The Great Kat Beethoven Shred Interview

The Great Kat Beethoven Shred Interview

The Great Kat Shred Guitar Goddess unleashes high-speed shred guitar and violin insanity on the blistering new "Beethoven Shreds" CD, featuring shred guitar versions of "The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee," Beethoven's "5th Symphony," Paganini's "Caprice #24," Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto #3" and more.

Interview with The Great Kat

Question: Explain the name: The Great Kat Shred Guitar Goddess.

Katherine Thomas: The Great Kat (Katherine Thomas) is a highly-trained Juilliard Graduate Violin Virtuoso (Winner of the Artists International Competition on Violin and Violin Soloist at Carnegie Recital Hall) who realised after graduating from Juilliard that Classical Music was dead and decided to update Classical Music using speed mental and become the World's Fastest Shred Guitarist - Named "Top 10 Fastest Shredders Of All Time" by Guitar One Magazine and "50 Fastest Guitarists Of All Time" by Guitar World Magazine!


Question: Did you have any pre-conceived ideas about the music industry?

Katherine Thomas: Who cares about the "Music Industry"! The Great Kat is here to force you to become a genius with high-speed, geniusising entertainment!


Question: Do you write your own songs? What's your inspiration?

Katherine Thomas: Yes, The Great Kat composes my own shred/classic Songs: Listen to "Torture Techniques" (www.greatkat.com/TortureTechniques.mp3 and "Islamofasciasts" (www.greatkat.com/IslamoFascists.mp3) from "Beethoven Shreds" CD. The Great Kat's inspiration is the power, technical genius, brilliance and virtuosity of Beethoven!


Question: What music/artists do you listen to when you are not playing your own?

Katherine Thomas: Beethoven


Question: What's next? Tour/Album/Single?

Katherine Thomas: The Great Kat's new "Beethoven Shreads" CD featuring Beethoven, Bach, Paganini, Rimsky-Korsakov and more is out now! New Great Kat Vinyl Record of "Beethoven Shreds" will be coming soon! Stay tuned to the Kat Web Site at www.greatkat.com


Question: Was there a moment you contemplated throwing in the towel?

Katherine Thomas: Wake Up! The Great Kat is on a life-long mission to resurrect classical music for the masses using metal music!


Question: Do you prefer performing live or recording?

Katherine Thomas: The Great Kat Spreads the gospel of shread/classic music to the masses through all mediums- recording, live, tv, radio, internet- any way to get the world to wake up and become geniusized!


Question: What/who was your inspiration to go into the music industry?

Katherine Thomas: Speed Metal! Brutal power and speed!


Question: What's a typical day like?

Katherine Thomas: Composing, rehearsing, promoting and spreading the word of The Great Kat's genius shred/classic music!


Question: What has been your favourite part of becoming a music artist?

Katherine Thomas: Waking up this lethargic world with the power of the great masters: Beethoven, Mozart, Wagner, Rossini, Vivaldi, Bach and Paganini.


Question: If you could collaborate with another artist, who would it be?

Katherine Thomas: Ludwig Van Beethoven


Question: Can you tell us 5 things required for a happy healthy & enjoyable life?

Katherine Thomas: 1-Beethoven
2-Mozart
3-Bach
4-Paganin
5-The Great Kat's Shred/Classic energising music.


Interview by Brooke Hunter



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