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PLAYER SPOTLIGHT "Eric Johnson plays guitar the way Michelangelo painted ceilings: with a colorful vibrancy that's more real than life." “The most important thing for me is to grow musically and make a more expansive and meaningful artistic statement with every new project.” https://www.ericjohnson.com/about This feature sees us return to the live music capital of the world, Austin, Texas. We generally associate this part of the world with handfuls of iconic musicians and rock stars... read more.

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT The Definitive Blues Power Icon 🎸  Image credit: garymoore.com This feature stars a personality that thundered through the world of guitar players. A player whose presence, note choice and sheer delivery was undeniably phenomenal. A musician with full frontal attitude and emotion that was laid into his signature playing style note by note. Iconically exciting and exhilarating to witness live, this player pushed many boundaries but remained a guitar player's guitar player. Making the... read more.

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT "I will never claim to be a great guitarist in the sense of a virtuoso. I just try to play from my heart ♥️ " Week in, week out we look at many different guitar players from all genres and all generations and they are all iconic guitar legends in their own way 🤘. However, very few guitarists can be identified from just one note; one note that completely resonates with the player's... read more.

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT "Learning should never end. You should be learning up until your last breath" Lenny Kravitz for Squaremile_com  This week's Spotlight can only be perceived as a description of the epitome of the word ‘Cool” 😎  Let’s introduce this incredible musician with a monumental fact: In 1998 through to 2001, he won the Grammy Award for 'Best Male Rock Vocal Performance', setting the record for the most consecutive wins by a male artist in... read more.