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GENIUSES:
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN-The GREATEST COMPOSER in HISTORY. The Greatest Composition in Musical History, Beethoven's SYMPHONY #9 "THE CHORAL" (1824) was composed when he was TOTALLY DEAF!
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN,
Greatest Classical Composer in history, who composed the masterpiece Symphony #9, while TOTALLY DEAF!
 
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, Baroque Composer who wrote the genius UNFINISHED masterpiece "ART OF FUGUE" in his last years, while SLOWLY GOING BLIND!
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, Baroque Composer who wrote the genius UNFINISHED masterpiece "THE ART OF THE FUGUE" in his last years, while SLOWLY GOING BLIND!
 
MOZART: By the age of 10, Mozart was a famous "Wunderkind" prodigy composer/performer. He died when he was only 35 years old, after being commissioned to compose a Requiem Mass (music for the dead) from a mysterious stranger, which Mozart misinterpreted as a pronouncement of his own death.
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, GENIUS CLASSICAL Composer, who died when he was only 35 years old.
 
Paganini was called "The Devil's Son" and "Witch's Brat" for his demonic and amazing violin virtuosity!  Audiences thought Paganini made a pact with the devil to be able to perform supernatural displays of technique!
NICCOLO PAGANINI was called "The Devil's Son" and "Witch's Brat" for his demonic and amazing violin virtuosity!
 
RICHARD WAGNER, genius opera composer who invented the "LEITMOTIVE" (melodies corresponding to characters) and revolutionized operas with the 4 opera masterpiece "THE RING."
RICHARD WAGNER, genius opera composer who invented the "LEITMOTIVE" (melodies corresponding to characters) and revolutionized operas with the 4 opera masterpiece "THE RING."
 
 
THE GREAT KAT, The Only FEMALE Musical Revolutionary, Inventor of "Shred Classical" Music and Resurrector of Classical Music!
THE GREAT KAT,  The Only FEMALE Musical Revolutionary,   Inventor of "Shred Classical" Music and Resurrector of Classical Music!
 
NEW! CHUCK, from MUSKEGON, MI is the WINNER of THE GREAT KAT "GUITAR LICKS CONTEST"!
 CHUCK WON a FREE KAT SHRED GUITAR LICKS T-SHIRT & KAT THONG!
WINNING REASON "WHY DOES THE GREAT KAT'S SHRED GUITAR LICKS DESTROY EVERY OTHER GUITARIST?":
"Kat is a Juilliard graduate virtuoso, for Kat, playing shred guitar is easy! She's a fast, exciting genius composer who hyperspeeds circles around all other so-called guitarists!" - Chuck from Muskegon, MI
NEW! THE GREAT KAT & BEETHOVEN POSTER in KERRANG MAGAZINE "SPEED KILLS!" Kerrang Magazine's Kerristmas Kwizz--2. "On what weird LP could you hear a track called 'Paganini's 24th Caprice'? [Answer] 2.Great Kat's 'Beethoven On Speed'" 
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NEW! TESCO'S NEW TV COMMERCIAL FOR "CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS" VIDEO GAME FEATURES THE GREAT KAT'S VIVALDI'S "THE FOUR SEASONS"!
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Tesco is featuring The Great Kat's music in the new TV commercial for the wildly popular Activision video game "Call of Duty: Ghosts." The commercial features the heart-racing shredding guitar and violin virtuosity of The Great Kat's Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons," synched perfectly in time with Call of Duty: Ghosts’ fast action bombs, explosions, and death defying feats!
TESCO'S NEW TV COMMERCIAL FOR "CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS" VIDEO GAME FEATURES THE GREAT KAT'S ELECTRIFYING FAST-SPEED MUSIC! The Great Kat's Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" on Violin and Guitar Thrills in TV Commercial for World's Second Largest Retailer! TESCO'S NEW TV COMMERCIAL FOR "CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS" VIDEO GAME FEATURES THE GREAT KAT'S ELECTRIFYING FAST-SPEED MUSIC! The Great Kat's Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" on Violin and Guitar Thrills in TV Commercial for World's Second Largest Retailer! TESCO'S NEW TV COMMERCIAL FOR "CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS" VIDEO GAME FEATURES THE GREAT KAT'S ELECTRIFYING FAST-SPEED MUSIC! The Great Kat's Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" on Violin and Guitar Thrills in TV Commercial for World's Second Largest Retailer!
NEW! ITUNES PREMIERES THE GREAT KAT’S NEW "WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE" MUSIC VIDEO (famous “Lone Ranger” Theme Song) from UPCOMING New Great Kat ShredClassical DVD! Starring THE GREAT KAT Shredding on Guitar And Violin with her ALL-MALE RHYTHM GUITAR SYMPHONY, With WILLIAM TELL (Legendary Virtuoso Marksman) & GESSLER (the Austrian Overlord)!ITUNES PREMIERES THE GREAT KAT’S NEW "WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE" MUSIC VIDEO (famous “Lone Ranger” Theme Song) from UPCOMING New Great Kat ShredClassical DVD! 
Starring THE GREAT KAT Shredding on Guitar And Violin with her ALL-MALE RHYTHM GUITAR SYMPHONY, With WILLIAM TELL (Legendary Virtuoso Marksman) & GESSLER (the Austrian Overlord)!
NEW! RHAPSODY SHRED RADIO FEATURES THE GREAT KAT! "Rhapsody's Shred Radio. The station is centered around the fleet fingers and virtuoso fretwork of wizards like The Great Kat." - By Chuck Eddy, Rhapsody Shred Radio.
Listen to Rhapsody Shred Radio: The Great Kat’s Sarasate’s “Carmen Fantasy”, “War”, Bach’s “Brandenburg Concerto #3”, and Wagner’s “The Ride Of The Valkyries” at http://www.rhapsody.com/blog/post/radio-shred
 RHAPSODY SHRED RADIO FEATURES THE GREAT KAT! "Rhapsody's Shred Radio. The station is centered around the fleet fingers and virtuoso fretwork of wizards like The Great Kat." - By Chuck Eddy, Rhapsody Shred Radio (June 3, 2014). Listen to Rhapsody Shred Radio: The Great Kat’s Sarasate’s “Carmen Fantasy”, “War”, Bach’s “Brandenburg Concerto #3”, and Wagner’s “The Ride Of The Valkyries” at http://www.rhapsody.com/blog/post/radio-shred
 
NEW! AXS.COM'S INTERVIEW WITH THE GREAT KAT! "SHREDDING THE GREAT COMPOSERS: AN INTERVIEW WITH THE GREAT KAT"! "There is no confusing The Great Kat with anyone else...A fire-storm of blond hair whipping around a guitar that's smoking from ferocious fingers and a whole lot of fury. A graduate of the elite Juilliard School, The Great Kat is best known and loved (and sometimes feared) for her speed metal interpretations of the most famous and well-loved pieces of classical music." - Melanie Falina, AXS.com (June 24, 2014)
 AXS.COM'S INTERVIEW WITH THE GREAT KAT! "SHREDDING THE GREAT COMPOSERS: AN INTERVIEW WITH THE GREAT KAT"! "There is no confusing The Great Kat with anyone else...A fire-storm of blond hair whipping around a guitar that's smoking from ferocious fingers and a whole lot of fury. A graduate of the elite Juilliard School, The Great Kat is best known and loved (and sometimes feared) for her speed metal interpretations of the most famous and well-loved pieces of classical music." - Melanie Falina, AXS.com
THE GREAT KAT: "TOP 10 FASTEST SHREDDERS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar One MagazineGUITAR WORLD MAGAZINE NAMES THE GREAT KAT "NEED FOR SPEED: THE 50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"! "GW exceeds the legal limit with this roundup of the 50 fastest masters of the fretboard. The Great Kat. SIGNATURE SONG: 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee'. ALBUM: Beethoven on Speed. Juilliard-trained virtuoso. Heavy leather dominatrix persona so over the top." - Guitar World MagazineMUSICRADAR.COM NAMES THE GREAT KAT "20 OF THE FASTEST GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY"! "The Great Kat. Fastest track: Metal Messiah. The Great Kat deserves credit, not just for her incredible speed, but for sticking to her passion - whether it's in or out of fashion. An uncompromising shred demon hell-bent on bringing classical music crashing into the 20th (and now the 21st) century, preferably at about 500bpm." - Matthew Parker, MusicRadar.com
 
NEW! MEDIABISTRO FEATURES THE GREAT KAT IN "TAG EUROPE, TESCO USE THE GREAT KAT TO PROMOTE 'CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS'! "In a textbook display of how advertising is much different in the U.K., Tag Europe and Tesco — the world’s second largest retailer — used the music of The Great Kat in their ad for Call of Duty: Ghosts to add a sense of drama and urgency to the spot. In America, you don’t use the music of classically-trained virtuosos to sell video games, you use Eminem. The 20 second spot scores The Great Kat‘s rendition of Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” to its footage of players enjoying the game." - By Erik Oster, MediabistroMEDIABISTRO: "TAG EUROPE, TESCO USE THE GREAT KAT TO PROMOTE 'CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS'! "In a textbook display of how advertising is much different in the U.K., Tag Europe and Tesco — the world’s second largest retailer — used the music of The Great Kat in their ad for Call of Duty: Ghosts to add a sense of drama and urgency to the spot. In America, you don’t use the music of classically-trained virtuosos to sell video games, you use Eminem. The 20 second spot scores The Great Kat‘s rendition of Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” to its footage of players enjoying the game." - By Erik Oster, MediabistroMEDIABISTRO FEATURES THE GREAT KAT IN "TAG EUROPE, TESCO USE THE GREAT KAT TO PROMOTE 'CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS'! "In a textbook display of how advertising is much different in the U.K., Tag Europe and Tesco — the world’s second largest retailer — used the music of The Great Kat in their ad for Call of Duty: Ghosts to add a sense of drama and urgency to the spot. In America, you don’t use the music of classically-trained virtuosos to sell video games, you use Eminem. The 20 second spot scores The Great Kat‘s rendition of Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” to its footage of players enjoying the game." - By Erik Oster, Mediabistro
 
WATCH GREAT KAT MUSIC VIDEOS on YOUTUBE! OVER 1 MILLION YOUTUBE VIEWS OF THE GREAT KAT'S SHRED/CLASSICAL MUSIC!!!!
 
MUSICRADAR.COM NAMES THE GREAT KAT AS "20 OF THE FASTEST GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY"! "The Great Kat. Fastest track: Metal Messiah. The Great Kat deserves credit, not just for her incredible speed, but for sticking to her passion. An uncompromising shred demon hell-bent on bringing classical music crashing into the 20th (and now the 21st) century, preferably at about 500bpm." - Matthew Parker, MusicRadar.comMUSICRADAR.COM NAMES THE GREAT KAT AS "20 OF THE FASTEST GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY"! "The Great Kat. Fastest track: Metal Messiah. The Great Kat deserves credit, not just for her incredible speed, but for sticking to her passion. An uncompromising shred demon hell-bent on bringing classical music crashing into the 20th (and now the 21st) century, preferably at about 500bpm." - Matthew Parker, MusicRadar.com
MUSICRADAR.COM NAMES THE GREAT KAT AS "20 OF THE FASTEST GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY"! "The Great Kat. Fastest track: Metal Messiah. The Great Kat deserves credit, not just for her incredible speed, but for sticking to her passion. An uncompromising shred demon hell-bent on bringing classical music crashing into the 20th (and now the 21st) century, preferably at about 500bpm." - Matthew Parker, MusicRadar.comMUSICRADAR.COM NAMES THE GREAT KAT AS "20 OF THE FASTEST GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY"! "The Great Kat. Fastest track: Metal Messiah. The Great Kat deserves credit, not just for her incredible speed, but for sticking to her passion. An uncompromising shred demon hell-bent on bringing classical music crashing into the 20th (and now the 21st) century, preferably at about 500bpm." - Matthew Parker, MusicRadar.com

 
THE GREAT KAT AWARDS:
THE GREAT KAT: Honored with a STAR in the "GUITAR HERO GALAXY" - Spin MagazineHONORED WITH A STAR IN THE "GUITAR HERO GALAXY" - Spin Magazine
"From rock legends to the Devil - with callouts to and riffs from today's hottest players-our highly subjective classification of the guitar-hero galaxy. THE GREAT KAT." SPIN MAGAZINE HONORS THE GREAT KAT WITH A STAR IN THE "GUITAR HERO GALAXY"! "THE LOUDER THE BETTER - INTERSTELLAR OVERDRIVE. From rock legends to the Devil - with callouts to and riffs from today's hottest players-our highly subjective classification of the guitar-hero galaxy. THE GREAT KAT." - David Marchese, Spin Magazine (May/June 2012)
MUSICRADAR.COM NAMES THE GREAT KAT "20 OF THE FASTEST GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY"! "The Great Kat. Fastest track: Metal Messiah. The Great Kat deserves credit, not just for her incredible speed, but for sticking to her passion - whether it's in or out of fashion. An uncompromising shred demon hell-bent on bringing classical music crashing into the 20th (and now the 21st) century, preferably at about 500bpm." - Matthew Parker, MusicRadar.com"20 OF THE FASTEST GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY"  MusicRadar.com
"The Great Kat. An uncompromising shred demon hell-bent on bringing classical music crashing into the 20th (and now the 21st) century, preferably at about 500bpm."
THE GREAT KAT: "TOP 10 FASTEST SHREDDERS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar One Magazine"TOP 10 FASTEST SHREDDERS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar One Magazine
"The Great Kat. 'Girl power' is a gross understatement. The world's first shredding dominatrix."
GUITAR WORLD MAGAZINE NAMES THE GREAT KAT "50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"!! "THE GREAT KAT SIGNATURE SONG 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee'" "Juilliard-trained virtuoso. Heavy leather dominatrix persona so over the top."- Guitar World Magazine, July 2008 Issue"50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar World Magazine
"The Great Kat. Juilliard-trained virtuoso. Heavy leather dominatrix persona so over the top."
BUZZFEED NAMES THE GREAT KAT "THE 13 MOST POWERFUL 'O' FACES OF ROCK"! "3. The Great Kat." - Dorsey Shaw, BuzzFeed"THE 13 MOST POWERFUL 'O' FACES OF ROCK" - BuzzFeed
"3. The Great Kat."
GUITARRA ATALHO NAMES THE GREAT KAT #1 IN "THE 12 BEST GUITARISTS OF THE WORLD"! "1st Katherine Thomas (The Great Kat). The Great Kat is best known for her thrash metal interpretations of well-known pieces of classical music." - Leonardo Martins Moraes, Guitarra Atalho #1 IN "THE 12 BEST GUITARISTS OF THE WORLD" - Guitarra Atalho
 "1st Katherine Thomas (The Great Kat). The Great Kat is best known for her thrash metal interpretations of well-known pieces of classical music."
GUITAR WORLD MAGAZINE NAMES THE GREAT KAT "NEED FOR SPEED: THE 50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"! "GW exceeds the legal limit with this roundup of the 50 fastest masters of the fretboard. The Great Kat. SIGNATURE SONG: 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee'. ALBUM: Beethoven on Speed. Juilliard-trained virtuoso. Heavy leather dominatrix persona so over the top." - Guitar World Magazine"NEED FOR SPEED: THE 50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar World Magazine
"The Great Kat. SIGNATURE SONG: 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee'. ALBUM: Beethoven on Speed."
MAXIMUM ROCK MAGAZINE NAMES THE GREAT KAT "THE 25 BEST ROCK GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD"! "The Great Kat" ("Beethoven Mosh")"THE 25 BEST ROCK GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD" - Maximum Rock Magazine "The Great Kat" ("Beethoven Mosh")
WHATCULTURE! NAMES THE GREAT KAT "10 PHENOMENAL FEMALE GUITARISTS THAT DESERVE YOUR ATTENTION IN 2013"! "The Great Kat. She’s just so awesome. The Great Kat has been called one of the fastest shredders of all time by Guitar One magazine, and watching her play it seems like a fair accolade. What truly makes The Great Kat great is her understanding of music across genres. Morphing of classical music into pretty skin-shearing metal ought to be celebrated hugely. Jacques Loussier’s transitioning of Chopin and Bach to jazz was hugely revered, and The Great Kat, deserves the same treatment." -Hannah Spencer, WhatCulture!"10 PHENOMENAL FEMALE GUITARISTS THAT DESERVE YOUR ATTENTION" - WhatCulture!
"The Great Kat. She’s just so awesome. Morphing of classical music into pretty skin-shearing metal ought to be celebrated hugely."
GRAPHS.NET NAMES THE GREAT KAT TOP 10 "FASTEST GUITAR PLAYERS IN THE WORLD" - GRAPHS.NET! "The Great Kat is the sixth fastest guitar player in the world and her real name is Katherine Thomas. She plays Guitar and Violin." TOP 10 "FASTEST GUITAR PLAYERS IN THE WORLD" - Graphs.net
"The Great Kat is the sixth fastest guitar player in the world and her real name is Katherine Thomas. She plays Guitar and Violin."
NME NAMES THE GREAT KAT "TOP 8 FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"! "The Great Kat: When the Juilliard trained Kat straps on the six-strings, everything around is sucked up in a swirling vortex of hypersonic virtuosity." - NME"TOP 8 FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"- NME
"The Great Kat: When the Juilliard trained Kat straps on the six-strings, everything around is sucked up in a swirling vortex of hypersonic virtuosity."
KURIER NAMES THE GREAT KAT "THE BEST ROCK FEMALE GUITARISTS"! "The American heavy metal guitarist The Great Kat (born Katherine Thomas) expertly wraps her band's Classical sounds into speed metal and pulls it into a vortex of sonic virtuosity." - Kurier"THE BEST ROCK FEMALE GUITARISTS" - Kurier
"The American heavy metal guitarist The Great Kat (born Katherine Thomas) expertly wraps her band's Classical sounds into speed metal and pulls it into a vortex of sonic virtuosity."
"THE 100 WILDEST GUITAR HEROES" - Classic Rock Magazine"THE 100 WILDEST GUITAR HEROES" - Classic Rock Magazine  
"The Great Kat - FELINE GROOVY. Likes blood. And Beethoven. Must hear: William Tell Overture."
THE GREAT KAT: "TOP-10 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar World Magazine's Readers' Poll"TOP-10 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar World Magazine's Readers' Poll
THE GREAT KAT: "12 GREATEST FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS" - Elle Magazine "12 GREATEST FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS" - Elle Magazine
"Juilliard-trained violinist the Great Kat (aka Katherine Thomas) is the most mind-bogglingly fast."
GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE'S "GUTS & GLITTER" NAMES THE GREAT KAT "20 EXTRAORDINARY FEMALE GUITARISTS"! "THE GREAT KAT'S FEROCIOUS PASSION is unleashed in the service of a divine mission: zapping her ultra-virtuosic, 22nd-century shred classical concept into the synapses of what she calls the 'moron masses.' To accomplish this, the Juilliard-trained violinist and guitar shredder transforms classical masterworks into speed-metal songs, rages like a demented dominatrix, spews blood, bears arms, exposes her goodies, and indulges in both mental and dramatic castrations." - Michael Molenda, Guitar Player Magazine's "Guts & Glitter" Edition"20 EXTRAORDINARY FEMALE GUITARISTS" - Guitar Player Magazine's "Guts & Glitter"
"The Juilliard-trained violinist and guitar shredder transforms classical masterworks into speed-metal songs, rages like a demented dominatrix, spews blood."
GIBSON LIFESTYLE NAMES THE GREAT KAT "8 OF THE WORLD'S FASTEST SHREDDERS" "8 OF THE WORLD'S FASTEST SHREDDERS" - Gibson Lifestyle
"The Great Kat - the world’s foremost female shredder. Wait until you see a leather-and-fishnet clad wild woman bump up the BPMs."
THE GREAT KAT: "Famous Juilliard School Alumni" - Ranker.comThe Great Kat: "Famous Juilliard School Alumni" - Ranker.com
 
GUITAR WORLD MAGAZINE NAMES THE GREAT KAT "50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"! "The Great Kat. SIGNATURE SONG: 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee'. Juilliard-trained virtuoso. Heavy leather dominatrix persona so over the top." - Guitar World MagazineGUITAR WORLD MAGAZINE NAMES THE GREAT KAT "50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"! "The Great Kat. SIGNATURE SONG: 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee'. Juilliard-trained virtuoso. Heavy leather dominatrix persona so over the top." - Guitar World MagazineGUITAR WORLD MAGAZINE NAMES THE GREAT KAT "50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"! "The Great Kat. SIGNATURE SONG: 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee'. Juilliard-trained virtuoso. Heavy leather dominatrix persona so over the top." - Guitar World MagazineGUITAR WORLD MAGAZINE NAMES THE GREAT KAT "50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"! "The Great Kat. SIGNATURE SONG: 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee'. Juilliard-trained virtuoso. Heavy leather dominatrix persona so over the top." - Guitar World Magazine
 
"BEETHOVEN SHREDS" CD DOWNLOADS!
The Great Kat, The World's Fastest Guitarist, unleashes the ULTIMATE Shred Guitar CD, "BEETHOVEN SHREDS", featuring:
-"THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-BEE" PLAY MP3 of The Great Kat's "THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-BEE"! Shredding at 300 BPM!
-BEETHOVEN'S "5TH SYMPHONY" PLAY MP3 of The Great Kat's BEETHOVEN'S "5TH SYMPHONY"! with the world's most famous 4 notes!
-BACH'S "BRANDENBURG CONCERTO #3" PLAY MP3 of The Great Kat's BACH'S "BRANDENBURG CONCERTO #3" with 6 shredding guitars!
-PAGANINI'S "CAPRICE #24" PLAY MP3 of PAGANINI's "CAPRICE #24"! starring Great Kat's demonic guitar virtuosity!
& MORE!!
 
 
The Great Kat's "BEETHOVEN SHREDS" CD AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE THROUGH MUSIC VIDEO DISTRIBUTORS (MVD)! "Displaying the world's fastest shred guitar music, this CD features The Great Kat's electrifying tracks on guitar and violin with dazzling insane speeds of 300 BPM." The Great Kat's "BEETHOVEN SHREDS" CD AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE THROUGH MUSIC VIDEO DISTRIBUTORS (MVD)! "Displaying the world's fastest shred guitar music, this CD features The Great Kat's electrifying tracks on guitar and violin with dazzling insane speeds of 300 BPM." - MVD
 
LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON ONLINE FEATURES THE GREAT KAT'S "BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED" DVD! "The Great Kat, who you may know as one of the fastest, fiercest heavy metal guitar shredders in the universe. I popped it in, and was delighted to find some of the greatest heavy metal videos ever made. This lady is hard core. She plays Beethoven's symphonies the way he always intended: incredibly fast and covered in blood." - Late Night With Jimmy Fallon OnlineLATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON ONLINE FEATURES THE GREAT KAT'S "BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED" DVD! "The Great Kat, who you may know as one of the fastest, fiercest heavy metal guitar shredders in the universe. I popped it in, and was delighted to find some of the greatest heavy metal videos ever made. This lady is hard core. She plays Beethoven's symphonies the way he always intended: incredibly fast and covered in blood." - Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Online
"Kat is best described as a 21st century Janis Joplin who breaks out of the conventionally assigned gender role limitations of acceptable female behavior, to give the historically male dominated music scene a woman's energy and edge." Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze"Kat is best described as a 21st century Janis Joplin who breaks out of the conventionally assigned gender role limitations of acceptable female behavior, to give the historically male dominated music scene a woman's energy and edge." Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze

 
NEW YORK MAGAZINE FEATURES THE GREAT KAT! "The Great Kat. The High Priestess of Guitar Shred. She can play 'Flight of the Bumblebee' at 300 beats per minute! Wagner’s War, a no-holds-barred response to September 11, includes a cover of that tender Nazi classic 'Flight of the Valkyries.' Her followers (the 'Kat slaves') think she’s just the soldier America needs. Ranked among 'The Ten Fastest Shredders of All Time.' Totally spoiling her crazy-lady rep: She studied classical violin at Juilliard." - Melissa Maerz , New York Magazine, 4/21/10NEW YORK MAGAZINE FEATURES THE GREAT KAT! "The Great Kat. The High Priestess of Guitar Shred. She can play 'Flight of the Bumblebee' at 300 beats per minute! Wagner’s War, a no-holds-barred response to September 11, includes a cover of that tender Nazi classic 'Flight of the Valkyries.'  Her followers (the 'Kat slaves') think she’s just the soldier America needs. Ranked among 'The Ten Fastest Shredders of All Time.' Totally spoiling her crazy-lady rep: She studied classical violin at Juilliard." -  New York Magazine

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NEW "Beethoven Shreds", "Wagner's War", "Rossini's Rape", "Bloody Vivaldi", "Guitar Goddess" CDs & "Digital Beethoven On Cyberspeed" CD-ROM/CD!
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THE GREAT KAT NOW AVAILABLE ON iTUNES!iTUNES GREAT KAT MUSIC CDS NOW AVAILABLE!
THE GREAT KAT MUSIC VIDEOS NOW AVAILABLE ON iTUNES!GREAT KAT MUSIC VIDEOS NOW AVAILABLE!
Rossini’s “William Tell Overture” at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/william-tell-overture/id868774275 
Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/vivaldis-the-four-seasons/id573040803
"The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/the-flight-of-the-bumble-bee/id368743107
Beethoven's "5th Symphony" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/beethovens-5th-symphony/id368743633
Paganini's "Caprice #24" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/paganinis-caprice-24/id368743262
Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto #3" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/bachs-brandenburg-concerto-3/id368743861
Bach's "The Art Of The Fugue" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/bachs-the-art-of-the-fugue/id704467069
"Zapateado" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/zapateado/id585630184
"War" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/war/id585230085
"Torture Chamber" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/torture-chamber/id585229972
"Live In Chicago" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/live-in-chicago/id585230084
"Castration" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/castration/id581329246
"Blood" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/blood/id368743270
"Torture Techniques" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/torture-techniques/id374001404
"IslamoFascists" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/islamofascists/id368743906 
"Kat Kartoon" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/kat-kartoon-flight-bumble/id368744647
 
THE GREAT KAT WEB SITE: http://www.greatkat.comTHE GREAT KAT WEB SITE: http://www.greatkat.com
WATCH GREAT KAT MUSIC VIDEOS on YOUTUBE!GREAT KAT on YOUTUBE http://www.youtube.com/user/KthomasPR 
YOUTUBE'S "GREAT KAT" CHANNEL!YOUTUBE'S "GREAT KAT" CHANNEL at http://www.youtube.com/channel/HCuJG9jO1nSCE/featured
THE GREAT KAT on GOOGLE+THE GREAT KAT on GOOGLE+ https://plus.google.com/+Greatkat
THE GREAT KAT NOW ON SKYPE: greatkatTHE GREAT KAT on SKYPE: greatkat
THE GREAT KAT’S MASTERPIECE “BEETHOVEN’S GUITAR SHRED” DVD!
THE GREAT KAT'S "BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED" DVD!Buy The Great Kat's "BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED" DVD!AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO NOW FEATURES THE GREAT KAT’S "BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED"! Amazon Instant Video Synopsis: "Included are 7 outrageous shred/classical guitar music videos, including: Beethoven's '5th Symphony' - 'The Flight of the Bumble-Bee' at the finger-bleeding speed of 300 BPM!; Bach's 'Brandenburg Concerto #3'- The Great Kat shreds on 6 guitars; Paganini's 'Caprice #24' 'Torture Techniques' - Arsenal of Kat Torture devices and abused victims!"WALMART SHOPPERS!! The Great Kat's "BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED" available on WALMART!!!! Rent or Buy at http://www.walmart.com/ip/16447632
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NEW! "THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-BEE" Music Video!
NEW! "THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-BEE"
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The Great Kat's "BLOOD" MUSIC VIDEO!!! Bloody, Shredding Guitar Insanity!
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NEW! BEETHOVEN'S "5TH SYMPHONY" MUSIC VIDEO!
NEW! BEETHOVEN'S "5TH SYMPHONY"
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NEW! PAGANINI'S "CAPRICE #24" Music Video!
NEW! PAGANINI'S "CAPRICE #24"
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NEW! The Great Kat's "TORTURE TECHNIQUES" Music Video!
NEW! "TORTURE TECHNIQUES"
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NEW! "ISLAMOFASCISTS" Music Video!
NEW! "ISLAMOFASCISTS"
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NEW! BACH'S "BRANDENBURG CONCERTO #3" MUSIC VIDEO!
NEW! BACH'S "BRANDENBURG CONCERTO #3"
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NEW! KAT KARTOON!
NEW! "KAT KARTOON" ("The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee")
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NEW! "METAL FUGUE: BACH'S THE ART OF THE FUGUE"!NEW! "METAL FUGUE: BACH'S THE ART OF THE FUGUE"

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THE GREAT KAT AWARDS:
-"20 OF THE FASTEST GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY"  MusicRadar.comMUSICRADAR.COM NAMES THE GREAT KAT "20 OF THE FASTEST GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY"! "The Great Kat. Fastest track: Metal Messiah. The Great Kat deserves credit, not just for her incredible speed, but for sticking to her passion - whether it's in or out of fashion. An uncompromising shred demon hell-bent on bringing classical music crashing into the 20th (and now the 21st) century, preferably at about 500bpm." - Matthew Parker, MusicRadar.com
 
-"50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar World MagazineGUITAR WORLD MAGAZINE NAMES THE GREAT KAT "50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"!! "THE GREAT KAT SIGNATURE SONG 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee'" "Juilliard-trained virtuoso. Heavy leather dominatrix persona so over the top."- Guitar World Magazine, July 2008 Issue
 
-"TOP 10 FASTEST SHREDDERS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar One Magazine THE GREAT KAT: "TOP 10 FASTEST SHREDDERS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar One Magazine
 
-#1 IN "THE 12 BEST GUITARISTS OF THE WORLD" - Guitarra AtalhoGUITARRA ATALHO NAMES THE GREAT KAT #1 IN "THE 12 BEST GUITARISTS OF THE WORLD"! "1st Katherine Thomas (The Great Kat). The Great Kat is best known for her thrash metal interpretations of well-known pieces of classical music." - Leonardo Martins Moraes, Guitarra Atalho
 
-"THE 13 MOST POWERFUL 'O' FACES OF ROCK" - BuzzFeedBUZZFEED NAMES THE GREAT KAT "THE 13 MOST POWERFUL 'O' FACES OF ROCK"! "3. The Great Kat." - Dorsey Shaw, BuzzFeed
 
-"NEED FOR SPEED: THE 50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar World MagazineGUITAR WORLD MAGAZINE NAMES THE GREAT KAT "NEED FOR SPEED: THE 50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"! "GW exceeds the legal limit with this roundup of the 50 fastest masters of the fretboard. The Great Kat. SIGNATURE SONG: 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee'. ALBUM: Beethoven on Speed. Juilliard-trained virtuoso. Heavy leather dominatrix persona so over the top." - Guitar World Magazine
 
"THE 25 BEST ROCK GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD" - Maximum Rock MagazineMAXIMUM ROCK MAGAZINE NAMES THE GREAT KAT "THE 25 BEST ROCK GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD"! "The Great Kat" ("Beethoven Mosh")
 
"10 PHENOMENAL FEMALE GUITARISTS THAT DESERVE YOUR ATTENTION" - WhatCulture!WHATCULTURE! NAMES THE GREAT KAT "10 PHENOMENAL FEMALE GUITARISTS THAT DESERVE YOUR ATTENTION IN 2013"! "The Great Kat. She’s just so awesome. The Great Kat has been called one of the fastest shredders of all time by Guitar One magazine, and watching her play it seems like a fair accolade. What truly makes The Great Kat great is her understanding of music across genres. Morphing of classical music into pretty skin-shearing metal ought to be celebrated hugely. Jacques Loussier’s transitioning of Chopin and Bach to jazz was hugely revered, and The Great Kat, deserves the same treatment." -Hannah Spencer, WhatCulture!
 
-TOP 10 "FASTEST GUITAR PLAYERS IN THE WORLD" - GRAPHS.NET GRAPHS.NET NAMES THE GREAT KAT TOP 10 "FASTEST GUITAR PLAYERS IN THE WORLD" - GRAPHS.NET! "The Great Kat is the sixth fastest guitar player in the world and her real name is Katherine Thomas. She plays Guitar and Violin."
-"THE 13 MOST POWERFUL 'O' FACES OF ROCK" - BUZZFEEDBUZZFEED NAMES THE GREAT KAT "THE 13 MOST POWERFUL 'O' FACES OF ROCK"! "3. The Great Kat." - Dorsey Shaw, BuzzFeed
"TOP 8 FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"- NME NME NAMES THE GREAT KAT "TOP 8 FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"! "The Great Kat: When the Juilliard trained Kat straps on the six-strings, everything around is sucked up in a swirling vortex of hypersonic virtuosity." - NME
-"THE BEST ROCK FEMALE GUITARISTS" - Kurier KURIER NAMES THE GREAT KAT "THE BEST ROCK FEMALE GUITARISTS"! "The American heavy metal guitarist The Great Kat (born Katherine Thomas) expertly wraps her band's Classical sounds into speed metal and pulls it into a vortex of sonic virtuosity." - Kurier
 
 
-"THE 100 WILDEST GUITAR HEROES" - Classic Rock Magazine "THE 100 WILDEST GUITAR HEROES" - Classic Rock Magazine
 
-"TOP-10 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar World Magazine's Readers' PollTHE GREAT KAT: "TOP-10 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar World Magazine's Readers' Poll
 
-"12 GREATEST FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS" - Elle Magazine THE GREAT KAT: "12 GREATEST FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS" - Elle Magazine
 
 -"20 EXTRAORDINARY FEMALE GUITARISTS" - Guitar Player Magazine's "Guts & Glitter" GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE'S "GUTS & GLITTER" NAMES THE GREAT KAT "20 EXTRAORDINARY FEMALE GUITARISTS"! "THE GREAT KAT'S FEROCIOUS PASSION is unleashed in the service of a divine mission: zapping her ultra-virtuosic, 22nd-century shred classical concept into the synapses of what she calls the 'moron masses.' To accomplish this, the Juilliard-trained violinist and guitar shredder transforms classical masterworks into speed-metal songs, rages like a demented dominatrix, spews blood, bears arms, exposes her goodies, and indulges in both mental and dramatic castrations." - Michael Molenda, Guitar Player Magazine's "Guts & Glitter" Edition
-"8 OF THE WORLD'S FASTEST SHREDDERS" - Gibson Lifestyle GIBSON LIFESTYLE NAMES THE GREAT KAT "8 OF THE WORLD'S FASTEST SHREDDERS"
"Famous Juilliard School Alumni" - Ranker.comTHE GREAT KAT: "Famous Juilliard School Alumni" - Ranker.com
 
-Juilliard Graduate Violin Virtuoso/Concertmaster of the Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra/Winner of the Artists International Competition on Violin/Carnegie Recital Hall Debut on Solo Violin/"The New Woman To Watch" - New Woman Magazine
 
THE GREAT KAT AWARDS & ACCOLADES!
MUSICRADAR.COM NAMES THE GREAT KAT "20 OF THE FASTEST GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY"! "The Great Kat. Fastest track: Metal Messiah. The Great Kat deserves credit, not just for her incredible speed, but for sticking to her passion - whether it's in or out of fashion. An uncompromising shred demon hell-bent on bringing classical music crashing into the 20th (and now the 21st) century, preferably at about 500bpm." - Matthew Parker, MusicRadar.com MUSICRADAR.COM NAMES THE GREAT KAT "20 OF THE FASTEST GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY"! "The Great Kat. Fastest track: Metal Messiah. The Great Kat deserves credit, not just for her incredible speed, but for sticking to her passion - whether it's in or out of fashion. An uncompromising shred demon hell-bent on bringing classical music crashing into the 20th (and now the 21st) century, preferably at about 500bpm." - Matthew Parker, MusicRadar.com"20 OF THE FASTEST GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY"! - MusicRadar.com
THE GREAT KAT: Honored with a STAR in the "GUITAR HERO GALAXY" - Spin MagazineTHE GREAT KAT: Honored with a STAR in the "GUITAR HERO GALAXY" - Spin MagazineHonored with a STAR in the "GUITAR HERO GALAXY" - Spin Magazine
GUITAR WORLD MAGAZINE NAMES THE GREAT KAT "50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"!! "THE GREAT KAT SIGNATURE SONG 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee'" "Juilliard-trained virtuoso. Heavy leather dominatrix persona so over the top."- Guitar World Magazine, July 2008 IssueGUITAR WORLD MAGAZINE NAMES THE GREAT KAT "50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"!! "THE GREAT KAT SIGNATURE SONG 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee'" "Juilliard-trained virtuoso. Heavy leather dominatrix persona so over the top."- Guitar World Magazine, July 2008 Issue"50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar World Magazine
THE GREAT KAT: "TOP 10 FASTEST SHREDDERS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar One Magazine THE GREAT KAT: "TOP 10 FASTEST SHREDDERS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar One Magazine"TOP 10 FASTEST SHREDDERS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar One Magazine
THE GREAT KAT: "TOP-10 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar World Magazine's Readers' PollGUITAR WORLD MAGAZINE'S READERS' POLL NAMES THE GREAT KAT "TOP-10 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"!"TOP-10 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar World Magazine's Readers' Poll
 
#1 In "THE 12 BEST GUITARISTS OF THE WORLD" - Guitarra Atalho
BUZZFEED NAMES THE GREAT KAT "THE 13 MOST POWERFUL 'O' FACES OF ROCK"! "3. The Great Kat." - Dorsey Shaw, BuzzFeedBUZZFEED NAMES THE GREAT KAT "THE 13 MOST POWERFUL 'O' FACES OF ROCK"! "3. The Great Kat." - Dorsey Shaw, BuzzFeed"THE 13 MOST POWERFUL 'O' FACES OF ROCK"! - BuzzFeed
MAXIMUM ROCK MAGAZINE NAMES THE GREAT KAT "THE 25 BEST ROCK GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD"! "The Great Kat" ("Beethoven Mosh")"THE 25 BEST ROCK GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD" - Maximum Rock Magazine
 
GRAPHS.NET NAMES THE GREAT KAT TOP 10 "FASTEST GUITAR PLAYERS IN THE WORLD"! "There are many fast guitar players in the world but here is a list of the fastest of them all. The Great Kat is the sixth fastest guitar player in the world and her real name is Katherine Thomas. She plays Guitar and Violin." - Graphs.netGRAPHS.NET NAMES THE GREAT KAT TOP 10 "FASTEST GUITAR PLAYERS IN THE WORLD"! "There are many fast guitar players in the world but here is a list of the fastest of them all. The Great Kat is the sixth fastest guitar player in the world and her real name is Katherine Thomas. She plays Guitar and Violin." - Graphs.net"TOP 10 "FASTEST GUITAR PLAYERS IN THE WORLD" - Graphs.net

WHATCULTURE! NAMES THE GREAT KAT "10 PHENOMENAL FEMALE GUITARISTS THAT DESERVE YOUR ATTENTION IN 2013"! "The Great Kat. She’s just so awesome. The Great Kat has been called one of the fastest shredders of all time by Guitar One magazine, and watching her play it seems like a fair accolade. What truly makes The Great Kat great is her understanding of music across genres. Morphing of classical music into pretty skin-shearing metal ought to be celebrated hugely. Jacques Loussier’s transitioning of Chopin and Bach to jazz was hugely revered, and The Great Kat, deserves the same treatment." -Hannah Spencer, WhatCulture!WHATCULTURE! NAMES THE GREAT KAT "10 PHENOMENAL FEMALE GUITARISTS THAT DESERVE YOUR ATTENTION IN 2013"! "The Great Kat. She’s just so awesome. The Great Kat has been called one of the fastest shredders of all time by Guitar One magazine, and watching her play it seems like a fair accolade. What truly makes The Great Kat great is her understanding of music across genres. Morphing of classical music into pretty skin-shearing metal ought to be celebrated hugely. Jacques Loussier’s transitioning of Chopin and Bach to jazz was hugely revered, and The Great Kat, deserves the same treatment." -Hannah Spencer, WhatCulture!"10 PHENOMENAL FEMALE GUITARISTS THAT DESERVE YOUR ATTENTION IN 2013"! - WhatCulture!
 
NME NAMES THE GREAT KAT "TOP 8 FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"! "The Great Kat: When the Juilliard trained Kat straps on the six-strings, everything around is sucked up in a swirling vortex of hypersonic virtuosity." - NMENME NAMES THE GREAT KAT "TOP 8 FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"! "The Great Kat: When the Juilliard trained Kat straps on the six-strings, everything around is sucked up in a swirling vortex of hypersonic virtuosity." - NME"TOP 8 FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"- NME
KURIER NAMES THE GREAT KAT "THE BEST ROCK FEMALE GUITARISTS"! "The American heavy metal guitarist The Great Kat (born Katherine Thomas) expertly wraps her band's Classical sounds into speed metal and pulls it into a vortex of sonic virtuosity." - KurierKURIER NAMES THE GREAT KAT "THE BEST ROCK FEMALE GUITARISTS"! "The American heavy metal guitarist The Great Kat (born Katherine Thomas) expertly wraps her band's Classical sounds into speed metal and pulls it into a vortex of sonic virtuosity." - Kurier"THE BEST ROCK FEMALE GUITARISTS"- Kurier
"THE 100 WILDEST GUITAR HEROES" - Classic Rock Magazine "THE 100 WILDEST GUITAR HEROES" - Classic Rock Magazine
THE GREAT KAT: "12 GREATEST FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS" - Elle MagazineELLE MAGAZINE NAMES THE GREAT KAT "12 GREATEST FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS"! "The Great Kat. Of all the shredders on our list, Juilliard-trained violinist the Great Kat (aka Katherine Thomas) is the most mind-bogglingly fast. Watch her fingers do the talking in the Beethoven Mush video here. (Or just imagine the composer’s electrical symphony on amphetamines.)" - Julie Vadnal, Elle.com"12 GREATEST FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS" - Elle Magazine
GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE'S "GUTS & GLITTER" NAMES THE GREAT KAT "20 EXTRAORDINARY FEMALE GUITARISTS"! "THE GREAT KAT'S FEROCIOUS PASSION is unleashed in the service of a divine mission: zapping her ultra-virtuosic, 22nd-century shred classical concept into the synapses of what she calls the 'moron masses.' To accomplish this, the Juilliard-trained violinist and guitar shredder transforms classical masterworks into speed-metal songs, rages like a demented dominatrix, spews blood, bears arms, exposes her goodies, and indulges in both mental and dramatic castrations." - Michael Molenda, Guitar Player Magazine's "Guts & Glitter" EditionGUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE'S "GUTS & GLITTER" NAMES THE GREAT KAT "20 EXTRAORDINARY FEMALE GUITARISTS"! "THE GREAT KAT'S FEROCIOUS PASSION is unleashed in the service of a divine mission: zapping her ultra-virtuosic, 22nd-century shred classical concept into the synapses of what she calls the 'moron masses.' To accomplish this, the Juilliard-trained violinist and guitar shredder transforms classical masterworks into speed-metal songs, rages like a demented dominatrix, spews blood, bears arms, exposes her goodies, and indulges in both mental and dramatic castrations." - Michael Molenda, Guitar Player Magazine's "Guts & Glitter" Edition"20 EXTRAORDINARY FEMALE GUITARISTS" - Guitar Player Magazine's "Guts & Glitter"
 
THE GREAT KAT: "Famous Juilliard School Alumni" - Ranker.com"Famous Juilliard School Alumni" - Ranker.com
 
-Juilliard Graduate Violin Virtuoso
 
-Concertmaster of The Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra
 
-Winner of the Artists International Competition on Violin
 
-Carnegie Recital Hall Debut on Solo Violin
 
-"The New Woman To Watch" - New Woman Magazine

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The Great Kat is the famous Juilliard graduate Classical Violin Virtuoso-turned Shred Guitar Virtuoso, WORLD'S FASTEST GUITAR SHREDDER who is RESURRECTING Beethoven with VICIOUS METAL, PURE CLASSICAL and TOTAL VIRTUOSITY and showcases her phenomenal guitar and violin pyrotechnics in "Beethoven Shreds" CD and "Beethoven's Guitar Shred" DVD! The Great Kat is the “Top 10 Fastest Shredders Of All Time” (Guitar One Magazine)/“50 Fastest Guitarists Of All Time” (Guitar World Magazine)/“20 Of The Fastest Guitarists In The World Today” (MusicRadar.com)/“The 100 Wildest Guitar Heroes” (Classic Rock Magazine)/“12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists” (Elle Magazine)/“Top-10 Fastest Guitarists Of All Time” (Guitar World Magazine's Readers' Poll)/"The 25 Best Rock Guitarists In The World" (Maximum Rock Magazine)/#1 In "The 12 Best Guitarists Of The World (Guitarra Atalho)/Honored with a STAR in the “GUITAR HERO GALAXY” (Spin Magazine)!