Instrumental Guitar Site Marks 10th Anniversary

Guitar Nine Celebrates 10 Great Years Online

June-July 2006 · June 2006

Welcome to the June edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. June of 1996 marked our entry into cyberspace, and after ten outstanding years, Guitar Nine has become the leader in providing the widest selection of instrumental guitar recordings, news and information. To celebrate, we've added another 43 titles to the site, including instrumental CDs by Prart Group, Lanvall, Olaf Lenk`s Food, Rob Balducci, Al Garcia, Svilen Mikov, Greg Smith, Jim Horne, The Royal Dan, Jose De Castro, David Stockden, Virtual Strangers, Harry Kapeliaris, Koji Tsumoto, Steve Topping, Haymo Doerk, Amethyst, Fred Hamm, Rob Metz, Andy Timmons Band, Lyle Workman, Fabrizio Leo, Citriniti, Michael Mucklow, John E, Yener Korkut, Jerry Jennings, Van Davis, Errorhead, Dal Knezevic, Mojacar Flamenco, Scott Allen Project, Super String Theory, Federico Miranda, Robert Walker, Vernon Reid & Masque, Syrek, Diego Garcia, Razorblades, Mark Hill, Rare Blend, Nick Andrew and the Rippingtons. You can now listen to and order 1910 instrumental releases by 1087 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

25 columns

Guest Columnists

10 Tips To Keep You On The Music Career-Building Path

Christopher Knab

Music industry consultant Christopher Knab offers invaluable advice and nutritious food for thought.

Guest Columnists

5 Paths To $100,000 Per Year - Part 2: Fast Freddie's Way

Sean Farrington

Strategies that successful independent artists use day in and day out to profit from their passion for music.

Guest Columnists

Building And Continuing Relationships

Tim Sweeney

Why do a relatively small number of your fans attend your gigs? Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney offers his studied opinions.

Guest Columnists

Express Yourself!

Tom Hess

Tom Hess urges you to get beyond 'guitarist' and 'musician' to uncover the 'artist' within.

Interviews

Interview: Gianni Rojatti

Guglielmo Malusardi

When I turned 19 I realized that I was in love with guitar and I wasn't doing anything else but practicing all day. Only then I understood that nothing could make me any happier than music!

Interviews

Interview: Jill Yan

Dan McAvinchey

That's the beauty of instrumental music, when listening to it, you can imagine or feel whatever you want.

Interviews

Interview: Stef Burns

Guglielmo Malusardi

Keep playing, keep trying new things as well as listening to and learning the old ones. Try to listen and play with your heart. Play with other musicians as much as possible and when you are getting good enough, be heard in public as much as you can.

Interviews

Interview: Tony De Gruttola

Guglielmo Malusardi

I listen to all types of music, which helps me to keep up with the times, above all rock-fusion jazz, blues, and some Italian bands like Negramaro and Neutra.

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