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Raleigh, NC
June-July 2008
Vol. 13, No. 3
Guitar Nine Records Marks An Anniversary
Leading Instrumental Guitar Site Celebrates 12 Years Online
elcome to the June edition of Guitar Nine Records' on-line magazine. June of 1996 marked our entry into cyberspace, and after twelve great years, Guitar Nine Records has become the leader in providing the widest selection of instrumental guitar recordings, news and information. To celebrate, we've added another 29 releases to the site in the past two months, including instrumental CDs by Logic?, Ty Oliver, Freak Zoid, Sakis Zachariades, Howland/Howland, Lucas Yaksic, Alex Argento, Kole, Paul Gilbert, Mike DiBari Trio, Alex Ehrsam, Steve Hunter, Serj, Neil Haverstick, Zeroesque, Steve Stevens, Stef Burns, Cosmics, Avatar, Guy Lee, Citriniti Feat. Fabrizio Leo, The Dream Of The Electric Guitars, Leonid, Dean Cascione, Stefan Rosqvist Band, Daddo, Rob Johnson and Bill Palmer. You can now listen to and order
1941 instrumental releases by 1150 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 Records, and decide if it's right for your music (if you've released a guitar-oriented CD with vocals, click here).
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Going to clubs and listening to live bands - 41%
Buying and owning albums on physical media - 37%
Buying and owning song downloads - 10%
Subscribing to a wireless service with access to any song - 9%
Listening to internet radio - 4%