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David “Fuze” Fiuczynski – Part 3 of 3

emon — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:45:40 +0000

Watch: Part One and Part Two

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Session with David “Fuze” Fiuczynski – Part 2

emon — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:45:33 +0000

Watch Part 1 here.

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Guitarkadia Session: David “Fuze” Fiuczynski – Part 1

emon — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:12:49 +0000

The connection with David “Fuze” Fiuczynski happened because of Dean Campbell. Dean made a few of David’s guitars – at play in this video – and thought he would be great to meet with for Guitarkadia. And so I did one summer morning in 2010. The result is a 3-part video series no self respecting guitar player should miss. My apologies for taking nearly two years to put them out. The perils of having many projects going in different phases while maintaining a freelance career. It takes a toll on your mental and physical strength and one should not make creative decisions while feeling burnt out. But that’s so 2011. This year brought a breath of fresh air into my life, work, and perspective. One needs to not wait but hunt for inspiration. It’s out there waiting for you!

Listening to Dave again while editing these videos reminded me of how inspiring this meeting had been. If I were to pick a theme that ties together all three videos, based on something Dave said, it would be, “Do your thing, follow your heart.”

Part 1 of 3: Influences, technique, melodic development, and musical language.

Watch Part 2 and Part 3.

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Django Reinhardt 100th Anniversary Tribute Jam

emon — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:09:00 +0000

There’s nothing like witnessing four great musicians with different backgrounds sitting in a tiny backstage room creating magic. At least that’s what it felt like to me. Language wasn’t a barrier. They all spoke Django.

I felt like the fifth “Beatle” standing next to, and documenting, Maie, Biel, John and Stephane paying tribute to Django on his 100th Birthday.

A Session with Babik

emon — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:35:08 +0000

Buffalo-based Babik played at the 100th anniversary of Django Reinhardt at NYC’s Joe’s Pub this past Winter. I had a few moments to spend with the two guitar players, Stuart Fuchs and Joshua Assad backstage.

Babik: Site + MySpace

Changes

emon — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:05:16 +0000

Natalia Paruz, aka Saw Lady, performs ‘Changes’ written by Scott R. Munson. This video is an excerpt of the full length portrait piece.

Session with Amy Regan

emon — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:46:40 +0000

Amy Regan – Site + Facebook + MySpace + Twitter + YouTube + Music

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Guitarkadia Sessions: 13th Floor

emon — Thu, 13 May 2010 04:01:32 +0000

13th Floor: MySpace + Facebook +Twitter + Current Album + Photos on Guitarkadia

Guitarkadia Session with Kagero

emon — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:20:36 +0000

Kagero: Site + MySpace + Facebook + Twitter

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Will Knox: A Guitarkadia Session

emon — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:46:38 +0000

Will Knox: Site + MySpace + Facebook + Twitter

Q&A

G: What 3 albums have influenced your writing the most? Why?

WK: 1. Nick Drake – Pink Moon. This was Nick’s last record, it’s all solo acoustic. It is packed with raw performance, intricate songwriting, and extremely honest emotion. I think it gives a rare chance to just hear one the greatest singer-songwriters at his rawest (guitar & voice), letting the melodies, lyrics and harmonies speak for themselves. Jose Gonzalez’ ‘Veneer’ is a similar record in that respect, though very different in its context.

2. Ryan Adams – Heartbreaker. Not only do Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings play on this record, but every song is a gem. It flows seamlessly, track after track – your finger never thinks about pushing the ‘next’ button. Faultless writing, faultless performances, beautiful sounds.

3. I’m torn between Elliott Smith -Figure 8, and Tracy Chapman’s debut record. Such different records! But they both have an uncanny way of making you connect with them. Such unique voices and trademark songwriting. I suppose what ties all these records is raw emotion. For me that’s what separates the greats from the not so greats.

G: What guitars do you own? What other gear(s) do you use?

WK: I own a steel string, acoustic Collings SJ, a Fender Telecaster, a Gibson Les Paul Custom 1957 Re-Issue, and a steel string acoustic Fender Malibu. I just bought a Kala Tenor Ukulele too! It pains me to say I rarely pick up my electric guitars.. the closest I get to amplification is plugging my Collings in to a Fishman Loudbox 100 (great acoustic amp). The closest I get to gear/pedals is my Boss Tuner!

G: Any fellow bands/musicians you’ve come to like in NYC? Please name 2.

WK: Alec Gross & Ari Hest. There’s about a thousand others – these are just the A’s!

G: Can you share one tip each on the following with young musicians:

a) recording

- Never be arrogant/rude to your engineer. Sometimes it takes a while to fix a problem/get a good sound.

b) writing
- Carry around a notebook everywhere – I like to write on trains a lot.. there’s nothing else to do but observe and think.

c) performing
- Do it a lot! It’s the only way to get rid of over-nervousness.

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