MELBOURNE GUITAR SHOW 2018 PROGRAM SATURDAY 4TH AUGUST Today’s Show: 10am-6pm Click to website: http://www.australianmusician.com.au/melbourne-guitar-show/ *PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE AON WHAMMY BAR EXCLUSIVELY ACOUSTIC AON MEZZANINE STAGE WINNERS CIRCLE WORKSHOP ROOM MEET THE Level 1 Escalator West Presented by Australian Musician and Triple M FM STAGE Level 1 Escalator West PLAYERS Level 2 Escalator West 10.30am Level 1 Escalator East AMEB: Rockschool A Creative Focus Cafe Corner. 11.00am 10.30 am Join Lead Examiner Alyson Locke as she takes us through Ground Level ADAM MILLER BAND ROHAN STEVENSON (I built the sky) Rockschool’s Guitar, Bass, Ukulele and Music Production syllabuses with performances by young guitarist Joe Wright. Get up close and personal Adam uses complex rhythms & dissonant haunting phrases, 12.00pm Rohan Stevenson has released 2 albums, 1 EP and combined with breathtaking riffs and melodies. His jazz 5 singles as the prog-electric band, I Built The Sky. 11.30am with the Pros, in this play influenced style with finger-picking mastery creates a NICK CHARLES This year, Rohan dons an acoustic guitar and presents POSITIVE GRID CLINIC & chat session. It’s an A class act, revered by peers and improvisation filled performance that’s beautifully unpredictable. another side to his creative palette. With James Ryan. BIAS mini is a 300W small format guitar MGS Q & A where you get critics as one of the finest pickers head with 16 fully editable amp presets. You can also connect to talk to the pros and hear 12.00pm and players in the land. 2015 Artist to BIAS AMP software (iphone/ipad/Mac/PC) to open up a some of their magic too. DAVE LESLIE (Baby Animals) of the Year at the Port Fairy Folk 11.30am world of component options (all without a soldering iron). Festival Dave Leslie is the lead guitarist from iconic Australian rock SONGS AND STRINGS Choose between different preamp and power amp circuits, 12noon change the tubes and transformers, add clipping diodes and band The Baby Animals, who have had numerous hit songs Featuring Alison Ferrier, Cat Canteri, Fiona Boyes, THE ART OF ELECTRIC tryout different rectifiers. over the last few decades. We’re honoured to have Dave Zevon Hiltz, and Abbey Stone. Five fine singer, BASS perform for us at MGS2018 1.00pm songwriters and exponents of acoustic guitar present 12.30pm Featuring Rod Bustos, JUSTIN BERNASCONI their songs to us in this round robin-style treat. BOSS TONE DESIGN MASTERCLASS Craig Newman, Mitch 1.15 pm Straddling styles and sounds from In this masterclass, Joshua Munday will show you how to Cairns. A bit of playing, ALBERT LEE (UK) the Delta Blues, Appalachian 12.45pm ‘hear’ guitar tones on famous guitar recordings and then show a bit of talking, a bit of Courtesy of Ernie Ball Music Man guitars, we’re thrilled to you step-by-step how to recreate them! After explaining the demonstration about what Bluegrass, English Folk and JEFF LANG welcome UK guitar legend Albert Lee to the show. Albert is one all stops in between, Justin original studio techniques used on each famous record, Josh it takes to be a pro bass Australian guitarist-songwriter-vocalist-producer, Jeff of the most respected guitarists in music history, having worked Bernasconi’s highly original tunes will then demonstrate his approach using the BOSS GT-1000. player Lang has built a reputation for making startling music with Everly Brothers, Eric Clapton, Emmylou Harris and The are infused with exciting and that is accomplished, intricate, gutsy, melodic and 1.30pm Crickets. Lee has received numerous awards as a guitarist, soulful guitar playin VOX SHOWCASE 1.30pm winning 5 consecutive times Guitar Player magazine’s “Best loaded with soul. Anyone who witnessed Jeff at the In this session Australian guitarist James Ryan (Men at Work, PHIL MANNING Country Guitarist” 2015 MGS will know what an amazing, energetic show Jon Stevens, Kate Ceberano) will showcase the newest amps As a founding member of 2.00pm he performs. released by VOX including the new monster AC30S1, the Chain, one of Australia’s 2.45pm BEN KELLY pocket-sized MV50s and all new, all Nutube MVX150 series. best known blues bands, James will play some songs, do some Q&A and show you how Manning has been equally NAT ALLISON BAND Ben Kelly’s music is difficult to 2.00pm to get the best out of this new gear. successful as a soloist and Nat Allison delivers a pitch-perfect scream, strut antics and evil pigeon-hole as his musical stylings DANIEL CHAMPAGNE 2.30pm sideman for a lengthy list guitar showboat. A high energy, guitar heavy performance with come from across many genres Daniel Champagne is regarded as a leading light of artists. Phil’s musical tough lyrics, powerful vocals and guitar solos to match. To date including Latin America, Spanish in acoustic music, with a firm reputation for making MATON AP5 PRO PICKUP SEMINAR tastes have broadened Nat has played over 5000 gigs, and well known as guitarist in Guitar, African inspired rhythms, festivals buzz, holding crowds in his palm, dropping By Head of Research and Development Patrick Evans. to include folk, celtic and Suzi Quatro’s band. eastern influenced melodies, and jaws and breaking guitars wherever he goes. Daniel Patrick has been at Maton for over twenty years and is one of world music flavours. 3.45 pm the all inspiring driving factor of has relocated to North America where he continues his the designers behind the AP5 PRO. He will go through every creating music and situations for the exciting career as an international touring and recording aspect of the Maton’s world renowned AP5 PRO Pick up RACKETT 3.00pm betterment of mankind. artist. System. From design to operation. The AP5 PRO is the first RACKETT make loud and experimental punk-pop. Based choice for some of the worlds most respected guitar players. FINGERSTYLE GUITAR in Sydney, Australia, the band have moved from virtual 3.30pm Featuring Thomas Leeb, anonymity to playing in major theatres and festivals 3.00pm Van Larkins, Mark Fisher. throughout Australia, receiving regular airplay on community 3.30pm COLE CLARK SHOWCASE ADAM MILLER Miles Jackson, CEO of Cole Clark, Neil Kennedy, Inspiring the making and commercial radio. NICK CHARLES BLUES & ROOTS SHOW of the Acoustic Nation Adam uses complex rhythms designer of the new Cole Clark Kennedy bass and Some of our finest blues exponents will talk about their movie, this style of guitar 4.45pm & dissonant haunting phrases, Jamie Pye, Cole Clark Artist, will present the new Cole approach, plus there’ll be finger-picking good solos playing is capturing a lot SCOTT DARLOW combined with breathtaking riffs and Clark Kennedy bass and Cole Clark acoustic guitars. and “all-in” jams. Nick Charles hosts Fiona Boyes, We will cover timbers, construction and electronics. of players. We’re happy melodies. His jazz influenced style Scott Darlow is a versatile singer/guitarist/didge player, who has Justin Bernasconi, Charlie Bedford, Phil Manning, to present three of the with finger-picking mastery creates 4.30pm released 5 albums to date. A famously down-to-earth performer, Ed Bates very best exponents in an a improvisation filled performance Darlow is known for using his infectious charm, from the biggest MALCURA PRESENT KATOH GUITARS enthralling session. festivals to the smallest club crowds to raise awareness and that’s beautifully unpredictable. MALCURA are a “Heavy Flamenco” trio from funds for World Vision Australia’s Indigenous program. Melbourne. See them as they take Katoh guitars through their paces. The Melbourne Guitar Show acknowledges its sponsors for their support in staging the event MELBOURNE GUITAR SHOW 2018 PROGRAM SUNDAY 5TH AUGUST Today’s Show: 10am-4pm Click to website: http://www.australianmusician.com.au/melbourne-guitar-show/ *PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE AON WHAMMY BAR EXCLUSIVELY ACOUSTIC AON MEZZANINE STAGE WINNERS CIRCLE WORKSHOP ROOM UP CLOSE & Presented by Australian Musician and Triple M FM Level 1 Escalator West STAGE Level 1 Escalator West PERSONAL Level 2 Escalator West 10.30am Level 1 Escalator East Cafe Corner. AMEB Classical Guitar with Benjamin Dix Ground Level 11.00am ‘Communicating through tone and technique’ and SHANNON BOURNE 10.45am discussing the importance of establishing a solid Melbourne Guitar Show regular Shannon Bourne is CAT CANTERI foundation. Exploring how simple scale and arpeggio 12.00pm known as one of Australia’s premier guiatrists. Shannon 11.30am Cat Canteri is a true musician in the sense that she techniques are developed throughout the various AMEB BRETT GARSED has just released an incredible new solo instrumental VAN LARKINS lives for the music, primarily as a solo artist but also grades and how technique and tone can facilitate musical Brett Garsed is one expression at any level. Musical excerpts will be performed guitar album, ‘Words Fail’ and will perform music from it Combining classical guitar style with with a rich history of collaboration with other bands and of Australia’s most to demonstrate key learnings and to provide insight into the at the guitar show. One not to miss. musical influences like electronica, songwriters. Cat’s acclaimed current album is called celebrated guitarists. process of preparing or sitting for an AMEB examination. Psytrance and 70s funk, Van Larkins’ Inner North Best known as John ground-breaking techniques and 11.30am Farnham’s guitarist on 12.00pm complex compositions have earned DIESEL SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER® numerous tours, Garsed FIONA BOYES BAND him a coveted spot on the U.S. also made a name for 11.45am feat MARK DIESEL LIZOTTE himself overseas with Australian Blues guitarist and singer, Fiona Boyes, has CandyRat Records roster, multiple Join Australian guitar legend Diesel as he demos his THE WEEPING WILLOWS Nelson, and later with been variously described by reviewers as a ‘musical endorsements and praise from the new Diesel Signature Stratocaster.