Bryon Thompson
| |
|
 |
Contemporary Acoustic/Electric Instrumentals
|
Discovering his dream guitar, the Godin A6, led to Indiana guitarist Bryon Thompson's first release in ten years. The self-titled CD-R release features eleven instrumentals that hit the listener like a cool breeze, with clean, shimmering electric tones alternating with a slightly overdriven sound or a purely acoustic flavor. At times, Thompson likes to offer several distinct tonalities in the same piece, as he does in "Intro/Gloss", firing off a warning shot consisting of edgy electric lines, then settling in with melodic, acoustic textures. Similar to players such as Lindsey Buckingham and Leo Kottke, Thompson never uses a pick, whether playing electric or acoustic. His CD-R offers a positive message and some motivic and eclectic guitar explorations.
Bryon has played acoustic guitar almost exclusively for 20 years, but after discovering the Godin, he rapidly incorporated the sound of this hybrid electric and acoustic into his sound. He works full-time as a freelance illustrator but his love for creative and unique instrumental guitar music led him to pursue the idea of recording his songs using the latest digital technology and his Macintosh computer. Bryon's influences range wildly from Preston Reed to Todd Rundgren, but the common thread is his fingerstyle approach to playing.
Thompson thoroughly enjoyed the creative process with this CD, and he is anxious to begin his next project as fresh ideas seem to be endless.
Contact Information
Bryon Thompson
6132 Bellingham Lane
Fort Wayne, IN 46835
United States
E-mail:
Bryon Thompson
Web site:
www.bthompson.net/cd/cd.html
| |
|
Neil Haverstick
| |
|
 |
Electronic Music For Guitar And Guitar Synth
|
Other Worlds is experimental guitarist Neil Haverstick's CD-R tribute to outer space and all the other worlds that could be. Featuring two 17 minute pieces ("Other Worlds" using a 34 tone Telecaster and "Nebulae" using a 12 tone Cort Flying V) and two 10 minute pieces ("The Spider" using a 19 tone Starr guitar and "Didgeridon't" using a Roland GR-300 fretless guitar), the tracks are improvisational, microtonal and will take the listener into aural galaxies on the other side of the worm hole. The title track was recorded live at Microstock 4 in Denver. Colorado, while "Didgeridon't" features John Starrett on Starrboard. If you are ready for a mighty musical challange, or need music for your next trip to Deep Space Nine, we're pretty sure Other Worlds is distinct and beyond anything in your CD collection today.
Neil started playing guitar in 1965 after being moved by the music of the Beatles, Rolling Stones and Cream. He began working with microtonal systems in 1989. As a composer, Neil won Guitar Player magazine's 1992 Ultimate Guitar Competition (Experimental Division) with a 19-tone guitar piece, "Spider Chimes". Neil has written for Guitar Player and Cadence and has written two music theory books, "The Form Of No Forms" and "19 Tones: A New Beginning". As a teacher, Neil has been on the faculty of Swallow Hill Music Association since 1990, teaching hundreds of students, both privately and in classes. He performs regularly and his "Microstock" alternate tuning festival is in its fourth year.
Haverstick continues to push the sonic boundaries of the guitar. After all, as Haverstick states, "There is this Uruguayan who plays a 53-tone guitar..." It's always nice to have room to grow.
Contact Information
Neil Haverstick
Box 150271
Lakewood, Colo. 80215
United States
E-mail:
Neil Haverstick
Web site:
www.virtualchautauqua.org/haverstick
|
