Guitar Nine Rocks Guitar World Magazine
Welcome to the October edition of the Guitar Nine on-line magazine. Of special note, Guitar Nine is featured in the November issue of Guitar World magazine -- Brian Stillman's 'Surf City' column on music web sites covers the Guitar Nine site exclusively. New releases are coming in fast -- we've added 34 CDs to the site, including instrumental works by Handz Of Danz, Mike Campese, Brand X, Scott Christensen, Sterling Koch, Pat Thomi, Carpathia Project, Twin Lines Project, Bozzio/Levin/Stevens,Trance Lucid, PapaMichael, Marcos De Ros, Steve Stevens, Mario Otero, Stuart Hamm, Michael Schenker, Frank Wallace, Matthew Kennedy, Dave Atherton, Mike Valeras Group, Matt Masotti, Tony Palkovic, Johnson/Romero, Frankenshred, The Zone, Torben Enevoldsen, Deric Rush Band, David Sinclair, Michael Nicolella, Rolf Munkes, Brad Gillis, Blues Saraceno, Randy Coven and Borislav Mitic. You can now listen to and order 530 instrumental releases by 325 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
The "Million Dollar" Question
The talented artists associated with Guitar Nine respond to the challenge: Put a million bucks to the best musical use.
The Advantages Of Being A (Recording) Slut
Acoustic, electric, if it's got six, Steve Booke plays 'em. He's here to reveal the essence of recording legacy.
Arpeggios Nine
The official arpeggios of Guitar Nine Records - always play the 9th. Take it away Mike.
Circle Picking
A simple technique that will have you breaking speed records even after the Olympics.
Equipment And Performance
Will returns to discuss the relationship all guitarists must develop with their tools of choice.
Freelancing: How To Survive In The New Millennium By Playing Your Guitar, Part 2
Neil Haverstick has made his living with his instrument for over 20 years - even more tips from a seasoned veteran.
Interview: Andy Aledort
Transcribing is difficult work that takes a lot of concentration--I usually use headphones and I use a switching box which allows me to hear the right or left channel only through both sides of the headphones. This helps when trying to zero in on a particular guitar part. A thorough knowledge of music notation is mandatory also.
Interview: Ann Klein
I think the stylistic variety comes from the fact that I love so many different kinds of music and I've played with a lot of different kinds of artists. I've played with a salsa band, a blues band, numerous pop bands, and an avant-garde jammy classical-jazz band.
Interview: Synesthesia
All Latin or world music requires a very strong groove even if it is slow. That was a challenge since I am coming from a rock/fusion area. It helped my playing that way. Also when it came to soloing, I could not rely on my legato technique as much since it would not come out as well. Thus I worked on my alternate picking for a few months before the recording.
Interview: Torben Enevoldsen
I wanted to record this album as a band. The intensity and energy you get from recording as a band is far superior than to that of using hired guns. Being very influenced by bands like Dream Theater, Symphony X etc., I wanted the new material to be more aggressive and somewhat progressive, however still keeping everything very melodic.
Music, Business, and Technology: Adapt or Die
Music industry guru Christopher Knab is back to stress the ever changing nature of this business of music.
The Undiscovered: Adam Delacour
English Guitarist Looks For Record Company Interest
The Undiscovered: Black Shadows
Blues Surf/Rock Trio
The Undiscovered: Chris Bergson
Jazz Guitarist Releases Second CD
The Undiscovered: Craig Mauro
Spacey Jam Rock
The Undiscovered: Erix Pizano
Telling His Life's Story With The Guitar
The Undiscovered: Forrest Kyle
Fiery Instrumental Rock Fueled By Latin Beats
The Undiscovered: Gehelio Non-Centric
Textural Guitar Backs Dramatic Vocals
The Undiscovered: Jere Haakana
17 Year Old Finnish Dude Does The Demo Deal
The Undiscovered: Lyall Steel
An Acoustically Brilliant New Beginning
The Undiscovered: Mike Valeras Group
Vibrant, Creative, Thinking Man's Fusion
The Undiscovered: Steve Pierson
Searing, Yet Soulful Blues
The Undiscovered: Tom Dionne
Pure Solo Fingerstyle Guitar