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(updated 4/5/09) NICK SCORES ZERO (TO HERO) Nick has been hard at work scoring the music for a new guitar book called 'From Zero to Rock Hero In Just 6 Weeks' a crash course on rock guitar playing designed to take you from complete beginner to a guitarist ready to take to the stage as a hot rock guitarist in record breaking time! The book, written and performed by Alloutguitar.com founder, Owen Edwards (himself a Rock Hero, who has played and recorded with artists as varied as Don Airey, Rob Harris, Phil Hilborne, Martin Gore, Dave Murray, Bernie Marsden and more) is a six week intensive 'Boot Camp' workout program designed to get you playing 'REAL DEAL' rock, blues and metal guitar. 'From Zero to Rock Hero In Just 6 Weeks' is not just for beginner it is also a fantastic teaching resource and will be available in September this year.
XMAS ELEVENSIES WITH NICK Alloutguitar.com's Elevensies interviews feature the 'Flying Scotsman' this month. Nick has answered eleven questions ranging from his influences to what he drinks first thing in the morning! Other Elevensies participants include John Mcglaughlin, Steve Lukather, Richie Kotzen, Robin Trower, Christophe Godin and Yngwie Malmsteen! Check it out, Nick's Elevensies interview GUITAR IDOL 2009 NEWS Nick has been busy watching and listening to all the Guitar Idol 2009 entries and is currently involved in judging the top players to come and battle it out in the Final at the Excel center in London on the 13th June. There has been lots of furious debate (basically arguing!) going on behind the scenes and whoever makes it through to the grand final, it will be a fantastic and inspiring show. For those of you guitarists who have had your head in a bucket for the last few months, Guitar Idol is an online competition to find the Worlds hottest new guitarist, with some fantastic prizes and promo opportunities that money can't buy! VIENNA CIRCLE ALBUM COMPLETED Vienna Circle's debut album 'White Clouds' is now finished and due for release soon. It has Nick at the healm as producer, orchestator and arranger. Sounding like a cross between Dream Theatre and Marillion, with a bit of Pink Floyd thrown in White Clouds is a concept Prog opus about one mans journey through the First World War. FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE BLUES LIVE! Here is Curfew performing Nick's, 'Flight of the Bumble Blues', live, at a recent masterclass concert. Martin (keys) and David (drums) are sight reading it! Flight .....appears on Nick's solo album, Solo?
Checkout Nick's other vids-Click here! MUSTANG SALLY GETS 'NICKJITSUED' Yes! That "bloody tune", the bain of every coverband musician, is the latest topic of choice in Nicks latest alloutguitar.com, 'Fusion Frollicks' lesson. If you want to spice up your soloing ideas over the tune and (harmonically) kick people in the nuts, then this is the ideal lesson in sonic 'Nickjitsu'!
SOLO? REVIEW Solo? has been reviewed by The Department of Virtuosity in Poland. Click to read review LATEST FUSION LESSON Nicks latest 'Fusion Frollicks' guitar lesson is now online at alloutguitar.com. Click here to go straight there. XMAS CD BARGINS Nicks solo album, Solo? and Curfews, Hold the Front Page and Return of the Jazz Fusioneers are now being offered at $10.99 ($9.99 for Return...) for a limited period over the festive season. Available from CD Baby and Guitar 9 and many more! ALL NEW ALLOUTGUITAR.COM The worlds premier online guitar magazine, alloutguitar.com, has under gone a facelift and has a new user interface. There is loads of new stuff including lessons, interviews, reviews and a fantastic new forum. Nicks latest lesson can be seen here
CURFEW CONFIRMED FOR ALLOUTGUITAR FESTIVAL '07 Curfew are to perform at Europe's biggest electric guitar festival. The event run by alloutguitar.com will take place on the 16th Sept at the Roadmender in Northampton. The line up is a who's who of contemporary UK electric guitar virtuosi including Guthrie Govan, Phil Hilbourne, Andy James with his new band Kaos 7, Ed Box with Vendetta, Chris Francis, Mark Wright with the Kelly Lee band, Red Soxx (featuring the awesome sweep tapping and gurning of Owen Edwards), Simon Lees, Heavy Load and of course Curfew featuring Nick. Nick says,"Last years event (named Kymfest II, but run by the same people) was so much fun to play at and had a fantastic vibe, I'm not surprised that it has got bigger and better. Also I won't say too much, but I can't wait for the 'big surprise' at the end of this one!" Tickets are £17.50 (bargain for 10 hours live virtuosity!) NEW LESSONS & GR-20 DEMO The new Fusion Frollicks lesson is now online at www.alloutguitar.com where Nick explains how to get that 'outside' sound using some simple scales over a Blues progression. Click here! You can also hear Nick demo the Roland GR-20 synth controller which he has also written a very insightful review. NICK PLAYS AT THE LONDON GUITAR SHOW Nick will be playing at the London Guitar Show on the www.alloutguitar.com stand on the 27th , 28th and 29th of April. He will perform a mixture of material from Solo?, Hold the Front Page (Curfew) and maybe a few others at 11:45 on Friday, 1:45 on Saturday and 2:45 on Sunday. Make sure your there to show your support and see if Nick can control his horns!! Also playing on the stand are Ed Box, Mario Parga, Chris Francis, Ben McDonnell, Mark Robinson and many more. Oh, there might be some guitars and stuff there as well. Click the link for more details. OUR MAN IN VIENNA Nick is half way through production of Vienna Circles debut album, entitled 'White Clouds'. Vienna Circle are Wiltshire's answer to Pink Floyd with a healthy mix of Dream Theatre, Marillion and Al Di Meola thrown into the mix. Nick-"The early mixes sound fantastic. The band have some great ideas and I have had great fun so far in helping them to realise their vision. Needs more guitar solos though!" The album should be released in the summer. CURFEW LIVE AGAIN ONE NIGHT ONLY! After a triumphant gig at the Watermill Jazz club in Dorking, Curfew, have been asked to perform on the 7th July 2007, at the Electric Theatre in Guilford. They, of course, will be performing a Selection of their most popular sonic fusion adventures, in their unique "Tribal tech meets Weather Report and goes drinking" style. Check out the Curfew website for audio samples and to purchase all of their albums! FUSION LESSON ONLINE Nick's first lesson for alloutguitar.com is now online. He covers the complex subject of "outside" improvisation and explains a little bit about the background of Jazz/Fusion. His Midi guitar column should be up and running within a few days. Hopefully!!! Click here to play outside! CURFEW NOW ON ITUNES As well as Nicks solo CD, both "Return of the Jazz Fusioneers" and the recent "Hold the Front Page" by Nicks' Jazz/Fusion band Curfew are now available on Itunes. Do a wee search and have a wee listen then make a big purchase!! They are both available on other (legal) digital download sites so look around. Don't forget to check out the Curfew website for up to date info. ALL OUT GUITAR NOW ONLINE
SOLO? ON ITUNES Nick's cd Solo? is now available from itunes. (link on picture not working at the moment, so just get itunes up and running on your computer and type in Nick Andrew into the wee search bit. Cheers) Solo? is also available from many other digital download services. Just do a wee search. Check out the solo/page on the website for more info and wee stories. FREE TRACK Does exactly what it says on the tin! Click the wee link and scroll down the page.
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