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"If you’ve got a goal to sing and play at the same time, I’ve got you covered. Starting January 16, I’m breaking down the elements of singing and playing into bite-sized pieces so you can get yourself in the groove and feel more comfortable in these unfamiliar waters." - Kristen Korb

If you can't make a session, everything will be recorded and available for you to enjoy again and again at your leisure as video on demand.

WEEK 1: Harmonic Balance

• Sunday, January 16, Zoom Session 11:00 am -12:30 pm (Pacific) / 20:00-21:30 (CET)
  
  
• Wednesday, January 18, Hump Day Hang (Zoom) follow up 11:00 am (Pacific) / 20:00 (CET)

WEEK 2: Rhythmic Alignment

• Sunday, January 23, Zoom Session 11:00 am -12:30 pm (Pacific) / 20:00-21:30 (CET)
  
  
• Wednesday, January 25, Hump Day Hang (Zoom) follow up 11:00 am (Pacific) / 20:00 (CET)

WEEK 3: Integration

• Sunday,...

Italian bass master and composer ALBERTO RIGONI (solo, BAD As, Natural Born Machine, Bassists Alliance Project, Vivaldi Metal Project etc.) has announced his new album, entitled “Songs for Souls”, in memory of his Father recently passed away. The album features Jordan Rudess and Mark Zonder + other musicians, to be announced.
Alberto stated: “Dear all, as you may have read I was going to give up with music but suddenly my father (Professor at the University of Padua and author of poems and tales) passed away 2 weeks ago... So I decided to make an album in his honor. It will be instrumental with some incredible special guests such as Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Mark Zonder (Fates Warning) and many others to be announced. So I set a pre-order/crowd funding at http://albertorigoni.bandcamp.com.

Release date is expected in early January. Thanks so much to who will support this album. Sincerely yours, Alberto”
More information TBA, stay...

Jeff Matz interview with Bergantino’s Lee Presgrave

Jeff Matz is proof there is still a place for nice guys in rock and roll. Don’t let his easy-going demeanor fool you, inside his body is a steady-state of simmering riffs and grooves just dying to get out. Jeff has been in the music industry for quite some time and we were lucky enough to virtually sit down with him, ask a few questions and hear what he and the band have been up to lately. Please enjoy!

Thanks for sitting down with us, Jeff. What have you been up to lately?

I just returned home from playing some East Coast shows with High On Fire. We played New York and Boston. It was so great to return to those cities. With HOF, we have been focusing our efforts on writing a new album with our new drummer Coady Willis; it is coming along nicely. As far as upcoming HOF shows, we are about to play 3 nights in Chicago, then we have a short West Coast run around New Year’s Eve and a European tour planned for June-July 2022....

Los Angeles, CA - Long-time bassist for multi-platinum rockers Quiet Riot, Chuck Wright, proudly presents the release of the first single from his new solo album. Wright has also worked alongside such rock music luminaries as Alice Cooper, Greg Allman, Ted Nugent, various members of Guns N’ Roses and Kiss to name a few, and now embarks on his first-ever solo excursion.

The first single is a hard-rocking, intense interpretation of Björk’s 1995 hit “Army of Me” and is accompanied by a video that represents Wright’s exploration into disorder and parallels with the recent chaotic state of world affairs. The visuals include a 3D animation of an “army” of Ruth Bader Ginsburgs, the late Supreme Court Justice, feminist icon, and steadfast advocate for women’s rights and gender equality. “I chose to recognize the late Justice Ginsburg in this video as she was such a formidable presence on and off the bench. She challenged the status quo knocking down legal obstacles to women’s equality...

Leo Fender’s very first guitars had bodies fashioned from Pine and now G&L pays tribute to those early instruments with the introduction of Western Sugar Pine bodies on some of the most beloved models in the range.

The latest is the JB•5, Leo Fender’s final iteration of the bass player’s favorite with added low B range. The Western Sugar Pine body is light, well balanced, and resonant. Partnered with Leo’s G&L Alnico V pickups and Saddle Lock bridge it creates a package of superior tone, sustain and versatility.

The G&L Fullerton Deluxe JB•5 is available in Old School Tobacco Sunburst with a Caribbean Rosewood fingerboard and Himalayan Blue with a Maple fingerboard. Contact your G&L Authorized dealer for prices and availability.