Summer Promotions Extended Into Autumn

Promotions Include Stetina and Handz of Danz

October-November 2001 · October 2001

Welcome to the October edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. Summer promotions have been extended and current deals include buying a copy of Troy Stetina's "Exottica" to get a free copy of his band CD "Set The World On Fire", and buying a copy of "Handz Of Danz" to get a free Guitar Nine white t-shirt! In addition, we've added 11 new releases to the site, including instrumental CDs by Chris Dunnett, Eric Halbig, L.A. Sux, Jerry Palmer, Tim Pitts, Gongzilla, Greg Meckes, Jacob's Ladder and Static. You can now listen to and order 614 instrumental releases by 383 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

23 columns

Guest Columnists

About "Suspension"

Francesco Fareri

An in-depth look at Fareri's neo-classical shred debut from the guitarist himself.

Guest Columnists

Are Your Sales Numbers More Important To A Major Label Than Your Music?

Tim Sweeney

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney discusses the hidden secrets of how major labels evaluate the artists they are considering signing to their rosters.

Guest Columnists

Changing Chords

Jamie Andreas

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas helps you master the deceptively difficult changes in your life.

Guest Columnists

Chromatic Scale Alternate Picking

Salvatore Vecchio

An Italian guitarist is prepared to expand your chormatic awareness.

Guest Columnists

Creative Chording, Part 2

Mike Campese

Mike is back with a follow up lesson to help you work the neck to squeeze more creativity out of your chording.

Guest Columnists

Do You Really Need To Invest In Your Own Barcode?

Christopher Knab

Music industry guru Christopher Knab is back talkin' barcodes.

Guest Columnists

The Future Of Guitar Bands: The Other Side Of The Atlantic

Chris Coyne

One Brit's opinon on the future of rock 'n' roll.

Interviews

Interview: Theodore Ziras

Dan McAvinchey

If I want to compose neoclassical metal, I would be listening and analyzing all the CDs that I've got in my collection. Then I am ready to absorb all these influences into my playing and my compositions. The good thing is that the final result is totally different from the tunes that I listened to for inspiration.

Guest Columnists