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Putting The Fun Back In Fusion
Two videos, not the greatest sound, but they illustrate what made the idea of combining jazz technical facility, harmonic knowledge and rhythmic complexity with funk feels and rock tones, a good idea...
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IK Multimedia iRing
IK Multimedia has been concentrating heavily on the iOS market in recent years and the increasing use of iOS devices by musicians seems to testify to their prescience. Their latest effort, iRing...
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Guitar Moderne presents NAMM 2014
This year was the best NAMM in a while in general and especially for modern guitarists. Check out my extensive, modern guitar-centric report here. The 2014 NAMM show began with a bang on Thursday...
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Guitar Wing Takes Flight
Guitar Moderne’s NAMM 2013 report spotlighted Moldover’s Robo guitar, an instrument festooned with MIDI controller buttons and sliders. Designed with the builders at Visionary Instruments, the guitar...
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Fennesz LIve
I hope to soon set up a full interview with this master of modern guitar. Until then enjoy this concert. Fennesz – Live At The V. Sessions from Zoyd on Vimeo.
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Cool Guitar and Looping Alert
Master modern guitarist Joe Gore has built a truly cool instrument and demos it with some excellent playing and looping. Check out his digital laptop looping at 4:57 for terrific sound design ideas.
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Noveller On The Road
Sarah Lipstate A/K/A Noveller is sharing her experiences touring as the opening act for St Vincent. She was kind enough to expand a little on her setup to Guitar Moderne. “On my newest album No Dreams,...
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Bill Horist and Jakob Riis
Seattle based guitarist Bill Horist and Jakob Riis embarked together on a short tour of the Northwest US in the summer of 2009. We interviewed Bill in 2012. Composer, laptop musician, improviser Jakob...
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Shameless Pug: All About Effects
I put a year of my life into this book and Hal Leonard completely dropped the ball on selling it (no ads, no reviews, not in bookstores or music stores). It is, however available on Amazon worldwide. I...
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Spotlight: Stian Westerhus & Pale Horses
Check out the Maelstrom record by Stian Westerhus & Pale Horses and you will hear echoes of Scott Walker, Radiohead, and Tim Buckley. Don’t worry, the latest offering by experimental guitar god...
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Summer NAMM 2014
The new Nashville Music City Center hosted Summer NAMM for the second year in a row. Though the summer version has become a very guitar-centric show, it normally skews pretty traditional. This year...
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IK Multimedia iRing
IK Multimedia has been concentrating heavily on the iOS market in recent years and the increasing use of iOS devices by musicians seems to testify to their prescience. Their latest effort, iRing...
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Guitar Moderne Festival VIII
Thanks to Nasjonal jazzscene we have a couple of amazing sets for this version of the Guitar Moderne Festival. One, a new set from the amazing duo of Stian Westerhus and Sidsel Endresen, and a second...
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Adrian Belew Gear Tour
On October 22nd Adrian Belew begins a North American tour with The Adrian Belew Power Trio, featuring Julie Slick on bass and Tobias Ralph on drums. Before leaving Adrian invited Guitar Moderne to his...
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Spotlight: Bram Stadhouders
I first interviewed Dutch guitarist Bram Stadhouders for my Electronic Musician piece on playing through a laptop. His minimalist mix of guitar and guitar synth sets him up in his own guitar space....
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Spotlight: Rick Cox
Ry Cooder has called Rick Cox “…the hidden master of the crepuscular and the diaphanous.” Hidden indeed—in this era of ubiquitous Internet presence, I was hard pressed to find Cox represented. Still,...
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Spotlight: Knox Chandler
Over three decades, Knox Chandler’s career has including performing, recording, arranging and producing, with REM, Depeche Mode, Grace Jones, Marianne Faithful, Natalie Merchant, The Creatures, The...
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Livid Instruments Guitar Wing
At NAMM a few years ago, the brilliant controllerist Matt Moldover demoed a guitar he had designed with a slew of MIDI control pads, switches, and touch faders. This Robocaster guitar was to be...
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Eivind Gets Punkt
It has been my dream to attend the Punkt Festival in Norway. There, some of the worlds most forward thinking musicians perform concerts that are recorded live, then remixed immediately after for...
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Adrian Belew Trio: Live
Seeing the Adrian Belew Trio at 12th & Porter in Nashville last night reminded me of what a great show can be. Though the venue made some missteps (chairs on the floor behind the standees, so if...
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