Guitar Quote of the Week
“I want to figure out how I can make the most important statement with the least amount of information, so I don’t run out of ideas by the time I get to my second or third chorus.” - Larry Carlton Click the button below to receive a FREE information PDF about Ioannis Anastassakis' Electric Guitar [...]
[Licktionary Monday, Week 5] E minor 7 extended sweeping arpeggio lick (A natural minor scale)
One of my favorite licks - an Em7 extended arpeggio superimposed over an A natural minor scale. These patterns create very interesting sounding structures, without being too difficult to remember! Make sure you follow the picking directions faithfully - it will all make sense once you spend a couple of hours practicing it! Click the [...]
[Music Biz] – 17 Things Local Bands Just Don’t Get
Ari Herstand is a Los Angeles based singer/songwriter and the creator of Ari’s Take. Here is his take about things Local Bands don't get. Read on and enjoy! 😉 http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2014/02/27/17-things-local-bands-just-dont-get Click the button below to receive a FREE information PDF about Ioannis Anastassakis' Electric Guitar Coaching, available WORLDWIDE! Join our amazing,thriving online community of developing [...]
[Music Biz] – 3 New Music Industry Problems
Old obstacles and the playing field has changed for the music industry for the past years. While it can erase old problems, it also creates new ones. Heather McDonald of Music Careers Expert cites 3 bigges problems of the new music industry. http://musicians.about.com/od/LifeasaMusician/tp/3-New-Music-Industry-Problems.htm Click the button below to receive a FREE information PDF about Ioannis Anastassakis' Electric Guitar [...]
[Interview Sunday] – Guitarist Interviews – An Interview with George Benson
In our series of Guitarist Interviews, today we have an Interview with George Benson Genre: Jazz/ Rhythm and Blues/ Soul George Benson is simply one of the greatest guitarists in jazz history, but he is also an amazingly versatile musician, and that frustrates to no end critics who would paint him into a narrow [...]
[Interview Sundays] – Interview with Chris Broderick
Interview with Chris Broderick Hey all! Welcome to "Interview Sundays" - a new weekly series of post on ioannis.org In these posts, i will be posting various things that piques my interest during the last few days n the guitar-related universe - anything from instructional videos, performance videos , lessons, interviews and anything [...]