Welcome to the June edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. June of 1996 marked our entry into cyberspace, and after eight years, Guitar Nine has become the leader in providing the widest selection of instrumental guitar recordings, news and information. To celebrate, we've added another 43 new releases to the site, including instrumental CDs by Ferenzik, Zlatko Brodaric, Eric Normand, Joe Satriani, Bill Bruford, Buckethead, Bob Katsionis, Albert Calvo, Plankton, Bloyd, D. R. Auten, Lisa Baker, Ricky Furlani, Steve Smith & Vital Information, Vernon Reid & Masque, Kevin Russell, Behzad, Zeek Duff, Franklin Moore, J.A.M., Jesse Cook, California Guitar Trio, Steve Topping, Shadows, Carlos Montoya, Spontageous, Tomas Michaud, MCM, Shawn Lane Remembered, Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius, John Petrucci/Jordan Rudess, Adam Worrell, Susan McDonald, Razor Wire Shrine, Dillengers, John Scofield Trio, Michael Nissim, Gianluca Galli and Zoe McCulloch. You can now listen to and order 1419 instrumental releases by 806 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).
The odds of doing anything significant in the music business are long from the start, but artists who can't think beyond the short term have it thousands of times harder.
Let the Sultan of String explain the finer points of the Yona Nuki and In scales.
Harmonic minor scale soloing and chord substitution made simple through theoretical refocusing.
Hess guitarist Mike Walsh will help you become a better musician with his keys to success.
Small-handed Chris Juergensen shows you how to stretch to achieve great harmonic choices in chords.
Mike Campese again turns the tried and true triad into an improvisational treat.
Neo-classical guitarist Tom Hess discusses the motivations of a true artist.
Music industry consultant Christopher Knab talks about how labels of various sizes work together to achieve common goals.
Music industry consultant Christopher Knab talks about how labels of various sizes work together to achieve common goals.
Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney talks about the Book - your personal promotion and marketing book, that is.
Guitarist Neil Brocklebank`s logistics manager discusses the (dis)function of a music critic.
Thicken up lines, phrases and solos with the second double-tracking installment. Play it again, Randy.
New and inventive ways to record the ever-elusive acoustic guitar.
Arlen Roth's Second Guitarist Goes Solo
Aggressively Pursuing The Hard Rock Agenda
Sweden's Instrumental Storyteller
Settling The Score... With Metal
A Heaping Helping Of Shredded Bliss
16-Year-Old Neo-Classicist Cranks Out Demo
Practicing Instrumental Metallurgist
There`s very few radio stations who play surf, rockabilly or blues, together with current folk or roots music. It`s always Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera or the Backstreet Boys. I just wish that the kids coming up would have a choice to be able to hear everything on the radio and be exposed to that stuff.
Appealing To The Emotions & The Intellect
A Passion For Making & Sharing The Music
Brazilian Musical Treat, With Nilson Matta
