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Ten Great Double-Neck Guitar Videos

Check out Adam Fulara. He’s made a top ten list!
Two-handed tapping flourishes on specialty tapping instruments, and Adam had a custom-made two necked guitar. Then he began stunning audiences around Europe with his amazing performance.
Here’s a top ten guitar video list, and our man Adam is right up there. What’s really cool is that he’s [...]

“Requiem for Persephone” video

For everyone attending the FredTap concert this year, some of you may have the songbook, and Greg Howard’s song from that songbook is shown in this video:

Greg Howard, also known as the Ambassador of Good Willy for the Stick Enterprises Inc and chief PR guy, is playing an introduction in front of the actual song. [...]

Steps Ahead

In 1989, Steps Ahead consisted of Mike Mainieri on MIDI vibraharp, synclavier and acoustic piano, the young saxophonist Bendik doubling on keyboards, guitarist Steve Kahn, Tony Levin on electric bass and Chapman stick, and drummer Steve Smith. (CD Review)
Read full review here:
http://fusionjazzandsomethingelse.blogspot.com/2009/11/request-steps-ahead-nyc-1989-320kb.html

Norway on the Crabtree

21 November (Saturday) – Raleigh – Sten Ove Toft (Norway, improv/noise), Jon Eriksen (Sweden/Norway/Connecticut, experimental/industrial), Subscape Annex (Raleigh) – badgerhaus
Jon used the audio portion of a video of himself talking and processed the audio into some fascinating drones. Sten then performed with a minimalist approach audio-wise, but many many pedals.
Sten used the Chapman Stick, [...]

Big Brett Bottomley at Creekside Cultural Center, PA

from stickwire:
Brett Bottomley duo concert at Creekside Cultural Center, in Lenhartsville PA
Duo concert with drummer Marcel
Lenhartsville, PA
November 21st
Details and tickets here:
http://www.creeksidecenter.org/calendar.html
If you go please say to the Big Bottomley. He sez he’ll be there to meet and greet beforehand, where he will explain what a Stick is to everyone.
Brett Bottomley is an active member of [...]