 | 03/01/2005 | Doumbek, Bass Doumbek, Riq |
| ShakeEmUp | Bellydance Drum Solos | 10/14/2005 | Doumbek | Guida's first release of music for bellydancing. |
| Pangia | Volume 4 - Dreams | 03/01/2006 | Doumbek, Bass Doumbek, Riq |
| Djinn | The Middle East Side | 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 | 03/01/2007 | Doumbek |
| Pangia | Volume 5 - West of East | 03/01/2007 | Doumbek, Bass Doumbek, Riq |
| Melissa and Carmine | Simplified Middle Eastern Songs for Learning and Practice Volume 2 | 07/01/2007 | Doumbek |
| Pete List | Songs For Kassar | 10/01/2007 | Oud, Kanun | also features Rob Mastrianni |
| Djinn | The Silent D | 5/01/2009 | Cümbüs, Riq | Djinn's second release. |
| Pain Hertz | Creative Differences | 01/25/2010 | Bass guitar | features on bonus jam |
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Videography/Filmography
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Mixed Signals | 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. |
| | 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. |
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Music licensing
Music by Paige23[ Paige23 at Audiosparx]
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Ed - NBC TV
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Medium - NBC TV
Music by Carmine Guida
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Back to the Beginning - ABC TV
Music by Djinn
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Secrets of the Sistine - ABC TV
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Adventures of an Incurable Optimist - ABC TV
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Gothic Bellydance Revelations - World Dance New York DVD
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Sensual Bellydance - World Dance New York DVD
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Belly Dance With Jim Boz - Jim Boz CD
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No Reservations (Istanbul episodes) - Travel Channel
[see end credits]
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Back to the Beginning - ABC TV
Music from Shake Em Up
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Pop, Lock and Shimmy - Cheeky Girls Productions DVD
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Killer Ziller - Cheeky Girls Productions DVD
Music from Pangia
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American Belly Dance Legends - Amaya Productions DVD
Music from Dorku
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Music of Turkey: Cultural Crossroads - Carnegie Hall Instructional sheet music/CD
Games and Apps
Guida has created apps and games for Apple and Android and is developing a game for the OUYA console.
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.
Guida has also developed a free Unity3D tool Dreamlo, which allows users to store and access data on an online database using
.
