Pink Cream 69, Ex-Axxis, 21 Octayne guitarist and European Paul Reed Smith Guitars Artist Marco Wriedt started playing guitar and took first lessons at the age of 10. After playing in school bands as a teenager, he became a professional musician at only 19 years of age when going on tour with Jeff Scott Soto (Ex-Journey, Yngwie Malmsteen) and the Los Angeles based, two-time surf world-champion Pop singer Daize Shayne. In 2007, he reached the next step in joining the Rock band AXXIS. Marco played all over Europe with AXXIS, including shows at high-profile Rock festivals such as Wacken, Masters of Rock, Rock Of Ages, Loreley or Sweden Rock. Mainstream chart entries followed. Marco Wriedt was featured in major guitar magazines (Guitar and Gitarre & Bass) and played numerous times at Frankfurt Musikmesse, Guitar Summit, the NAMM Show in California and at other well known guitar events all over Europe. In 2010 he also formed his own Band "21Octayne" . 21 Octayne released three records worldwide via AFM-Records: "Into The Open" (2014), "2.0" (2015) and "Addicted to Thrill" (2016) His goal as a guitar player is to combine a melodic soulfoul playing style with a diverse technique. Some of his influences are: Brian May, Eric Johnson, John Mc Laughlin, Neal Schon and Steve Howe. Currently, he is working on his first solo album "Guitar Stories" that will include many well known guests from the guitar community. "Guitar Stories" is expected to be released in January 2024.