Here we have David Kollar and Paolo Raineri with a brilliant tribute to trumpeter Jon Hassell, who has worked with modern guitarists like Eivind Aarset and Rick Cox.
David Kollar and Paolo Raineri Pay Tribute To Jon Hassell
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Sorry, Test, and Cool Video
My apologies to all the Guitar Moderne fans out there for being missing in action for months. I was having serious website issues and needed to transfer hosts. It took a lot longer than it should have and I apologize.
Here is the first post in a long time, a cool video of modern guitarist Jonathan Crossley improvising with and being interviewed by percussionist Rodrigo Constanzo.
It will serve as a test as to whether my subscriber emails are still going out and everything is working as it should. Thank you for your patience.
André Cholmondeley: Modern Guitar Tech Extraordinaire
André Cholmondeley has worked with some of the premier modern guitarist legends: Adrian Belew, David Torn, Pat Metheny, to name a few. Here is are a couple of great Rig Rundowns featuring guitarists who have been pushing the technology envelope for a long time.
hnology for a long time. The Metheny rundown includes Cholmondeley talking about some of Pat’s history with technology.
Spotlight: Elio Martusciello
I discovered Italian guitarist/electronic musician/composer Elio Martusciello through a tip from Eivind Aarset. He, in turn, was clued in by drummer Michele Rabbia, who has played with both men. Rabbia claimed that Martusciello performed with just Ableton Live and its plugins. Of course I had to find out about this. The truth proved a bit more complex.
Martusciello’s recorded work is a masterclass in combining noise, melody, vocalists, found sounds, synthesizers, and guitar in a way that makes them seem like natural partners. His complex audio collages never seem crowded, making excellent use of dynamics, space, and tension. Each sound has its place, and works perfectly with every other element. The compositions can feel simultaneously abstract and romantic.
Elio doesn’t speak fluent English, so I decided to do the first print interview in a while. Hopefully, between Google translate and some editing, the essence of his answers remains.
Cool Gear Alert: Deimel LesLee Guitar.
I have been following Deimel Guitarworks on Instagram for a while. With creative wiring, pickups behind the bridge, and Piezos embedded at various points in the guitar, Frank Deimel has been in the forefront of creating instruments for experimental guitarists. His latest, the Firestar LesLee Synchronizer, combines a fascinating, built-in Leslie effect created by automatically switching between pickups, as well as the ability to synch with modular synths, or any device that uses CV.