Podcasts

The GMI – Guitar & Music Institute podcasts brings interviews from some of the best guitar professionals in the world. We also create podcast guitar lessons and music lessons as well as gear reviews & more.

Learn and find out more from the best in the industry with host Ged Brockie, the creator of GMI – Guitar & Music Institute.

Episode 10 – (Part 2 of 4) Interview With Hollywood Film Composer Hummie Mann

0
Hummie Mann young with beard 1
Hummie Mann At Berklee College & Finding Work ... After discovering he had a talent for music, Hummie tells how he eventually found his way to Berklee College of music. Berklee was an exciting time and prepared Hummie for his eventual movement into finding work as a musician. Podcast Ep 10 – Table Of Contents 1.25 Meeting a huge number of...

Episode 35 – Interview with Nate Savage of Guitareo

0
Guitareo Nate Savage podcast
It's a fast changing world out there and the effects of the digital revolution are all around. In the world of guitar there are many new success stories, one of which is Guitareo led by guitarist Nate Savage. There is a lot of choice out there when it comes to learning to play guitar, however, some website and offerings...

Episode 18 – Inventor Sheldon Lavineway & Mitch Helten of Breeze

0
Individual Episode Artwork
The Next Big Kickstarter Guitar Project - Breeze Tri-Stand For Guitar Many people have the idea of inventors as almost mad scientists stuck in the basement working away on some crazy new invention that has no worldly use. Nothing could be further from the truth when GMI interviewed Sheldon Lavineway and his business partner Mitch Helten. Their company "Breeze" has...

Episode 4 – Interview With Classical Guitar Maestro Phillip Thorne MBE.

0
Phillip Thorne Classical Guitarist
Phillip Thorne MBE Discusses His Life Of Guitar & Music Phillip Thorne MBE is one of Scotland's most significant guitar players of the last forty years and not just within the realm of classical guitar. His commissioning of new music for guitar and orchestra, his work within the field of performance and education have been a beacon of light for...

Episode 58 – Honza Kourimsky; new band, new album, new life.

0
Guitar Podcast 58 Honza Kourimsky
INTRODUCTION Regular listeners to this podcast may remember the first time Ged Brockie interviewed Honza Kourimsky which was for episode 41 back in July 2020. We were into lockdown and the world had changed. Four years later and the world continues to change, constantly and certainly for Honza who now has embarked upon a new band, a new recording and the...

Episode 29 – Richard Kaiser of Wikiloops

0
Richard Kaiser
Wikiloops - Richard Kaiser on Creating an online community of shared compositions and friendships. 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,...

Episode 28 – Adam Klosowiak of KLOS Guitars

0
KLOS Guitars
KLOS Guitars Is Run By Adam Klosowiak and His Brother Ian. Find Out How They Have Redefined The Travel Guitar Market. 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...

Episode 3 – Interview With Virtuoso Jazz Guitarist Nigel Clark

0
Podcast Artwork Ep 3 1
Nigel Clark Jazz Guitarists - A Performing Musician Nigel Clark is one of Scotland's finest jazz guitarists. His incredible musicality and amazing technique have made him one of the most sought after players not only in his native Scotland, but in Europe and beyond. Find out more about his career, view on music education and how to create an individual...

Episode 33 – Interview With LEAP Inventor Paul Holcomb

0
Paul Holcomb
Paul Holcomb and his new concept for guitar pick players - LEAP the Ergonomic Guitar Pick.   When Paul Holcomb decided to revisit guitar playing he was frustrated in part by using a plectrum. With a background in design, Paul decided it was time to do something about it and the LEAP concept was born. Almost space aged in design, Paul...

Episode 57 – Kenny Tomlinson

0
Episode Podcast 57 Kenny Tomlinson
INTRODUCTION If you have always wanted to get into the business of playing music for a living but don't know how then this podcast is a must listen. Kenny Tomlinson has had no formal music education but he's lived his entire life playing the music he loves and travels the world playing in a multitude of bands and with a...