Press – All Terrain Guitar
“With a passport stamped by Carnatic Indian classical music, Frank Zappa, Rush, Wes Montgomery, Bach, Bob Marley, bebop, and all stops in between, the guitarist is well-equipped to adroitly navigate any musical environment” – Vinnie Demasi, Guitar Player Magazine (Read full feature here)
“From his Carnatic musical roots in India, to his distinctive technical approach to playing guitar today, Prasanna challenges the listening audience to go on a ride with him. His newest CD All Terrain Guitar takes you on a musical journey, making a variety of stops along the way” – Jason Landry, Huffington Post (Read full feature here)
“He has dedicated his life to music and to bridging the gap between performer and audience always seeking to channel the power of music in ways that make apparent the common bonds of human experience…his newest release All Terrain Guitar showcases his distinctive style, all-encompassing range and fiery passion” – Steve Rider, Guitar Connoisseur magazine (Read full feature here)
“Prasanna is a ferocious talent, equally comfortable shredding like Eddie Van Halen as he is playing microtonal Indian ragas or mathematical bebop workouts. The guitarist’s formidable chops are proved from the first few bars of opener Springtime in New York” – Rob Garratt, The National Newspaper, Abu Dhabi (Read full review here)
“Like chilling out in Central Park and having a masala Dosa” – Aseem Chhabra, India Abroad Newspaper, USA (Read full feature here)
“This is an enjoyable feast and an inspiration to forward-thinking music lovers wanting to break outside the musical box” – Oscar Jordan, Vintage Guitar Magazine (Read full feature here)
“Guitarist-Composer Prasanna’s new album has got universal appeal including a pat on the back from A.R. Rahman” – Nikhil Raghavan, The Hindu, Mumbai, India (Read full feature here)
“In fact, this stuff kinda makes me think that if Yoko Ono and Santana had a baby and raised the kid on a steady diet of unclassified mushrooms, weed and meditation… and then gave the kid a lot of music lessons involving a sitar, kazoo and guitar… it might be named Prasanna!” – Jeb Wright, Editor, Classic Rock Revisited (Read full review here)
“Prasanna has mastered the art of translating the ancient music into an amalgam of more traditional genres that make “All Terrain Guitar,” his most adventurous album to date, a listener friendly 57 minute effort” – Michael Rampa, Music News Nashville (Read full review here)
“With angularity, precision and chops that fly off the charts, this isn’t laid back guitaristics or jazz from hell. It lands somewhere in between, smack dab into territory it’s staked out as it’s own. High octane guitar fans will love the jazzbo shredding that powers this along in high style” – Midwest Record (Read full review here)
“All Terrain Guitar showcases the talent of this extraordinary guitarist who delivers scorching guitar solos, dazzling musical interplay with his guests and memorable sumptuous melodies” –Angel Romero, Progressive Rock Central (Read full review here)
“I was quite literally blown away”… (4 Stars) – Jon Neudorf, Sea of Tranquility (Read full review here)