Ring In 2008 With New Guitar Music

Holiday Titles And Great Instrumental Releases Just Added

December-January 2007 · December 2007

Welcome to the December edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. A number of new holiday oriented CDs have come out recently, and some dynamite new material in the fusion, shred, hard rock and jazz genres have also made their debuts. In the spirit of the season, we've added 29 new releases to the site, including instrumental CDs by Blotted Science, J.A. Allen, Bill DeTucci, Ken Snyder, Oz Noy, Jonas Hellborg, Gorgone, Machacek/Sipe/Garrison, Buckethead/Dickerson, Nicola Costa, Victor Gann, Jamie Robertson, Michael Lee Firkins, Three Headed Monster, Alex Skolnick Trio, Catherine Delgadillo, Tolis Zavaliaris Project, Michael Landau, Audric Jankauskas, Frank Wallace, Mario Parga, Tom Ball, Tyson Graf, Michael Angelo Batio, Phi Yaan-Zek, Bellar/Neilson, MCM and Mike Campese. You can now listen to and order 2151 instrumental releases by 1212 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

15 columns

Guest Columnists

Caprice No. V

Kevin M. Buck

Kevin Buck tackles the most technically challenging piece ever written.

Guest Columnists

Eleven Ways Bands Can Utilize Their Website To Promote Their Music

Lance Trebesch

Web sites give people all over the world a central place to find band information. Maximize this resource and fans will want to return to your site.

Guest Columnists

Extended Scales

Mike Campese

Mike's ideas will help you move up the neck very quickly.

Guest Columnists

Guide To Becoming A Great Studio/Session Musician, Part 1

Zack Uidl

Zack Uidl outlines key characteristics and work habits people look for in a studio/session musician.

Guest Columnists

The Importance of Musical Exploration

Kole

You can get so much from exposure to unfamiliar music styles.

Interviews

Interview: Roger Staffelbach

Guglielmo Malusardi

My favorite album is "Phoenix Rising". The expectations after the success of "Into The Eye Of The Storm" were high, but everyone was highly motivated and we really put everything into it.

Interviews

Interview: Simone Fiorletta

Guglielmo Malusardi

I like to compose instrumental songs, without the use of words, to communicate my emotions and my way of life. I'm not a singer, but I'm a guitarist, so I try "to speak" with my guitar.

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