Hot Summer, Hotter Music
Welcome to the August edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. Hot, humid summers are the rule here in North Carolina, but thanks to a great invention called the 'air conditioner', we've been working as hard as ever. From the headline, you'll notice that music is one of the few things in life that can be both 'hot' and 'cool' at the same time. Fans of instrumental guitar music have a lot to listen to this summer; we've completed 40 new additions to the site in the past two months, including instrumental CDs by Autschbach Trio, WenLin, Cheng Zhen, GuitarChina.com, Papamichael World Group, Super String Theory, Frank Gambale, Behzad, Hittar Cuesta, Sean Baker Orchestra, Lachlan Horne, Zenfin, Allan Holdsworth, J.A.M. Authority, Randy Ellefson, Colaiuta/Ford/Haslip, Bill Hart Project, Dave Hill, Novak & Haar, Errorhead, Jeff Urso, Andy Timmons, Ben Trexel, Bon, Richard Robinson, Larry Coryell, Mattias IA Eklundh, Kenny Kilgore, Russo/Stravato, Taz Taylor, Kevin Barbour, Craig Chaquico, Ottmar Liebert, Gordian Knot, Rick Mals, Visual Cliff and Woodenhead. You can now listen to and order 1459 instrumental releases by 831 different artists. Visit the Instrumental Guitar Showcase to browse and listen to all of these dynamic recordings, or check out our recommendations page. If you've released an instrumental project, get all the details about merchandising through Guitar Nine, and decide if it's right for your music (if you've released a guitar-oriented CD with vocals, click here).
In this issue
The Cover Song Quagmire
How to protect yourself when recording covers, as well as ensuring the original songwriter gets his/her due.
The Dominant Diminished Scale in Blues-Rock
Use this scale to yield great sounds in jazz and ragtime, through perilous horror-film mayhem, cheese-metal and progressive rock fusion.
Interview: Michael Vick
If the U.S. guitar magazines want to have more of an impact with the global community; they need to balance commercialism with the true artistic and innovative expressions of the guitar in many various forms.
Just Play It
Drew Vics paraphrases the famous Nike slogan and applies it to the six string.
Learn From Your Fans Regarding CD Sales
Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney discusses ways to give your CD sales a much-needed boost.
Mixing Scales For Great Riffs
Let the Sultan of String blend, meld, mix and match scales, yielding a unique, exotic effect.
Newsletter August-September 2004
Guitar Nine Records August-September 2004 newsletter.
Paganini, Part 2
The second part of taking a well-known violin caprice to the six-string.
Pulling Up The Slack: Mining Your Potential
Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas talks about getting the most out of yourself in order to play at a higher level.
Structural Chord Progressions
Creating a harmonic relationship between sections and adding to the sense of forward motion - Randy Ellefson is here with some great ideas.
The Undiscovered: Apell
Downtempo Electronic Guitar Blend
The Undiscovered: Hal
Croatian Steel-String Fingerstylist
The Undiscovered: Jeff Miller
Multi-Style Instrumental Guitarist
The Undiscovered: John Hasbrouck
Bottleneck & Solo Fingerstyle Guitar
The Undiscovered: Johnnie K
Embracing All Musical Influences
The Undiscovered: Kins Xu
Rough 'N' Ready Instrumental Demo
The Undiscovered: Lachlan Barclay
Intense Musical Guitaration
The Undiscovered: Mark Pelletier
Dedicated To Instrumental Rock
The Undiscovered: Oscar Jordan
A Throwback To '60s & '70s Rock Albums
The Undiscovered: Rick Mals
Delivering A Musical Ride Worth Taking
The Undiscovered: Silverhawk
Guitars In A Pop/Rock Context
The Undiscovered: Visual Cliff
Instrumental Progressive Fusion Tracks
Your CD Cover is Your Best Ad For Your Music
Music industry consultant Christopher Knab talks about making the best CD cover for your particular style of music.
Zone Recording: Studio Upgrade
Changing your studio around can deliver great results, with Canadian guitarist David Martone.