ROCKtober Is Instrumental Guitar Month
Welcome to the October edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. Guitar Nine has declared October to be Instrumental Guitar Month, a great time to remember, support, discover, promote, and celebrate the many practitioners of this near-underground musical sub-genre. Tell a friend, open a beverage and enjoy some great music! In this spirit, we've added another 33 new releases and reissues to the site, including instrumental CDs by Ronnie Montrose, Marc Rizzo, Roy Marchbank, Pierre Bensusan, Pat Metheny, Behzad, Larry Carlton, Fernando Perez, Rick Graham, Elias Viljanen, Peter Emmer, Kada, Coryell/Bailey/White, D'Agostino/Burns. Fusion For Miles, Tony Graci, Mattias IA Eklundh, Simone Fiorletta, Alien Cowboys, Tom Ball, Emilio Garcia, Antonio Restucci, Marcelo Aedo, David Gregorisch, John 5, Leigh Williams, Rainer Tankred Pappon, Armik, Lyden Moon, Michael Hawley and Vara-Tones. You can now listen to and order 1741 instrumental releases by 988 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
How Singing Can Help Your Guitar Soloing
Hess guitarist Mike Walsh offers great tips for accurate self expression.
How To Generate More CD Sales In Record Stores
Selling CDs not as easy as mailing them out to stores and sites? Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney enlightens you on what else you can do to generate sales.
Interval Riff Ornamentation
A look at ornamenting interval riffs with melody fragments.
Interview: Francesco Fareri
I have a lot of experience thanks to my debut album. In fact, for "Suspension" I did everything by myself - production, distribution, promotion - so I know what to do. I know which magazines will be interested and which will not.
Most Of You Are Totally Out Of Balance?
Neo-classical guitarist Tom Hess helps you to identify those inevitable weak areas in your playing.
Music Publicity Plan
Music industry consultant Christopher Knab offers up a sample publicity plan you can use to formulate your own strategy.
Newsletter October-November 2005
Guitar Nine Records October-November 2005 newsletter.
Radio Killed The Radio Station
Where can a music lover currently find diversity in music programming? The answer may surprise you.
Shredding Blues Licks
Want to break out of the blues rut? Danny Jones offers some great starting points.
Stealing And The Misery Of Being A Guitarist In The Music Scene
Tips on adjusting your thinking and broadening your style to expand your audience.
Sweep Picking
Get out your brooms and... no wait, check that - here are Mike's hottest sweep picking techniques.
The Undiscovered: Adam Moore
Ready To Blaze
The Undiscovered: Black House
Flushing's Instrumental Rock
The Undiscovered: Brent Gunter
Cross-cultural Fusion Of Music
The Undiscovered: Carlo A. Federici
Passionate Italian Neo-Classicist
The Undiscovered: Diego Garcia
Inspired By North American Roots
The Undiscovered: Don Alder
Naughty, Wicked Fingerstyle
The Undiscovered: Gary R. Peterson
Showcasing Musical Compositions
The Undiscovered: Jim Horne
Welcome To The Other Side
The Undiscovered: Kevin Hiatt
Acoustic Wall Of Sound
The Undiscovered: Lou DiBello
Capturing His Fiery Playing
The Undiscovered: Neverwonder
Never Wonder Who They Are Again
The Undiscovered: Scott Allen Project
Returning To Instrumental Music
Work & Play
Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas shows how to do both, and most importantly, how to combine them into one activity.
Zone Recording: Hands-Free Recording
Using your feet to get great sounding tracks, presented by Canadian guitarist David Martone.