The music business has changed dramatically over the past few years. While music is still an international language, the world has become a smaller place, and unfortunately record sales have declined in scope as well. Though sales are down, the rapid pace of technological advancements and the rise of independent artists has caused a tremendous global demand for new music.
It is a daunting and perhaps completely irrelevant task, in the context of a guitar magazine, to attempt to write an introduction to an interview with Andy Summers.
When one thinks of Stewart Copeland, iconic drummer for The Police and, more recently, Oysterhead, guitar is not the first instrument that comes to mind.
Australian guitar aficianado, Tommy Emmanuel, must be one of the hardest working and most likable musicians on the planet. His touring schedule of over 300 concerts a year, strikes awe in many of his fellow musicians and his infectious personality brightens up even the most dismal of days.
One of the newest luthiers on the block is Mollenhauer Guitars based out of California’s high desert. With a focus on producing high-quality, low cost guitars, the guys at Mollenhauer are quickly making a name for themselves among players and collectors alike.
From the early days in 1969, Ian Grandy worked with the band Rush and did what needed to be done to help keep things running smooth, until his departure in 1983. As the road crew grew, he settled into his role as front-of-house sound engineer, finally transitioning to the role of security chief shortly before leaving the organization.
Guitar builder, Abe Wechter, has come a long way since opening his first guitar business in Seattle, Washington, over 30 years ago. During that time, Abe found himself immersed in world-class guitar building, that included spending over a decade with Gibson Guitars as a model-maker and designer. He designed and built handmade guitars for such luminaries as B.B. King; John McLaughlin; Al DiMeola; John Denver; Steve Howe; and Earl Klugh.
Hailing from Boston, Gerry Beaudoin first took up the guitar at the age of 10 and has since evolved into one of the finest jazz guitarists and music arrangers in the country. He is the recipient of a 1992 National Association of Independent Record Producers award for best jazz recording, a 1994 Cadence Magazine Editor’s Choice Award for his CD Sentimental Christmas, as well as a submission for a 1998 Grammy nomination. He has also defined himself as a businessman through his experience with the logistics, legalities and other sundry affairs related to the business side of the music industry.
April 1, 2008 Jed Leiber Interview by Geoff Byrd. Jed Leiber. Photo by M. Bilham. I met Jed Leiber in Aspen when I was asked to write some songs with John Oates. I didn’t even know there was going to be a third person there. Soon after the session, I understood why John likes to […]
April 5, 2008 Wrecking Crew Interview by Lynne Margolis. Wrecking Crew members Tommy Tedesco and Carol Kaye in the studio In the heyday of ‘60s and ‘70s pop and rock, L.A.’s so-called Wrecking Crew dominated the airwaves, creating some of the most indelible sounds of the 20th century on some of the most beloved songs […]
