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The December-January edition is now online. In the past month, we crossed an important milestone; now, over 1,000 guitarists and bands in the instrumental guitar arena are now represented on the Guitar Nine web site and store.
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December is our biggest update ever for contributions by guest columnists, who cover technique, studio recording and the music business. We've got fourteen altogether - twelve returning columnists and two first timers. First off is Mike Campese, G.I.T. graduate and instructor, with "Sweep Picking: Paganini". All the way from Japan is Chris Juergensen with his article entitled "Harmony - Slash Chords, Part 1". Guitarist Randy Ellefson returns with his column, "Interval Riffs: Simple Counterpoint". Canadian guitarist David Martone is back with another article entitled "Zone Recording: Workshop Live". Neo-classical guitarist Tom Hess contributes his piece called "Plans Are Not Goals". Danny Jones continues his technique series with "Shredding Blues Licks: Solos". Tony Koretz also rejoins us with his article "What Makes a Great Guitar Solo?" Guitarist Sven Stichter is back with another column, "Chromatic Swirl". Indie marketing and promotions expert Tim Sweeney has contributed an article entitled "Who's On Your Mailing List?" Guitarist and writer Jamie Andreas also returns with her article "How To Nail A Solo ". Freelance guitarist Neil Haverstick has submitted his article, "40 Years With the Guitar". First time contributors include Canadian guitarist Jason Sadites with "Using Different Time Signatures To Create Interest" and guitarist Tom Ball with "The Earliest Solo Guitar Recordings". Finally, music industry guru Christopher Knab returns with "Live Performance And Marketing Music".
Christopher Knab
Tim Sweeney
Sven Stichter
Mike Campese
Tom Hess
Jamie Andreas
Chris Juergensen
Jason Sadites
Danny Jones
Neil Haverstick
Tony Koretz
Randy Ellefson
Tom Ball
David Martone
December updates include new interviews with guitarist Randy McStine and guitarist Bumblefoot.
Randy McStine Interview
Bumblefoot Interview
This edition we're featuring another group of unknown talent through our Undiscovered Artists program. The music ranges from eclectic fusion to relentless hard rock, and from virtuoso acoustic to jazz-inspired metal. 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 600 mark!
Guitar Nine has added another 36 new instrumental guitar CDs to the site in the past two months. This brings the total number of instrumental guitar CDs available to 1768!
CDs are now online and shipping for Richie Kotzen, Steve Laputa, Liona Boyd, Milan Polak, Jim Horne, Williams/McCulloch, Tim Pitts, Jeff Scheetz, Craig Chaquico, Neil Zaza, Adam Moore, Greg Griffin, Eric Johnson, Jay Geils, Jason Sadites, Michael Angelo Batio, Lars Eric Mattsson, De Gladas Kapell, Gregg Sweeney, Ken Hatfield, Armik, G3, Garaj Mahal, Project Z, Sandgarden, Steve Smith, Vital Information, Oz Noy, Frank Wallace, OHM:, Roger Scannura, Chris Dunnett and Alan Williamson.
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
Listening Room
To order any of the 1768 discs:
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Merchandising Program
We've added plenty of guitar-oriented, concert DVD releases, now available are titles by artists such as Principato/Gatton, Rush, UFO, Foreplay, Wishbone Ash, Judas Priest, Coryell/Assad/Abercrombie, Spooky Actions, Santana, Alvin Lee, Journey, Carlton/Lukather, George Benson, Scorpions, Lee Ritenour, Motley Crue, George Harrison, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Earl Klugh, Cream and Eric Johnson, among others.
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Our offerings in the area of guitar instruction keep expanding. For example, we've added the newly reissued Hot Licks DVDs, with titles by Jimmy Bruno, Nils Lofgren, Warren Haynes, Buddy Guy, Danny Gatton, Tuck Andress and Ronnie Earl. Other instructional titles added include "Ultimate Guitar Techniques: Sweep Picking", :"Ultimate Guitar Techniques:Scale Shapes", "Phil Keaggy: Electric Guitar Style", "Phil Keaggy: Acoustic Guitar Style", "Joe Walsh's Instructional DVD", "Tony Iommi's Instructional DVD", "Charles Sedlak's Flamenco Made Easy DVD" and Hess/Kalkbrenner's Jam CD, "Rock Tracks Volume 1".
Instructional SoundCheck
The latest and greatest additions to the Guitar Nine sister site, Guitar Music 9, include:
George Lynch - Hard Rock
UFO - Hard Rock
Brave New World - Hard Rock
Iain Ashley Hersey - Hard Rock
Victory In Heaven Blues Band - Blues
Buckethead & Friends - Shred
George Lynch - Hard Rock
Locomotive Breath - Heavy Metal
Dogpound - Heavy Metal
Freak Neil Inc. - Heavy Metal
There are now 518 guitar-oriented vocal titles available, with MP3 samples provided for previewing each artist.
Guitar Music 9 Main Page
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Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Nine