Welcome 2012 With New Instrumental Music
Welcome to the December holiday edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. Instrumental guitar music is clearly considered underground by the mainstream music press, but it's an underground with a rabid and enthusiastic fan base. To do our part to serve that fan base, we've added 8 releases to the site in the past two months, including instrumental CDs by the Renaud Louis-Servais Group, Tony CC, Gianluca Galli, The Vara-Tones, James Evans and Ben Kuzay. You can now listen to and order 1098 instrumental releases by 715 different artists.
In this issue
The "New" Marketing?
Are "new" marketing ideas really as new as they sound? Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney offers his expert opinion.
Building A Successful Radio Airplay Campaign
Music industry guru Christopher Knab details potential significant radio airplay available to you.
Carol Of The Bells
Here is the main guitar line from Campese's version of this holiday classic, as featured on his Christmas album.
How To Fix Common Guitar Practice Problems With And Without A Metronome
It's essential to practice everything to a metronome to develop tight rhythm guitar playing skills, increase guitar speed and track musical progress.
Interview: Guitarsnake
Today it is quite hard to set yourself apart in the instrumental rock domain. There are a lot of great guitarists! Unfortunately, lots of them do the same kind of stuff.
The Leak In The Brain
Dario Napoli has tips on how to prevent loss of mastery on your instrument.
Neal's Terrifying Young Guns: 5th Edition
Five of the very best guitar kids from the past two months in a video format. You can submit your most terrifying videos.
Newsletter December-January 2011
Guitar Nine Records December-January 2011 newsletter.
The Rediscovered: Ben Woolman
A Fingerstyle Guitar Showcase
The Rediscovered: Henry Johnson
Making Jazz The Way It Used To Be Made
The Rediscovered: John Kulinich
Country/Blues Instrumental Mix
The Rediscovered: Thunderbrew
Aggressively Hopped, Full-Bodied Metal
Your Live Guitar Sound
Here are some great suggestions from Michael Knight on how to get a better live sound.