Industry Interviews

The Masterful Guitarist and Entrepreneur Brian Tarquin Talks About His Music, Gear and Warriors

The Masterful Guitarist and Entrepreneur Brian Tarquin Talks About His Music, Gear and Warriors

Posted March 18, 2024 at 12:11 pm | No comments

And what’s even more impressive is Brian Tarquin’s altruism, given his support and contributions to veterans’ and other causes, and the music projects he’s driven to completion with his fellow collaborators, who include some of the world’s first flight musicians: Jean Luc Ponty, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford (Miles Davis), Steve Morse (Deep Purple), Dean Brown (David Sanborn), Hal Lindes (Dire Straits), Chris Poland (Megadeth), John Tropea (Billy Cobham), Steve Kindler (Jeff Beck), Carl Verheyen (Supertramp) and Larry McCray (John Mayall), the late Phil Naro, and the Budapest Symphony Orchestra.

Posted in: Blues Interviews, Industry Interviews, Industry Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Jazz Interviews, Legends Interviews, Metal Interviews, Recording Interviews, Rock, Rock Interviews, Uncategorized, World Music

The Legendary Jesse Colin Young Talks About His Life and His Music (Part One of Three)

The Legendary Jesse Colin Young Talks About His Life and His Music (Part One of Three)

Posted September 5, 2023 at 2:38 pm | No comments

Prolific singer-songwriter, Jesse Colin Young, and his contributions to music are forever woven into the fabric of the American Dream, where the fundamental elements of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” are rooted in song gifts bestowed by him to all of us.

Posted in: Folk, Guitar Hero Interviews, Industry Interviews, Interviews, Legends Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews, Uncategorized

Bob Melissinos – Leader of Shenandoah Run Talks About Greenwich Village to D.C. Days

Bob Melissinos – Leader of Shenandoah Run Talks About Greenwich Village to D.C. Days

Posted August 7, 2023 at 10:34 am | No comments

Shenandoah Run is the brainchild of Bob Melissinos who founded the group decades ago. Over the years members of the group have come and gone, and come back again. Today, the group includes: Bob who plays guitar; Jill Nelson (mandolin), John Werntz (bass); Joe Dickey (banjo), Leslie Smile Hoyle (violin), Jim Johnson (guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, banjo), Ben Hamblin (guitar), and Renee Moyer (percussion).

Posted in: Country, Country Interviews, Folk, Industry Interviews, Interviews, Uncategorized

Nashville Rocker Stacy Hogan Releases His New Single “Congratulations, You’re in a Cult”

Nashville Rocker Stacy Hogan Releases His New Single “Congratulations, You’re in a Cult”

Posted May 8, 2023 at 12:48 pm | No comments

Rocker – producer – award winning songwriter, Stacy Hogan, has been in the music entertainment business since he was a kid, at 12 banging away on the eighty-eights and getting out and about on tour with an adult country band. His new single, “Congratulations, You’re In A Cult” is a frenetic, blistering assault on demagogues and cults.

Posted in: Indie Rock Interviews, Industry Interviews, Interviews, Rock Interviews, Uncategorized

Debra Devi Kickin’ It Out With Jamification Station Volume 1

Debra Devi Kickin’ It Out With Jamification Station Volume 1

Posted October 7, 2022 at 11:10 am | No comments

Rocker, singer-songwriter, award winning author, music workshop leader and more, Debra Devi, hits all cylinders with her hi-test drive that’s made her talents highly sought after for on-stage performances and presentations. And her ASCAP award winning book, The Language of the Blues: From Alcorub to Zuzu (foreword by Dr. John) is an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award winner, that has grabbed the attention and accolades of some of the best blues masters of our day.

Posted in: Blues Interviews, Indie Rock Interviews, Industry Interviews, Interviews, Prog-Rock Interviews, Rock Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews, Uncategorized

Behind the Lens: Rock ‘n’ Roll Photographer Robert M. Knight

Behind the Lens: Rock ‘n’ Roll Photographer Robert M. Knight

Posted February 3, 2022 at 8:04 am | No comments

Armed with a galaxy of historic and contemporary rock ‘n’ roll image archives, photographer Robert Knight has recently signed with the Limelight Agency to offer a stunning collection of his work to the public. Since the tumultuous 1960s, Knight’s classic photos have seared images in our minds of guitar legends like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King…

Posted in: Industry Interviews, Interviews, Photographers

Spotlight on Music Industry Leader Liz Kamlet

Spotlight on Music Industry Leader Liz Kamlet

Posted February 2, 2022 at 8:38 pm | No comments

Today, Guitar International is pleased to shine the spotlight on Liz Kamlet, a Los Angeles based music executive who happens to have a resume that turns heads and will sure impress even the top industry players. For the past decade, Kamlet has spent her time in artist management, digital media marketing and consulting.

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Bob Taylor Interview: Behind the Scenes at Taylor Guitars

Bob Taylor Interview: Behind the Scenes at Taylor Guitars

Posted December 27, 2021 at 7:45 pm | No comments

When Bob Taylor, co-founder of Taylor Guitars and inveterate woodworker and tinkerer, can’t be found at the Taylor Guitars building in El Cajon, California, he’s most likely at home in his 2,500 square-foot woodworking shop doing what he does best: building guitars.

Posted in: Guitars and Gear, Industry Interviews, Interviews

Argentinian Guitar Master Pablo Pescastore Talks About Developing and Teaching Guitar

Argentinian Guitar Master Pablo Pescastore Talks About Developing and Teaching Guitar

Posted November 10, 2021 at 3:39 pm | No comments

Born in Buenos Aires, Pablo began his guitar studies when he was 14 years old, focusing on hard rock and neoclassical metal styles.  Later, he entered at The Academia E.F.I.M.U.S. (School of the Comprehensive Training of Musicians)…

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Legendary Bassist Leland Sklar Talks About The Immediate Family, James Taylor, Jackson Browne and More!

Legendary Bassist Leland Sklar Talks About The Immediate Family, James Taylor, Jackson Browne and More!

Posted September 15, 2020 at 5:00 am | No comments

Ranked by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the top fifty bass guitar players of all time, Sklar can count coup on laying down bass lines on such well known tracks as: “You’ve Got a Friend” (James Taylor), “Running on Empty” (Jackson Browne), “No Other” (Gene Clark) and literally thousands more by the pantheon of Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Famers.

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