It’s not news that the music biz is a tough business for musicians, even more so today than ever before. You can only imagine how many mega doses of conviction,...
Some players you can just passively “enjoy” as you watch them. Then there are others that you can’t help but very actively say “HOLY SMOKES” when you watch! And...
We average over a hundred sessions a year here at TrueFire. We’re either working on a new project with an artist that we’ve worked with in the past, or we’re pr...
"All things come to those who wait,” so said British poet Violet Fane, back in 1892. Heinz spinned it with “The best things come to those who wait.” Whoever get...
Bluegrass is raw, earthy and authentic, while at the same time sounding extremely precise with tight harmonies and amazing instrumental technique! To walk this ...
hen you think of NYC Jazz, you think of gritty, yet polished - cutting edge, yet steeped in tradition.
If you were a rock musician in the 80’s you might have...
Over the next couple of years, he was touring regularly and sharing stages with artists such as Tommy and Phil Emmanuel, both of whom served as mentors. In ...
What happens with you mix world-class guitar music, beer and nachos all nestled at the foot of a scenic mountain at the slightly staggering 12,000 feet? You get...
I was a fan of Adrian Legg’s music long before I had the opportunity to see him perform live, which finally happened at a crowded and absurdly noisy NAMM conven...
I smile every time I hear his music. Heck, I smile anytime I hear or see his name. Tony McManus has that effect on his audience, peers, friends, and even total ...
It’s 1972 and you’re driving across the United States in your Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible with the top down. FM radio stations come and go, but you can pick ...
Austrian-born bassist Ariane Cap is a busy musician! And that is just the way she likes it. From gigging with multiple bands and teaching, to sitting on the boa...
One thousand years from now, musicologists will have had ample time and perspective to refine the short list of musicians and composers from our times, whose wo...
We all have our own personal lists of favorite guitar solos? I’d bet dollars to donuts that at least one of your favorite solos was recorded on a Steely Dan rec...
Fareed Haque has been voted the “Best World Guitarist” by Guitar Player Magazine. Of course, that made total sense, but it also got me wondering…what exactly is...
David Hamburger was the very first artist who dared to collaborate with us back in the day when instructional books, audio CDs, and DVDs ruled the music educati...
The Beatles’ I Want To Hold Your Hand resonated in the ears of 211-million people around the world after its release in November 29th of 1963. 18-million of tho...
Jon Finn is a lucky guy. Well, that is according to him. However, when you dig deeper, it isn’t just luck that has kept him on the guitar faculty at Berklee Col...
It’s not uncommon for me to bring Andy Aledort’s name up in conversation with a fellow player or music enthusiast and then be asked, “Which Andy Aledort?”
Th...
Guitar virtuoso, brilliant recording artist, passionate educator, and gifted composer, Pete Huttlinger passed in January of this year of heart failure after yea...
I could fill this entire edition of Riff with my impressions, accolades and studio stories about Robbie Calvo. There are so many facets and colors to his ta...
Everything about Pat Martino is “extraordinary” in the fullest sense of the word. At age 15, Pat was already playing professionally on the jazz circuit. Since t...
In the world of music, musicians in bands typically occupy one hemisphere, while the DJs occupy the other. However, for Freekbass and DJ Logic, the fusing of th...
