Quick Facts
Biography
Carmine T. Guida is a New York City-based, nationally recognized musician, teacher and performer. 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 set] released by UK label Nascente, and is described by ethnomusicologist Eric Bernard Ederer as a well-known Cumbus player alongside Steve Vai.
Guida was voted favorite musician in the New Jersey Belly Dancing Peoples' Choice awards. His performances on doumbek have also been favorably reviewed. 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...". 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, 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. Their debut album, "The Middle East Side", was favorably reviewed by The Chronicles. 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
| Artist | Album | Release Date | Instruments | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Videography/Filmography
| Title | Release Date | Instrument | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 <ith live percussion. |
| 01/16/2007 | Doumbek | The end of this DVD features a performance by Sarah Skinner <ith live drumming by Carmine T. Guida, Brad Mack and Pete List. | |
| Baby Beginner Doumbek Workshop | 10/01/2007 | Doumbek | Guida's first instructional DVD. |
| 07/20/2009 | Doumbek | Guida's second instructional DVD. |
Music licensing
Music by Paige23
- Ed - NBC TV
- Medium - NBC TV
Music by Carmine Guida
- Back to the Beginning - ABC TV
Music by Djinn
- Secrets of the Sistine - ABC TV
- Adventures of an Incurable Optimist - ABC TV
- Gothic Bellydance Revelations - World Dance New York DVD
- Sensual Bellydance - World Dance New York DVD
- Belly Dance With Jim Boz - Jim Boz CD
- No Reservations (Istanbul episodes) - Travel Channel
- Back to the Beginning - ABC TV
Music from Shake Em Up
- Pop, Lock and Shimmy - Cheeky Girls Productions DVD
- Killer Ziller - Cheeky Girls Productions DVD
Music from Pangia
- American Belly Dance Legends - Amaya Productions DVD
Music from Dorku
- Music of Turkey: Cultural Crossroads - Carnegie Hall Instructional sheet music/CD
- "New coffeehouse takes you on an exotic trip". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 28 February 2008.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- Eric Bernard Ederer : The Cümbüş as instrument of "the Other" in modern Turkey (2007)
- http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/132733368
- http://www.njbellydancing.org/#___NJ_Belly_Dancings_Greats_in_2008_
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- 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: The International Magazine for Middle Eastern Dance - Music Issue - April 2007 issue, review of Pangia vol 5
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0263753/
- http://www.thebellydancetrainer.com/carmine.html
- http://www.stroseoflimaparish.org/
- Carmine Guida profile at Tribalcon Archived March 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
- The Chronicles, October 2009 issue, p60-61, "Djinn: The Middle East Side" by Kisa
- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001R23IBS
- https://archive.org/details/painhertzjamz
- https://archive.org/details/gelfq1
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/pangia
- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CAEQ8K
- http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/pangia2
- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WWGRUS/
- http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/carminetguida3
- http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/pangia3
- http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/carminetguida4
- http://www.petelist.com
- http://payplay.fm/petelist3/mp3/2
- http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Djinn2
- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0035G08Z8
- http://<<<.imdb.com/title/tt0263753/
- Paige23 at Audiosparx
- http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Anthony_Bourdain/Episode_Istanbul
- see end credits
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.