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The August-September edition is now online, and we're taking time to give special thanks to all of our fans, visitors and customers all over the world who have supported us so enthusiastically over the years - you all have our deepest appreciation!
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Check out the guest columns assembled for August, covering technique, studio recording and the music business. We've got eleven altogether - eight returning columnists and three first timers. First off is Mike Campese, G.I.T. graduate and instructor, with "Getting The Most Out Of Your Scales, Part 2". Guitarist Randy Ellefson returns with his column, "Music Degrees And Rock Guitarists, Part 2". Canadian guitarist David Martone is back with another article entitled "Zone Recording: The 5 Sounds Of God". Jazz guitarist Rick Del Savio contributes his "ii-V-I-VI Jazz Etudes". Guitarist Tony Koretz is back with another column, "Recording An Amped Electric Guitar". Indie marketing and promotions expert Tim Sweeney has contributed an article entitled "Understanding Your Audience". Guitarist and writer Jamie Andreas also returns with her article "My Personal Work Habits". First time contributors include Mick Neil with "Sweeping Pentatonics, Part 1", Studio vet Sven Stichter with his "Studio Guitarists' Survival Guide", and Robert Lee Johnson with "Selling Guitar CDs". Finally, music industry guru Christopher Knab returns with "Artist/Band Interview Questions".
Mike Campese
Mick Neil
Jamie Andreas
David Martone
Tim Sweeney
Randy Ellefson
Tony Koretz
Christopher Knab
Rick Del Savio
Sven Stichter
Robert Lee Johnson
August's updates include a new interview with guitarist Al Estrada.
This edition we're featuring another group of unknown talent through our Undiscovered Artists program. The music ranges from shred to '80s metal, and from electronic jazz to rock/fusion. These artists offer continuing evidence that the independent music community is alive and well, and brings the total number of artists we've profiled over the 580 mark!
Guitar Nine has added another 42 new instrumental guitar CDs to the site in the past two months. This brings the total number of instrumental guitar CDs available to 1700!
CDs are now online and shipping for Kenny Kilgore, Al DiMeola, Kenny Weydener, Mario Aleman, Johan Randen, Mysterious Voyages, Vegas Beach, Christoph Lindner, Insout, Dimitris Pantazis, Paul Asbell, John Petrucci, Patrick Rondat, Angi Schiliro, Olaf Jung, Victor Smolski, Gary Hoey, Eric Johnson, Lip Silent Assassin, George Robinson, Anti-m, Ozone Quartet, Steve Howe, Visions Of An Inner Mounting Apocalypse, Simon Gardner, Jay Parmar, Greg Jones, Scott Hughes, Gianluca Ferro, David Pritchard, Sandblasters, Francesco Fareri, Jukka Tolonen Band, Endel Rivers, Johannes Linstead, Fresh Blood Volume 1, Elliot Holden, Charles Small, Rick Ruskin and Greg Griffin.
With the blend of the world's best Independent Artists along with our Distributed Artists Series, Guitar Nine aims to provide one-stop shopping for instrumental guitar enthusiasts.
Check out the Latest Additions/Releases and Listening Room at:
Latest Releases
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To order any of the 1700 discs:
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If you'd like more information about selling your instrumental guitar release with us:
Merchandising Program
We've added more guitar-oriented, concert DVD releases, now available are titles by artists such as Dave Martone, Screaming Headless Torsos, Albert Lee, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Guitar Watson, Dixie Dregs, and the Michael Schenker Group, among others.
DVD SoundCheck
Our offerings in the area of guitar instruction are also expanding rapidly. For example, we've added many more titles in the DVD instructional series, such as "Learn To Play Your Own Rock Solos", the "Guitar Aerobics" (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced) series, Greg Koch "Guitar Gristle", "Three Kings Of Blues", "Stanley Jordan's Instuctional DVD", "Albert Lee's Instuctional DVD" and "Learn To Play Blues Lead Guitar".
Instructional SoundCheck
The latest and greatest additions to the Guitar Nine sister site, Guitar Music 9, include:
Michael Schenker Group - Hard Rock
Niko Riippa - Blues
Les Robot - Hard Rock
Seventh Wonder - Heavy Metal
James Byrd - Heavy Metal
Paul Gilbert - Hard Rock
Iron Mask - Neo-Classical Metal
Ark Storm - Neo-Classical Metal
Andy Timmons - Blues/Rock
Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Neo-Classical Metal
Dream Theater - Progressive Metal
Christopher Maloney - Rock
Symphony X - Heavy Metal
Euroforce - Heavy Metal
Freak Kitchen - Hard Rock
Bent Pussycat - Hard Rock
There are now 489 guitar-oriented vocal titles available, with MP3 samples provided for previewing each artist.
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Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Nine