Sweden, Norway, Germany, Chile, Italy Take Center Stage

Attractively Priced International CDs Add Diversity And Balance To The Site

April-May 2011 · April 2011

Welcome to the April edition of Guitar Nine Records' on-line magazine. We're happy to report a number of stellar instrumental releases have come in from all over the globe, keeping the international flavor of the site alive and well. In the past two months we've added another 13 new releases to the site, including instrumental CDs by Adrian Del Vecchio, Lucas Yaksic, Todd Grubbs, Glenn Rottmann, Roger Pedersen, Dino Fiorenza, Tyson Graf, Razorblades, Travis Henson, Michael Nicolella, Cristian Regnicoli, Adrian English and Patrik Carlsson. You can now listen to and order 1770 instrumental releases by 1131 different artists.

In this issue

12 columns

Guest Columnists

Don't Be Genre Specific

Mike O'Malley

How about opening your mind and opening yourself up to new styles of music? It can only help your guitar playing and musicianship.

Guest Columnists

Exotic Scales: Hirajoshi Scale

Mike Campese

Mike is focusing on the Japanese Hirajoshi scale in this lesson on exotic scales.

Guest Columnists

How To Get More People To Come To Your Live Shows

Tom Hess

Are you frustrated because you are not getting as many people to come to your live shows as you want?

Interviews

Interview: T.D. Clark

Dan McAvinchey

If you want respect, get out of the music business (laughs)! If you love what you are doing, it will show and you will gain respect. People who buy records like how songs move them no matter the skill level.

Guest Columnists