A Big Guitar

About

A Big Guitar got its start in the mid 90s primarily with rock. However, as time progressed, A Big Guitar began to explore various genres. ABG is primarily influenced by rock and composes primarily with rock (usually instrumentals). Sometimes ABG breaks genres by mixing them together such as rock and symphonic or rap beats and rock. Not all tracks contain guitar work. Most songs do contain guitar work, however. Don't be surprised to hear songs containing only orchestral or electronic arrangements, though.

Members

Brian Wright

Influences

ABG is influenced by many different artists and music. The guitar work is influenced Vai, Satch, VH, and various other in this style. Composition is most influenced by Mike Oldfield and various other composers and bands.

Composing

Too much commercial music today is driven by beat, heavy driving one chord guitar work or by short bleeps and blips of a synth. Little thought is placed on musical composition in in today's mainstream music. Even still, ABG is compositionally influenced by everything from pop to orchestral arrangements. Emphasis in any ABG composition, however, is always on the melody no matter the instrument used to execute it or the beats involved. ABG's main influence in compositions, however, derives from a combination of Joe Satriani, Eddie Van Halen and Mike Oldfield with a sprinkling of Pink Floyd thrown in occasionally.

Gear

Guitars: Line 6 Variax Acoustic 700 and Electric 300, Charvel strat-type guitar (made before Jackson bought Charvel).

Mixing and Production Software: Steinberg Cubase SX, Steinberg Cubase LE, Sony AcidMusic Studio 5

Mixing and Recording Hardware: Yamaha MW10 10 channel USB Mixer, Alesis 12 Channel Firewire mixer

Virtual Instruments and Effects: Steinberg Halion Symphonic Orchestra VST, MOTU Symphonic VST, AmpliTube, Native Instruments FM8 VST, Absynth4 VST and Battery VST. I also have various other softwares that I use rarely.

Keyboards and Modules: Alesis Micron, E-MU Proteus 2000

Guitar Processors: Digitech 2120, Zoom 9150

Midi Interface: Midiman Midisport 4x4

Reviews

If you are an artist here at AmazingTunes (or anywhere else for that matter), I'll be more than happy to listen to and review/critique your music and/or production. Simply send me an email that you would like me to listen. My email address for review requests is abigguitar@gmail.com.

Collaboration and Licensing

If you would like to collaborate on anything I've done already, if you would simply like me to embelish your composition with guitar work, additional compositional elements or even remix, master or produce your music. All A Big Guitar music is available for royalty-free purchase, renting or outright purchase. For more information collaboration or licensing, email abigguitar@gmail.com.

Mailing List

A Big Guitar has an email list available to join. This is a low volume list (no more often than twice per month). If you would like to keep up-to-date on all things A Big Guitar, please visit my artist page at NumberOneMusic and fill out the mailing list form in the lower left. Note: Your email address data will never be sold, rented or given to any other parties.

Producers and A&R representatives

A Big Guitar is available for studio recording sessions and is open for discussions regarding signing an artist contract. ABG's SonicBids EPK is available for you to review.

A Big Guitar Links

MP3.com, SoundClick.com, BetaRecords.com, NumberOneMusic.com, MP3.com.au, MySpace, BroadJam

All information is (c)2007 A Big Guitar/Klearnote Productions. All music is (c)(p)2007 A Big Guitar/Klearnote productions.