I’m excited to share two of my latest videos with you, featuring well-known Slovenian pop songs “Kakor zvezdi na nebu” and “Ptič” by Miro Tomassini and Vlado Kreslin. Published with authors’ permission, classical guitar arrangement is done by me, sheet music will be available ASAP as it’s just being edited! Both audio and video for … Read More
Classical Guitar
New Classical Guitar Recording: Toshiyuki Kumagai
I had the privilege of hosting Japanese classical guitarist Toshiyuki Kumagai in my studio in mid December and I’ve just finished editing and mixing the pieces. We recorded a CD of works by Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Barrios and Llobet. Take a moment and hear Toshiyuki’s excellent version of Tedesco‘s Sonata in four movements below! I’m really happy … Read More
Classical Guitar Shootout #1
Recently, with the help of two colleagues of mine, Toshiyuki Kumagai and Takuya Okamoto, I have conducted my first Classical Guitar Shootout between four guitars made by world-class luthiers: Yuichi Imai (Japan), Bernd Holzgruber (Austria), Michele Della Giustina (Italy) and Antonio Marin Montero (Spain). We had a great time testing these guitars! In my opinion … Read More
How to Promote Your Music Using QR Codes
You’ve probably come across QR Codes (abbreviated from Quick Response code) a thousand times. QR Codes are small black & white checker-box images and the information encoded can be made up of any kind of data, but generally speaking we can use the code to link to any URL address or mobile applications. Being a trend … Read More
How to record classical guitar part 1: Stereo techniques explained
In this blog post I’ll explain several stereo techniques often used to record classical guitar – AB, ORTF, XY and MS (Mid-Side). You’ll be able to hear the difference for yourself and vote for whatever sound(s) you prefer! The microphones used for this experiment were my Oktavas Mk-012 modded by Michael Joly with cardioid and … Read More
Recording Classical Guitar: Hi-End Studio vs. Home Studio
Here’s a little experiment I did – I’ve recently transcribed a baroque sonata by Giovanni Zamboni and recorded it twice – once in a high-end studio facility here at University of music in Vienna and once in my home recording studio. Let’s call them Recording A and Recording B. To make this experiment just a … Read More
Classical Guitar Recording – Jure Cerkovnik
I had to privilege to host guitarist Jure Cerkovnik in my recording studio a few weeks ago. It was a two-day session and the repertoire included compositions by Sergio Assad, Antonio Jose and Domenico Scarlatti. You can hear the mp3 samples below while the uncompressed AIFF files are available on request. Please, make sure to … Read More
Luthier’s Profile – Michele Della Giustina
It is with his own words that I would like to begin the presentation of the remarkable Italian luthier Michele Della Giustina. “A big part of myself is up to be revealed through the guitars I make. They are all deeply inspired by places I have seen, feelings that I breathe, people I know, friends … Read More