With a curriculum vitae rich of exciting musical moments and incredible works,Al Di Meola is still challenging himself and his music but with a more relaxedway to see things. Over the last few years he has literally started all over,reinventing himself in both, his private life and music, and his brand new studioalbum OPUS truly reflects all of this. With OPUS I wanted to further mycompositional skills as I think that the evolution of this part of my persona haslabelled me more composer/guitarist than guitarist/composer, says Al. At thesame time this record also marks a new era in my life. For the first time in mylife, I have written music being happy, Im in a wonderful relationship with mywife, I have a baby girl and a beautiful family that inspires me every day. Ibelieve it shows in the music.