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Here's a audio Jon Gomm interview. Jon is one of the current guitar players who is really pushing the enveloppe in the acoustic guitar world. His latest album "Live in the Acoustic Asylum" was recorded live as the title implies and his full of guitar and yet still avoids the default of being annoying because of pointless technical prowesses. This interview with Jon is more than 45min long as he is very generous and detailed in his answers. You will know everything fropm his first guitar, to his training, to the role of Dave Kilminster in his style and many more topics. Extracts of the album played before the Jon Gomm interview * Gloria * Stupid Blues * Hey Child * Orville (The Secret of Learning to Fly to Hit the Ground) Video of the song Gloria Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar, Pierre.  

In the Discovery Interview series, I am happy to present you with an interview I did a while ago with Mitch Laddie (www.mitchladdie.com), an excellent guitar player and singer. He has some strong influences from SRV, Hendrix and Eric Johnson but he has developed a style of his own which you can listen throughout the excellent album Burning Bridges. Extracts of Burning Bridges before the interview * Would You * Mr. Johnson Revisited * Gone * Changing Tides A title of the Mitch Laddie Band live Enjoy the song Paper in Your Pocket played in concert. Until the next podcast episode, keep on playing the guitar, Pierre.

I discovered Antti Paranko through the luthier Juha Ruokangas, also from Finland. In fact Antti is endorsed by Juha and has worked with him to compose some music specifically for his brand. After hearing this music (which you can hear at the beginning of every Luthier Chronicle with Juha) I decided I wanted to hear more. So I contacted Antti to get his latest album Free Falling and we did an audio interview shortly afterward. Enjoy this new Discovery Interview! Extracts of Free Falling played before the interview * Around Blues * Mark My Words * Free Falling * Stay "Around Blues" with Markus Setzer on bass Until the next episode of the podcast, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre.

Maybe you don't know it (yet) but on vibrato equipped guitar, the metal block below where the strings attached has a very important role in your tone. I heard about the FU Tone product through the years and I thought it would be interesting to have the guy behind the product to talk about it. So here I am presenting you with an interview with Adam Reiver from FU Tone. Here's below the block Adam sent me to try on my Ernie Ball Music Man EVH model. I will try it and report here on the website my findings. I can already say that the density of that piece of metal is pretty incredible. I am really curious to see if I can listen to the difference between the standard block and the FU Tone one. Until the next episode of the podcast, keep on playing the guitar. Pierre.

Here's an unreleased audio interview with Oz Noy that I did back in 2013. There's no good reason why I waited so long to release it as I really dig the Twisted Blues Vol. 1 album so here it is now for your listening pleasure. My attention was brought to Oz by a friend of mine who is also a pro guitar player, Jean-Michel Kajdan (merci Jean-Mi !). I was not disappointed by what I heard in the music of Oz who is a guitar player who really pushes the enveloppe of modern blues. The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below: A cool video from Twisted Blues Vol. 2 Until the next podcast episode, keep on playing the guitar. Pierre.

When I used to live in Montreal I had the great pleasure to see Sonny Landreth live a couple of times during the Jazz Festival (where I will be next week for the first time officially for The Guitar Channel), it was always a blast to see him play so I jumped on the opportunity to interview him for the release of his latest album Bound by the Blues. Until the next podcast, keep on playing the guitar, Pierre.

I was able to catch Dweezil Zappa on Skype in between tours with the Zappa Plays Zappa project and the recording of the first solo album in 10 years. Subjects discussed in the interview * His first guitar * The main turning points in his career * How to go from the Zappa Plays Zappa project to recording again his own music * The difficulties to recreate his dad's original sounds * The next projects * Word of wisdom The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below: Enjoy, Pierre Journel.

I really enjoyed the Distance Traveled album from the David Becker Tribune so I decided to do a Skype interview with him to learn more about this awesome Jazz guitar player. His sense of melody is truly great, he is not complicating his music as so many Jazz players sometimes do just because they can. Extracts played before the interview * Hey Mister * Southern Hemisphere * Distance Traveled * Tim's Lament Enjoy, Pierre.

Here's a Tony Macalpine interview for the release of Concrete Gardens. We did a Skype call to talk about this new release. The album is excellent, the technic is stratospheric as usual but thank God the music is not forgotten! It's always a good thing to see a musician like Tony releasing new material. He is one of the few shredders from the 90s who really continued to evolve and to propose new stuff. Extracts played before the Tony Macalpine interview * Exhibitionist Blvd. * Poison Cookies * Concrete Gardens * Maiden's Wish Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre.  

I heard about Kathryn Marie Dudley book, Guitar Makers - The Endurance of Artisanal Values in North America, from Austrian luthier Michael Spalt. I contacted the editor and received a copy of the book soon after. Kathryn exposes a fascinating story of the North American guitar builders. It's full of cool and interesting stories about how their job has evolved over the years, how they share and transmit their knowledge of their craft and cover a lot of ground. As I enjoyed a lot reading the book cover to cover I contacted Kathryn to organize an interview and she agreed right away. You can listen to the full audio interview by clicking above or by subscribing to the podcast on iTunes or another podcast catcher. What I liked the most * The in-depth stories of the North American luthiers * The many subjects covered * The quality of the writing What I liked the least * It's not an easy read (but it's worth it) Conclusion If you love the guitar and want to know more about the story of the American luthiers, buy and read this book. You won't regret it. It's not a coffee table book even though it has many black & white photos. The richness of this book comes from the research Kathryn did. She met many if not all of the great American builders so she got her information from the source. Listen to the interview to have a full idea of what you will get by reading the book. Cheers, Pierre.

Shaï Sebbag is a musician I had the pleasure to interview several times in French, for the release of En Equilibre his third album it was more than time to record and English interview so his non-French speaking fans can get to know him better and also for new people to discover his universe. With this latest release I think Shaï reached a new peak as he is delivering some awesome compositions played with an impeccable technique without useless technical demonstration. Extracts of "En Equilibre" played before the interview * Into The Wild * Bach To The Future * Valse des Carpates * Orgasme Some of his latest videos Until the next interview, keep on playing your guitar! Pierre.

For the release of the his previous solo album Beyond The Shrouded Horizon in 2011 I did an audio interview with Steve Hacket. Here's a new one for his latest work with the album called Wolflight. This album is full of the epic music Steve is so good at composing. Extracts of the album before the Steve Hackett interview * Earthshine * Loving Sea * Black Thunder * Heart Song Subscribe for free to The Guitar Channel podcast If you enjoyed this audio interview, you can subscribe to The Guitar Channel podcast to get the latest show directly on your smartphone. The subscription to a podcast is completely free. The 100 last episodes of the show are available for your listening pleasure with interviews of Tony Macalpine, Grover Jackson, Bruce Kulick, Derek Trucks, Greg Koch, Glenn Hughes, Leslie West and many more. Until the next interview in the audio podcast feed or in video, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre.

While I was at the NAMM show I almost did a video interview with Adrian Belew. It did not happen because of a delayed plane so we did it via phone a couple of weeks later. I hope you will enjoy this interview with this eternal brilliant experimentator. Adrian played with so many people and bands that it's impossible to list them all. Just a couple of them: David Bowie and King Crimson. Subjects discussed in the interview * His first guitar * The main turning point in his career * His approach to guitar playing * How he worked with Flux:fx * His next projects Video of Adrian performing with the Flux:fx app Enjoy, Pierre. You enjoyed this interview? Support the show on the Patreon page for the price of a coffee per month. You can also get the Backstage Pass to access great exclusive video content, deals and the private community.

On March 2nd 2015, we did a 35min Skype video call with Zane Carney to get all the latest news. The audio interview is available for free on the podcast feed. The full length video recording (see extract above) is available with the Backstage Pass. Get the Backstage Pass ($6/month) to view the full 35min interview and much more Subjects covered in the interview * Latest update from Zane * All the discoveries Zane did during the 2015 NAMM show * All the info about his collaboration with Hofner for a signature model * Demo of the Jazzica prototype guitar * What to be expected during his european tour * Upcoming news of news music to expect in 2015 Can't wait to see Zane live in Paris, hopefully something will happen. Last year I organized an awesome masterclass with him at Guitars Addicts in Paris, the people present had a blast. See extract below. Enjoy, Pierre. You want to access the full length interview with Zane? Get the Backstage Pass! Access great exclusive video content, deals and the private community. Support the show on the Patreon page for the price of a coffee per month.

Back in 2012 I had the opportunity to meet Doug Scarratt while he was in Paris to promote a Saxon best-of album. This interview is one of the many gems I have in the vault, time to release it I think! Extracts played before the interview * Strong Arm of the Law * And The Band Played On * Princess of the Night * Wheels of Steels Enjoy, Pierre. You enjoyed this interview? Support the show on the Patreon page for the price of a coffee per month. You can also get the Backstage Pass to access great exclusive video content, deals and the private community.