Kickstart Your Career, Improve Your Playing, And More!
Welcome to the April edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. Experienced columnists such as Mike Campese, Tommaso Zillio and Tom Hess have each submitted dozens of articles over the years, and now, regular offerings by artists such as Sam Russell and Simon Candy lend a consistency and familiarity to each site update. Altogether, nine columnists have submitted thirteen new articles in their areas of specialty that will interest guitar players and independent musicians alike. Remarkably, over 200 musicians have written guest columns for this site since 1997.
In this issue
Behind Scott Allen Project's "III"
A guided tour of the 2015 album by the Scott Allen Project.
Building A Successful Career In The Music Industry
Comparing the opposing mindsets of successful and unsuccessful musicians.
Creating Killer Sounding, Unplugged Acoustic Guitar Songs
Awesome tools, tricks and techniques that you can use again and again to create your own killer sounding, unplugged acoustic guitar song.
Eight Ways To Find Your Inspiration
UK guitarist Sam Russell shares his personal methods on finding the inspiration to be creative musically and lyrically.
Five Methods For Getting Into The Music Business That Lead To Failure
Before you will become a highly successful professional musician, you need to get rid of several false beliefs that will cause you to fail in your music career.
How To Be More Creative With Your Blues Rhythm Guitar Playing
Reynaert takes you on a journey through the possibilities of blues rhythm guitar playing.
How To Create Awesome Shred Guitar Ideas Without Playing Faster
You must master the ability to play with both speed and creativity in order to make your licks stand out.
How to Get a Killer Guitar Sound on Stage
Maximizing your on-stage guitar tone so that you can make every gig an enjoyable experience.
How To Make The Wrong Notes Sound Right In Blues Guitar
If your guitar heroes use a lot of "wrong" notes and make them sound "right" (and you can't), here's how to do it.
How To Play Creative Sweep Picking Arpeggios
Build incredible amounts of musical tension by combining sweep picking technique with creative guitar phrasing ideas.
How To Write Emotional Songs Without Hurting Yourself
Stay alive. Stay sane. Stay healthy. There are methods to achieving compositional greatness that do not involved personal pain.
How To Write Great Melodies On Guitar
Without a strong sense of melody and phrasing your music will never have that magical sense of wonder.
Interview: Michael A. Ruelas
I strive to be the best I can, and I do that by incorporating everything I know into my music and I never stop learning.
Newsletter April-May 2015
Guitar Nine's April-May 2015 newsletter.
The Rediscovered: Arsen Shomakhov
Where Moscow Meets Texas Blues
The Rediscovered: Jay Gordon And The Penetrators
Aggressive Slide Guitar
The Rediscovered: Matt Moliti
Aaaahhhhhhhhhh! Metal Mayhem!
The Rediscovered: Tom Smith
30 Years Of Amazing Playing
Tapping Arpeggios
Mike Campese puts both hands on the fretboard to deliver more triad arpeggios.