Yvan Guillevic 

 

Electric guitar

France

A guitarist who has been a fixture in France for many years. He's been touring the French scene for almost 25 years, either with his own compositions or with his various tributes to Pink Floyd or Gary Moore.
Leader of Heart Line (2 albums and 1 EP), PYG (2 albums), Yvan Guillevic & Friends (1 album), co-leader with Anne Sorgues of the YGAS project (1 album and 1 EP), he multiplies projects and albums in several styles, be it AOR/Rock Melodic, Progressive Rock, Blues, Gospel, Soul or Folk. He can be found on the "Les Guitares Du Coeur" and "Guitar Addictive II" compilations, as well as on numerous albums as a session man.

A renowned teacher, he ran his own video column in Guitare Xtreme magazine for 5 years, and gives masterclasses across France.
He is also a member of the cast of the four prestigious event albums "United Guitars" Volume 1,2,3 and 4.

In 2020, Yvan creates Heart Line, an AOR/HARD FM band that quickly becomes a French reference in the field. In 2021 "Back In The Game", HEART LINE's first album, signed to the German label Pride & Joy Music, receives an enthusiastic welcome from the world's specialist press. In June 2023, the second album "Rock 'n Roll Queen" (with guest Patrick Rondat) confirms the band's status with numerous reviews and interviews worldwide (Top 29 "Import CD Metal" in Japan), and the covers EP "Original Seeds" released in December 2023 continues to put the band on the map. In 2022 and 2023, Heart Line consolidates its reputation on stage with numerous concerts and festivals in France and Belgium.
 
Yvan is also a demonstrator for Kelt Amplification amps, having designed its signature model, the YG-MAX, with Thierry Labrouze.
 
Selective discography :

PYG : « End of the world » (Brennus) 2011/ « We live, we die » (Coop Breizh) 2013
Yvan Guillevic & Friends : « Pink Floyd Acoustic » (Show Me Productions) 2015
YGAS : « Do it your way » (Coop Breizh) 2017 / « Better days » (LMP) 2019
United Guitars Vol 1 : « Rainy Day In Brooklyn » feat Fred Chapellier / Judge Fredd 2019
United Guitars Vol II : « Shining Superstar » feat Michaal Benjelloun/ Swan Vaude 2020
United Guitars Vol III : « Surrounded by Darkness» feat George Lynch/ Ludo Egraz 2021
United Guitars Vol IV : Guest sur les titres de Tanguy Kerleroux et Anouck André 2022
Heart Line : « Back In The Game » Pride & Joy Music (2021)
Heart Line : « Rock' n Roll Queen » Pride & Joy Music (2023)
Heart Line : « Original Seeds » Pride & Joy Music (2023)