Guitar Business Radio

In our 58th Episode, we welcome Jason Fellman to the show. He's built a thriving music business in the Pacific Northwest with his company, J-Fell Presents . He produces festivals, books and manages dozens of tribute and cover bands and still manages to play in two successful bands at the same time. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our regular Interview Wrap-Up and useful commentary. Highlights...

In our 57th Episode, we are joined by the multi-talented, award-winning guitarist, Thomas Blug, who is also the founder of BluGuitar , the developer and manufacturer of AMP1 and many other products. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our regular Interview Wrap-Up and useful commentary. Highlights of the podcast include: 00:40 Setting the Stage 03:00 Thomas Blug Interview 1:18:00 Back of the Show...

In our 56th Episode, we bring you a show that promises to be like no other podcast you've ever heard. Unless, of course, you've already heard this podcast. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our regular Wrap-Up and useful commentary. Buckle up. Highlights of the podcast include: 00:40 Setting the Stage 02:45 The Intermission 07:20 Back of the Show / Wrap-Up and Useful Commentary Thanks for liste...

In our 55th Episode, we welcome our special guest, David Wish, founder and CEO of Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit organization that funds and runs one of the largest, free instrumental music programs in US public schools today. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our regular Interview Wrap-Up and useful commentary. Highlights of the podcast include: 00:40 Setting the Stage 01:55 David Wish Intervie...

In our 54th Episode, we are joined by Brian Majeski, editor of  Music Trades  magazine, who, along with his brother Paul, runs the business that's been in their family for 90 years and operated continuously for the last 129 years. At the  Back of the Show , you'll get our regular Interview Wrap-Up and useful commentary. Highlights of the podcast include: 00:40 Setting the Stage 02:35 Brian Majeski...

In our 53rd Episode, our special guest is guitarist, R.J. Ronquillo, who's talent and versatility as a player and entrepreneur has allowed him to monetize his work in amazing ways. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our regular Interview Wrap-Up and useful commentary. Highlights of the podcast include: 00:40 Setting the Stage 02:35 R.J. Ronquillo Interview 56:30 Back of the Show / Wrap-Up and Us...

In our 52nd Episode, we welcome our special guest, Dale Krevens, Vice President of Tech 21 in New York City, where she's been for 30 years along with the company's founder, Andrew Barta. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our regular Interview Wrap-Up and useful commentary. Highlights of the podcast include: 00:40 Setting the Stage 02:10 Dale Krevens Interview 57:10 Back of the Show / Wrap-Up an...

In our 51st Episode, we are joined by the highly talented, Isaac Jang, who talks about his great journey as a guitar maker. He's already traveled a long way at a young age. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our regular Wrap-Up and an intro to GuitarCareers . Highlights of the podcast include: 00:40 Setting the Stage 03:45 Isaac Jang Interview 48:10 Back of the Show / Wrap-Up and GuitarCareers T...

In our Golden First Anniversary Episode (our 50th), we  welcome our special guest, guitarist Jennifer Batten. Her career includes multiple world tours with Michael Jackson, years working with Jeff Beck, and a long list of creative accomplishments with her own work. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our regular Interview Wrap-Up and some thoughts on the first year of GBR. Highlights of the podca...

In our 49th episode, we are joined by Pat Quilter, Chairman of the Board of QSC and founder of Quilter Labs, who has accomplished a lot in his 50 years in the business. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our regular Interview Wrap-Up and useful commentary. Highlights of the podcast include: 00:40 Setting the Stage 03:40 Pat Quilter Interview 56:30 Back of the Show / Interview Wrap-Up Thanks for...

In our 48th episode, we welcome Bill Asher, the founder and operator of Asher Guitars and Lap Steels, who's been at it for over 35 years. His clientele is literally a who's who in the guitar world. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our regular Interview Wrap-Up and useful commentary. Highlights of the podcast include: 00:40 Setting the Stage 01:50 Bill Asher Interview 1:06:25 Back of the Show /...

In our 47th episode, we bring you our first-ever GBR New Year's Special show. We hand-picked some of our most inspiring moments from 10 of our special guests appearing on the show during 2018 to share with you as we celebrate the launch of 2019. They include: John Page (John Page Guitars) David Kalt (Reverb.com) Peter White (Recording Artist) Maegen Wells (Maegen Wells Guitars) Richard Hoover (San...

In our 46th episode, we are happy to bring you our first-ever GBR Holiday Special show featuring appearances from many of our previous guests with their own unique messages for the holidays. They include: Patricia Butler (Artist Works) Howard Paul (Benedetto Guitars) Pat Wilkins (Wilkins Guitars & Finishes) Phil Rich (Sweetwater) Rick Taylor (RBI Music) Michael Stevens (Stevens Electrical Instrume...

In our 45th episode, we are joined by Grammy® winning guitarist, Laurence Juber, who has enjoyed an amazing career as a recording artist, composer and arranger with 26 albums to his credit. He tells us what it takes to fuel his passion for guitar. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our regular Interview Wrap-Up and useful commentary. Highlights of the podcast include: 00:40 Setting the Stage 03:...

In our 44th episode, we welcome Nashville guitarist, Guthrie Trapp to the show. He's been working steadily for 17 years with many greats in the business while at the same time diversifying his efforts to make life a lot easier. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our regular Interview Wrap-Up and useful commentary. Highlights of the podcast include: 00:40 Setting the Stage 02:35 Guthrie Trapp Int...

In our 43rd episode, we are joined for nearly the full hour by Chris Martin, CEO of C.F. Martin & Co. Our candid and wide-ranging interview covers a lot of topics about the business that you may not have heard before. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our regular Interview Wrap-Up and useful commentary. Highlights of the podcast include: 00:40 Setting the Stage 03:15 Chris Martin Interview 54:2...

In our 42nd episode, we talk with Rick Taylor, Product Manager for the Fret-King and Vintage guitar lines at their USA distributor, RBI Music. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our usual Interview Wrap-Up and commentary. Highlights of the podcast include: 00:40 Setting the Stage 02:55 Rick Taylor Interview 52:30 Back of the Show / Interview Wrap-Up Thanks for listening and we look forward to he...

In our 41st episode, our special guest is Jon Haber, who's been running the Alto Music chain of retail stores in New York since the 80's along with several other successful related businesses. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our usual Interview Wrap-Up and commentary. Highlights of the podcast include: 00:40 Setting the Stage 02:50 Jon Haber Interview 41:30 Back of the Show / Interview Wrap-U...

In our 40th episode, we are happy to be joined for the full hour by Michael Ciravolo, president and CEO of Schecter Guitars. For over two decades, he's been at the helm of one of the top selling guitar companies in the world. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our usual Interview Wrap-Up and commentary. Highlights of the podcast include: 00:40 Setting the Stage 02:50 Michael Ciravolo Interview 1...

In our 39th episode, our special guest is the president of Supro and Pigtronix, David Koltai with an in-depth back story on how Pigtronix was developed and what led up to the acquisition and successful relaunch of the Supro brand and much more. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our usual Interview Wrap-Up and commentary. Highlights of the podcast include: 00:40 Setting the Stage 02:40 David Kol...

In our 38th episode, we talk for the full hour with Phil Rich, Senior Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer for Sweetwater. We go behind the scenes for an in-depth look at how Sweetwater approaches their guitar business from both a strategic and operational point of view. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our usual Interview Wrap-Up and commentary. Highlights of the podcast include: 00...

In our 37th episode, we bring you our Greatest Foundational Hits Volume 2  featuring five CEOs we've interviewed previously and you'll hear the short version of how they got into the business and what kind of foundation they built that helped them get where they are today. We talked with Tom Bedell, (Breedlove and Bedell Guitars), Mike Robinson (Eastwood Guitars), Patricia Butler (ArtistWorks), Da...

In our 36th episode, we bring you our Greatest Foundational Hits, Volume One featuring five players we've interviewed previously and you'll hear the short version of how they got into the business and what kind of foundation they built that helped them advance their careers. We talked to Bruce Forma n (E10), Chris Standring (E23), Carl Verheyen (E24), Nathan East (E28) and Peter White (E29). At th...

In our 35th episode, our special guest is Tish Ciravolo, founder and CEO of Daisy Rock Guitars. She basically created the category of girl guitars 18 years ago and we talk about her business and career as a player, entrepreneur, speaker, author and more. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our Interview Wrap-Up and commentary. Highlights of the podcast include: 00:40 Setting the Stage 03:35 Tish...

In our 34th episode, we traveled all the way to Finland (virtually of course) to speak at length with Juha Ruokangas of Ruokangas Guitars. For over 20 years, he's been a highly respected guitar maker and a very involved industry leader. He's one of the founders of the European Guitar Builders organization as well as the Holy Grail Guitar Show. At the Back of the Show , you'll get our Interview Wra...