Matteo Mancuso

Matteo Mancuso (born 22 November 1996) is an Italian guitarist and composer from Palermo, Sicily. Mancuso is known for adapting a quasi-flamenco/classical right-hand technique to the electric guitar and improvised solos without the use of a pick. Steve Vai, Al Di Meola, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Becker, and others have publicly praised him, with Vai calling him "the future" of electric guitar. In 2023 he released his first studio album, The Journey.