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December-January 1998
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Melodic Songwriting Meets Intense Guitar Riffs

February-March 1997
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Broadening The Appeal Of Instrumental Rock

December-January 1998
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Bassist, Drummer Combine With Fusion Greats

April-May 1998
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Professional Guitarist Plans Progressive Instrumental CD

August-September 1998
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Instrumental Guitarist Readies New Release

October-November 1998
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Maniacal Instrumental Madness With An Elfin Flavor

December-January 1997
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Electrifying, Emotional Blues-Rock Instrumental Music

June-July 1997
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Crunchy Riffs, Infectious Guitar-Laden Grooves

December-January 1999
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Dedicated To Great Progressive Instrumental Music

April-May 1999
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Instrumental Blues, Funk & Jazz

October-November 1996
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Promoting A Better Appreciation Of The Versatility Of Flamenco

August-September 2000
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Aggressive, Unorthodox Fingerstyle Wins Fans

August-September 2000
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Visually Evokative Instrumental Music

August-September 2000
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Singer-Songwriter Offers Guitar-Soaked Release

August-September 2000
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Jazz Instructor Leads By Example

August-September 2000
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Melodic And Cheery Acoustic Fingerstyle

August-September 2000
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Improvisational Instrumental Guitar

August-September 2000
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Contemporary Acoustic/Electric Instrumentals

August-September 2000
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Electronic Music For Guitar And Guitar Synth

August-September 2000
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New Caledonian GIT Graduate Goes Instrumental

August-September 2000
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French Instrumentalist Signs Deal For New CD

August-September 2000
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Busy Guitarist Keeps The Releases Coming

August-September 2000
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Electrifying Live Performer Offers Instrumental Work

August-September 2000
Guitar Haus

I have done interviews with quite a few leading Japanese and European magazines. My experience with them has been very positive. As far as US magazines are concerned, it is hard for me to say how they are handling guitar-oriented music, because I haven`t dealt with them much in the past. There just doesn`t seem to be that much of a market for insturmental music in the US as there is overseas.

August-September 2000
Randy Allar

We`re definitely going to do another album this year. We`ve got a couple of concepts we`re throwing around. It will be an instrumental album. We`re ready to do that again ourselves. Like I said, we`re extremely proud of "Under The Lash Of Gravity" and we`re doing everything we can to get it out there. Initially, instrumental guitar fans didn`t buy it. But if they give it a chance, it does grow on you.

August-September 2000
Joe Matera

Don`t get jealous. Don`t put other people down for their playing. You have to concentrate on what you want to do and study and appreciate the works of other people. Don`t rip off works of your friends, take a little from them and add some originality. I have found that the people who take ideas and riffs from others blatantly without giving credit are usually mediocre musicians and writers.

October-November 2000
Joe Matera

Transcribing is difficult work that takes a lot of concentration--I usually use headphones and I use a switching box which allows me to hear the right or left channel only through both sides of the headphones. This helps when trying to zero in on a particular guitar part. A thorough knowledge of music notation is mandatory also.

October-November 2000
Guitar Haus

I think the stylistic variety comes from the fact that I love so many different kinds of music and I`ve played with a lot of different kinds of artists. I`ve played with a salsa band, a blues band, numerous pop bands, and an avant-garde jammy classical-jazz band.

October-November 2000
Guitar Haus

I wanted to record this album as a band. The intensity and energy you get from recording as a band is far superior than to that of using hired guns. Being very influenced by bands like Dream Theater, Symphony X etc., I wanted the new material to be more aggressive and somewhat progressive, however still keeping everything very melodic.

October-November 2000
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Jazz Guitarist Releases Second CD

October-November 2000
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Textural Guitar Backs Dramatic Vocals

October-November 2000
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Vibrant, Creative, Thinking Man's Fusion

October-November 2000
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Pure Solo Fingerstyle Guitar

October-November 2000
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Fiery Instrumental Rock Fueled By Latin Beats

October-November 2000
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An Acoustically Brilliant New Beginning

October-November 2000
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Searing, Yet Soulful Blues

October-November 2000
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Telling His Life's Story With The Guitar

October-November 2000
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17 Year Old Finnish Dude Does The Demo Deal

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