Welcome 2005 With New Guitar Music

Guitarists From All Over The World Join Forces

December-January 2004 · December 2004

Welcome to the December holiday edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. Instrumental guitar music could be considered underground by the mainstream music press, but it's an underground with a devoted and enthusiastic fan base. To do our part to serve that fan base, we've added 37 releases to the site in the past two months, including instrumental CDs by Ted Reece, Mick Neil, Rich Roger, Shawn Persinger Is Prester John, Tobias Hurwitz, Craig Chaquico, International Guitar Night, Johnny Hiland, Hideous Sun Demons, Warmen, Ioannis Anastassakis, Mike Dimareli - Artical, Carlos Soto, Keith Miller, Daniele Liverani, Riptyde, Armik, Vernon Neilly & G-Fire, Nick Borho, Big Bang Method, Dr. Maybe, Il-Min Choi, Derek Sherinian, Steve Booke, Deep Forest, Bill Perry, Sterling Koch, Joe Gamble, Loren Middleton, Daikaiju, Heavy Surf, Bill Mize, Mortimer Nelson and Peter Xifaras. You can now listen to and order 1543 instrumental releases by 872 different artists. Visit the Instrumental Guitar Showcase to browse and listen to all of these dynamic recordings, or check out our recommendations page. 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

28 columns

Guest Columnists

The 5 Stages Of Guitaritis

Peter Neri

You've had it, you know you have.

Guest Columnists

Becoming A Complete Artist

Tim Sweeney

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney talks about the importance of commitment.

Guest Columnists

Beginning Songwriting

Alan Lennon

Let guitarist Alan Lennon take you through the basics of writing songs, starting with the fundamentals of chord progressions.

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Climbing Out Of A Rut

Mark Carozza

Bassist and guitarist Mark Carozza lays out some of his tried and true rut-busting ideas.

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Do You Really Need A Teacher?

Tom Hess

Neo-classical guitarist Tom Hess weighs in on the debate over DIY or professional instruction.

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Intervalic Lines, Part 2

Mike Campese

More ideas on how you can add a really cool twist to your playing.

Interviews

Interview: Tim Jenkins

Dan McAvinchey

Composition really separates an artist from someone who is soley a musician, in my opinion. If I am to be viewed in any way, I would like it to be as a composer.

Guest Columnists