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Episode 31 – Interview With Guitarist Ant Law

Ant Law is without doubt one of the most creative and expressive guitarists on the music scene today. In this interview with Ged Brockie, Ant discusses music, creativity, working in London and life as a musician.

Ant Law

 

Ant Law is one of a small band of musicians who not only play other people’s music, but works hard exploring his own creativity and expression. This wide ranging interview finds Ant discussing his life before and then moving to London. Breaking into the scene and carving out a career in one of the most demanding musical environs in Europe. Ant also discusses his latest projects and his musical ideas and vision for the future.

Episode 30 – Tim Clarke of Pitch Pilot

Pitch Pilot – Inventor Tim Clarke Discusses New Invention For Guitar Pitch Pilot, Niagara Falls and Log Cabins.

Tim Clarke's Log Cabin Pitch Pilot

Tim Clarke’s Log Cabin, inventor of Pitch PilotAbove you can see the log cabin that Tim Clarke, inventor of Pitch Pilot lives in. Tim is a musician who has a long line of inventions and ideas. In this episode, Ged Brockie from GMI discusses Pitch Pilot, Tim’s latest invention that helps guitarists bend individual strings on guitars. It’s hard bringing new ideas to the market and Tim discusses the lows and highs of the Pitch Perfect product.

Living in a log cabin (above) in Canada, Tim needed to travel to undertake this interview which he gave near Niagara falls.

Episode 29 – Richard Kaiser of Wikiloops

Wikiloops – Richard Kaiser on Creating an online community of shared compositions and friendships.

Richard Kaiser

Wikiloops was created by Richard Kaiser and is now seven years old. In that time Wikiloops has built up a huge online community of musicians from around the world. Creating new music in a “ping pong” fashion where creativity is shared. In this GMI podcast episode, Ged Brockie speaks to Richard about Wikiloops, why he created it and the trials and tribulations of running a burgeoning website (as well as all the good stuff too!).

Episode 28 – Adam Klosowiak of KLOS Guitars

KLOS Guitars Is Run By Adam Klosowiak and His Brother Ian. Find Out How They Have Redefined The Travel Guitar Market.

KLOS Guitars

There was a time when guitars were only made from wood, but those days have long gone. Now there are many materials used, but when it comes to dealing with extremes carbon fibre has to be one of the most durable materials yet. Adam Klosowiak of KLOS Guitars tells all in this incredible journey of two young brothers and their bid to dominate the travel guitar market.

Guitar & Music Institute Online Shop

The GMI – Guitar & Music Institute Online Shop – A Growing Range Of Guitar Products

GMI online guitar shop

The GMI – Guitar & Music Institute Online Shop has been active now for around eight months. The shop is actually held on a seperate website and we thought long and hard about opening a separate entity, but we are glad we did. Read on to find out why.

Episode 27 – Terry Wollman – Guitarist, Composer, Musical Director

Terry Wollman Has Worked With Some Of The Biggest Names In The Music Industry – Here He Talks Music, Career, And His Latest Release

Terry Wollman with Tom-Jones
Terry Wollman with Tom-Jones

How many people get the opportunity to work with musicians of the stature of Stevie Wonder, Michael McDonald, Billy Preston, The 5th Dimension, Wilson Phillips, Al Jarreau, Joan Baez, Joe Walsh, Keb’ Mo’, Gerald Albright and Eartha Kitt and that’s just a small selection by the way! The answer is not many, but Terry Wallman has and in this podcast interview with GMI – Guitar & Music Institute founder Ged Brockie, Terry talks about his musical career, work and his latest musical release.

GMI Tutor Gary Clinton Signed To Chicago Music Publisher

Gary Clinton Puts Pen To Paper Re Music Contract

Gary Clinton Flux Velociraptor

Gary Clinton, one of GMI – Guitar & Music Institute’s main tutors has been signed to Chicago based publishing company Music Of The Sea. We look at Gary’s current activities including his new band EP with Flux Velociraptor and his impending new videos for guitarists around the world with GMI.

Episode 26 – Claudio Pagelli of Pagelli Guitars

Claudio Pagelli One Half Of The Team That Creates Some Of The Finest Handmade Guitars In The World

Claudio Pagelli of Pagelli Guitars

Claudio Pagelli and his wife Claudia create beautiful guitars that can be seen as works of art in their own right. Although Pagelli Guitars will need no introduction for the majority of archtop and guitar enthusiasts/players, for the few people out there who have not come across Pagelli Guitars stunning designs, you are in for a treat.

GMI – Guitar & Music Institute leader Ged Brockie in discussion with Claudio Pagelli.

Episode 25 – Musician’s Moving Online 3 – Interview With Thomas Berglund

Musician’s Moving Online 3 – Jazz Fusion Guitarist Thomas Berglund Keeping It Real!

Thomas Berglund

 

 

Thomas is one of Sweden’s best known guitar players and in the interview that follows, he talks about balancing working online with playing live. He also discusses how he came to be online, the challenges inherent in creating content for guitar players around the world and the many benefits gained by doing so.