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Tuesday
Oct012013

12 Brand New Videos For You! 

This past week plus has been colourful. Recently, I've been uploading more & more videos on Facebook. These include my performances & videos from the open mic archives!

Here they are for your viewing pleasure! =)

FACEBOOK VIDEOS:

  1. Purple Hearts and Turquoise Dreams by Az Samad (My latest song!)
  2. Echoes of Bangsar - Az Samad (Solo Nylon String Guitar)
  3. Princess Lullaby by Az Samad | Live at No Black Tie
  4. Az Samad/Tay Cher Siang/Julian Chan Trio - Cissy Strut
  5. Think Of You by Az Samad (Solo Fingerstyle Ukulele)

YOUTUBE VIDEOS:

  1. Tara Linda "Wild West Huapango" (Live) - Live in Germany!


OPEN MIC VIDEOS ON FACEBOOK:

  1. [Open Mic Vid] Fix You cover by Yewy & Sam
  2. [Open Mic Video] Djezna's Stalker live at Merdekarya
  3. 脱口唱 Open Mic hosted by Winnie Ho 何芸妮 27/9
  4. 脱口唱 Video: I Can't Make You Love Me cover by Gan & Javen
  5. [Open Mic Vid] Somebody That I Used To Know cover by Narmi
  6. [Open Mic Video] Jade Theory by Sharon Chong 

 

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Friday
Sep272013

I'm in NewMan magazine! =)

Thanks Celeste for the article, Yin for making everything epic, all my friends that made #azontour possible and the NewMan team for supporting the local Malaysian indie music scene.

An excerpt:

"Sometimes, you may get lucky and big things happen to you. You see all these big success and you hope things could be that instant. Unfortunately, for most people, it takes longer. If you're not in that demographic, you have to go the long way round, and build everything step by step. You're not accountable to anyone but yourself."

NewMan, Sept '13: The Az Guide to a DIY European Tour

  

[Click here to read the PDF version of the article]


[Click here to read the PDF version of the article]

Related Links:

Official Europe 2013 Tour Page 
[FB Photo Album] Behind The Scenes: Media Interview with newman magazine
FB Post on the Article

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Saturday
Sep212013

Top 6 Jon Gomm YouTube Videos You Should know


Welcome to a new series where I focus on different musicians & their music.

This first installment features singer-songwriter Jon Gomm & his videos over the years. Jon's fingerstyle guitar playing combines influences from rock, folk, jazz and new age fingerstyle guitar into a style of his own.

I chose these videos because I found them inspiring or influential in some way to me & others who are fans of his music. If you've never heard of Jon before, this gives you an introduction to his body of work.

Let's get started!

1. Jon Gomm - High and Dry

This was the first piece that introduced me to Jon's music. A briliant cover of the Radiohead hit song. When I met Jon in Ausria, I got to jam on this song with Jon! Fun. =)

2. Jon Gomm - Passionflower

This song propelled Jon's career into the stratosphere. Great work.

3. Jon Gomm - Ain't Nobody (Chaka Khan)

 

A cover version of the Chaka Khan's classic.

4. Jon Gomm - Topeka

A piece inspired by Andy McKee's hometown, an imagined take on a place that Jon's never been.

5. Jon Gomm - Message In A Bottle

Another cool cover by Jon, this time of a song by The Police.

6. Jon Gomm - Gloria

My favorite original piece by Jon because of the lyrics and the strong guitar groove. Such a great piece of music!

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What do you think of Jon Gomm's music? Do you like it? Leave a comment below. Would love to hear from you.

Best wishes,
Az 

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Thanks for checking this blog post!

It's part of the new material for version 2.0 of the Percussive Fingerstyle Guitar Course that I teach. The new version is in the works...

In the meantime, you can check out my other guitar & ukulele courses here: Az Samad Guitar & Fingerstyle Ukulele Lessons

Thank you! =)

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Monday
Sep162013

Top 12 YouTube Fingerstyle Guitar Videos You Should Know

Because a Top 10 is too mainstream. LOL.

Here's a list of videos that are popular, known, influential or in some way I feel is a good introduction to vast jungle of fingerstyle guitar YouTube videos.

If you're a guitar teacher, this is a good list to introduce your students to in case they're not familiar with it.

If you're a total fingerstyle guitar geek, you've probably seen all these videos & will ask me why some videos are not included. The reason is because there's a lot of videos out there! =p

Share & comment away! =)

1. Drifting - Andy McKee

This is one of the videos that started it all off. Great lesson in playing in DADGAD, percussive playing & tapping.

2. Crazy (Gnarls Barkley) - Don Ross

Don Ross was one of my biggest influences when I started playing fingerstyle guitar. His album 'Passion Session' is still of my faves. Strongly recommended. 

3. Somebody I used to know (Gotye) - Mike Dawes

 

Mike Dawes covered this Gotye song and focused all his energy to get this crazy arrangement together. Epic fingerstyle guitar. 

4. Airtap - Erik Mongrain

This started a whole generation of lap-tapping guitarists. Great performance, super clean briliant playing. Love it.

5. Reality - Antoine Dufour

Antoine is a major influence to a whole new generation of players who know fingerstyle guitar via the CandyRat Youtube channel and record label. Very intricate playing and elegant textures.

6. Playing with Pink Noise - Kaki King 

This is the Kaki King song that most people know her for. Since this song, she has explored looping, different instruments and gotten even more textural and ambient. Great compositions and moods in her music. 

7. Time 2 - Ewan Dobson

 

Ewan Dobson is his own genre I think. And the look. Wow.

8. Passionflower - Jon Gomm

 

One of my favorite singer-songwriters/virtuoso fingerstyle guitarists. This song made him famous though my fave piece of his is his take on Radiohead's High and Dry. My dream is to tour with Jon.

9. Pirates of the Caribean - Sungha Jung

Most of my younger guitar students started playing because of Sungha. He's an inspiration to a whole generation because he showed them that it's possible for a kid to play like this. 

10. No Woman No Cry (Bob Marley) - Thomas Leeb

A huge influence to my playing after I met him back in 2003 when I attended Eric Roche's Residential Guitar Workshop in Devon, UK. Thomas is one of a kind. Also, check out Grooveyard (video link).

11. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - Kotaro Oshio

 

Kotaro's performance on this is a great introduction to his style which blends his Michael Hedges influences and his own sensibilities. Great touch and beautiful playing.

12. Billie Jean (Michael Jackson) - Adam Rafferty

Adam is all about groove and tone. A maestro and some of the most elegant fingerstyle groove pop guitar you'll hear.

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Thanks for checking this blog post!

It's part of the new material for version 2.0 of the Percussive Fingerstyle Guitar Course that I teach. The new version is in the works...

In the meantime, you can check out my other guitar & ukulele courses here: Az Samad Guitar & Fingerstyle Ukulele Lessons

Thank you! =)

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Saturday
Sep142013

Az Samad is now a Maestro Guitars Artist!

Hi everyone! 

In addition to joining the family of K&K artists, I am very happy to announce that I'm now the newest artist to represent Maestro Guitars!

My new handcrafted acoustic guitar is a Raffles PH Maestro Select Shop Model with a solid adirondack spruce top, solid purple heart back & sides and mahogany neck with carbon rod. (The back and sides are purple! More photos coming up.)

For the pickup system, it's equipped with the awesome Quantum Trinity System which includes K&K Sound Systems's award-winning Pure Mini pickup, the Trinity Microphone and the Quantum Blender Preamp.

Thank you to the team at Maestro Guitars & Ukuleles - SG StoreHo Zen,Raymond Vincent HernandezSaiful Rizal and the entire Maestro team for helping me find the right guitar for my compositions. 

Thank you to Yin for coordinating and all her work from months and months ago leading to this. 

Thank you to K&K Sound Systems for the epic pickup system. It's going to be a fun musical adventure ahead!

PHOTO ALBUMS:
At Maestro Guitars & Ukuleles, Esplanade,Singapore | Sept 10 2013 [FB Photo Album]
Photos of my new Maestro Guitars: Select Shop Raffles-PH CSB A [FB Photo Album] 

Here's the first piece I recorded on the new guitar:  

Enjoy! =)

Here's a video from a performance at Merdekarya:

Here are 2 performances with Cheryl Tan as part of our project called, "The Malaysian Music Project"

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Here's a post from Maestro Guitar when I was trying the new guitar:

 

 

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