Episode 52 – Interview With Kostas Vaporidis
Greek guitarist player, teacher and composer Kostas Vaporidis has joined the GMI team on our new website for guitar players titled GMI Premium. Kostas talks about Greek music, Danish Kings and the problem with Youtube!
In this wide ranging interview, professional guitarist and composer Kostas Vaporidis talks about his life in music as a pro player working in Greece. Kostas...
Episode 51 – Trevor Gordon Hall’s Latest Album Release
Prolific guitarist and composer Trevor Gordon Hall has just released his latest album "This Beautiful Chaos". Ged Brockie from GMI discusses this and many other things including meditation with one of American's rising acoustic stars
If you've never heard of Trevor Gordon Hall then you are in for a treat. A wonderfully evocative writer and performer, Trevor discusses his art,...
Episode 50 – GMI Podcast Retrospective
Not Exactly In The Blink Of An Eye, The GMI Podcast Finally Hits Fifty
Our podcast has now hit fifty episodes and we thought it be a great chance to relive some of the funnier and also poignant moments from the array of wonderful musicians, inventors and those connected with the music industry.
Ged Brockie has picked twelve exerts from...
Episode 49 – Music Lawyers: Who Needs Them?
If Your Only Thought Regarding Lawyers & Music Is That They Deal With All The Bad Things In The Music Business...Think Again!
It's often said that musicians are pigeon holed by professionals. A range of stereotypes come to mind regarding laziness, unpredictability and flakiness. The thing is, it's true both ways. Many musicians feel anyone connected with business and legal...
Episode 48 – Help Musicians: A Pandemic Lifeline!
It Is Not An Overstatement To Say That The Charity "Help Musicians" Have Made The Difference Between Many Musicians Surviving Or Going Under Across The UK.
The pandemic has hit so many people in all walks of live very hard. For many in the arts, the actual foundations that underpin their lives has been taken away; the opportunity to perform...
Episode 47 – Jim McCutcheon – A Real American Guitar Hero
Jim McCutcheon has a musical life that will inspire you. Based in Ohio, Jim is part of the musical lifeblood of the city and state.Â
Honored by the State of Ohio, Jim McCutcheon's musical story is an incredible journey of giving and service which you'll find enthralling.
Jim McCutcheon as well as being a musician in residence at the University of...
Episode 46 – Wristruments – A New Way To Learn Guitar With Your Watch!
A New App Which Makes Use Of The Apple iWatch To Learn Guitar Is Arriving Soon...
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Heard of Wristruments yet? If not, check out this podcast which details the app, work and company set up by Joe Corcoran which helps people learn to play guitar by using your watch! Interested? Thought so, click for more...
Joe Corcoran takes part in this...
Episode 45 – Professor Adam Ballif And Private Music Studio 2 App
For teachers looking to keep track of student work & assignments a new lightweight Apple App may just fit the bill.
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Private Music Studio 2 is for music teachers who want to track the progress of their students taking private lessons. Student information may be organized by semester including weekly lesson assignments, grades, and notes about student performances, accompanists, and...
Episode 44 – Musicians & Live Streaming With Andi Lippi
As the pandemic continues to prevent most musicians from performing is live streaming a possible alternative for you? Live streaming expert Andi Lippi, possibly the most outwardly positive man on the planet right now, explains why and how you can reach a huge new audience
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Ged Brockie has undertaken several podcast interviews with musicians who are dealing with the effects...
Episode 43 – Musicians Living in Lockdown with Jean Johnson
This podcast interview is with renown classical clarinetist Jean Johnson. Jean discusses everything from odd auditions to lock down to her new ensemble Metamorphoses.
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Jean Johnson is in heavy demand as a performer, teacher and as the leader of her own ensemble named Metamorphoses. The pandemic has put the brakes on a huge amount of work as well as the...