Jimena Fosado is a 26 year old female guitarist born in Mexico City established in Los Angeles. Influenced by different genres in order to create her own and unique sound mixing different elements in her versatile music. She is part of the Shreddelicious community that features female musicians all over the world including Lari Basilio, Sarah Longfield, Nita Strauss, Courtney Cox, Nikki Stringfield, Yvette Young, etc.

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Jimena has performed for Disney +, ABC and live TV. She has also played on stage with Steve Vai, Dave Weiner, Philip Bynoe, Paul Reed Smith(PRS Guitars), Scott Paige(Pink Floyd), Gilby Clark (Guns N Roses), Dave Evans (AC/DC), Mike Beal (Earth Wind and Fire) Tim Pierce, Plain White T's, HS NATION, Drake Bell, Rockland, judge of The Voice Mexico Maria Leon, Tribute band Lynnette Shebyrd, among others. Lead guitar for 7 time award winner musical theater play Jesus Christ Superstar touring in Mexico alongside grammy winner Beto Cuevas, Leonardo de Lozanne, Eric Rubin, Kalimba, Yahir, Maria José y Maria León.

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Endorsed by PRS Guitars, EMG Pickups, Elixir Strings, Mono Cases, 64 Audio for IEM's. She's been a YAMAHA and LINE 6 product tester.

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Jimena has participated in benefit performances, master classes, and recording sessions; She has been in major press in Mexico and U.S.A. (Guitar Girl, Guitar World, TELEHIT, International Women's Music Network, GuitarraMX, Shed Guitar Masters, Guitarramente, Talent Raters, TMZ, Fox News live, LA Weekly among others).

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On December 2022, Jimena was part of "The biggest shred collab V" by famous youtuber Jared Dines who showed-case Herman Lee, , Jason Richardson, Lari Basilio, Nita Strauss, Manuel Gardner Fernandes, Kiki Wong, The Dooo, Angel Vivaldi, Hayden Maringer, Max Ostro, Mark Holcomb, Steve Terreberry, Ola Englund, Davie504, Ichika Nito, Gus G among others.

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EARLY LIFE

 

She started playing piano at the age of four to follow in her father’s footsteps in piano education. Hearing “Money for Nothing” by Dire Straits at age six inspired her interest in learning the guitar. Despite her insistence, her father didn’t think she would take it seriously at that early of an age so he waited seven years until she couldn’t stop asking for it. He was convinced of her interest when she finished the Guitar Hero 3 video game he had bought for her instead in less than three days.

 

She had private lessons throughout the first years of playing but had the desire to become one of the best guitar players worldwide. She knew staying at home in Mexico was not an option for her, and dreamed of attending Musicians Institute after hearing that school had successful graduates that she’s looked up to since she started playing. When applying for Musicians Institute, she was awarded with the Synyster Gates Scholarship (Avenged Sevenfold).

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She started uploading videos of her playing punk rock covers to Youtube and received attention by going viral and being mentioned on Twitter by some of the bands or artists she covered such as Simple Plan and Orianthi. The most viewed video passed over 100,000 views in such a short time. She is followed on social media by several artists supporting her work such as Joe Satriani, John Illsley, Orianthi, Nili Brosh, Cortney Cox, Nick Johnston, Angel Vivaldi, Aaron Marshall, Chris Broderick, Rob Scallon, Doug Doppler to name a few.

 

When she was 15, at a concert, she got the front and everyone pushed forward. Causing her broken ribs by both sides, separating them from the sternum and the nerves of the ribs getting swollen. She spent three months in bed receiving direct injections on the nerves near the sternum. Of course, that didn’t stop her and she took it as an opportunity to write lyrics about how she felt, powerless, far from her dream and guitar. This is a condition she has to live with because there’s a trauma on the nerves, she needs light guitars to be able to move on stage and perform for long.

She has demonstrated ease to write songs ever since. When she was in school friends would have personal issues, she could write about and they would identify with the songs.

 

She had rough times as well; Twitter was her principal page to communicate and make friends all over the world. There were people who were suffering depression trying to end their lives, she wrote and showed them songs making them feel supported. “When you can change or even save someone else’s life with music and much more with yours, that’s when I realized there’s no other thing I want to do for the rest of my life”.

 

 

"She shreds." - Dave Weiner to Steve Vai

 

"You have to see her play, she shreds" Jeremy Colson to Steve Vai.

 

"Every time I listen to music my world changes therefore, I want to change the world." - Jimena 

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