 - Interview: Neil Brocklebank (2004)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"Remember, if you look like everyone else, how do you stand out? Don't rely on your technique to get you noticed, it won't. Your songs might, but you've got to get people interested enough to listen to you in the first place."
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 - Interview: Michael Vick (2004)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"If the U.S. guitar magazines want to have more of an impact with the global community; they need to balance commercialism with the true artistic and innovative expressions of the guitar in many various forms."
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 - Interview: Steve Soest (2004)
Interviewed by Martin Schmidt
"There's very few radio stations who play surf, rockabilly or blues, together with current folk or roots music. It's always Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera or the Backstreet Boys. I just wish that the kids coming up would have a choice to be able to hear everything on the radio and be exposed to that stuff. "
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 - Interview: Rob Eberhard Young (2004)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"Being independent allows you to totally escape A&R, and do whatever you want. In the next three years I am releasing a solo acoustic guitar record, a fusion record, and a record with no guitar on it. I would never be allowed to do that with PolyGram. Being independent allows you to always be in control of your own music."
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 - Interview: Dick Dale (2004)
Interviewed by Martin Schmidt
"I run my business, do my own booking, I do everything! We don't have no managers, no agents, none of that. That's what I tell these kids now. You're better off making your own record, selling it at your own place and owning the rights to your own records."
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 - Interview: Sergio Lara (2004)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"Of course besides the music, there is another very important part of your musicianship, which is to learn how to market yourself. It all starts with acting professional, being on time, learning your parts. Learn to ask for advice when you need it from players that have more experience than you."
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 - Interview: Michael Fath (2004)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"Try to become proficient in marketing, and develop a keen business sense. This includes your recordings, music book publishing, other merchandising endeavors, etc. The music industry is a very, very tough one, and it takes serious dedication and an unbelievable work ethic to survive."
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 - Interview: Jim Thomas (2003)
Interviewed by Martin Schmidt
"I just wanted to explore a mellower kind of psychedelic thing on the last record. Thereīs some great stuff on it. It got really great reviews in the United States, all over the place. But the record company actually fell apart and now itīs not even available."
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 - Interview: Miguel Mega (2003)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"The first thing that you should care about for a CD release is the music. You have to trust in yourself as a musician and composer and try to come up with interesting music and then find a nice studio to record it in, or you can record at home if you have a nice home studio."
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 - Interview: Joy Basu (2003)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"There were a lot of different things that inspired this CD. Once I put the studio together, I just started recording what I wanted to hear. I love guitar and electronic music. I really wanted to blend the two together more than it's ever been done."
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 - Interview: Scott Henderson (2003)
Interviewed by Martin Schmidt
"The main thing over here is, we have big media problems. People that do weirder kind of music, jazz, fusion or blues, there is not a big radio market for it, like there is in other countries. As a result of that, people donīt get to hear the music and they donīt show up at the gigs."
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 - Interview: Rusty Cooley (2003)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"I sent Lion Music a CD and they emailed me saying they were interested in signing me. I'm really happy to be with Lion. Some of the guitarists I grew up listening to are on that label, and that's cool for me because it kind of lets me know that I'm finally on their level."
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 - Interview: Stephen Housden (2002)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"I had always wanted to do a solo album, but it was all talk. One day I mentioned it again to my wife and she said don't talk about it, do it. So I did. As soon as the real decision was made things started to fall into place, as they often do."
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 - Interview: David Martone (2002)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"I think that the best promo is playing live, and to be seen as much as possible. I do many clinics for Digitech, Parker and now Vox amplifiers. This is a great way for people to hear your music and to sell discs at the performances."
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 - Interview: Thomas Larsson (2002)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"The Internet itself is a huge jungle. I believe it gives a chance for those who don't make it via a traditional label or distributor, if they know how to reach the audience."
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