The Commander-in-Chief new official music video

Below is the latest official music video called "The Manager" from the versatile The Commander-in-Chief. In case you are new to The Commander, here is the official biography. Just in case, below you will find a couple of other videos.

Biography: Norwegian 7 string guitarist, singer, songwriter.

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After being featured as “one of ten modern guitar gods” and “the queen of shred” by major music magazines in the Metal genre, she successfully crossed over to classical music in 2013. She was the first guitarist to ever record a guitar version of Sarasate´s masterpiece for violin, Zigeunerweisen Op. 20. The video for it was on the “top 10 viral videos of 2013” in world leading Guitar World Magazine. The song and video was also the first professional cooperation and guitar duel between a metal guitarist and a classical guitarist (Thomas Valeur).

During the summer of 2014 she recorded a full album with leading classical guitarist Craig Ogden. Craig had his third number one album in the UK in 2014 and he has been nominated to Grammy and UK Brit Awards. Their album, “2 Guitars - The Classical Crossover Album” was released in December 2014 and has charted as #1 on Amazon USA. The album is available on iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby, etc.

Their guitar duel version of Paganini´s Caprice 24 was the first video they released from the album. It was featured in major newspaper the Guardian, as one of “Ten best Metal meets Classical”. It was also on the “Top 10 viral videos of 2014” in Guitar World Magazine, where it premiered.

In January 2015, The CIC shared the stage with some of the greatest guitarists in the world, when she performed at the Randy Rhoads Remembered concert in Anaheim, California. Some of the other guitarists included Michael Angelo Batio, Alex Skolnick, Kiko Loreiro and many more. The event was organised by drummer extraordinaire Brian Tichy. She also performed at the NAMM show in California several times that week. In January 2015 she was one of the expert judges on the Norwegian Awards Show, Spellemann, in the metal genre. Spellemann is the Norwegian version of the Grammys.

Her original song, Let It Go, is the bonus track on the classical crossover album she recorded with Craig Ogden. The song got nationwide radio play on BBC Radio in the UK in January 2015.

The Commander-In-Chief has been a guest on major TV shows. She has been featured in major music magazines all over the world and on newspaper front pages. She has played major festivals and in 2014 she performed at the Musikmesse in Frankfurt and the NAMM show. In 2013 she was featured by Norway´s biggest TV channel, NRK, as one of today´s role models for women in music.

Guitar World Magazine has interviewed/featured her twice and all the videos from her album with Craig Ogden have premiered on their website. Both Zigeunerweisen Op. 20 and Paganini´s Caprice 24 were shared more than 22 000 within days on Guitar World´s sites.

Europe´s leading guitar magazine, Total Guitar Magazine, said this about her: "It's a sad fact that when you think of shred guitarists, the majority of them will be men. Enter The Commander-In-Chief, a seven-string-wielding uber shredding female who's ready to melt faces and shatter stereotypes. This Norwegian Metal maiden has her eyes set to command and conquer the masses."

Revolver Magazine featured her as "The hottest chick in Hard Rock".

Her Demo "Battle for the Mind" from 2010 and her official debut EP "Evolution" (2012) both received outstanding reviews and The CIC was praised for her innovative and catchy songwriting, advanced guitar playing and unique vocal range. She is a professionally trained Opera singer, Bel Canto technique, with a pure coloratura voice, going all the way up to C7.

She has twice been nominated for "Best Metal song" by Hollywood Music in Media Awards (2011 and 2012).

In 2014 she published her first children´s book, The Freezing Snowman, which she wrote and illustrated.

The CIC is a solo artist. She is not signed to any record label. She lives outside London.

The Manager by The Commander In Chief

Non Si Sa Mai by The Commander In Chief

Iron Maiden & Kiss Medley on Late Night TV Show with The Commander In Chief and 5 other guitarists.

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