Hailing from Boston, MA, Julien Kasper is a 'guitarist's guitarist', a musician with the ability and tonal know-how to move seamlessly through Rock, Jazz and Blues with improvisational spirit, soul and amazing virtuosity. With the New Imperial, an entirely instrumental offering, Julien not only flaunts his blistering guitar chops but also crafts memorable melodies and grooves. On occasions there are elements reminiscent of 'Blow by Blow' era Jeff Beck and 'Band of Gypsy's' Hendrix interwoven with Julien's individual Jazz fusion leanings. Bucking trends of digital editing and excessive production, the New Imperial was recorded live in studio to analogue tape.