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Pierre Journel
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Interviews with professionals of the guitar world (musicians, luthiers, builders, etc.) and gear reviews

  1. 06/30/2025

    Puteaux Guitar Festival, Florent Monfort Interview

    The Puteaux Guitar Festival / Festival Guitare de Puteaux (culture.puteaux.fr) will hold its 6th edition from October 10th to 12th, 2025. It will be the first under the direction of Florent Monfort, who is now the director of the Puteaux conservatory. I work for Florent again via The Guitar Channel, as organizer of the luthier show and also to advise him on programming at his request. Here's the interview to start revealing what's going to happen in October. Puteaux Guitar FestivalOctober 10th to 12th 2025 Florent Monfort interview The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below: The Puteaux music academy: an extraordinary place dedicated to music Puteaux music academy is a magnificent venue with a top-class concert hall seating over 600. There are also numerous spaces available for masterclasses, instrument practice and additional concert halls. Conservatoire Jean-Baptiste Lully5bis, rue de Pressensé – 92800 Puteaux Guitar show Depending on the date on which you read this article, there may still be time to apply as a guitar builder to take part in the guitar show organized by The Guitar Channel. Click Here to Submit Your Application for the Guitar Show Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Puteaux ReportsGuitar Show Reports

    6 min

  2. 02/18/2024

    MIGS Academy: boost your guitar skills in Classical, Fingerstyle or Rock in Montreux

    A major innovation for Montreux International Guitar Show aka the MIGS (migs.ch) is that this 2024 edition will be preceded by a guitar workshop with top Classical, Fingerstyle and Rock musicians! This is the MIGS Academy (migs-masters-camps.com) which will take place from Monday April 22 to Friday April 26 in Montreux. Here's an interview with organizers David Rosset and Emmanuel Cottier, accompanied by musician Vincent Schmidt, one of the coaches. Coaches by style Classique Thibault Cauvin, Pierre Willimann, Monica Torti Fingerstyle Jon Gomm, Alexandr Misko, Vincent Schmidt, Adrien Delamarre Rock Saturax, Jack Gardiner Interview with the MIGS Academy organizers The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below: Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:MIGS Reports & InterviewsGuitar Show Archives

    12 min

  3. 12/09/2023

    Nyl Guitars – Presentation and demo by Michel Gentils in Puteaux

    Presentation and demonstration of two instruments by Nyl Guitars (fr.nylguitars.com) by musician Michel Gentils (michelgentils.com) in the presence of luthier Julien Jalaguier. Nyl Guitars demo concert Sound, video and edit: Philippe Camus The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below: About the demo concerts As always, the Puteaux Guitar Festival included demo concerts, giving the opportunity to discover the instruments exhibited at the guitar show organized by The Guitar Channel during the festival in the magnificent Jean-Baptiste Lully conservatory. The filming and editing of the demo concert videos is 100% financed by The Guitar Channel It's an investment that's made because it's a great way of promoting the show for exhibitors who want it at no extra cost, for the demo musicians, for the festival and for the guitar in general. The professional musicians are paid by the conservatory for their performance at the concerts. For more info:Puteaux Reports & InterviewsDemo Concerts ArchivesLuthier Interviews

    36 min

  4. 12/08/2023

    CF Guitars – Presentation and demo by Hugo Martin in Puteaux

    Presentation and demonstration of two instruments by CF Guitars (Facebook page) by musician Hugo Martin (coursdeguitaremoderne.fr) in the presence of luthier Fred Charpiot. Configuration: Amp: Kelt V-Twin Sound: Ox Box Universal Audio CF Guitars demo concert Sound, video and edit: Philippe Camus The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below: About the demo concerts As always, the Puteaux Guitar Festival included demo concerts, giving the opportunity to discover the instruments exhibited at the guitar show organized by The Guitar Channel during the festival in the magnificent Jean-Baptiste Lully conservatory. The filming and editing of the demo concert videos is 100% financed by The Guitar Channel It's an investment that's made because it's a great way of promoting the show for exhibitors who want it at no extra cost, for the demo musicians, for the festival and for the guitar in general. The professional musicians are paid by the conservatory for their performance at the concerts. For more info:Puteaux Reports & InterviewsDemo Concerts ArchivesLuthier Interviews

    20 min

  5. 11/28/2023

    Criman Guitars – Presentation and demo by Hugo Martin in Puteaux

    Presentation and demonstration of two instruments by Criman Guitars (criman.ro) by musician Hugo Martin (coursdeguitaremoderne.fr) in the presence of luthier Christian Sandu. Configuration: Amp: Kelt V-Twin Sound: Ox Box Universal Audio Criman Guitars demo concert Sound, video and edit: Philippe Camus The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below: About the demo concerts As always, the Puteaux Guitar Festival included demo concerts, giving the opportunity to discover the instruments exhibited at the guitar show organized by The Guitar Channel during the festival in the magnificent Jean-Baptiste Lully conservatory. The filming and editing of the demo concert videos is 100% financed by The Guitar Channel It's an investment that's made because it's a great way of promoting the show for exhibitors who want it at no extra cost, for the demo musicians, for the festival and for the guitar in general. The professional musicians are paid by the conservatory for their performance at the concerts. For more info:Puteaux Reports & InterviewsDemo Concerts ArchivesLuthier Interviews

    27 min

  6. 11/27/2023

    Thomas Grumler Lutherie – Presentation and demo by Hugo Martin in Puteaux

    Presentation and demonstration instruments by Thomas Grumler Lutherie (lutherieguitare.wordpress.com) by musician Hugo Martin (coursdeguitaremoderne.fr) in the presence of luthier Thomas Grumler during the Puteaux Guitar Festival. Thomas Grumler Lutherie demo concert Sound, video and edit: Philippe Camus The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below: About the demo concerts As always, the Puteaux Guitar Festival included demo concerts, giving the opportunity to discover the instruments exhibited at the guitar show organized by The Guitar Channel during the festival in the magnificent Jean-Baptiste Lully conservatory. The filming and editing of the demo concert videos is 100% financed by The Guitar Channel It's an investment that's made because it's a great way of promoting the show for exhibitors who want it at no extra cost, for the demo musicians, for the festival and for the guitar in general. The professional musicians are paid by the conservatory for their performance at the concerts. For more info:Puteaux Reports & InterviewsDemo Concerts ArchivesLuthier Interviews

    18 min

  7. 11/21/2023

    Marine Guitars – Presentation an demo by Marwan Boulaïd in Puteaux

    Presentation and demonstration of two guitars by Marine Guitars (marineguitars.com) by musician Marwan Boulaïd (marwanboulaidmusic.com) in the presence of luthier Marine Pacaut. Marine Guitars demo concert Sound, video and edit: Philippe Camus The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below: About the demo concerts As always, the Puteaux Guitar Festival included demo concerts, giving the opportunity to discover the instruments exhibited at the guitar show organized by The Guitar Channel during the festival in the magnificent Jean-Baptiste Lully conservatory. The filming and editing of the demo concert videos is 100% financed by The Guitar Channel It's an investment that's made because it's a great way of promoting the show for exhibitors who want it at no extra cost, for the demo musicians, for the festival and for the guitar in general. The professional musicians are paid by the conservatory for their performance at the concerts. For more info:Puteaux Reports & InterviewsDemo Concerts ArchivesLuthier Interviews

    21 min

  8. 11/15/2023

    Tausch Guitars – Presentation an demo by Marwan Boulaïd in Puteaux

    Presentation and demonstration of two guitars by Tausch Guitars (tausch-guitars.de) by musician Marwan Boulaïd (marwanboulaidmusic.com) in the presence of luthier Rainer Tausch. Tausch Guitars demo concert Sound, video and edit: Philippe Camus The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below: About the demo concerts As always, the Puteaux Guitar Festival included demo concerts, giving the opportunity to discover the instruments exhibited at the guitar show organized by The Guitar Channel during the festival in the magnificent Jean-Baptiste Lully conservatory. The filming and editing of the demo concert videos is 100% financed by The Guitar Channel It's an investment that's made because it's a great way of promoting the show for exhibitors who want it at no extra cost, for the demo musicians, for the festival and for the guitar in general. The professional musicians are paid by the conservatory for their performance at the concerts. For more info:Puteaux Reports & InterviewsDemo Concerts ArchivesLuthier Interviews

    26 min
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