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Raleigh, NC
August-September 2008
Vol. 13, No. 4
International Scope For Guitar Music Broadens
New Titles From Mexico, Japan, France, UK and the Czech Republic Arrive
elcome to the August edition of Guitar Nine Records' on-line magazine. After over 12 years on the Internet, the Guitar Nine web site and store continues to attract both new customers and new artists from all over the world. We service over 90 different countries now, and in the past two months, we've added 18 titles to the site, including instrumental CDs by Matthew Mills, Jartse Tuominen, Petr Henych, Esseness Project, John McLaughlin, Mckay Tebbs, Jennifer Batten, Greg Howe, John 5, Niko Tsonev, Rob Metz, Tonio Ruiz, Pete Laramee, Workshop, Hematovore, Carl Roa, Koji Tsumoto, and Soul To Strings. You can now listen to and order
1773 instrumental releases by 1123 different artists.
Visit the Instrumental Guitar Showcase to browse and listen to all of these dynamic recordings, or check out our recommendations page. If you've released an instrumental project, get all the details about merchandising through Guitar Nine Records, and decide if it's right for your music (if you've released a guitar-oriented CD with vocals, click here).
The biggest waste of your time, when you should be practicing or recording, is?
Television - 27%
General internet surfing - 27%
Trolling for friends on MySpace - 15%
Lusting after new gear - 12%
Another major time-wasting option - 9%
Daydreaming of success - 6%
Hanging out/socializing - 6%
Neo-classical guitarist Tom Hess talkes about two components that you must balance in order to enjoy the process of practicing and see consistent progress...