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Looking To Make Some Money From Your Instrument? Fretish May Be The Answer! That's right guys, if you have a bunch of gear or perhaps a guitar or two that is not doing anything, then this is the podcast for you. We will be talking to Sam Tharp who runs a bustling new business out of Boston, USA titled Fretish. Come on in to find out more in this twenty third podcast from GMI. It sounds outlandish in a way, but Sam Tharp is making a business out of helping musicians hire out their own gear (including guitars) to other musicians and the musicians keep the lion's share of the cost. Sam has worked in the highest echelons of the computer industry, but now he's creating his own waves with this new start up company. Need to be convinced about this concept? Listen to the podcast below to have your mind changed. Podcast Ep 23 – Table Of Contents 1.17 Cambridge town hall in Boston and great Mexican restaurants. 2.58 Sam's background and previous work. 9.25 How the company came about. 13.04 The instruments that people are hiring out. 19.55 Potential pitfalls of the system? 26.50 Ways of protecting both the owner and renter of an instrument. 29.54 Thoughts on how the business is progressing. 36.25 Targeting of instrument makers for try before you buy. Here is the Fretish video from their Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HUs_fN7n0w PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE Links To Fretish Online Content Here are a bunch of links to on how you can learn more about hiring out your gear that perhaps you're not using or don't really want anymore. Included is the main website but there are plenty of social media links for you to choose from as well. Check out the Fretish Website. On Social Media? Fretish on Facebook. Here is Fretish on Twitter as well. The Fretish Youtube channel. JUST $1 PER MONTH MAKES A DIFFERENCE - PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PODCAST If you enjoy our podcasts then please consider supporting GMI. Even if you give just $1 per month, you will help us develop this site. Your support will enable us to continue bringing the best in guitar and music in article, lesson, video and podcast form from around the world. [give_form id="14708" show_title="true" show_goal="true" show_content="above" display_style="button"] Check Out All Our Other Podcasts HERE.

Graeme Duffin - Keeping Songwriting In The Family With Ashton Lane   In this second part of the two part Graeme Duffin interview, Graeme discusses the challenges he faced with stuttering and how he has worked with the McGuire programme to overcome it. Also he is very proud and keen to discuss his daughter and son in law's band "Ashton Lane". Check out this post for the podcast, video images and links. As mentioned in the intro, this podcast discusses Ashton Lane which comprises his daughter and son in law Esther and Tim O'Conner. Graeme plays guitars as well as arranging, producing, mixing and mastering at his Foundry Music Lab. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=2N0WL49wmtY Back to those glittery guitars on Graeme's wall!     Podcast Ep 22 – Table Of Contents 1.01 Discussing Ashton Lane and Graeme's involvement with the project. 3.44 Graeme's favourite guitar players. 5.33 The gear used on Wet Wet Wet tours. 7.30 Discussing guitars. 8.11 Talking about the McGuire programme. 19.10 Is there going to be another "Wets" tour? 20.05 Advice for young guitarists getting into the music business. 22.50 Graeme get's one last plug in about Ashton Lane! PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE 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. The McGuire Programme - Go Beyond Stuttering Ashton Lane links Ashton Lane - Nashville sound duo. Check out the links below. Breathe You In single - http://bit.ly/ashtonlanebreatheyouin Video - https://youtu.be/2N0WL49wmtY Website - www.ashtonlaneofficial.com   JUST $1 PER MONTH MAKES A DIFFERENCE - PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PODCAST If you enjoy our podcasts then please consider supporting GMI. Even if you give just $1 per month, you will help us develop this site. Your support will enable us to continue bringing the best in guitar and music in article, lesson, video and podcast form from around the world. [give_form id="14708" show_title="true" show_goal="true" show_content="above" display_style="button"] Check Out All Our Other Podcasts HERE.

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. PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE 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   JUST $1 PER MONTH MAKES A DIFFERENCE - PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PODCAST If you enjoy our podcasts then please consider supporting GMI. Even if you give just $1 per month, you will help us develop this site. Your support will enable us to continue bringing the best in guitar and music in article, lesson, video and podcast form from around the world. [give_form id="14708" show_title="true" show_goal="true" show_content="above" display_style="button"] Check Out All Our Other Podcasts HERE.

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. PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE 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! Check Out All Our Other Podcasts HERE.

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. PLEASE SUPPORT GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE 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. JUST $1 PER MONTH MAKES A DIFFERENCE - PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PODCAST If you enjoy our podcasts then please consider supporting GMI. Even if you give just $1 per month, you will help us develop this site. Your support will enable us to continue bringing the best in guitar and music in article, lesson, video and podcast form from around the world. [give_form id="14708" show_title="true" show_goal="true" show_content="above" display_style="button"] Check Out All Our Other Podcasts HERE. /*

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. PLEASE SUPPORT GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE 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. JUST $1 PER MONTH MAKES A DIFFERENCE - PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PODCAST If you enjoy our podcasts then please consider supporting GMI. Even if you give just $1 per month, you will help us develop this site. Your support will enable us to continue bringing the best in guitar and music in article, lesson, video and podcast form from around the world. [give_form id="14708" show_title="true" show_goal="true" show_content="above" display_style="button"] Check Out All Our Other Podcasts HERE. /*

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. PLEASE SUPPORT GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE 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 JUST $1 PER MONTH MAKES A DIFFERENCE - PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PODCAST If you enjoy our podcasts then please consider supporting GMI. Even if you give just $1 per month, you will help us develop this site. Your support will enable us to continue bringing the best in guitar and music in article, lesson, video and podcast form from around the world. [give_form id="14708" show_title="true" show_goal="true" show_content="above" display_style="button"] Check Out All Our Other Podcasts HERE. /*

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. PLEASE SUPPORT GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE 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 JUST $1 PER MONTH MAKES A DIFFERENCE - PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PODCAST If you enjoy our podcasts then please consider supporting GMI. Even if you give just $1 per month, you will help us develop this site. Your support will enable us to continue bringing the best in guitar and music in article, lesson, video and podcast form from around the world. [give_form id="14708" show_title="true" show_goal="true" show_content="above" display_style="button"] Check Out All Our Other Podcasts HERE. /*

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. PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE 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. JUST $1 PER MONTH MAKES A DIFFERENCE - PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PODCAST If you enjoy our podcasts then please consider supporting GMI. Even if you give just $1 per month, you will help us develop this site. Your support will enable us to continue bringing the best in guitar and music in article, lesson, video and podcast form from around the world. [give_form id="14708" show_title="true" show_goal="true" show_content="above" display_style="button"] Check Out All Our Other Podcasts HERE. /*

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. PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE 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. JUST $1 PER MONTH MAKES A DIFFERENCE - PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PODCAST If you enjoy our podcasts then please consider supporting GMI. Even if you give just $1 per month, you will help us develop this site. Your support will enable us to continue bringing the best in guitar and music in article, lesson, video and podcast form from around the world. [give_form id="14708" show_title="true" show_goal="true" show_content="above" display_style="button"] Check Out All Our Other Podcasts HERE. /*