8 New Instrumental Titles; Guitar Music 9 Now Open
Welcome to the December edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. Eight new titles have been added recently, including instrumental CDs by Myke Carroll (with Arc Light), Rom Ryan, Jim Graham, Daniel Wentworth, Eric Wollman, Ware/Reynolds, Don Lappin and Brian Moore Guitars Artists. You can now listen to and order 88 instrumental releases by 72 different artists. Visit the Instrumental Guitar Showcase to browse and listen to all of these dynamic recordings, or check out our recommendations page. In addition, a new site, Guitar Music 9 (www.guitarmusic9.com) has opened 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 (if you've released a guitar-oriented CD with vocals, click here).
In this issue
Drum Sequencing Tips
Putting yourself in the shoes and sticks of the drummer.
Interview: Dan McAvinchey
As far as instrumental goes, when you can't sing yourself, you tend to write without a vocal part in mind. If you could add vocals to it, that would be one thing, but I decided that I would like the guitar to shine through on what I was doing. So I decided to make the project instrumental.
Learning From Other Musicians
Highlighting the ways that other instruments and their players can profoundly effect us.
Self-Release Q&A, Chapter 2
Part two of our e-mailbag dump, answering some of the most commonly asked questions about releasing and promoting records.
The Undiscovered: Alien Cowboys
Four-Piece Instrumental Group Releases First CD
The Undiscovered: Andy Martin
Two-Handed, Melodic Mood Music
The Undiscovered: Archetype
Instrumental Heaviness With An Emphasis On Composition
The Undiscovered: Barrett Tagliarino
Demon On The Fretboard Releases CD
The Undiscovered: Brian Moore Custom Guitars
Guitar Company Releases Instrumental Artist Collection
The Undiscovered: Carl Verheyen
Delivering Impressive Guitar & Heartfelt Music
The Undiscovered: Darren Stroud
Dedicated Guitarist Plans Solo Instrumental Project
The Undiscovered: Don Lappin
Progressive Instrumental Guitarist Releases EP-CD
The Undiscovered: Dr. Frankenshred
Heavy Metal Guitar Instrumentals
The Undiscovered: Flatstick
Duo Creates Stylistic Melting Pot
The Undiscovered: Fredrik Olsson
Guitar Student Demos Instrumental Compositions
The Undiscovered: HipCat Meowsic
Hard Rock Group Looks To Enter The Popular Mainstream
The Undiscovered: Karl Bourdin
Furiously Fast French Guitarist Seeks Producer/Sponsor
The Undiscovered: Pat Hennessy
Authentic, Hard-Edged Blues/Rock
The Undiscovered: Ruff Stuff
Killer Texas Trio Releases First CD
The Undiscovered: Scott McGill
Instrumental Blend Of Rock And Fusion
The Undiscovered: Slav Simanic
Melodic Songwriting Meets Intense Guitar Riffs
The Undiscovered: Spajazzy
Bassist, Drummer Combine With Fusion Greats
Zen And The Art Of Acoustic Guitar Amplification
Paul Abbott discusses the phenomenon of sound.