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Vol. 15, No. 2: Feb.-Mar. 2010

About The Guitar Nine Interviews

Maybe the best way to get an idea of how to accomplish dreams of releasing your own records and starting a record label are to have a conversation with someone who has already done it. Guitar Nine Records is proud to present interviews with guitarists who have taken the first steps to getting their music heard, without waiting for a record deal. These musicians have struck out on their own and everyone thinking about going down that same road can learn something from them. We've also included interviews from noted guitarists who have spent time in both the indie world and as 'signed' artists.
 
What's Your Story?

If you are an independent artist with one or more independent releases, and you would like to be interviewed about your musical goals and your experiences running a record label, please e-mail us.

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Interviews
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  • Interview: Borislav Mitic (2010)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "Regardless of the economic slowdown, people tend to want to download a lot of their music for free, thus leaving artists without income that would be generated through royalties from CD sales."
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  • Interview: Simone Fiorletta (2009)
    Interviewed by Guglielmo Malusardi
    "I like to compose instinctively. First of all, I imagine a theme to follow up, as if I was writing a story, using my guitar instead of a pen, and from that point on, it's all about improvisation."
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  • Interview: Ben Kuzay (2009)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "Most of the songs were the result of me sitting by myself in my living room and fiddling around with the bass guitar, completely directionless - which is the setting I find most conducive to songwriting."
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  • Interview: Sean Baker (2009)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "I've been exposed to music throughout my whole life, basically because my parents were such fans of music. I've been a huge fan of the guitar since as far back as I can remember."
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  • Interview: Jason Sadites (2009)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "I wanted to be very careful not to have a CD that seemed to ramble on endlessly. I wanted to put out a CD that the listener could listen to front to end and feel musically satisfied when it was over."
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  • Interview: Wayne Wesley Johnson (2009)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "I have found that by recording and adding a few "cover tunes" to my CDs as well as my originals, has helped get folks online to discover me. After they've listened to my arrangements of their familiar pop tunes, they may decided to check out my original music, too."
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  • Interview: Joe Satriani (2009)
    Interviewed by Martin Schmidt
    "There was no internet when I started and file sharing has been the most destructive force to the music business and it's been the most positive force in a fan's world."
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  • Interview: Strings 24 (2009)
    Interviewed by Guglielmo Malusardi
    "We decided to write something and we asked Gian to join this project. We were looking for something different to create separation between us and the other thousands of shredders in the world, so we decided to use the 8-string guitar."
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  • Interview: Peter Gusmano (2009)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "This project is one that has 100% of all CD sales, no matter where purchased, going to support LilliansJourney.com, the foundation we began for my mother. LilliansJourney.com supports and donates all of its funds to Project ALS."
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  • Interview: Allen Hinds (2009)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "Musician's Institute (which was then GIT) was the best thing I could have done. I do well in competitive scenes. I progressed fast in those years."
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  • Interview: Wolfgang Zenk (2009)
    Interviewed by Guglielmo Malusardi
    "Try to become a better musician every day. Listen to music actively - try to understand what those great musicians felt when they wrote your favorite song or played your favorite solo."
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  • Interview: Jose De Castro (2009)
    Interviewed by Guglielmo Malusardi
    "When you play with somebody else, you have to worry about playing well and being in your place at every moment. When you play your own songs, in any venue, you show how you are, because they are your own work."
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  • Interview: Andre Tonelli (2009)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "There is always something you don't know. Thinking of the end result is a distraction and more importantly, there is no end result. You will be learning for the rest of your life. "
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  • Interview: David Martone (2008)
    Interviewed by Guglielmo Malusardi
    "I will be back doing more instructional videos in January with Joe Satriani. I can't tell you how humbling it is to work with one of your mentors. Simply unbelievable!"
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  • Interview: Ben Kuzay (2008)
    Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
    "We often cannot pinpoint exactly what it is we like about a certain piece of instrumental music, but the music nonetheless resonates within us on a deep, personal level."
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