Episode 50 – GMI Podcast Retrospective
Not Exactly In The Blink Of An Eye, The GMI Podcast Finally Hits Fifty
Our podcast has now hit fifty episodes and we thought it be a great chance to relive some of the funnier and also poignant moments from the array of wonderful musicians, inventors and those connected with the music industry.
Ged Brockie has picked twelve exerts from...
Episode 47 – Jim McCutcheon – A Real American Guitar Hero
Jim McCutcheon has a musical life that will inspire you. Based in Ohio, Jim is part of the musical lifeblood of the city and state.
Honored by the State of Ohio, Jim McCutcheon's musical story is an incredible journey of giving and service which you'll find enthralling.
Jim McCutcheon as well as being a musician in residence at the University of...
Episode 13 – Interview With Edinburgh Guitar Guitar Manager Chris Cunningham.
So You Want To Work In A Guitar Store?
Chris Cunningham (second from the right above) is the manager of Guitar Guitar Edinburgh. Opened thirteen years ago, Chris discusses the role of manager, the skills you need to work in stores like Guitar Guitar and his life around guitars (thousands of them!).
Podcast Ep 13 – Table Of Contents
1.23 Selling dreams...
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 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...
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 is one of a small band of musicians who not only play other people's music, but works hard exploring his own creativity...
Episode 1 – Guitar Sight Reading – How & Why
Learning Guitar Sight Reading On Guitar
Learning to read traditional music notation on the guitar is usually not the first thing that guitarists consider unless they come from a classical guitar background. Due to the fact that guitar players get scales, chords, arpeggios and ultimately songs together quickly, by the time that they get round to thinking about getting their...
Episode 43 – Musicians Living in Lockdown with Jean Johnson
This podcast interview is with renown classical clarinetist Jean Johnson. Jean discusses everything from odd auditions to lock down to her new ensemble Metamorphoses.
Jean Johnson is in heavy demand as a performer, teacher and as the leader of her own ensemble named Metamorphoses. The pandemic has put the brakes on a huge amount of work as well as the...
Episode 39 – Justin Dolezy of Neck Diagrams
Ged Brockie Of GMI Discusses The Incredible Piece Of Guitar Software That No Guitarist Should Be Without Called "Neck Diagrams" With It's Creator Justin Dolezy.
We've all done it. Grabbed and scribbled down a bunch of lines and created our own chord boxes to then remember the latest and best chord, scale or arpeggio. Perhaps it was a bunch...
Episode 49 – Music Lawyers: Who Needs Them?
If Your Only Thought Regarding Lawyers & Music Is That They Deal With All The Bad Things In The Music Business...Think Again!
It's often said that musicians are pigeon holed by professionals. A range of stereotypes come to mind regarding laziness, unpredictability and flakiness. The thing is, it's true both ways. Many musicians feel anyone connected with business and legal...
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,...