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The February-March edition is now online. We reached a significant milestone recently, when we added our 2000th title in the instrumental guitar CD genre to the store. Now it is on to 3000 - full speed ahead!
Instrumental CDs
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February's guest columnists are ready to share their knowledge, and cover topics on studio recording, technique, and the music business. We've got eleven fresh articles altogether - seven returning columnists and four first timers. Canadian guitarist David Martone is back with another article entitled "Zone Recording: More Project Drum Goodies". Neo-classical guitarist Tom Hess contributes his worthwhile piece called "Effective Practice Strategies". Robert Walker returns from a hiatus to pen "Ten Rules To Chase The Audience Away". Indie marketing and promotions expert Tim Sweeney has contributed an article entitled "Include Vs. Exclude". British guitarist Guy Pople is back with "Harmonic Alchemy: The Eldritch Art Of Chord Substitutions". Guitarist Patrick DeCoste has written another interesting column entitled "The Sounds Of Silence". First time contributors include guitarist Scott Allen with "Rehearsals And Practicing", Brazil's Mr. Moe with "Diabolic Twins", guitarist Adam Moore with his piece "Permutation: Thinking Backwards And Inside-Out", and fusion guitarist Kevin M. Buck, who has written "Organizing Musical Information". Finally, music industry guru Christopher Knab returns with "What A Record Label Should Know About Music Retailers".
Kevin M. Buck
Robert Walker
Scott Allen
Mr. Moe
Adam Moore
David Martone
Tom Hess
Tim Sweeney
Patrick DeCoste
Christopher Knab
Guy Pople
February updates include a new interview with guitarist Allan Kave.
This edition we're featuring another group of unknown talent through our Undiscovered Artists program. The music ranges from hard rock to fusion, and from modern prog 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 680 mark!
Guitar Nine has added another 21 new instrumental guitar CDs to the site in the past two months. This brings the total number of instrumental guitar CDs available to 2003!
CDs are now online and shipping for Emiliano Sicilia, Michael Harris, Dave Beegle, Allen Hinds, Chris Mello, Jeff Kollman, Patrik Carlsson, Rullian, Lei Chen, Rick Brannon, Steve Fister, Byron Nemeth Group, Greg Reiter, Massimo Izzizzari, Canned Heat, The Alchemists II, Dimitar Nalbantov, John Wheeler, Tim Pitts, Jimmy Williams and Kiko Loureiro.
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.
Check out the Latest Additions/Releases and Listening Room at:
Latest Releases
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To order any of the 2003 discs:
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If you'd like more information about selling your instrumental guitar release with us:
Merchandising Program
Guitar-oriented, concert DVDs continue to be added, you can now pick up titles by artists such as Greg Reiter, Bill Hart Project, and Rainbow, among others.
DVD SoundCheck
We're currently well over 200 titles in the area of guitar instruction! For example, we've recently added DVD titles hosted by Richard Smith, Paul Chapman, Arlen Roth, Curt Mitchell, Danny Gill, and Brent Mason.
Instructional SoundCheck
The latest and greatest additions to the Guitar Nine sister site, Guitar Music 9, include:
Butchering The Beatles - Heavy Metal
Vainglory - Heavy Metal
Richie Kotzen - Hard Rock
Angelo Perlepes' Mystery - Neo-Classical Metal
Book Of Reflections - Heavy Metal
There are now 594 guitar-oriented vocal titles available, with MP3 samples provided for previewing each artist.
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Dan McAvinchey
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