Jack Cattoi

Jack Cattoi is a 23-year-old musician born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, and who has lived in Santa Barbara, California his whole life. His parents were huge music lovers, and introduced him to bands like Boston, Metallica, Judas Priest, Dio, Scorpions, and Iron Maiden. He first picked up the guitar when he was 6 after listening to Iron Maiden’s live album, “Live After Death.” His parents immediately found a teacher who would cater to his interests in rock and metal, and after a year, Jack moved on to teaching himself the music he loved. When he discovered Megadeth, his whole world changed. Not only was he introduced to faster and heavier music, but he was also introduced to guitarist Marty Friedman, which opened the door to a new world of guitar playing. Guitarists like Kiko Loureiro, Jason Becker, Chris Broderick, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Jeff Loomis opened his horizons to genres like classical, jazz, fusion, and instrumental guitar. From that moment on guitar was not just a hobby, it was his life. Jack challenged himself in High School to attend College music classes, where he joined and performed with a jazz ensemble at Santa Barbara City College when he was 16. This taught him new ways to learn and practice guitar. When he turned 18, he started working at Seymour Duncan, making Humbuckers, P90s, and learned all about what goes into designing a guitar pickup. At 19 he joined his first band Viminal in Los Angeles, California, where he played as many shows as he could. After a few years, he met his hero Jeff Loomis while filming his signature pickup video at Seymour Duncan. After seeing Jack play, Jeff asked him if he would like to join his band Nevermore. In 2026, Jack Cattoi was announced as a member of the newly reformed Nevermore alongside guitarist Jeff Loomis and are gearing up to hit their first show in Istanbul, and festivals across Europe, South America, and North America.