October-November 1998

Vol. 3, No. 3: October-November 1998
More Instrumental Artists Join Forces With G9

Welcome to the October edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. More new titles have been added recently, including instrumental CDs by Dan McInerney, Project 7, Danny Masters, The Magic Elf, Steven Hopp/Richard Houser, Brian Loyd, Randy Pevler, Glasshammer, The Sons Of Infinity and Kevin Ferguson. Visit the Instrumental Guitar Showcase to browse and listen to all of these dynamic recordings, or check out our recommendations page. In addition, we are working on building a sister site (Guitar Music 9) to expose the world to guitar-oriented music with vocals. If you've released an instrumental project, get all the details about merchandising through Guitar Nine, and decide if it's right for your music.

Paul Kuntz
Paul Kuntz

Guitarist Paul Kuntz is back with some thoughts on how to avoid that feeling of being `lost without a map`.

Curtis
Curtis

Kick-start your musical development with these essential tips from Curtis.

Neal Nagaoka
Neal Nagaoka

Learn the essentials of the swept arpeggio from one of the masters of the technique.

Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Haus

Don't make the mistake of thinking this is someone else's job. As an independent artist, the ball is in your court.

Gerry Magee
Gerry Magee

Gerry Magee begins his multi-part series on expanding your mind, as well as your fretboard, with the benefits of thinking like a composer.

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Maniacal Instrumental Madness With An Elfin Flavor

Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Haus

For Europe my music is not aggressive enough and in the US I didn`t have anybody to present it to. So rather than making so-called industry contacts and "wait until it happens" I decided to do it myself, which turned out to be much faster and got me and my music much more respect. I highly recommend a musical statement such as this to all musicians who intend to be a part of this complex industry.

Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Haus

I hope my music, although there are no words, communicates and reaches people on an emotional, spiritual and entertaining level. I try to incorporate various instrumentation, and contemporary compositional influences.

Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Haus

We have tried to record as much of our playing as we possibly can, both in practice and "jamming" sessions, and when we perform live, to give ourselves some feedback. When playing it`s very difficult to listen to yourself because you`re too busy thinking about what`s going to happen next, while in critical listening you concentrate on the blend of what has just happened. By listening to recordings of ourselves we can pick out the improvisational parts that work well, sound great, or have promise, then try to concentrate on developing them.

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Acoustic Progressive Jazz Meets New Age Fusion

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Guitarist Blends Progressive & Neo-Classical Influences

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Guitarist Makes Mark In Music Mecca

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Instrumental Rock For The Hungry Heart

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Trio Releases Instrumental Rock Demo

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Duel Guitars, High-Tech Shred

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Electric Release From Multi-Instrumentalist

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