Episode 27 – Terry Wollman – Guitarist, Composer, Musical Director
Terry Wollman Has Worked With Some Of The Biggest Names In The Music Industry - Here He Talks Music, Career, And His Latest Release
How many people get the opportunity to work with musicians of the stature of Stevie Wonder, Michael McDonald, Billy Preston, The 5th Dimension, Wilson Phillips, Al Jarreau, Joan Baez, Joe Walsh, Keb’ Mo’, Gerald Albright and...
Episode 21 – (Part 1 of 2) Interview With Guitarist Graeme Duffin of Wet Wet Wet
Graeme Duffin - Pop Group Wet Wet Wet Guitarist for Over Three Decades!
Graeme Duffin is a bit of a legend when it comes to being a guitarist who's actually lived the dream! Played at the most prestigious venues around the world?...check! Done the private jet with the rock band?...check! Taken part in world tours?...check! Played on lots of hit...
Episode 15 – Interview With Janet Halton Of Nordoff Robbins Scotland
Music, Health & Healing - Changing Peoples Lives
Many people around the world are waking up to the fact that music is not just about enjoyment or accompanying a social/entertainment situation. Music is now used as therapy to help people of all ages who suffer from a wide range of illnesses and ailments.
Ged Brockie of GMI had the pleasure of...
Episode 56 – Joáo Paz
INTRODUCTION
In this episode of the GMI Podcast, you'll hear an interview with Joáo Paz and Ged Brockie. Joáo is a dedicated teacher of guitar and a leading light in Portugal's jazz guitar scene. Joáo reveals his background, the reasons for his love of music and some of the challenges that the current music scene and music technology holds for...
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...
Episode 25 – Musician’s Moving Online 3 – Interview With Thomas Berglund
Musician's Moving Online 3 - Jazz Fusion Guitarist Thomas Berglund Keeping It Real!
Thomas is one of Sweden's best known guitar players and in the interview that follows, he talks about balancing working online with playing live. He also discusses how he came to be online, the challenges inherent in creating content for guitar players around the world and the...
Episode 4 – Interview With Classical Guitar Maestro Phillip Thorne MBE.
Phillip Thorne MBE Discusses His Life Of Guitar & Music
Phillip Thorne MBE is one of Scotland's most significant guitar players of the last forty years and not just within the realm of classical guitar. His commissioning of new music for guitar and orchestra, his work within the field of performance and education have been a beacon of light for...
Episode 32 – Interview With Drooble Founder Melina Krumova
It's hard to get noticed as a musician these days, so if there is anything out there that can help, you should grab it with both hands. Drooble is a powerful new website for musicians. Ged Brockie talks with founder Melina Krumova about this new force in online music.
Melina Krumova is a musician based in Bulgaria. She is the...
Episode 39 – Justin Dolezy of Neck Diagrams
Ged Brockie Of GMI Discusses The Incredible Piece Of Guitar Software That No Guitarist Should Be Without Called "Neck Diagrams" With It's Creator Justin Dolezy.
We've all done it. Grabbed and scribbled down a bunch of lines and created our own chord boxes to then remember the latest and best chord, scale or arpeggio. Perhaps it was a bunch...
Episode 7 – We Need To Talk About Improvisation.
A Talk About Improvisation & How You Can Develop Your Creativity.
Learning to improvise is the Holy Grail for a most musicians. For some, however, it's a never ending source of frustration. If you work hard on your technique, how can you then transform this into improvisations that you feel are from the heart and not just a bunch of...