How to keep from destroying your confidence by setting realistic expectations for your recording projects.
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How to keep from destroying your confidence by setting realistic expectations for your recording projects.
I decided to do the independent route because that is the only route that is available to me at the present time. I have had releases on A&M Canada and Legato Records but I can`t wait for the "grown ups" to decide whether or not to release the music. I want to have my music out there like anybody else and if I have to do it all myself--so be it!
I just released my first CD after 27 years of playing. For me it represents the end of a struggle to accept my influences, yet still feel I have a voice of my own. I also wanted to express the fact that I just love to play, and that I love music without borders. Most importantly, I want to create music that expresses my true heart, and that inspires the listener to do the same.
Experienced Guitarist Goes Instrumental With New Release
Melodic Rock With An Edge
Progressive Jazz/Rock Fusion From Down Under
Original Flamenco Guitarist Seeks Worldwide Audience
Professional Guitarist Plans Progressive Instrumental CD
Jason Pruett offers his light-hearted yet insightful views on getting the most from your guitar and busting a playing rut.
Is it really true? Will you get 30,000,000 music fans checking out your music just by creating a web page? Let's separate the hype from the reality.
British guitarist David Knopfler has a few words to say about the separate lead guitarist vs. rhythm guitarist identities.
I can`t ever remember deciding to release a CD, it`s just something I always dreamed of. I think every musician would like to, deep down. I did it for myself, and I suggest others do the same. Don`t put out your first CD and expect to get rich, because it just doesn`t happen that way.
A True Journeyman Guitarist, Vocalist And Producer
Explosive, Contemporary Jazz With A World Feel
Explosive, Contemporary Jazz With A World Feel
More Rock 'N Roll Fun Than Ought To Be Legal
Instrumental Guitarist Stresses Music Over Flash
Melodic, Hard Rock Instrumentalist From Down Under
Instrumental Electro-Acoustic Guitar Music
Be prepared do a lot of work promoting and marketing. I strongly suggest people make a plan detailing how they will be selling and marketing their record. Rather than trying to sell one CD at a time, shop it for licensing and other types of deals, since ultimately, that is where a large number of sales will come from.
Maine's Premiere Fusion Guitarist Unleashed
Solo Fingerstyle Guitarist Taps Into Her Talent
Guitarist Blends Rock, Funk And Metal With Relentless Intensity
Lightning Guitar Fuels All-Instrumental Release
A New Age Rock 'N' Roll Wandering Minstrel
Instructor Shoots For Instrumental Release
Guitarist & Composer Has Acoustic Dreams
If you're a typical musician, you lack one or both of these critical qualities. Let's see how important they are to your success.
If you`ve got the urge to explore jazz after a background in rock, you`ll need to understand the differences between the two styles. Guitarist Sean Gill gives you the keys to unlock the door to jazz.
Houston guitarist Rusty Cooley figures that with ten fingers, there`s got to be times when you can use over half of them to express your ideas.
I`d really like to develop into a good composer. I`m not a Greg Howe or an Allan Holdsworth when it comes to soloing, so I have no choice but to work on developing my compositional skills so that people will have a reason to listen! To me, the ideal is someone like Scott Henderson, or Shawn Lane, who are not only amazing players, but equally strong, if not better, composers. That`s the pinnacle, to me.
Multi-Instrumentalist Tracks Cool, Contemporary Jazz
Summoning The Ghosts Of Pop, Folk & Rock
One Of Those (Guitar) Guys
Energetic, Unpredictable Fingerstyle Guitar
Instrumental Guitarist Challenges The Musical Trends Of Today
Alternative Acoustic With A Pure, Emotional Edginess
Rock Guitar Virtuoso Plans New CD
Guitarist/Songwriter Works Studio Magic Close To Home
Neo-Classical Guitarist Goes Solo
Progressive Instrumentals Laden With Emotion
Instrumental Guitar Landscapes
High Energy Band Does It Themselves
Vibrant and Powerful Acoustic Music
Cutting Edge Guitarist Delivers the Instrumental Goods
Creative, Unusual Power Trio Oozes Intensity
Electrifying, Emotional Blues-Rock Instrumental Music
Self-assessement time. Can you go it alone? You might need the synergy of two people working together to kick start your label.