Bryan Sutton & Chris "Critter" Eldridge - Live Hangout Recap
Mon, 02/01/2016 - 2:23pm
For anyone who missed it, here's the recent live Google Hangout we did with Bryan Sutton. Also featuring Chris "Critter" Eldrige of the Punch Brothers, Bryan's dad Jerry Sutton, one of Bryan's students Jordan Riehm, and John Graves of ArtistWorks. Thanks to everyone who tuned in live, we had a great time!
Back From Another World
Mon, 02/01/2016 - 8:25pm
Topics: guitar, paul gilbert
I have returned from a successful promotional tour of Japan. Pictured above, is a tank of blowfish (fugu), one of which became a delicious dinner. The middle photo is me and one of the girls from the massively successful group, Momoiru Clover Z. We performed Mr. Big's "To Be With You" together on TV. Her voice is so high, that we moved the key up to F. This sounded fine, but it was a bit challenging for me, since I had to re-visualize a song that I had played in E for the last 25 years, and all my open string licks didn't work anymore. But this was nothing compared to the challenge of playing the most insane prog-metal-bubblegum pop song I've ever heard with the whole Momoiru Clover Z group (the 5 girls pictured at the bottom.) All in all, it was a spectacular time.
ArtistWorks Classical Guitar Review
Mon, 02/22/2016 - 4:41pm
In this student spotlight, we interview Paul Berge from New York who’s been learning classical guitar online with Jason Vieaux for a little over a year now. Not being able to find a local teacher in his area, Paul went searching for classical guitar lessons online, which is how he discovered ArtistWorks.
What made you want to learn classical guitar?
“Being an introvert with no singing ability, I was looking for more of a solo instrument. This naturally led me to the classical guitar. Another musician friend of mine happened to have a very cheap classical guitar laying around which he gave me. I immediately felt more at home with the nylon string guitar and began purchasing method books and seeking out instructional videos.”
In this student spotlight, we interview Paul Berge from New York who’s been learning classical guitar online with Jason Vieaux for a little over a year now. Not being able to find a local teacher in his area, Paul went searching for classical guitar lessons online, which is how he discovered ArtistWorks.
What made you want to learn classical guitar?
“Being an introvert with no singing ability, I was looking for more of a solo instrument. This naturally led me to the classical guitar. Another musician friend of mine happened to have a very cheap classical guitar laying around which he gave me. I immediately felt more at home with the nylon string guitar and began purchasing method books and seeking out instructional videos.”
Paul Gilbert Picks 5 Essential Guitar Albums
Thu, 02/25/2016 - 11:18am
Topics: guitar, paul gilbert
“I listened to these records so much when I was a kid that they shaped my musical DNA.” - Paul Gilbert
Paul Gilbert loves guitar. When he’s not playing or recording new guitar lessons for his online students at ArtistWorks, he's often talking about it somewhere. He was recently featured in Classic Rock Magazine where he gives a nice rundown of 5 Essential Guitar Albums. Have a quick look at his list below and click here to read more in the full interview.
- Robin Trower – Bridge of Sighs (1974)
- Pat Travers – Go For What You Know (1979)
- Led Zeppelin – The Song Remains the Same (1976)
- Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush – Live (1978)
- Van Halen – Van Halen (1978)
