Episode 13 – Interview With Edinburgh Guitar Guitar Manager Chris Cunningham.
So You Want To Work In A Guitar Store?
Chris Cunningham (second from the right above) is the manager of Guitar Guitar Edinburgh. Opened thirteen years ago, Chris discusses the role of manager, the skills you need to work in stores like Guitar Guitar and his life around guitars (thousands of them!).
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1.23 Selling dreams...
Episode 12 – (Part 4 of 4) Interview With Hollywood Film Composer Hummie Mann.
Moving To Seattle, Creating The PNW Film Scoring Programme, Getting An(other) Education ...
Hummie wraps up this four part interview discussing his move to Seattle, the first beginnings of the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program. He also talks about how he met Barbara Streisand under a huge last minute orchestration gig! His relationship and work with Jerry Goldsmith and finally his current...
Episode 11 – (Part 3 of 4) Interview With Hollywood Film Composer Hummie Mann.
Working As An Orchestrator Then Composer In Hollywood.
Moving to L.A. is quite easy, finding work is quite hard. Hummie discusses how he managed to break into the L.A. scene. The early successes, working as an orchestrator and producer on major movies. Finally he discusses breaking into composing for film, the work, people and personalities within Hollywood.
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Episode 10 – (Part 2 of 4) Interview With Hollywood Film Composer Hummie Mann
Hummie Mann At Berklee College & Finding Work ...
After discovering he had a talent for music, Hummie tells how he eventually found his way to Berklee College of music. Berklee was an exciting time and prepared Hummie for his eventual movement into finding work as a musician.
Podcast Ep 10 – Table Of Contents
1.25 Meeting a huge number of...
Episode 9 – (Part 1 of 4) Interview With Hollywood Film Composer Hummie Mann.
Hummie Mann - Very Much Alive And Loving it!
From his work with Mel Brooks, Marc Shaiman, James Newton Howard double Emmy winning composer Hummie Mann has achieved a huge amount within his musical life and career. In this serialised podcast interview, Hummie discusses everything from early beginnings through to working with some of the biggest names in American film music.
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Episode 8 – Interview With JamStack Creator Chris Prendergast.
JamStack ... The Most Amazing New Amplification Product In Years!
Chris Prendergast is the inventor of a new portable guitar amplifier that attaches onto the vast majority of electric guitars. Working with your smartphone it's a guitarists dream. Funded via an Indiegogo campaign, it's funding from guitarists around the world has been simply overwhelming. In this podcast GMI talks to Chris...
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...
Episode 6 – Interview With Music Producer Calum Malcolm.
Calum Malcolm Has Recorded Some Of The Biggest Names In Music. Hear What He Has To Say About Music, Tech., Education & More.
Calum Malcolm is without doubt one of the finest recording engineers/producers in the world today. From his work with "The Blue Nile", to "Fish", Mark Knopfler, Aly Bain, his numerous orchestral recordings and more, Calum's thoughts on the recording industry, technology,...
Episode 5 – Interview With Joseph Alexander Founder Of Fundamental Changes.
Joseph Alexander Of Fundamental Changes - The Guitarist Who's Sold 300,000Â Guitar Books!
Joseph Alexander, the founder of Fundamental Changes is an amazing person and not only because he has sold a million dollars of guitar books. He is amazing because he found a gap in a market using new publishing technology and worked tirelessly to create a new way of...
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...