Gmi - Guitar And Music Institute Guitar Podcasts

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 talks about the development of this new concept and developing it for a new generation of guitar players. GET 15% OF ALL GMI PRODUCTS AT OUR ONLINE STORE As a listener of our podcast we offer you 15% of any and all of our products found on the GMI Guitar Store. Visit our store by clicking the link, choose the products you wish and on checkout look for the COUPON CODE area. Add this code "GMI01" (no parenthesis!) and you will receive 15% of the total price of your entire order. Podcast Ep 33 – Table Of Contents 2.45 Who is Paul Holcomb? 6.41 How did the LEAP idea come about? 12.01 The design concept. 15.05 The physiological connection to plectrums. 20.12 Quick fire question

It's hard to get noticed as a musician these days, so if there is anything out there that can help, you should grab it with both hands. Drooble is a powerful new website for musicians. Ged Brockie talks with founder Melina Krumova about this new force in online music. Melina Krumova is a musician based in Bulgaria. She is the force behind the music networking site "Drooble". If you've never heard of the website and you create music then you really need to get over there and start being part of one of the fastest growing networking and music exploration sites on the net today. GMI founder Ged Brockie discusses Drooble, finding music and the future plans for the company. GET 15% OF ALL GMI PRODUCTS AT OUR ONLINE STORE As a listener of our podcast we offer you 15% of any and all of our products found on the GMI Guitar Store. Visit our store by clicking the link, choose the products you wish and on checkout look for the COUPON CODE area. Add this code "GMI01" (no parenthesis!) and you will receive 15% of the

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 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. Podcast Ep 31 – Table Of Contents 2.02 Ant talks about his current tour and group trio HLK. 7.02 This is music to be listened to! 8.09 Ant discusses his background. 10.03 Getting established in London. 12.54 The skills needed to play in musical theatre in London. 17.58 Are there differences between working with theatre bands and orchestras? 23.46 Utilising social media

Pitch Pilot - Inventor Tim Clarke Discusses New Invention For Guitar Pitch Pilot, Niagara Falls and Log Cabins. 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. Podcast Ep 30 – Table Of Contents 1.16 Tim describes his recording location. 2.59 Where Tim lives. 6.30 Introduction to Pitch Pilot. 13.17 The difference between Pitch Pilot and existing wammy bars. 14.40 Is Pitch Pilot confined to certain musical genres? 17.05 How is Pitch Pilot physically connected to a guitar? 22.01 Undertaking R&D

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, 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!). Podcast Ep 29 – Table Of Contents 0.13 Opening music - Wikiloops. 3.11 About Richard and what Wikiloops is. 6.24 The community behind the concept. 9.32 How do people find Wikiloops? 16.12 The ongoing checks regarding copyright material. 26.00 Dealing with issues around the creative process. 37.44 The many languages the site has been interpreted into. 42.18 Covering the costs of running the business. 44.54 Why Richard is not going the Kickstarter route. 49.27 The percentage share for

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 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. Podcast Ep 28 – Table Of Contents 2.10 About Adam and Ian Klosowiak, education and the creation of KLOS. 3.56 How engineering has helped in the creation of the company. 4.34 What is the problem? 7.24 Chance happening leads to carbon fibre. 10.43 KLOS and crowd funding. 13.20 Adam outlines the various crowdfunding campaigns undertaken by KLOS. 20.16 Who are KLOS Guitars aimed at? 22.40 Ukulele launch. 26.25 Selling through social media platforms. 28.49 Where does KLOS Guitars stand with regards future crowdfunding campaigns? 3

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 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. Podcast Ep 27 – Table Of Contents 2.06 Beginnings. 5.46 Breaking into the LA music scene. 8.41 Parking cars. 10.40 Auditioning for Billy Preston. 16.02 The harsh reality of the music business! 21.00 Heading out as a solo artist. 25.22 Working as a music director, player in American TV. 26.04 The Production process. 34.37 Recording with Michael McDonald. 39.32 Music

Claudio Pagelli One Half Of The Team That Creates Some Of The Finest Handmade Guitars In The World 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. Podcast Ep 26 – Table Of Contents 2.12 Discussing whether the guitar is in danger of being forgotten. 4.40 Environmental issues regarding guitar building. 7.16 The guitar design process and how the Pagelli team work. 9.43 Starting out. 14.55 Moving from the initial design process to building a guitar. 21.55 Attending large music industry shows. 24.00 The tools needed to build guitars. 25.10 The question of creating guitar building courses? 26.49 Future plans in the Pagelli locker. 29.09 An

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 many benefits gained by doing so. Podcast Ep 25 – Table Of Contents 1.50 Introduction to Thomas. 3.27 Working as a musician and guitar teacher. 5.42 The power of Star Licks! 8.55 Going online and speaking English. 9.45 Youtube is where it happens. 13.10 The psychology of paying for material. 21.23 The music scene in Sweden. 23.10 How long does it take to start making a reputation online? 24.28 Making use of social media. Example of Thomas's Playing and Work On Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cSm5CYUx9E Links To Thomas Berglund's Online Content If you enjoyed the podcast and you want to know more about Thomas and his work then here is

GLB Sound - Creators Of Jazz Guitar Amplification If you are interested in guitar amplifiers or amplification in general then you are in for a treat! Italian guitar amp builder Gianluca La Boria gives an in depth interview about his company, the amplifiers he builds and exactly how he goes about creating his sumptuous amplifiers. Are you tired of just getting the cheapest mass produced amplification on the market? If not then you are missing out. Hopefully this interview with an artist of amplification will change your mind. Podcast Ep 24 – Table Of Contents 3.10 Guinluca's background before setting up the business. 4.55 Italian design - a cultural heritage. 8.27 Discussing the role of the amplifier in the sound creation process. 12.04 The importance of tonewoods. 21.29 Needing to find the correct wood with the right harmonic response. 34.57 Thinking about the weight of amplification. 39.40 The reality of running a small business. 52.17 Paint and why it matters. Other GLB Sound Content Check out this pr

Looking To Make Some Money From Your Instrument? Fretish May Be The Answer! That's right guys, if you have a bunch of gear or perhaps a guitar or two that is not doing anything, then this is the podcast for you. We will be talking to Sam Tharp who runs a bustling new business out of Boston, USA titled Fretish. Come on in to find out more in this twenty third podcast from GMI. It sounds outlandish in a way, but Sam Tharp is making a business out of helping musicians hire out their own gear (including guitars) to other musicians and the musicians keep the lion's share of the cost. Sam has worked in the highest echelons of the computer industry, but now he's creating his own waves with this new start up company. Need to be convinced about this concept? Listen to the podcast below to have your mind changed. Podcast Ep 23 – Table Of Contents 1.17 Cambridge town hall in Boston and great Mexican restaurants. 2.58 Sam's background and previous work. 9.25 How the company came about. 13.04 The instruments that pe

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". Check out this post for the podcast, video images and links. As mentioned in the intro, this podcast discusses Ashton Lane which comprises his daughter and son in law Esther and Tim O'Conner. Graeme plays guitars as well as arranging, producing, mixing and mastering at his Foundry Music Lab. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=2N0WL49wmtY Back to those glittery guitars on Graeme's wall!     Podcast Ep 22 – Table Of Contents 1.01 Discussing Ashton Lane and Graeme's involvement with the project. 3.44 Graeme's favourite guitar players. 5.33 The gear used on Wet Wet Wet tours. 7.30 Discussing guitars. 8.11 Talking about the McGuire programme. 19.10

Graeme Duffin - Pop Group Wet Wet Wet Guitarist for Over Three Decades! Graeme Duffin is a bit of a legend when it comes to being a guitarist who's actually lived the dream! Played at the most prestigious venues around the world?...check! Done the private jet with the rock band?...check! Taken part in world tours?...check! Played on lots of hit records and album?...check! Still a great guy after all this?...check! Listen to the first of two podcasts about life on the road, recording and much more as a session player in what was once one of the world's biggest pop bands. Graeme has kindly allowed us to photograph the many awards and guitars found in his studio. Check out these great images from the recording date of this interview. Graeme in position with some of his many guitars and awards behind him. Here is a promotional shot of Graeme for Orange Amps from back in the day! And another image showing some of his many gold discs for sales over the years. Podcast Ep 21 – Table Of Contents 3.13 Graem

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 to be released album. He's done the research and now he's putting the plan into action. A fascinating interview ensues in which he not only shares the tools and resources he will be using to launch his album, but also agrees to come back and share the results with GMI in around nine months time! Podcast Ep 20 – Table Of Contents 1.42 Introduction from Andy and his background. 5.05 Discussion on the new album. 6.11 Getting picked up by the BBC. 7.07 Gigging all over the place. 8.40 Multi-instrumentalist. 10.05 Production degree already in the bag! 15.31 Thinking in a new way in the digital world. 16.54 A masterstroke in terms of getting the music out to peo

Musical U - Helping To Redress The Balance In Musical Aural Training   One of the great benefits of the Internet in these days of constricting budgets in music education establishments and poor musical provision within schools is the advent of courses online. None more so than the provision offered by online company Musical-U.com. Musical-U is an established and highly talked about website which offers musicians from all walks of life and musical backgrounds courses in musical aural training. For many musicians, aural training is something that gets forgotten about. This is a real tragedy as being able to hear, identify and externalise the musical ideas heard away from the instrument is the life blood of creativity that all musicians need. Musical-U CEO Christopher Sutton discusses the ideas and the eventual realisation of Musical-U and how it is changing the way people perceive and ultimately hear and relate to music for thousands across the world. Podcast Ep 19 – Table Of Contents 1.52 Introduction

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 created a guitar stand that can collapse into your hand. Could the days of lugging around numerous clumsy but necessary guitar stands be nearly over? This interview includes details how they are taking this incredible new guitar product to the world and their plans for the future. Podcast Ep 18 – Table Of Contents 1.45 Sheldon and Mitch introductions. 3.08 The first invention "Double Whammy". 5.22 Designing a new products, what is needed. 8.00 The rough and tumble of business. 10.55 Mitch Helten describes his background and role in Breeze. 20.43 Developing the Breeze Tri-Stand. 24.06 Dealing with patents. 26.57 Timeline for production of the T

Ever Been Ripped Off As A Musician? If Not Then Listen To This Podcast   Getting consistent and well paid work can be hard, getting ripped off once you've done it is a whole different matter. Find out how you can prevent this happening to you. Podcast Ep 17 – Table Of Contents 1.03 Introduction. 1.26 The tale in full. 5.47 The sucker punch. 7.38 A long list of broken promises. 9.40 What to do next? 10.15 Lessons learned. 12.19 Tricks to watch out for! 13.45 Organisations worth joining. 14.50 Online resources. 15.50 Taking revenge, is it worth it? 17.05 Give us your story. PLEASE SUPPORT GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE Links Mentioned In The Podcast The UK Musicians Union A really good article from CD BABY The American Federation Of Musicians UPDATES ON GED GETTING PAID FOR THE GIG Any updates to the original podcast will be posted here and dated. Original gig with promise of payment after gig with an unknown band 08/07/17 GREAT NEWS! The band member (not band leader) who phoned actually got the gig fee

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. David has built up a Youtube channel that has at this point in writing amassed an impressive 78k subscribers! David gives the low down on how he has achieved this and the pitfalls to watch out for. As well as this he gives facts and figures on income from Youtube advertising and how he supports this income in other ways. Podcast Ep 16 – Table Of Contents 1.46 Wallimann - what's in a name? 4.08 Discovering guitar in France. 4.30 Moving to the USA. 7.50 Getting into the band Glass Hammer. 10.35 Learning to live with your musical reality. 13.53 Beginning to work online. 15.22 Main influences and talking about the online experience. 16.54 The way that the Internet

Music, Health & Healing - Changing Peoples Lives Many people around the world are waking up to the fact that music is not just about enjoyment or accompanying a social/entertainment situation. Music is now used as therapy to help people of all ages who suffer from a wide range of illnesses and ailments. Ged Brockie of GMI had the pleasure of interviewing one of the executive directors of Nordoff Robbins Scotland Janet Halton in the Edinburgh premises which is one of four Scottish centres. Nordoff Robbins as Janet explains in the interview, have centres around the world and carry out a wide range of therapies with music at the heart of everything they do. Podcast Ep 15 – Table Of Contents 2.03 Janet Halton talks about Nordoff Robbins Edinburgh centre. 4.10 How Nordoff Robbins started out. 6.26 Connecting music with meaningful activity. 9.25 Music therapy for all. 9.05 The design stage. 10.36 Old man in car with dementia knows all the songs (see below for videos). 12.10 Discussing the process of music th

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 of FretDeck. Further to this, we discuss his career as a player and how he managed to get through the maze of Kickstarter to see his dream idea become a reality. Podcast Ep 14 – Table Of Contents 1.20 Introductions. 2.30 What was the inspiration for FretDeck? 4.05 Designing FretDeck. 6.25 Getting into the detail. 9.05 The design stage. 10.12 The biggest challenges faced. 11.39 Moving the idea onto Kickstarter. 15.55 Ideas for the next FretDeck? 17.03 How much does FretDeck cost? 18.23 Justin's playing career and development. 20.10 Plans for the future. 22.40 The benefits of using Kickstarter! PLEASE SUPPORT GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE More About FretDeck The FretDeck promo video kind