About The Band

Arch Echo is the brainchild of five musicians who wish to push the envelope of modern music.  Their goal is to create music that is not only complex, but accessible to the listener, delivered with passion and enthusiasm. Formed in 2016, Arch Echo exploded onto the progressive metal/fusion scene with a debut self-titled album that gained worldwide attention, housing popular songs “Hip Dipper” and “Color Wheel”. Tours in North America and Europe soon followed including a mainstage debut at the UK Tech Fest in 2018. Arch Echo returned with a 2019 follow up “You Won’t Believe What Happens Next!” and again in 2020 with their 4-track EP, “Story I”. Tours with artists such as Dream Theater, Periphery, Haken, Plini, and a co-headline Japanese tour with Jacky Vincent brought their powerful live sound to new ears all over the world. 2023 brings forth Arch Echo’s third full length album, Final Pitch. Arch Echo also collaborated with Jacob Collier in 2023 to produce a metal breakdown to end the opening track of his 2024 release Djesse Vol. 4.

About The Members

- George Benson

Adam Rafowitz

Adam Rafowitz is an up-and-coming guitarist in the progressive and fusion community. Born in 1992 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he picked up the guitar at the age of six and hasn’t looked back. He attended the Berklee College of Music and graduated in 2015 as a Guitar Performance major. His influences include artists such as Allan Holdsworth, Guthrie Govan, Return to Forever, The Yellowjackets, and many more.

In 2014, Adam gained notoriety in the music community after winning the first .strandberg* Guitars competition, having submitted his original composition, “Perpetual Motion”. He has since been endorsed as a .strandberg* Artist and has played their guitars almost exclusively since. Working with .strandberg* has been one of the highlights of his career thus far. His current main guitar is a Custom Boden 7 Trem, a beautiful instrument that he’s played daily since taking ownership.

When not working on Arch Echo material, Adam has been honing his craft, gigging, and educating guitar students interested in his use of legato in improvisation, tapping, hybrid picking, and beyond. Adam has also performed on several albums, including a guest solo on “Who Bit the Moon”, a track by one of his favorite artists, David Maxim Micic.

In 2015, Adam was lucky enough to meet guitar legend George Benson and even jam with him in his living room. George took an interest in Adam and his playing and has since been a musical mentor and source of advice to him. He was kind enough to offer some words regarding Adam’s playing and Arch Echo:

“Talk about fresh, energetic, and exciting music — you have to experience Adam Rafowitz’s guitar playing. He is definitely worthy of your ears. His group, Arch Echo, will knock your socks off and make you glad at the same time. Trust me!” – George Benson

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Joey Izzo

Born and raised in the Adirondacks in NY, Joey Izzo became enthralled and professionally involved in the world of music as a pianist at 12 years old. Keyboards, composition and production soon followed and he graduated from Berklee in 2016 with a major in music production and engineering. Since then, Joey has branched his expertise into production, live performance, session work and education. As a producer and mix engineer Joey has worked extensively for creators in the Youtube community such as Ten Second Songs, Violet Orlandi and Stevie T. As a music teacher at North Country School, the broader upstate New York area and online Joey yearly introduces a program of 70+ students and globally based students of all ages to the wide and fantastic world of music performance, theory and production. Joey has provided session keyboards to countless projects and his compositions have been featured on networks such as NBC, TBS and more. Most importantly, he is married to his lovely wife MC and is a proud father to Emmy and Joseph.

Joe Calderone

Joe Calderone is a composer, orchestrator, mix engineer and session bassist. His original compositions have aired on TV shows like Lego Masters, Making It, Cannonball, Temptation Island, and Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2015 with a B.M. in Film Scoring. In 2016 he released his solo E.P. “Isometry”. Throughout his studies in music, always analyzing, he has sought to take the best of a wide range of influences, from Tchaikovsky and Koji Kondo, to Death Cab for Cutie and Rush. Through his hard-rock influences, he became known for his aggressive rock finger style as well as his unique approach to bass line composition. Joe has mixed and produced for bands across genres, including Canadian pop group Zarbo, American rock band Mozey, and progressive metal artists Iliad Korin and Poincaré Conjecture. Joe proudly endorses .strandberg* and Saito basses, Rotosound Strings, and products from Tech 21 NYC, Darkglass Electronics, Audified, GruvGear, and 64 Audio.

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Adam Bentley

Adam Bentley has been on the guitar playing path for most of his life, as well as studying music production for close to 10 years. After acquiring his Bachelor’s in Music Production at Berklee College, he immediately began working as a mix engineer in Nashville. His solo project, Absently, has gained much acclaim due to the excellent musicianship and production involved. He currently works full time as a studio mixer and producer, with credits on many albums in the prog and metal genre. He also regularly contributes audio tutorials to his growing Youtube channel. Adam proudly endorses Jackson Guitars, and products from NeuralDSP, GetGood Drums, Submission Audio, GruvGear and Horizon Devices.

Richie Martinez, having been raised in a music-saturated home, has been diligently developing his craft since the commencement of a now two-decade journey. As a musician, he’s performed a profusion of genres and locations; from Hip Hop concerts in the mid-west to Hard Rock shows in Central America. Recording sessions have been an addition to his career, being featured on an array of artists’ projects, as his discography continues to enrich. Though not all performers have an attraction to the world of music education, Richie holds to the philosophy of preparing talents for success by sharing in the experience, and knowledge gained through years of dedicated practice, persistence, and a desire for greatness. With a teaching approach that holds high the importance of technique, conceptualization, creativity, effective practice, and the enjoyment of playing music, Richie Martinez will plant a seed of interest in those hungry to learn, and will work to cultivate fruitful minds. Richie proudly endorsed Mapex Drums, Meinl Cymbals, Drumdots, Promark Stick, Evans Drumheads, and 64 Audio.

Richie Martinez

Richie Martinez, having been raised in a music-saturated home, has been diligently developing his craft since the commencement of a now two-decade journey. As a musician, he’s performed a profusion of genres and locations; from Hip Hop concerts in the mid-west to Hard Rock shows in Central America. Recording sessions have been an addition to his career, being featured on an array of artists’ projects, as his discography continues to enrich. Though not all performers have an attraction to the world of music education, Richie holds to the philosophy of preparing talents for success by sharing in the experience, and knowledge gained through years of dedicated practice, persistence, and a desire for greatness. With a teaching approach that holds high the importance of technique, conceptualization, creativity, effective practice, and the enjoyment of playing music, Richie Martinez will plant a seed of interest in those hungry to learn, and will work to cultivate fruitful minds. Richie proudly endorsed Mapex Drums, Meinl Cymbals, Drumdots, Promark Stick, Evans Drumheads, and 64 Audio.