Episode 41 – Musicians Living In Lockdown with Honza Kourimsky
We are just starting to come out of one of the strangest times that any of us will possibly ever face with the Covid 19 pandemic. Ged Brockie of GMI talks with up and coming guitar maestro Honza Kourimsky about being a musician in these lock down days.
Most people agree that it is a hard life being a...
Episode 5 – Interview With Joseph Alexander Founder Of Fundamental Changes.
Joseph Alexander Of Fundamental Changes - The Guitarist Who's Sold 300,000Â Guitar Books!
Joseph Alexander, the founder of Fundamental Changes is an amazing person and not only because he has sold a million dollars of guitar books. He is amazing because he found a gap in a market using new publishing technology and worked tirelessly to create a new way of...
Episode 14 – Interview With FretDeck Inventor Justin Comstock
Struggling To Remember Your Chords, Scales & Theory? FretDeck Could Be The Answer
Let's face it, learning the guitar can be hard and that is where FretDeck comes in. It is a very simple concept, but like most of the best ideas; they are simple. In this podcast we talk to Justin Comstock about how came up with the idea...
Episode 9 – (Part 1 of 4) Interview With Hollywood Film Composer Hummie Mann.
Hummie Mann - Very Much Alive And Loving it!
From his work with Mel Brooks, Marc Shaiman, James Newton Howard double Emmy winning composer Hummie Mann has achieved a huge amount within his musical life and career. In this serialised podcast interview, Hummie discusses everything from early beginnings through to working with some of the biggest names in American film music.
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Episode 22 – (Part 2 of 2) Interview With Guitarist Graeme Duffin of Wet Wet Wet
Graeme Duffin - Keeping Songwriting In The Family With Ashton Lane
In this second part of the two part Graeme Duffin interview, Graeme discusses the challenges he faced with stuttering and how he has worked with the McGuire programme to overcome it. Also he is very proud and keen to discuss his daughter and son in law's band "Ashton Lane"....
Episode 20 – Musician’s Moving Online 2 – Interview With Andy Squires
Musician's Moving Online 2 - Singer Songwriter Andy Squires Album Launch
Andy Squires is not unlike many other musicians out there. He is a singer/songwriter; which is a very crowded market. Perhaps the difference between Andy and all the millions of other singer/songwriters out there is that he has a plan for the on and off-line promotion of his soon...
Episode 38 – Jamie Akers Renaissance Man
Jamie Akers Has Realised A Dazzling Career As A Multi-Instrumentalist Of Historical Stringed Instruments Including Early 19th Century Guitars, Lutes and The Amazing Theorbo. Ged Brockie Of GMI Find Out More About This Fascinating Musician & His Instruments.
Once the instrument of choice for those with plucked string leaning, the Lute is now a distant second to the guitar...
Episode 51 – Trevor Gordon Hall’s Latest Album Release
Prolific guitarist and composer Trevor Gordon Hall has just released his latest album "This Beautiful Chaos". Ged Brockie from GMI discusses this and many other things including meditation with one of American's rising acoustic stars
If you've never heard of Trevor Gordon Hall then you are in for a treat. A wonderfully evocative writer and performer, Trevor discusses his art,...
Episode 45 – Professor Adam Ballif And Private Music Studio 2 App
For teachers looking to keep track of student work & assignments a new lightweight Apple App may just fit the bill.
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Private Music Studio 2 is for music teachers who want to track the progress of their students taking private lessons. Student information may be organized by semester including weekly lesson assignments, grades, and notes about student performances, accompanists, and...
Episode 16 – Musician’s Moving Online 1 – Interview With David Wallimann
Musician's Moving Online 1 - Youtube Guitar Guru David Wallimann
This is the first in a series of podcasts (which are not offered in sequential order across the series) which deals with the subject of how to create a successful offering online as a musician and actually make a living doing so. The first interview is with guitarist David Wallimann....