A Trip to the Sporting Goods Store
Tue, 01/05/2016 - 1:00am
Topics: guitar, paul gilbert
One of the inspirations for the title of my new album, "I Can Destroy," is the giant atom smasher at CERN. For the photos for the album's CD booklet, I wanted to smash my guitar into a big model of an atom. I didn't get this idea until the night before the photo session. So I made a very hurried trip to my local sporting goods store, to buy one soccer ball, three tennis balls, and three hula hoops. Then I stopped at the hardware store and got some silver and black spraypaint, some string, some Velcro, and some tape. With the help of Neil Zlozower, the photographer, I was able to assemble a very satisfying "atom." The strings, Velcro, and the lines in the soccer ball were easy to remove in Photoshop. And my concept had become reality.
Get Healthier, Play More Music in 2016
Wed, 01/06/2016 - 2:19pm
Listen to ArtistWorks teacher Andy Hall’s lap steel guitar version of "Auld Lang Syne” while you reflect on your goals for this year. If they include playing more music, we salute you! Here’s just a few of the many benefits to learning an instrument:
- Increased creativity
- Reduced stress
- Better time management
- Improved memory
- Enhanced coordination
Click here to see a list of all the different instruments you can learn online at ArtistWorks!
David Bowie Tribute: Jason Vieaux Plays "Space Oddity"
Wed, 01/13/2016 - 12:17pm
Topics: guitar, jason vieaux
Just in from Jason Vieaux: “Just heard about David Bowie, very sad… Here's a quick arrangement I whipped up of 'Space Oddity' in my hotel room tonight in Cartagena."
Martin Taylor in Studio January 19
Wed, 01/13/2016 - 6:02pm
Martin Taylor will be in the ArtistWorks studio on Tuesday, January 19 recording new guitar lessons for his online students at ArtistWorks. Many of the new topics come as special requests from the students who we asked awhile back, so a big thanks to all of you who participated in the forum thread. We will also be live streaming some of the action in the studio starting around 11 AM PST, so be sure to tune in on Periscope. We will also send out the link to watch on Twitter so stay tuned on Tuesday!
January Newsletter
Fri, 01/15/2016 - 11:05am
Check out some of the latest January news stories below to keep up to date with what our teachers are doing. Also, take advantage of their living legacies today with a special offer: For a limited time, take 25% OFF one-year of lessons! Use code NEWS25 at checkout until Tuesday, January 19 at midnight PST and save 25% on a one-year membership to the school of your choice.
This weekend's events!
Fri, 01/15/2016 - 11:54am
Hey,
Hoping u all have had a nice start of the new year! Once again a warm welcome to all the new students. My year started off nicely with 3 songs placed on the new SHINee album in Japan (Wishful Thinking, Sweet Surprise & Sing your Song) which did Nr 1 over there on the weekly chart. On the first two songs I also play quite a lot of guitar including jazzy solos :)
Currently I'm up in Aspen, Colorado doing a "GUITAR SUMMIT-Trio Concert " together with my friends Kruno Spisic and Ted Gottsegen. We'll be performing 2 shows tonight and tomorrow night. This is one of a few selected performances I will do this year, will be a lot of fun!
So check it out if u're nearby, it will be a mix of standards, django-songs and some of my own pop compositions.
Here's a quick interview the Aspen Times did with me over the phone the other day:
Regards Andreas
30 Day Guitar Challenge from Keith Wyatt: "Internal Metronome"
Thu, 01/21/2016 - 3:37pm
“It’s not an obvious technique but it’s something that pays off big time in terms of musicianship and your overall feel for the music. It just makes music more fun to play.” - Keith Wyatt
We sent this out in an email but in case you missed it, here’s a great practice tip from Keith Wyatt about improving your internal metronome. The idea is to work on this exercise for 30 days and by the end of it you should see some results. If you’re one of Keith’s students, be sure to send him a video showing him how it’s working for you.
With a heavy heart, we say goodbye Jeannie
Thu, 01/21/2016 - 6:53pm
Topics: jeannie deva
Today ArtistWorks announces the sad passing of our Vocal Teaching Artist, Jeannie Deva.
Jeannie was recognized as one of the top Voice and Performance Coaches in the world today. She helped thousands of singers around the world to improve their vocal performance. Her clients included Grammy Award winners, finalist on televised talent shows, multi-platinum recording artists and leads in Broadway’s iconic shows, Capitol Records, RCA, MCA, Rounder Records and Sony.
Her teaching career spanned 40 years with the most recent three as ArtistWorks’ Vocal coach. Jeannie Deva was a member of the Grammy's and Latin Grammy's, published author, clinician, recording studio vocal producer and session vocal coach, trainer of voice teachers and originator of The Deva Method® used by singers and voice teachers around the world. As a session vocal coach she worked with producers and engineers for such luminaries as Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, The Cars, Amy Winehouse, Ludacris and DJ Jazzy Jeff. In 1975 Jeannie graduated from Berklee College of Music with a BA in Composition and Arranging and she assisted in establishing the college's voice department. Jeannie is survived by her husband and manager, Joe Scoglio and her sister, accomplished violinist, composer, author and teacher Julie Lyonn.
Jeannie is an uplifting spirit who brought brightness to the lives of many and we will miss her. Rest in Peace.
Rare Performances from the ArtistWorks Vault
Fri, 01/22/2016 - 10:49am
Topics: bass, bryan sutton, cello, flute, guitar, hugh sung, jeffrey khaner, Martin Taylor, mike block, nathan east, paul gilbert, Piano
At ArtistWorks, we believe in full circle learning, and content like this is just a sample of the connected community we strive to build with our students. Typically only available to paying members, here's a taste of what ArtistWorks offers beyond the lessons.
Nathan East & Paul Gilbert - Blues Jam in A
Jason Vieaux Featured on WKYC-TV
Mon, 01/25/2016 - 1:45pm
Jason Vieaux was featured on Cleveland news today for WKYC's segment, "7 Minutes with Russ Mitchell" where he talks about winning a Grammy, how he got started playing, teaching classical guitar and more. Click here to watch!
