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Vol. 15, No. 4: June-July 2010

About The Guitar Nine Interviews

Maybe the best way to get an idea of how to accomplish dreams of releasing your own records and starting a record label are to have a conversation with someone who has already done it. Guitar Nine Records is proud to present interviews with guitarists who have taken the first steps to getting their music heard, without waiting for a record deal. These musicians have struck out on their own and everyone thinking about going down that same road can learn something from them. We've also included interviews from noted guitarists who have spent time in both the indie world and as 'signed' artists.
 
What's Your Story?

If you are an independent artist with one or more independent releases, and you would like to be interviewed about your musical goals and your experiences running a record label, please e-mail us.

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Interviews
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  • Interview: Tristan Klein (2010)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "Music is a language, it comes from your soul and your body. I'm not hung up on technique or theory; that's why I love Santana as much as Vai. What they play just comes from the heart."
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  • Interview: Toby Knapp (2010)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "When you hear generic music, you can bet the composer wasn't inspired, rather they were stringing riffs together and trying to impress."
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  • Interview: Dave Reffett (2010)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "One I stopped procrastinating and making excuses and decided that I really wanted to make an album that I would be the first in line to buy - an album that really excited my heart. "
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  • Interview: Kevin A. Smith (2010)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "A great solo works like a powerful and moving speech. Something that grabs your attention, keeps you interested, tells a story, and wraps up leaving you feeling like you got something from it. "
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  • Interview: Joe Stump (2010)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "I'm very fortunate in that I get to tour and play live quite a bit. I'm also happy to say that my fan base continues to grow, so considering the state of the music biz these days I've got no complaints. "
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  • Interview: Borislav Mitic (2010)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "Regardless of the economic slowdown, people tend to want to download a lot of their music for free, thus leaving artists without income that would be generated through royalties from CD sales."
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  • Interview: Simone Fiorletta (2009)
    Interviewed by Guglielmo Malusardi
    "I like to compose instinctively. First of all, I imagine a theme to follow up, as if I was writing a story, using my guitar instead of a pen, and from that point on, it's all about improvisation."
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  • Interview: Ben Kuzay (2009)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "Most of the songs were the result of me sitting by myself in my living room and fiddling around with the bass guitar, completely directionless - which is the setting I find most conducive to songwriting."
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  • Interview: Sean Baker (2009)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "I've been exposed to music throughout my whole life, basically because my parents were such fans of music. I've been a huge fan of the guitar since as far back as I can remember."
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  • Interview: Jason Sadites (2009)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "I wanted to be very careful not to have a CD that seemed to ramble on endlessly. I wanted to put out a CD that the listener could listen to front to end and feel musically satisfied when it was over."
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  • Interview: Wayne Wesley Johnson (2009)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "I have found that by recording and adding a few "cover tunes" to my CDs as well as my originals, has helped get folks online to discover me. After they've listened to my arrangements of their familiar pop tunes, they may decided to check out my original music, too."
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  • Interview: Joe Satriani (2009)
    Interviewed by Martin Schmidt
    "There was no internet when I started and file sharing has been the most destructive force to the music business and it's been the most positive force in a fan's world."
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  • Interview: Strings 24 (2009)
    Interviewed by Guglielmo Malusardi
    "We decided to write something and we asked Gian to join this project. We were looking for something different to create separation between us and the other thousands of shredders in the world, so we decided to use the 8-string guitar."
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  • Interview: Peter Gusmano (2009)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "This project is one that has 100% of all CD sales, no matter where purchased, going to support LilliansJourney.com, the foundation we began for my mother. LilliansJourney.com supports and donates all of its funds to Project ALS."
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  • Interview: Allen Hinds (2009)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "Musician's Institute (which was then GIT) was the best thing I could have done. I do well in competitive scenes. I progressed fast in those years."
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