International Scope For Guitar Music Broadens
Welcome to the February edition of Guitar Nine's online magazine. After almost 10 years, the Guitar Nine web site and store continues to attract both new customers and new artists from all over the world. We service over 90 different countries now, and in the past two months, we've added 27 titles to the site, including instrumental CDs by Buckethead, Ty Oliver, Matt Rae, Warren Robert, Zuzo Moussawer, Terminal A, Torquays, Estrume'n'tal, Martin Motnik, Patrick Rondat, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Hideaki Nakama, Mike Hartman, Neil Citron, Atlantics, Eric Mantel, Will Landrum, Jasun Tipton, Curt Shaw, Guitar Garden, Ed Vick, Dave Hart, Jesse Cook, Clarelynn Rose, Timo Tolkki and Tim Donahue. You can now listen to and order 1799 instrumental releases by 1013 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
5 Over 7 Septuplets
Adding tremendous color and personality to your music through the use of rhythm.
Blazing With Phrasing
Will Landrum shows you how to inject your own personal timing and inflections into your playing while staying in groove with the real timing of the music.
Chordal Picking
Mike Campese offers an unusual technique that can yield some surprisingly cool results.
Income And Expenses For Developing Your Music Career
Music industry consultant Christopher Knab sounds his beginning-of-the-year wake-up call to financial planning.
Interview: Eric Mantel
Being your own record label eliminates having to sell your soul. You also have full control over the creative aspects of your music, you own 100% of your publishing, you don't put yourself in debt, and you call all the shots.
Interview: Jay Geils
I do any interview I can arrange to promote the CD. My partner has been marketing all over the internet and working in conjunction with our record company to keep getting press and putting the word out about my CD.
Interview: Patrick Rondat
On every album I try to compose songs that fit together and record the album using a wide range of emotions and atmospheres. If I have enough speed/technique songs, I'll work on an atmospheric one, or an acoustic number.
Luke Skywalker, Jedi Guitar, and the Refresh Button
Annihilate your tendencies to rely on reflexes, and use the force instead.
Newsletter February-March 2006
Guitar Nine Records February-March 2006 newsletter.
Performing For The Audience
Guitarist Toshi Iseda reminds musicians that live shows should also be an engaging entertainment experience.
Phrase Your Melodies!
Need more ways to make a simple melody more interesting? Let the Sultan of String show you how.
Recording And Releasing Your Own CD
Times are perfect for releasing your own CD and this article will give you some planning and recording ideas.
Removing The Barriers To Musical Expression
Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas explores the relationship between musical expression and technique.
Shredding Blues Licks: Double Stops
Danny Jones is back with blues licks featuring dynamic double stops.
So You Want To Teach Guitar?
Jason Parker tells you what to expect and how to get a foot in the door.
Top Secrets Of Common Sense, Part 1
Getting it done? Or wishing you had? Maybe it's not too late to make your future.
The Undiscovered: Allen Van Wert
Seriously Robotic Riffage
The Undiscovered: Andrew Roudny
Instrumental Rock To The Max
The Undiscovered: Carlos Barbosa-Lima
Spearheading Brazilian Form Revival
The Undiscovered: David Gillis
Zen-Like Approach To Fingerstyle
The Undiscovered: Jason Couture
Rocker Lets It Rip
The Undiscovered: Jim McAuley
Pushing Improvisational Limits
The Undiscovered: Jimmy Mac
Good TIme Instrumental Rock
The Undiscovered: KCR Radio
It's Winter - Let's Hit The Beach
The Undiscovered: Mark Holzinger
An Expression Of Various Styles
The Undiscovered: Modifyde
Delivering Memorable Instrumental Rock
The Undiscovered: Phil Herbert
Rock-Fusion, Country-Jazz
The Undiscovered: Rez
An Incendiary Sound Shock
Using The Lack Of Time To Your Benefit
No time to market or promote your music? Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney can help you turn this negative into a positive.
Using Theme and Variation in Composing
Developing riffs and melodies into complete, interesting and listenable pieces of music.
Zone Recording: Parallel Bussing
You're all doing this, right? No? Maybe it's time to get your tracks slamming, with Canadian guitarist David Martone.