The April-May spring edition is now online. We're juiced about all the new music we've added over the past two months, as well as some of the anxiously awaited compilations, reissues and international releases now available.
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April features excellent contributions by a number guest columnists, who cover technique, studio recording and the music business. We've got eleven new articles altogether - nine returning columnists and two first timers. First off is Mike Campese, G.I.T. graduate and instructor, with "The Mixo Cool-Blues Scale". Guitarist Will Landrum returns with his column, "Creative Intervals". Canadian guitarist David Martone is back with another article entitled "Zone Recording: Drumagog". Neo-classical guitarist Tom Hess contributes his piece called "Fire And Inspiration". Danny Jones continues his technique series with "Shredding Blues Licks: Wide Intervals". Indie marketing and promotions expert Tim Sweeney has contributed an article entitled "Motivation" Guitarist and writer Jamie Andreas also returns with her article "What Should I Practice?". Canadian guitarist Jason Sadites is back with "Concepts To Improve Your Solos". First time contributors include band coach Sean Farrington with "S5 Paths To $100,000 Per Year - Part 1: Gidget's Way" and guitarist Alan Williamson with "Chromatic Stupidity". Finally, music industry guru Christopher Knab returns with "Deals That Await Successful Independent Music Labels".
Christopher Knab
Tim Sweeney
Tom Hess
Sean Farrington
Danny Jones
Alan Williamson
Jason Sadites
Mike Campese
Jamie Andreas
David Martone
Will Landrum
April updates include new interviews with guitarists Jason Sadites, Johnny A. and John 5.
Jason Sadites Interview
John 5 Interview
Johnny A. Interview
This edition we're featuring another group of unknown talent through our Undiscovered Artists program. The music ranges from experimental rock to shred, and from two-handed fusion to acoustic rock. These artists offer continuing evidence that the independent music community is alive and well, and brings the total number of artists we've profiled over the 620 mark!
Guitar Nine has added another 51 new instrumental guitar CDs to the site in the past two months. This brings the total number of instrumental guitar CDs available to 1847!
CDs are now online and shipping for Germano Seggio, Hpcrazy, The Balls, Frank Gambale, Andre Tonelli, Niels Vejlyt, Coste Apetrea, Dave LaRue, Ino Kang, Joe Satriani, Michael Orlando, Tony MacAlpine, Vinnie Moore, Larry Carlton, Nickos Kapilidis & The Jazz Utopia, Jill Yan, Jimmy Mac, Cornelissen/Vollink, Hightower, Next Order, Freddie Fox, DC Slater, Micheal Skinner, Rippingtons, Robert Sabin, Jon Beedle, Steve Khan, Rez, John Raptis, Andrew Roudny, Whiteful Jazz Quartet, Kada Ad Libitum, D Sound, Mindflowers, Bob Savage, Andre Kunz, Daniel Ward, Roger Matura, Alien Guitar Abduction, Allen Robot Van Wert, Hands On Strings, Stephan Bormann Band, Michel Sajrawy, Dagobert Bohm, Dago, James Hogan, Cinematik, Chambers/Berlin/Fiuczynski and Christopher Dean.
With the blend of the world's best Independent Artists along with our Distributed Artists Series, Guitar Nine aims to provide one-stop shopping for instrumental guitar enthusiasts.
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We've added some outstanding guitar-oriented, concert DVD releases recently, now available are titles by artists such as Deep Purple, Hellecasters, Whitesnake, Pat Travers Band, Son Seals/Howard and the White Boys, Otis Rush, Phil Keaggy, Mike Stern, Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius, Robin Trower, Molly Hatchet, Janos Varga Project, Joe Bonamassa, John Scofield and DeJohnette/Metheny, among others.
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Our offerings in the area of guitar instruction keep expanding. For example, we've added the Hot Licks "Learn With 6 Great Masters" DVDs, with titles covering Slide, Chicago Blues, Heavy Metal, Southern Rock, Country, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Rockabilly, Jazz Chords and Rock Bass, as well as titles hosted by Son Seals, Dave Kilminster, Stuart Bull, Steve Trovato, Richard Smith, Duke Robillard, Joe Pass, Manu Livertout, John Scofield, Kevin McCreery and the hotly requested Eric Johnson "The Fine Art Of Guitar" DVD.
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The latest and greatest additions to the Guitar Nine sister site, Guitar Music 9, include:
Zeelion - Heavy Metal
T.M. Stevens - Funk Rock
Tim Donahue - Progressive Metal
Vitalij Kuprij's Revenge - Heavy Metal/Shred
Steve Saluto - Rock/Funk
Gentlemen's Blues Club (with Philip Sayce) - Hard Rock
Rogosonic (with Stephen Ross) - Hard Rock
Naughty Naughty - Heavy Metal
Ernie Carletti - Heavy Metal
Pat Travers - Blues
Joe Bonamassa - Rock
Hubi Meisel - Heavy Metal/Shred
Tears Of Anger - Heavy Metal
Section A - Hard Rock/Metal
Marcus Singletary - Blues/Rock
Alfredo Riojas - Hard Rock
Bumblefoot - Incredible Hard Rock
Eric Gales - Blues/Rock
Adam Rich - Hard Rock
There are now 559 guitar-oriented vocal titles available, with MP3 samples provided for previewing each artist.
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