The electric guitar has accompanied the major musical and cultural revolutions of the 20th century.
It is intimitely related to technological modernity and cultural industries, tracking these in its own evolution.

The goal of this two day conference is to support multidiscplinary reflections of the electric guitar.
Different players in the international network will meet to confront each others approaches to the instruments and
in order to create a broad and transcendant vision of the guitar a s a contemporary musical instruments.

Musicologists, composers, musical acousticians, musicians, and industry representatives will be present.
Examples of new music and new guitar techonology will be demonstrated.