ROCKtober Is Instrumental Guitar Month
A 31 Day Salute To Instrumental Guitarists And Bands Worldwide
October-November 2008
 elcome to the October edition of Guitar Nine Records' on-line magazine. Guitar Nine Records celebrates Instrumental Guitar Month this October, a great time to remember, support, discover, promote, and celebrate the many practitioners of this near-underground musical sub-genre. Tell a friend, open a beverage and enjoy some great music! In this spirit, we've added another 28 new releases to the site, including instrumental CDs by John Huldt, Dimitris Zafirelis, Costas Politis And Ahaivasa, Khan Manuel, Steve Hung, Giuseppe Silvestri, Denny Freeman, Nick Layton, Steve Hunter, Bradford, Asaf Sirkis & The Inner Noise, Asaf Sirkis Trio, Bruce Bouillet, Peter Williams, Jack Broad, Joe Cefalu, Paul Kleff, Rusty Cooley, Enrico Galetta, Magic Red, God Of Shamisen, No Walls, Slavic Selin, Test Tube Rhino, Rich Roger and Robin Hulbert. You can now listen to and order
1999 instrumental releases by 1202 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).
Be sure to visit the Guitar Nine SoundCheck page, which allows you to 'peek in' to the order system to find out the latest CDs bought online through Guitar Nine Records. You'll also find a list of the eighty-five (85!) newest releases and additions available from our extensive list of instrumental guitar CDs. Also browse the comprehensive style-specific SoundChecks, special category SoundChecks, state and country SoundChecks, and guitarist nationality SoundChecks.
Last edition's survey results are in! We asked respondents what would allow them to buy more music at this point in time. Turns out the general economy and rising cost of everything keeps most fans from spending more on music, followed closely by a desire for more great music. We've got a great new, very simple, anonymous survey that you can answer in about five seconds to let us know the best way for a new guitarist to become better known.
October's guest columnists bring gear tips, the music business, and practice ideas to the table, and cover areas such as guitar technique, marketing and business, as well as record deals. We've got ten fresh articles altogether - seven by returning columnists along with three new contributors. Canadian guitarist David Martone is back with another in his series entitled "Zone Recording: The Wait Is Over". Paul Tauterouff returns with another technique article, called "Open String Flash Licks, Part 1". Tom Hess returns with a new column in the area of music business with "The Pursuit Of A Record Deal". Mike Campese delivers another useful technique column, "Speed, Accuracy And Coordination". Scott Allen continues his series with "Gearing Up: In Defense Of Floyd". Guitarist Guy Pople is back with his column entitled "Harmonic Alchemy: Face The Diminished". New contributors include Ysrafel with "What Is Your Sweep Picking Type?", Paul Kleff with "Connecting Arpeggio Shapes" and Washington State guitarist Nick Layton with a technique column, "Improving Your Phrasing, Part 1". Finally, indie marketing and promotions expert Tim Sweeney returns with great advice in "Increase Your CD Sales By 70 Percent At Shows".
October updates include five new interviews, this time featuring Marc Rizzo, Alex Ehrsam, Fabrizio Leo, Steve Smyth and Vernon Neilly.
This edition we're shining the spotlight on four of the most outstanding artists from the eleven years of the Undiscovered series profiles - we're calling it, The Rediscovered. Think of it as the best of the best of The Undiscovered artists - another chance to check in with guitar oriented musicians and bands you may have missed the first time around.
Our October edition also features new books recently published and new editions of classic books on our resource pages -- Label Resources, Recording Resources, MIDI Resources and Guitar Tabulature Resources. Be sure to stop in and check out some of these excellent books.
We return, as always, with promotional material, audio clips and ordering information for Guitar Nine Records releases. Our overall mission continues to be to help you to achieve your musical goals, whatever they may be.
 Guitar Nine Records is a guitar-oriented record label located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Our lastest CD for 2000 is the compilation "Handz Of Danz", fourteen tracks of hard rock, fusion, metal and blues from six guitarists named Dan. Our first CD, 'Guitar Haus', was released in 1997 by guitarist-composer Dan McAvinchey. McAvinchey also has written the "The Power To Release" columns in our on-line magazine that can help you to understand the steps that must be taken to release your own record. McAvinchey is currently working on his second solo CD for Guitar Nine Records.
Guitar Nine Records is dedicated to the idea that the guitar is probably one of the most expressive instruments ever invented, and with the use of effects and recording techniques, has an unlimited sonic palette. As much as we admit that there are only twelve notes, and all twelve have been played at sometime or another on a guitar, we firmly believe that the surface has only been scratched in terms of the creative uses for guitar and of the sounds that have yet to be discovered. We want to make sure that the quest for new uses for the guitar continues, and is celebrated and encouraged. This on-line magazine is our way of spreading the wealth of creative ideas around the globe and of keeping the guitar as an essential instrument in recordings well into the next century.
We believe there is so much you can do with your guitar playing besides learning riffs however. There are numerous sites on the internet that offer guitar lessons, techniques, licks, etc., but you may wish to explore the possibility of using your abilities on the guitar as a springboard into other areas. You may have a desire to write music, record songs, build a studio, or even release your own CD. We hope that this web site will, over time, inspire you to set greater goals for yourself than you may have ever thought possible.
We would appreciate hearing from you via e-mail if you have any comments or ideas on how to make this web site even better.
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