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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 Graeme's musical background.

6.58 Deciding to take music up as a career.

10.23 Graeme's first ever guitar.

12.30 Hooking up with Wet Wet Wet.

17.20 Fitting in with the band's style.

20.10 The winning producer combination that made all the difference to the Wets.

22.52 Working with a top USA producer that was a big disappointment.

25.40 Earning points as a producer with the band.

28.06 The pressure to keep the hits coming.

33.32 How Graeme feels about the last thirty three years musically and as an experience.

37.01 The creation of Foundry Music Lab.

39.38 Ashton Lane...the next BIG project.

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Links To Graeme's Online Content

Graeme does not have a personal website, however, you'll find links to his studio and Ashton Lane below.

Check out Graeme's recording studio Foundry Music Lab at this link.

Ashton Lane links

Ashton Lane features Graeme's daughter and son in law in an incredible Nashville sound duo. Check out there work through the links below.

Breathe You In single - http://bit.ly/ashtonlanebreatheyouin

Video - https://youtu.be/2N0WL49wmtY

Website - www.ashtonlaneofficial.com

 

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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 people with influence.

21.21 Making use of Spotify.

24.55 Ensuring that you are heard on multiple online platforms.

25.54 Making use of Facebook advertising.

29.30 Signing up to CDBaby and Tunecore.

32.44 Creating video to backup the release.

36.34 Considering having music used in adverts.

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Links To Andy's Website & Other Online Content

We were lucky enough to get some pre-release thirty second extracts from Andy's new album, so have a listen folks!

https://www.guitarandmusicinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/used%20up%20chorus%2030%20sec.mp3

Used Up Chorus extract

https://www.guitarandmusicinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shattered%20friends%20chorus%2030sec.mp3

Shattered Friends Chorus extract

https://www.guitarandmusicinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shattered%2030%20strings.mp3

Shattered Friends Strings extract

https://www.guitarandmusicinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/bad%20to%20the%20bone%2030into.mp3

Bad To The Bone extract

https://www.guitarandmusicinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/The%20love%20he%20kept%2030sec.mp3

The Love He Kept extract

Andy Squire's logo

Here is a collection of handy links to Andy's various online resources, enjoy!

Andy's website can be found here Andy Squire's website Tercel Voice

You can also listen to lots of Andy's content on his Soundcloud page.

Finally, Andy's CDBaby page.

That wraps up this podcast but we'll be back soon with another guitar podcast!

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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 from Christopher.

2.24 Is there a link between music and mathematics?

3.43 Christopher's career and musical background.

5.15 Spotting a need for an aural training programme.

9.26 The skill of "audiation".

14.15 Over four million people have visited the Musical-U.

19.54 Different horses for different courses...to some extent!

25.26 How long Musical-U courses last.

28.32 Dealing with the cherry picking effect of the Internet.

30.17 The people who sign up to Musical-U

31.51 Age not specific but some surprising results from the data gathered.

36.51 Moving away from apps to a membership website.

38.55 Working on the new Musical-U podcast series.

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Resources & Links Mentioned In The Podcast

Here is a sample of the many Youtube videos available on the Musical-U Youtube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGHvSp5KIYU

For the singers amongst you, another excellent video example.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kLLNFH-uuU

here is a video on how to memorise song lyrics better...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsWRArDMzO4

our final short look at Musical-U's video channel is all about the benefits of children learning music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF4bNqgtDrc

Click the link to go straight to the Musical-U aural training website.

If you are a Twitter user, here is Musical-U's Twitter channel.

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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 Tri-Stand.

32.52 Looking to the future.

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The people that make up Breeze Inventions

Entrepreneur Mitch Helten

Inventor Sheldon Lavineway

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a Youtube video of Sheldon demonstrating the Breeze Tri-Stand for guitar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o89EJnZir2Y

An image which shows the Breeze Tri-Stand from various angles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The featured image which is also shown below shows the wide range of instruments that will eventually be catered for with the Breeze Tri-stand system.

Here are videos of Sheldon's previous inventions starting with the "Double Whammy".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq3NTC6oJoE

the "Trem King Vibrato System"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB6yVCDupag

and the Flex Stix which helped drummers feel like they are playing real drums when practicing with electronic kits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1adIatR0fo

Resources & Links Mentioned In The Podcast

The company website for Breeze Inventions.

Find out more about Sheldon Lavineway at his website.

The Breeze Tri-Stand Kickstarter page where you can donate and receive rewards for supporting this product.

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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.

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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 into my account and hopefully it came from the band leader! On this occasion I've been really lucky but perhaps not so lucky next time so watch out guys! 28/07/17

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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 and digital assets have changed music creation and learning.

22.04 Do you make a living from the Internet?

24.00 The secret that needs to be learned to succeed on Youtube and the Internet.

32.53 Learning from another Youtube expert.

34.42 The future developments and direction.

35.23 Using Kickstarter to release an album.

41.52 Dealing with slow or non growth in your Youtube channel and burnout.

45.42 Where all the ideas come from.

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More About David's Youtube Channel, Links & Other Online Content

Here is David Wallimann's Youtube channel trailer which is an excellent exemplar of how to go about making one and what you should put in your content.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCtBd7toiOA

Some more examples of David's Youtube channel lessons which cover a huge range of topics and are very popular across his channel.

video example #1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYyK9Y0Fos8

video example #2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cankIICyllE

video example #3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUJ36fVrbkA

Links To David's Website & Other Online Content

Here are some handy links to David's other online content!

David's website can be found here David Wallimann website.

Here you can see a selection of guitar lessons by David at Guitar Playback.

The Jamplay course spoken about in the podcast.

Finally, here is a blog interview that David gave to Live4Guitar.

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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 therapy.

14.42 Janet Halton discusses her journey to music therapy?

17.11 How music therapy works around the world.

21.08 The specific skills of music therapists.

27.01 How someone can become a music therapist.

28.58 The Funding of Nordoff Robbins Scotland.

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FIND OUT MORE & SUPPORT THE WORK OF NORDOFF ROBBINS

Here are a range of videos which displays just some of the work and the people from all sides who are involved with Nordoff Robbins. We hope you are encouraged to consider supporting this charity which does vital work for people of all ages around the world.

Inside Nordoff Robbins Scotland's Edinburgh Premises

Here is a short video showing two of the main therapy rooms within the building and the wide range of instruments used for the therapy sessions.

The Work Of Nordoff Robbins Scotland

Videos created by Nordoff Robbins Scotland demonstrating music therapy practice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-erQdawzEH4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBaPT7YUa2g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ufD_o7a_ek

The Man In The Car Story As Mentioned In The Podcast

Here is the video of the gentleman who has dimentia but still knows all the song lyrics (great singer as well)!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UQ5mjFzHTA

From the above video, this led to a recording session - how about that!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2zJfFECrSc

Quite a heart warming story and shows how people with dimentia are vitalised by music.

Find out more about what Nordoff Robbins Scotland does and how you can be involved.

In the following link you can find out how you can get involved and help Nordoff Robbins Scotland continue to support those that need help through music therapy.

A Wikipedia article on Nordoff Robbins and it's history.

Here you can read and learn about music therapy.

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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!

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More About FretDeck

The FretDeck promo video kind of says it all, but we think the moving cards are pretty groovy. It probably took an absolute age to create this animation with the stop motion technique.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AEG_WjCQ6s

Starting Out With FretDeck

Justin gives an overview of how to use and get the most from his invention.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Ur65jFF-s

A Little About Jason

Here is a little about Jason from his own website and in his own words.

Hi! My name is Justin Comstock. I am the owner of Comstock Guitar Studio and the creator of the FretDeck. I have been playing the guitar since I was 11 years old. I started teaching the guitar during high school and have over 14 years of experience in teaching guitar. During high school I took music theory AP and continued learning more after graduating. Music has always been my passion and I enjoy helping others learn. I enjoy hearing my students write their own music and seeing what they can accomplish on the guitar.

I would like to tell you why I created this fantastic product for guitar players.

One evening while I was watching TV, I tuned into a Stevie Ray Vaughn concert that I have seen many times prior. As I watched this amazing guitarist play across the fretboard, I realized that he was playing pentatonic scales on the entire guitar. I thought if only other guitar players could understand the fretboard like Stevie Ray Vaughn. My goal is to help guitar players master the entire fret board in every single key so they feel more comfortable playing the guitar.

So, I created the FretDeck!

You can find out more about FretDeck and purchasing it by clicking FretDeck.

On Justins blog he has a series of great articles for guitarists.

The FretDeck pitch on the Kickstarter website.

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So You Want To Work In A Guitar Store?

Chris Cunningham (second from the right above) is the manager of Guitar Guitar Edinburgh. Opened thirteen years ago, Chris discusses the role of manager, the skills you need to work in stores like Guitar Guitar and his life around guitars (thousands of them!).

Podcast Ep 13 – Table Of Contents

1.23 Selling dreams - "making your dreams come true".

2.06 Favorite guitar of Chris Cunningham.

3.22 The beginnings of Guitar Guitar.

5.55 What working in a guitar store is all about.

8.47 Where do all the guitars go?

10.40 The way guitar selling has changed over the years.

13.34 The continual growth of Guitar Guitar.

15.02 Amps, pedals and more...

16.15 Visiting Yahama's guitar factory in the far east.

27.45 The next generation of multi-effects pedals.

30.55 Guys who like to edit sounds till the "cows come home".

33.22 The continuing march of amplifier technology.

38.01 The most expensive guitar ever sold by Guitar Guitar?

45.14 How to get into work within the guitar sales industry.

More About Guitar Guitar

Guitar Guitar Facebook page.

Check out the Guitar Guitar Website.

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Moving To Seattle, Creating The PNW Film Scoring Programme, Getting An(other) Education ...

Hummie wraps up this four part interview discussing his move to Seattle, the first beginnings of the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program. He also talks about how he met Barbara Streisand under a huge last minute orchestration gig! His relationship and work with Jerry Goldsmith and finally his current film projects.

Podcast Ep 12 – Table Of Contents

1.05 The way in which technology is changing in film music.

4.07 Hummie discusses his Emmy awards.

3.43 TV series Seven Brides For Seven Brothers.

5.55 Revisiting "Language Of The Heart".

8.08 PNW - How one of the finest film scoring programs started out.

12.59 Working for Marc Shaiman on his films Misery and City Slickers, Addams Family.

17.53 Deciding to study a doctoral thesis.

22.14 The results students studying at PNW are getting in the music industry.

25.24 Writing a book on film scoring and orchestration.

27.55 Orchestrating for a Barbara Streisand movie...last minute call!

29.43 Memories of Jerry Goldsmith.

37.45 Current projects underway and in the pipeline.

HUMMIE WEBLINKS

Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program

Hummie Mann

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