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INTRODUCTION







Regular listeners to this podcast may remember the first time Ged Brockie interviewed Honza Kourimsky which was for episode 41 back in July 2020. We were into lockdown and the world had changed.







Four years later and the world continues to change, constantly and certainly for Honza who now has embarked upon a new band, a new recording and the biggest change of all, a new life with his partner in the west coast of America.







In this, episode 58, Ged catches up with Honza and his journey to date as well as talking about what it takes to self finance and run a band and relocating to the other side of the world. They also look into and this will mean for his music, his band and his life.























Podcast Ep 56 – Table Of Contents









* 0.00 - 2.32 Introduction







* 3.35 Honza's musical background.







* 6.58 Detailing a transient childhood.







* 16.55 Learning from being part of Nimbus Sextet.







* 23.06 Can a meaningful living still be made out of music?







* 29.34 The writing, recording, touring cycle.







* 36.09 Outlining the size Mahuki for both recording and touring.







* 40.07 Moving to America.







* 46.03 The joy of touring and playing live.







* 47.50 What plans do you have for establishing yourself in the American Northwest.







* 50.55 Final thoughts and wrap-up.









NOTE: Intro and outro music features extracts from the tracks "Warrior Path" and "Presence" from the Mahuki album "Gratitude" which is available on all major online streaming platforms.























































Honda In Performance









https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D56dcjvdYPw









CONNECT WITH HONZA







https://www.honzakourimsky.com/







Buy Honza's Book On Tapping On Guitar











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INTRODUCTION







If you have always wanted to get into the business of playing music for a living but don't know how then this podcast is a must listen. Kenny Tomlinson has had no formal music education but he's lived his entire life playing the music he loves and travels the world playing in a multitude of bands and with a huge number of great musicians.







Kenny discusses how he got into music, his passion for the 50s and the rock n roll scene of the 1950s.























Podcast Ep 56 – Table Of Contents









* 0.00 - 0.40 Introduction







* 0.56 Bumping into Kenny Tomlinson.







* 1.30 Musical background and gaining employment in a local music shop.







* 9.30 Putting together the first saxophone!







* 13.25 The changing face of the music industry.







* 14.25 Getting involved in the music industry.







* 16.43 Completely self taught instrumentalist.







* 19.27 Biggest influence on Kenny's style.







* 20.50 Playing Viva Las Vegas.







* 25.19 Actually making a living playing the music of the 50s.







* 26.35 Playing with the band "Mud".







* 29.57 Playing with Mary Jean Lewis.







* 31.35 Being hired by local promotors to play with various acts across Europe.







* 34.38 The secret to getting work in the music business.







* 35.15 Getting the saxophone on flights and the treatment given by airlines in general.







* 38.55 The saxophone that Kenny plays.







* 44.24 Looking for rockabilly festivals and 50s music and wrap up.

























Kenny In Performance









https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0yxAcNwkrg

















CONNECT WITH KENNY







https://www.facebook.com/kenny.tomlinson.1

INTRODUCTION







In this episode of the GMI Podcast, you'll hear an interview with Joáo Paz and Ged Brockie. Joáo is a dedicated teacher of guitar and a leading light in Portugal's jazz guitar scene. Joáo reveals his background, the reasons for his love of music and some of the challenges that the current music scene and music technology holds for young and older musicians alike.







Also discussed is his journey in jazz guitar education, his work in bands in Portugal and his concepts around what people need to have in their lives to fulfill their potential.























Podcast Ep 56 – Table Of Contents









* 0.00 - 0.55 Introduction







* 0.56 Opening remarks and remarks about Portugal.







* 4.10 Early life and initial influences.







* 9.37 Discussion about early days learning guitar.







* 11.17 Demonstration of guide tone techniques.







* 13.04 Rock bands, recording and touring in the 80s.







* 18.44 Thoughts on the Instagram generation.







* 19.57 Multiple guitar teachers then a degree in violin performance!







* 23.09 The need for method and structure in music education.







* 26.10 Returning to guitar and studying jazz guitar.







* 30.38 Comments around why having an instrumental teacher is a good idea.







* 33.38 About Joáo's teaching practice in Portugal.







* 34.32 Joáo performs "Darn That Dream".







* 36.49 Thoughts on music in Portugal and hopes for the future.







* 41.22 Joáo outlines why you should consider taking lessons with him.







* 42.45 Wrap up.

























Short Video Of Joáo In Performance









https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKVVh9WDwPs









CONNECT WITH JOÁO







https://www.instagram.com/joaopazguitar/?hl=en-gb







LEARN GUITAR WITH JOÁO - COMING SOON

Gavin Jack is one of GMI's online tutors and is much in demand as both a player and teacher of guitar. One playing style that always has a line of interested players lining up is slide guitar.







In this podcast, Gavin talks about his early interest in the subject of slide and how he has developed it into the performance standard playing style he now posesses.







Gavin also demonstrates various techniques in the podcast as well as contributing the opening music.







Jamie Akers recording session London, England.















Podcast Ep 55 – Table Of Contents









* 0.00 - 1.31 Introduction







* 1.32 When did you start playing guitar?







* 4.22 Once playing, where did you start heading stylistically?







* 8.06 How did you discover slide guitar?







* 11.40 Slide in advertising.







* 13.40 Examples of slide demonstrated by Gavin.







* 15.25 What are the roots of slide guitar?







* 17.00 What you have to do if learning to play slide guitar.







* 19.39 Guitars used in playing slide guitar.







* 22.07 Gavin's free slide pack to be released by GMI.







* 24.23 Demonstrating "Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed".







* 27.29 More information on Gavin's upcoming projects.







* 32.10 Who to listen to to hear examples of slide guitar.







* 35.22 Slide demonstration with Travis picking.

















Short Video Of Gavin In Performance









https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8UDH4HbLFM









CONNECT WITH GAVIN







LEARN GUITAR WITH GAVIN - COMING SOON

Federico Bruera is not a household name in Latin guitar...yet, but you never know! In this latest podcast, Ged Brockie speaks to the guitar player who has travelled half way across the world and is now settled in a small town in the east of Scotland.







"Fede", as he is called by friends and family alike, shares his journey not only in terms of the physical relocation away from South America, but also his artistic journey which has included some amazing twists and turns.







GMI is both delighted to be working with Fede who is creating a new line of downloadable, digital Latin guitar lessons which will soon be heard around the globe!







Jamie Akers recording session London, England.















Podcast Ep 54 – Table Of Contents









* 1.18 Introduction







* 2.24 Fede's background and early life.







* 13.26 Musical influences from family.







* 21.57 Winning a national youth rock band award.







* 28.07 Moving to London.







* 38.13 Living life as a busker in the London Tube.







* 53.18 Moving away from London.







* 58.28 Fede's current work and studies.







* 1.04.14 East Cost FM radio show.







* 1.05.48 Fede's new series about Latin guitar on GMI.

















FEDE'S FREE LATIN GUITAR LESSON - COMING SOON















FEDE'S PAID LATIN GUITAR LESSON - COMING SOON















CONNECT WITH FEDE







Fede's website can be found by clicking HERE.







East Coast FM where Fede has is radio show on Wednesdays and can be found HERE.















LEARN GUITAR WITH FEDE - COMING SOON

James Akers has been part of GMI for over four years and in that time he has created some incredibly popular books that have sold the world over.







It's great to hear that James has been back in the studio recording. In this podcast, you'll learn all about his new project, the other high end work that he's been undertaking and why castles rank so high in his consciousness!







Jamie Akers recording session London, England.















Podcast Ep 53 – Table Of Contents









* 1.33 The name of the new album...







* 2.55 Song extract 1.







* 4.59 Discussing the song.







* 7.25 Thoughts about soundscapes.







* 10.02 Song extract 2.







* 13.40 Jamie's background.







* 16.13 The new book!







* 20.35 Song extract 3.







* 22.33 Album artwork, castles and keeps.







* 26.33 Listening to the new album - streaming websites.







* 27.50 Playing in Opera.







* 35.35 Song extract 4.

















The Artwork For Jamie's New Book







Here is a sneak peak at the artwork for Jamie's new book which will feature many of the songs played by Jamie on his new album. We'll update this page with links to the new book once GMI publishes it which should be around the end of September 2022.















Listen To The Album "I Once Loved a Lass".









https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lKp3sZFiw-RPQct-EUmphGoyO89QsR_nM











https://open.spotify.com/album/0eKn4Q0a96mLtsJw3qiHJ5?si=1Z4DjHwDQnapdCf57aPfJg









ON APPLE







https://music.apple.com/gb/album/i-once-loved-a-lass/1638474296







ALSO AVAILABLE ON AMAZON







https://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B0B835KYW9?ref=dm_sh_am4a_5RlyIRPga8VgaWpIQBt2lJ0cs