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Day 5 of 12 Days of Guitarists goes to Xander Demos

December 18, 2013

Here we go on Day 5 of the 12 Days of Guitarists and we are pleased to bring you shredder extraordinaire Xander Demos! Xander is one shredder that will have you in awe of his playing. He is incredible at his craft as his fingers sweep his guitar. Check out his song “White Knuckle Driving” from his CD “Guitarcadia“, that one just blows me away every time! You can check out a video of him playing it here: Xander is a high energy rock and metal guitar player that will have many shows coming up in 2014 to including openers for Metal Church and Primal Fear. Xander will also be performing at NAMM Metal Jam 2014 at the Whisky a Go Go on January 22, 2014. Every year we head out to the Metal NAMM Jam and is a night filled with high octane metal all stars and I look forward to seeing Xander there! We also had an interview with Xander and are pleased to repost that here for you once more: * * [Read More]

Gear Highlight: Signature Solos using technology to perfect that Solo

November 1, 2013

Have you ever wanted to perfect your favorite solo and just couldn’t quite get it right? Or how about wanting to add those certain solos to repertoire? Yes, you can research tabs or watch videos over and over but how about a quick and easier way??? Signature Solos is the answer for you. They are utilizing today’s technology with application software and have developed a state of the art learning tool that has the visuals you need to hit that right note. Signature Solos have created a guitar app for the Ipad or Iphone that will have you perfecting those famous solos. We had a chance to talk with one of the guitarist, Tommy Girvin (Eddie Money guitarist and founder of Mr. Tommy’s Mobile Music Bus Program) and here is an excerpt of that interview where he explains more about the Signature Solos app: Original Interview post click here Music Junkie Press: So now that we got to know a little more about you, tell us about this iOS Guitar app that you have been working [Read More]

Gear Highlight: Incident gTar makes it easy to learn how to play guitar!

October 23, 2013

This week on our new feature, Gear Highlight we focus on an item that isn’t truly gear for bands or musicians per say but definitely is something musical! Allow me to introduce you to Incident gTar which is a fully digital guitar that makes it easy for anyone to learn how to play. We heard about this product when a good friend of ours and die hard music lover, Ben Mitchell told us that he was working at Incident gTar transcribing tabs. It is amazing to see how the product quickly developed and has been turning heads in the music industry. It received a lot of recognition and was Runner-up at Tech Crunch Disrupt NY 2012. It is as easy as docking your Iphone into the guitar body and after loading the gTar app, an array of interactive LEDs along the fretboard will show you how to play. It is amazing technology that will allow users to learn their favorite songs and unlike gaming version,s it has the style and feel of a traditional electric guitar so it [Read More]

A chat with Xander Demos, shredder extraordinaire

October 2, 2013

As you know I love my rock and roll, but I have a special place in my heart for great shredder guitarists! Well I tell you there is one shredder that you might already know about but I want to make sure you do! He is Xander Demos and when you take a listen to him playing, you can’t help but be in awe of how his fingers just sweep that guitar. It is truly incredible. If you are new to him, the perfect song for you to check out right now is “White Knuckle Driving” from his CD “Guitarcadia” that one just blows me away every time! You can check out a video of him playing it here: He is just amazing. We had the chance to talk with Xander and we are pleased to bring you that interview: * * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: How old were you when you first started playing guitar and can you remember what was the first song you [Read More]

Interview with the Shredders of Shreds of Insanity!!

September 17, 2013

If you were lucky enough to see the “Shreds of Insanity” guitar exposition last month at Carvin Hollywood, you know that it featured some of the most talented young shredders! Presented by Century Media Records, Dunlop Manufacturing, and Cleartone Strings, straight from the world famous Sunset Strip at the Carvin Hollywood Pro Audio room, featured four metal shredders. Jake Dreyer of WHITE WIZZARD, Parker Jameson of STARKILL, Dave Silver of SAVAGE MESSIAH and Rick Di Marco of DEATH DIVISION. The showcase included a Q & A with the guitarists as well as solos, lick battles and an incredible all guitar rendition of Scorpions hit, “Rock You Like A Hurricane”. You can check out this incredible video that features the highlights of the show: Full Show Video: In addition, Music Junkie Press was honored to interview several of the members and are pleased to bring you the interview here: * * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: How old were you when you first started playing guitar? Parker Jameson: [Read More]

Calling all Guitar Shredders: Don’t miss Shreds of Insanity in Hollywood!

August 22, 2013

Whether you are guitar shredder yourself or a fan of the metal scene, I know where you will want to be on Monday, August 26th at 5pm…. You won’t want to miss “Shreds of Insanity” guitar exposition which is being held at Carvin Hollywood location. They will be showcasing the guitar work of four up and coming guitarists from the metal scene and it will be filmed by Century Media. This is an event not to be missed. Here is the information on who will be featured: Dave Silver of Savage Messiah from London, England and is currently recording their third album with Scott Atkins (Amon Amarth, Behemoth, Sylosis) which is slated for an early 2014 release. Jake Dreyer of White Wizzard which released their third album, ‘The Devil’s Cut,’ on June 25, 2013, and just finished a west coast run in support of the album. Jake has studied under Chris Broderick and David Shankle and has an instrumental EP titled, ‘In The Shadows of Madness.’ Parker Jameson of Starkill from Chicago, IL and is [Read More]

Lisa Lim delivers infectious blues based rock!

June 26, 2013

What do you get when you take some sweet blues, blend it with powerhouse vocals and top it with some rockin guitar? Well the incredible music of Lisa Lim, that is what. You can’t help but move to the great groove that Lisa gives out with her songs especially like “Superstitious Mind” or “Distant Second”. Here is her video for Superstitious Mind: Her sound reminds me of an edgier Sheryl Crow sprinkled with Susan Tedeschi. Lisa delivers passionate vocals and amazing guitar work, truly a work of art! Lisa is a WAMA nominated singer-songwriter and she recently released her second CD, self titled, which you are going to really love! Check out the interview we had with Lisa and learn more about this killer rocker blues artist! * * * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Hi Lisa, thank you for taking the time out to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press. How old were you when you first started playing guitar? Lisa Lim: I was ten years [Read More]