GuitarPlayerZen.com is proud to announce the launch of it’s long awaited audio interview series, Studio Guitar Secrets: Making Guitar your Career.
Take a minute to read the story behind the launch, and then at the end, go buy it! Or Else! The actual launch site decided to crash a few days ago (Damn technical bugs and errors), but that’s ok cause we are launching it on our own site for now. Stay tuned for updates, more product information, and our soon to launch affiliate program where you guys will be able to make some extra cash as well.
I have always been amazed by the fact that there are so many outstanding guitar players and musicians, yet it seems that some of the best players I have seen are not receiving the type of success they deserve.
Even more amazing is the fact that so many people give up on their dreams and turn to lives that are unfulfilling, always wondering “what if?”
I noticed that although there is an extreme abundance of guitar lesson information out there, and millions and millions of ways to actually get better at the playing aspect of guitar, there really isn’t anything out there, besides a few music education schools, teaching players how to succeed in the music environment and make guitar playing their career.
The purpose of this audio series is to help all aspiring professional guitar players make their dream a reality. By learning what it actually takes, and what important skills to master from professionals who are already doing what they love, you can build your own foundation for success.
I hope you guys enjoy these interviews and that they really help benefit you. I know you guys will see things in new perspectives and really learn a lot.
I want to thank all these extremely talented musicians for sharing their wisdom and helping out the guitar community. It was a lot of fun and I know I learned so much from interviewing these all around great human beings. You guys rock and it is obvious why you guys have gotten where you have!
I will be featuring and re-featuring all these wonderful professional musicians in the upcoming weeks, but if you can’t wait to find out who they are, check these out along with some preview clips:
I would also love to help answer any more questions you may have, so feel free to email me anything on your mind!
Much love and much respect,
Jeff Fajans
We will be coming out with an affiliate program within the coming weeks as well, giving all you an opportunity to make some money with this audio interview series as well by promoting it and selling it to your friends. We are really excited about this and hope you all enjoy it!
If you want to grab your copy today and start your New Year off right, click the Buy Now button below to pay through paypal. Thanks guys!
Tim not only is a great guitar player, he is one of our favorite friends. His new album, One Man Band, is now available and we encourage all of you to go support this wonderful human being and buy it!
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Ben Franklin, also know as Ben Jammin’ amongst his peers, knew the meaning of how to work together to be successful. He stressed the importance of teamwork over individual merits, and our online guitar magazine staff certainly agrees!
We must all hang together, or assuredly, we shall all hang separately.
- Benjamin Franklin
Ben Jammin’ Franklin circa 1777
It is really hard to make it alone. In fact it is almost impossible to become successful if you isolate yourself from others. Today it is so easy for anyone to record some of their music and post it across hundreds of social media sites.
So how do you break out of the clutter?
By forming alliances and teams with those who you respect, love, and/or admire.
Benjamin was right. Today, if you try to succeed just by yourself, you most certainly will fail. Those who will become successful will be the ones leveraging their relationships to benefit all the parties involved.
For example, instead of booking a gig and playing 3 hours, why not invite 2 of your other guitar/music buddies to play as well? Sure maybe you might have to divide the pay up a bit and you are not the sole feature of the night, but the increased exposure that they will bring may be worth it for the long run. After all, it is about increasing your fan base, and one of the most powerful ways in doing so is playing shows with other talented groups and artists. In fact, why not get something going where you all three rotate on playing order and go on a tour? Why not promote each other on your social media sites and home pages? It might just be easier for you guys to book a tour if you already have your lineup organized, rather than the venue managers worrying about who to include with you.
It’s always a little weird to see the competitiveness of guitar players. I guess it is just our natural instinct. It can be a good thing when developing our skills and pushing ourselves to new heights, but it can also be one of the major reasons we aren’t achieving the levels of music success we dream of.
The other night the show Classic Albums came on the VH1 Classic channel and was featuring U2’s the Joshua Tree.
This show is amazing and we would recommend any guitar player or musician watch it any time it comes on. One of the benefits you will get from viewing is that you will always pick up some new info to use about recording, playing, and arranging that can help take your own productions to the next level.
I really loved how they broke down the Edge’s guitar parts, what effects they used, and how he played them. The Edge is probably one of the most underrated guitarists out there, when in fact his style and sound is immediately recognizable and his own. Something we really try to push here in our online guitar magazine.
The way he arranged his guitar parts helped define U2’s larger than life sound, and damn, his tone is to die for! The Edge is truly a musical genius the way he puts different soundscapes together.
In the meantime enjoy this clip of Behind the Song: Where the Streets Have No Name from the show and hope you learn something. It is protected from being embedded, which is pretty dumb on Universal Music’s part but go here to check it out anyways:
