Guitarist-composer, concert performer, author, and teacher, universally recognized as "The Flying Guitarist" for his countless tours around the world and for his basic teaching methodology, which is appreciated and used in many European, Asian, and American countries.

His intense concert activity has led him to perform as a soloist in prestigious theaters and concert halls in Italy, France, Spain, Germany, England, Scotland, Ireland, Holland, Belgium, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Moldavia, Serbia, Turkey, China, Japan, Mexico, Argentina, Canada and many cities in the United States of America. As a soloist, he has performed several concerts for guitar and orchestra, and in the chamber music field, he has been part of various ensembles collaborating with internationally renowned artists.

He is the author of the basic method (sales record) LA CHITARRA VOLANTE (The Flying Guitar), a real "Best Seller" of music education published by Edizioni Curci of Milan. For over 20 years, the flying guitar has been the best-selling and most used of all musical instrument methods in Italy. Furthermore, the same method has been translated into English and Portuguese for the Brazilian market by Irmãos Vitale Editores of Rio de Janeiro. In addition, for Edizioni Curci, he has published several original compositions of a descriptive genre, from duo to guitar orchestra.

Also highly appreciated as a transcriber, his editions include UNA CHITARRA IN FRAC (A Tribute to Mister Volare); LA CHITARRA NAPOLETANA (A Tribute to Neapolitan Song); "I LOVE GUITAR" (A Tribute to Remo Vinciguerra).

Maestro Paradiso is regularly invited all over the world to give masterclasses and seminars on his methodology and especially with guitar orchestras, of which he is one of the leading international experts.

He has composed and premiered his own compositions with guitar orchestras at various universities, conservatories, and festivals in the United States, South America, Europe, and Japan.

For his artistic, educational, and editorial merits, he has received numerous awards, such as the prestigious Golden Guitar award for teaching in 2012 at the International Guitar Conference; Eurocorde in Mantua 2018 "Memorial Andrés Segovia" and the "Maestro d'Italia" award obtained twice in 2008 and 2012. Furthermore, his publications have won numerous critics' awards and covers of specialized magazines, including: Seicorde, Classical Guitar Magazine, Acoustic Guitar, GuitArt, DotGuitar.

Formerly a professor at various Italian conservatories, in 2000 (out of over one hundred and fifty candidates), Maestro Paradiso was first overall in the National Competition for teaching guitar in music-oriented courses.

More recently, on his records and in his live concerts, he has exclusively played music composed by him and his transcriptions of Italian music. He has to his credit numerous albums for various record labels, all usable on the major online digital platforms.

International endorser:
Salvador Cortez Guitars
La Bella Strings