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Artist Update 2007/08

Giovanni Guido was the lead guitarist of the Jazz Crusaders from 1994 to 1998. Also performed live with Linley Marthe, Bobby Lyle, Patty Austin, Mario Canonge Ronnie Laws, Jon Lucien, Francis Lassus, Bobby Caldwell, Alphonso Johnson, John Beasley, Walter Calloni, Stefano Cerri, Silvano Borzacchiello. He was awarded 1st Prize at the International Contest of Jazz Soloists in Monaco. For 7 years he has been playing Godin guitars and now the Godin A6 Ultra gives him all the versatility of his playing in acoustic and electric sound.
Mick Myette, guitarist for Quebec Rocker Eric Lapointe, recently got his hands on the Godin Velocity with High-Definition Revoicer and loves the versatility and bite the guitar provides him. Mick and his new Velocity are currently on tour with Eric Lapointe throughout Quebec.

Guitarist Vic Fakhoury was born in Egypt, raised in Montreal and now rocking it out in New York with his band Tragic Orange. His style of guitar playing is unique and entertaining to both hear and see.  His haunting energy on stage is not to be missed. Vic describes using his Godin Summit CT as “the smoothest and most comfortable guitar I ever played, its gives me an incredibly heavy tone yet still has the HDR button that gives me all the clean power I need to get the right melodies and make them sound as pure as possible.”  Tragic Orange is getting ready to hit the road for their American tour at the end of the summer. They will shortly begin recording brand new songs for their upcoming album.
Stay updated with all the latest news at www.myspace.com/tragicorange.

Guitarist Mike Risko, owner of the Mike Risko School in Ossining NY, is a proud endorser of Godin Guitars. Mike is the author of three instructional books that are designed as the curriculum for the school. This guitar method gets students of all levels to understand the guitar in a practical way and complete way, playing all over the neck in weeks, not years. Mike also gigs regularly with his wife Miriam in their acoustic duo, Jazz Trio and 5 piece electric band. Mike plays a Godin LGX-SA, Multiac Steel Duet, Montreal, A6 Ultra and a Multiac Jazz Spruce.
Visit mike at mikeriskomusicschool.com

Mike Scott, the talented and versatile guitarist in Justin Timberlake's band, loves the tone and feel of his Godin LGX-SA. It allows him to access so many different sounds while playing on stage on a nightly basis. Currently on the road, the band will finish up its North American dates before the Justin Timberlake Tour takes them to Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Dubai.

William Bycenko is destined to be a future star on the Canadian Music scene. This 9 year old "Rocker" has already played a number of live theatre shows to rave reviews. Pictured here Rockin' out with his new Godin Velocity, William's father says, "Music flows in his veins & his talent keeps flourishing. The guitar is part of him & to be on stage is a passion that continues to grow."

Derrick Zajac has been a Godin player for the past 7 years. His guitars of choice are the Godin LGX and LGX-SA. As the guitarist for the heavy rock outifit Thirty Ought Six, Derrick brings his aggresive and melodic style to their sound reaching an ever growing fan base. Their fist full length album titled "Amazing Attractions for Rebellion" was recently released to much acclaim from radio station managers and industry A&R. The band will be featured on MTV2's upcoming show "Band on the Rise". Watch out for Derrick and the band on tour near you.

Godin endorsee & Multiac Grand Concert Nylon player Tomas Janzon released "Coast to Coast to Coast" on Changes Music in January 07 to critical acclaim. An Album of original compositions recorded in L.A., New York & Stockholm. He recently completed tours of Scandinavia with his American Jazz Quartet as well as Brazil & Argentina playing concerts & teaching masterclasses in improvisation for classical & jazz musicians.
www.tomasjanzon.com

Godin Multiac Nylon SA player Larry Knight, is an accomplished musician who has shared his exceptional guitar work with an all-star cast of artists including: Chet Atkins, Shelby Lynne, Linda Ronstadt, Aaron Neville, Pam Tillis and Jimmy Buffett to name a few. Larry is currently working on a solo project of original compositions fusing strong melodic themes, ethnic rhythms, jazzy harmonics, and bluesy phrasing, to be released later this year.
Bassist Trevor Bolder of Uriah Heep keeping the low end of the bands sonic spectrum with his Godin A4 SA with 13-pin capabilties. Being a key member of the band since 1976, he continues to write, compose and produce for the legendary group. They are currently in the UK recording their new album scheduled for release in Fall of 2007. Previous other bandmates of Trevor's included David Bowie & the late Mick Ronson on Bowie's classic album "The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars".
Italian guitarist, composer and conductor, Sandro Di Stefano, is a strong believer in his Godin Multiac Grand Concert SA with 13-pin capabilities. He recently released his latest DVD, a Classical & Midi Guitar Project. He's also touring throughout Europe and will be coming to the US in 2008. www.sandrodistefano.it

BD Lenz is releasing his 5th recording "Straight Up" on Apria Records this June featuring the sweet sounds of his Godin Montreal. This funky outing will be supported by a national radio campaign and rigorous tour schedule throughout the Northeast. BD Lenz's music continues to show up all over the television including recent placements on VH-1, A&E, Spike TV, & the Travel Channel to name a few.
Paul Wallace Esch is an avid player of Godin guitars. His arsenal includes the Godin A6, ACS Slim, Freeway Classic and a Flat5. His latest release is entitled "Everything". An eclectic mix of flamenco, blues and world music which hits the streets in early July.
Country artist Kelly McDonald released his debut CD in 2007 entitled "Better half of me" featuring his Godin A6. Kelly's new single "I Keep Calling" has landed a spot on the nationally syndicated "The Back Porch Show" hosted by Mitchell Keller and co-host K Wilder, during their "Indie Artist Cafe" segment.
Thorn, guitarist for the Quebec based metal band 24 Seven, recently picked up a Godin A12 semi-acoutic. He was thrilled with the 12-string acoustic sound when plugged in and used the A12 on all the acoustic tracks for their up coming album entitled "Chain of Events."
French guitar master Sylvain Luc is very much inspired by the guitars he chooses to play. Continually inspired by the Godin Multiac series, Sylvain relies on their incredible tone and playability both live and on record. His dazzling jazz style can be heard playing his Multiac Jazz, Multiac Nylon SA and Multiac Steel SA on his latest album called JOKO.
Guitairst Mario Guini is currently touring in Jennifer Lopez's band with his Godin Multiac guitars such as the Multiac ACS SA. Mario will be busy over the next while playing & promoting JLO's upcoming new album with appearances on the Ellen Degeneres Show and American Idol.
Gaining a reputation as one of the fastest guitarists in the world, Aussie virtuoso Jeremy Barnes blazes his way around his fretboard on his latest releases entitled "ON". Jeremy's Godin gear includes his Freeway Classic Lightburst, Freeway SA, Freeway Floyd Silver and the XTSA in Trs Black.

Australian heavy punk rock band Kill The Capitol are tearing up the music scene down under. Bass player, Luke, has been a Godin fan for many years now. His arsenal includes a Black Freeway 5 string and a Natural Freeway 5 Active amongst others...
Guitarist Trizo, also from Kill The Capitol, is an avid player of Godin guitars both live and in studio. Among his favorites are the Godin LG Signature, LG SP90 and the explosive LG EMG Black Graphite. Catch the band live and on tour in Australia throughout the next coming months.

Rahul, guitarist for the So-Cal influenced power pop punk band One Buck Short never parts with his Godin Solidac. Their debut single ‘That Day’ from their EP ‘Where Is The Mouse?!’ managed to break through to the top 5 on the Hitz.fm Malaysian top ten and the band are currently promoting their release with performances at high profile shows such as ‘Rock the World IV’ and the Asian X Games. The Malaysian band is currently working on their first full album entitled "Halal & Loving it" to be released in 2007 on Clockwork Records.
Guitarist Alex Delis from the Montreal based, Metal outfit 3 Mile Scream fell for the new Godin Redline1 so hard that he bought the prototype! "These guitars are bad ass, you get a great sound fast and that's it." Check out the band on tour in support of their latest album called "A Prelude to our Demise" on Corporate Punishment records.

In the Netherlands, guitarist Rob Vunderink joined the progressive band "Kayak" in 2001 and is currently playing a Godin Multiac Steel SA in the studio and live. Rob also performed for many years with the Dutch band "Diesel". It was during this time that Rob co-wrote Diesels hit "Sausalito Summernight", which reached position 25 in the Billboard Hot 100. The single was also a #1 hit in Canada.
With his newest album "Closer to the Sun" reaching the top of the charts in his home country, Guy Sebastian is now one of Australia's most recognizable artists and previous winner of the 2003 Australian Idol. He was recently performing at the grand finale of this seasons show with his very own Godin Multiac Steel Duet.
Guitarist Michel Bruno is about to head out on tour with Quebec singer/songwriter Lynda Thalie. This 6 country international tour, starting January 30th, will take them through Dubai, Damas, Amman, Tunis-Algiers, Paris and a final stop in Montreal. The Godin Glissentar plays a big part in their sound on tour and in studio. www.lyndathalie.com
As a pioneer of Arabic fuzed jazz since 1999, Kamal Musallam joined forces in early 2006 with drummer Rony Afif and bassist Elie Afif to form the Kamal Musallam Trio.
Kamal has recently been enjoying the Middle-Eastern flavor of his new Godin Glissentar.
Steve Stevens was recently rehearsing with the band "Juno Reactor" for a concert in Tokyo, Japan. Led by the talents of Ben Watkins (also composer of much of the music featured in the Matrix films ), Juno Reactor has been described as Techno Orchestral Rock with a great deal of memorable live performances to their name. Both Steve and Ben counted on the infinite capabilities and tone of the Godin ACS Nylon with synth access for the gig.
 
 
Artist Update Summer 2006
Upon wrapping up a season of playing his Godin LGX-SA in the house band for “The Toronto show” on the Toronto 1 channel, Levon Ichkhanian joined the multi million album selling A.R. Rahman, known as the king of India’s film composers, whose credits include Bombay Dreams and Lord of the Rings stage production. As well as playing in the orchestra for the stage production of Lord Of the Rings, Levon joined A.R. Rahman on his 3D World tour which took him to India, Singapore and the U.K. He also toured with his own Levon Ichkhanian Quintet to support his latest release “Travels” which features guest Alain Caron and his acoustic world group “Cafe Mediterrane”. He is also featured on upcoming CD releases, including Billboard chart topping singer Hariharan’s CD from India with arrangements by renowned Jolly Mukherjeee. Levon is also in pre-production mode for his next CD and will be performing at this summers renowned Montreal International Jazz Festival.
www.levonmusic.com
Renowned Artist/Producer/Singer/Songwriter and all around great player, Colin Linden has been a loyal Godin Acousticaster player for over a decade, especially while playing live. Colin has also been enjoying his newly acquired Godin Montreal. He recently finished a Canadian tour and is preparing to do some studio work with fellow Canadian rocker/bluesman and longtime friend Colin James.
Randy Bachman is tearing up the Canadian countryside with his Godin Montreal while touring alongside Burton Cummings both from the much famed, classic rock band the Guess Who. Look for them in a town near you.
Montreal based, up and coming act Maharajah, fronted by vocalist/guitarist Melanie Scala, just wrapped up their second video for their new single “Tout Nu”. Tune into Musique Plus to check out their new video on regular rotation, showcasing both the band and the Godin LG Signature.
Andreas Lidberg, Swedish guitar wonder and Godin endorsee, will be collaborating with John Findlay (Katrina & The Waves, Marc Jordan) on his upcoming new album. Check out Andreas and his Godin Radiators in action at www.lidberg.hemsida.net
Guitarist Michel Bruno’s middle Eastern flavored playing shines on his Godin Glissentar. Hear Michel and his Glissentar live and on Canadian recording artist Lynda Thalie latest album entitled “De Neige ou de Sable” released on Carbone records. His guitar arsenal also includes Seagull acoustics and a newly acquired Godin LGXT Black….smokin!

U.K. based Swiss guitarist Nicolas Meier, playing his Godin Multiac Nylon with his Meier Group has scooped up 2 awards at the 4th “Revelations Jazz à Juan Festival” on April 14th, 15th and 16th in Juan les Pins, France. As a part of their prize, the Meier Group will now play a 1 hour set at the legendary festival on July 20th, with support from French saxophonist Geraldine Laurent and Japanese vocalist Emi Oshima who garnered best instrumentalist and vocalist respectively. Nicolas Meier’s debut CD “Orient” was released earlier this year on NAIM.

Local artist Andy Dacoulis and his Godin Multiac Nylon just wrapped up a series of dates with Corneille in France and are currently on a one month tour of Quebec. Once wrapped up, they’ll begin vocal tracks on Corneille’s English album, which is slated for a November release.

Bob Egan from the Canadian band Blue Rodeo got his hands on a Multiac Nylon and is currently recording a new album. Watch for him and the boys in Blue Rodeo on tour this summer.

Long time Godin endorsee and jazz heavyweight Mordy Ferber, recently released an in depth instructional DVD entitled "Make the Tune your Best Friend". For more information visit www.mordyferber.com.

Guitarist David Williams is rocking out weekly at the Rainbow Room in L.A. with his fingers shredding all over his Godin A6, along side his wife Lizzy and her S&P Cedar Folk.
Formed in 1995 and based in Mexico, Godin International performing artists La Barranca have recently launched an acoustic Tour of Latin America in support of their latest album called “El Fuir”. Singer/guitarist José Manuel Aguilera and guitarist Alejandro Otaola both love their Godin guitars, such as the Multiac Nylon and Multiac Steel, which are being played extensively on tour.

Multiac player Bobby Gibson is in the middle of recording a new CD and will be released prior to the Chet Atkins convention in Nashville this July. Along with his digital downloads, he plays every night on line with the Texas and Ohio finger style societies. This has been catching on quite nicely reaching to crowds in over 88 countries!

Dechown Jenkins (Rihanna) has been tearing it up with his newly acquired ACS blue. He’s just lovin’ it. Check him out on tour with Rihanna this summer!

Wolf Hoffman from the band Accept is currently putting together a European tour, which involves a rock band covering classical music. Sounds great and even better with our Multiac ACS series.

K.K. Downing from the legendary heavy metal outfit Judas Priest recently picked up a Godin Freeway SA to begin working on Priests’ new album.

Godin endorsee David Stark is currently off tour until summer playing on a variety of studio sessions including a new CD by fusion rock keyboardist Tristan des Pres. Playing both electric and his Multiac Nylon David is backed by an awesome rhythm section that is made up of drummer Dennis Chambers and bassist Josquin des Pres. Other soloists include legendary violinist Jerry Goodman (Mahvishnu/DixieDregs) guitar shredders Frank Gambale and Jeff Snider. David is also finishing up yet another guitar sampling CD for Big Fish Audio that features a wide array of different guitar tones and catchy riffs that any aspiring producer can import to write a hit song. The Godin Multiac is featured proudly on this ‘Sampler’.

Long time Godin/Seagull guitar endorsee Shane Rootes will be in studio later this year recording his latest album. This long awaited album is due for release in the U.S. and Europe. In November Shane will also be recording a live album, which will feature the Godin Glissentar on several tracks.

 
Artist Update Fall/Winter 2005

David Stark is presently touring the US with R&B legend and 2005 Grammy nominee Teena Marie, (Best R&B Female Vocal Performance) they have been sharing the bill with hot acts like Destiny's Child and playing for capacity crowds. David is excited about incorporating his nylon stringed Multiac into the show. He just recently acquired a Freeway SA as well. You can also hear him playing his Multiac on the Big Fish Audio Sampling disc. His third release on BFA, this disc will feature the best variety of guitar tones on the planet and will be available in Jan 2006.

Our long time Godin user David Cabrera (Ricky Martin band) has recently purchase another Multiac to add to his arsenal. Ricky Martin is preparing for a Latin American tour beginning in Mexico City mid November and once again the Godin Multiac will be along for the ride. The new album "Life" hit the shelves Oct.11th.

Jeff Stinco lead guitarist for Simple Plan has been using the Multiac Grand Concert on their hugely successful single “Untitled” and we snapped this picture of him performing the song this summer at the Grand Prix de Montreal after show concert.

Bass virtuoso/Producer Jerome Rimson has wrapped up recording on the new Van Morrison album and is currently doing master classes in Ireland.

Guitarist Michael Raphael just hit the road with Jani Lane (Metal Mania stripped across America 2005) and his brand new SA6. Jani saw Michael’s SA6 and now he wants one too!

Los Angeles based guitarist/songwriter Earl "Tee" Harris has been keeping busy with his new Grand Concert and Atlantic records recording act "Hope".  They recently did some touring with "Seal" and the response has been great. Hope was so impressed by our Grand Concert she picked one up for herself.

Sean O'Connor has been tearing it up for a number of years with musical greats such as Phil Lynnott (Thin Lizzy) Clarence Clemens, Les Paul, and John Entwistle to name a few. His Godin collection includes an xtSA, LGX-SA and a Multiac Steel.

Congratulations to Long time Godin endorser and Marc Anthony guitarist Aaron McLain who just signed a record deal for his own music. He is presently in the Studio with a bunch of Godin and Seagull guitars including the LGXT, LG Signature, Multiac Nylon, ACS SA, Seagull Mosaic, and Studio Artist.

Canadian act Likota Son's new release, Better Man has made it to the top 20 of the AC charts. Gregory Vitale (the band’s founder and lead singer) is really enjoying the Godin Montreal and plans to be using it extensively on tour! The self-titled CD is available now.

Ryan Marchant has been busy playing guitar with Canadian Idol’s Theresa Sokyrka. Theresa’s debut CD has just been certified Gold and they are presently touring Canada and Ryan's playing the Flat Five X every step of the way.

Adrian Raso has been burning' up the fretboard on his newly acquired Multiacs. Check out Adrian’s newly released Black Mamba, a collection of Latin infused melodic instrumentals. For more details on this release and the charity work/performances that Adrian does check out www.adrianraso.net

Guitarist Derrick Zajac from the band 30ot6 emailed to say that the release party of their Live Concert DVD was a “sold out success” and we couldn’t be happier for these guys who are surely among one of the hardest working rock band around. For more info check out www.30ot6band.com

Steve Stevens is back on the road with Billy Idol in support of their latest CD "Devil's Playground". The album rocks and the Montreal concert was with out a doubt one of the best shows of the year. Steve has been using a variety of Godin Guitars through out the years including the ACS nylon and the LGXT and takes full advantage of the synth capabilities of these fantastic instruments.

Georges Hebert (Anne Murray, solo artist) has been using Godin for quite sometime, he recently picked up a "Montreal" and we're very happy to see that he put it on the cover of his new CD entitled "Somewhere Along The Way". For more in on George and his new release visit www.georgeshebert.com

Guitarist/Songwriter Chad Hollister has been using his Godin Multiac for quite some time and just released a new CD entitled Spirits where you can hear Chad and the band at their finest.

You can see and hear Al Di Meola play his Multiac Nylon on his latest DVD "One of These Nights". Check it out!

Nicolas Meier has just released "Orient" on Naim Records and you can hear him play the Multiac Nylon with synth access on several tunes, and he sounds great. We highly recommend you check out this release.  www.meiergroup.com

We're proud to welcome Ulf Wakenius (Oscar Peterson/solo artist) to our ever-growing artist roster. Ulf recently acquired an ACS Slim, which he is enjoying and playing around the world. You can hear Ulf playing the music of Keith Jarrett on his new release "Notes From The Heart" on ACT Records. www.ulfwakenius.com

Elbow are back on the road and guitarist Mark Potter is once again bringing his Godin Flat Five out for this tour. If you haven't seen this band live you owe to yourself to check them out.

Juan Carlos Quintero released Guitarra de Pasion Vol 2 on Moondo Records/Native Language and it is outstanding. You can check out www.moondorecords.com for more info and other releases.

Rob Fetters (The Bears w/Adrian Belew/Solo Artist) recently wrote in to say he's "Loving his Multiac" and also sent us his new release entitled "Musician".

Unfretted Records recently released "Village of the Unfretted" on (www.unfretted.com) some of the best fretless players from around the world are on this refreshing CD including Godin endorsees Elliott Sharp, Michael "Atonal" Vick, and Ratko Zjaca. Some of the Godin instruments featured on this include the Multiac Fretless SA, the Glissentar among others.

Montreal’s very own Michel Bruno recorded the Glissentar on the latest Lynda Thalie CD and DVD and the results are spectacular. We highly recommend you check out this self- titled debut. For more info check out www.lyndathalie.com

Another Montrealer who has been playing several Godin guitars is Andy Dacoulis.  Andy is the guitarist and band leader for multi platinum artist Corneille. He recently performed with Singer/Songerwriter Nicola Ciccone before a sold out crowd at the Montreal bell Center, home of the Montreal Canadians, for this particular night Andy also had a chance to use the Godin A8 for his mandolin duties. Andy commented that the A8 mandolin “sounded and felt great”.

Timo Laine, godfather of the synth guitar has released two cds this year, “Monotrim Project” and “Her Fire” with symphonic slam. Timo has been playing synth guitar from the very beginning and has been faithful to his LGX-SA because it is simply one of the best tracking guitars on the market. Check out our dealer list to try one out for yourself.

Smoother Jazz guitarist/vocalist Steve Oliver has released “Snow Fall” just in time for the holidays. As always Steve sounds great and so does his ACS nylon. To hear a few samples visit www.steveolivermusic.com
 
Archive May 2004

John McLaughlin will release a 3 DVD set entitled “This is The Way I Do It” (How to master Improvisation) in June 2004. He can be seen in the videos using a Godin LGXT and has emailed us to tell us how much he enjoys playing this guitar and that it is truly the best tracking guitar he’s ever played.

Randy Bachman recently hit the road to promote his new CD JazzThing and he’s got a brand new guitar! Randy’s been playing the Godin Montreal and emailed us to say that he’s getting great sounds out of it from sweet Jazz tones to his trade mark American Women sound without any feedback or squeals. He’ll be touring across the country with many live TV appearances in between including a special called “Live at the Rehearsal Hall”.

Yurko Mychaluk (Nelly Furtado) has been writing and performing with his Rock band 7 Year Itch. The Tampa Bay Lightning have recently started using the band’s new tune "Win The Cup" to get their fans going for the playoffs. “Win The Cup” is available as a free download at www.sevenyearitch.org. That's Yurko above in the header rockin' out with his Flat Five X.

Jazz Guitarist Matthew Von Doran has released In This Present Moment. Produced by Jimmy Haslip, bassist with the internationally renowned Yellowjackets, this debut outing from Von Doran finds the guitarist surrounded by a cast of jazz heavyweights including saxophonists Bob Mintzer and Bob Sheppard, drummers Peter Erskine, Terri Lyne Carrington, Gary Novak and Marcus Baylor, B-3 organist Larry Goldings, bassists James Genus and Haslip himself. Matthew used both the Multiac and the Glissentar on this spectacular CD.

Mike K, multi-platinum award winning Lead Guitarist and Songwriter, is still riding a wave of critical acclaim and success. His remarkable guitar skills, songwriting, and production can be heard on the WB Time-Telepictures Television shows, Celebrity Justice, Elimidate, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Extra, Judge Mathis, The People’s Court, The Sharon Osbourne Show, Streets Smarts, Bachelor, Bachlorette, Steve Harvey’s Big Time and the upcoming new reality show, “The Will” He produced, wrote and recorded the ‘Dayna TV’ Theme song featured on the highest rated nationally syndicated entertainment news magazines on television, EXTRA! He is currently writing, producing, and recording a Theme song for Extra’s! new NYC Correspondent, ‘Taneka’ to brand the segment with a catchy hit theme called “Taneka Takes Manhattan.” The theme will air on “EXTRA!” starting September 2004. Last October 2003 Mike K wrote and produced a hit song with world-renowned songwriter, singer, guitarist and producer, Robbie Nevil (1987 hit C’ est La Vie) and Matthew Gerrard (Eden’s Crush, Hillary Duff, Lindsey Lohan, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Nick Carter, Jessica Simpson). Mike K just recorded lead guitars on Disney’s Christmas Compilation due for released this Christmas Season 2004. Mike K has been using the Godin Flat Five X for lots of these sessions and has just added a LG Signature and Seagull Artist acoustic to his growing guitar collection.

Allen Kendall guitarist for the Bee Gees has also just recently purchased an LG Signature for up coming concerts and studio sessions.

Pablo Stennett purchased an A5 bass and called to report that he’s been using it on tour with Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers.

Richard Bernstein guitarist for Rammstein recently called to order an xtSA and ACS for his studio in NY and will most likely bring them on the road with him as well.

We met Guitarist/Songwriter/Producer Mike Lattanzi at last years Namm show and hit it off immediately. (We like the fact that he already owned several Godin guitars and has been using them on many of his productions) Some of his credits include Janet Jackson, Amanda Marshall and Jessica Simpson. Mike has used the Godin Multiac Steel on the latest Janet Jackson remix. He’s also written all the music and recorded lots of it with the Multiac for a new MAC recording program called Garage Band.

While on tour in Japan Al DiMeola tried out a Multiac Jazz and liked it so much he used use that very same night in concert.

Instrumental guitarist and Multiac Nylon user Scott Whitney has recently released Guitjazzathon on Spinario Records. Recorded in a fun and laid back setting the music fuses elements of Funk, Classical and new-age guitar. For more info check out www.spinariorecords.com

We recently spoke with Latin Grammy nominated world guitarist Sergio Lara about his new album Con La Lluvia, his new label and of course Godin guitars. Click here for the full interview.

Just off a very successful European tour with UFO, Vinnie Moore sent us this cool shot (see above) of him performing with his Multiac Steel. For more on Vinnie, click here for the full interview.

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Bobby Cameron’s new CD entitled Emotional Drift has just been released and the first single Coffee Cup is already doing extremely well at Canadian radio. Bobby Cameron along will Luke McMaster (another Godin player, he uses the Solidac) have been selected from BMG Canada to produce Canadian Idol winner Ryan Malcolm’s debut CD entitled 'Home' which will be released December 9th in Canada.

Wyclef Jean was recently introduced to Godin guitars while recording in NYC. Apparently he was completely blown away by the feel, sound and synth tracking. He purchased the last two LGXT Trans Purple guitars we had in stock and has been recording with them ever since.

Guitarist Keith Burns from Trick Pony has been playing the Godin Acousticaster for quite soon time now. He just acquired another Acousticaster for the new Trick Pony tour.

Kyle Cook (Match Box Twenty) was in town recently and purchased a Flat Five X and a Multiac Steel Duet. He plugged them in at sound check and loved them immediately. Kyle mentioned that the Godin guitars were used all over the first Match Box Twenty CD and that the acoustic bridge on the Flat Five X will come in handy live and in the studio.

Keith Scott from Bryan Adams band recently called to tell us that he loves his new LG Signature which he calls the Black Beast. We hope to see him use it live the next time Bryan Adams hits the concert trail.

Kim Bingham has been playing the Flat Five X in David Usher’s band and has just joined the Nelly Furtado band. She’ll be touring with Nelly Furtado well into the new year.

Fellow Canadian and Vince Neil guitarist Jason Hook has been playing his 2 LG guitars live on the Poison, Vince Neil, Skid Row 2003 tour. The tour stopped in Montreal and Vince, Jason and the Godin all sounded great

Session guitarist and live performer Tyrone Cowans has added a Flat Five X to his collection of Godin guitars which includes a couple of LGX and LGX-SA guitars. Tyrone and his Godin guitars can be heard on Ice Cube and Dr. Dre’s CD to name a few.

Richard Evans from Peter Gabriel’s band is playing the A8 Mandolin and Multiac Steel Duet on the Peter Gabriel Growing Up world tour. Richard was also featured in Godin ads that appeared in Guitar Player, Guitar One and Guitar World magazine all summer long.

John McLaughlin has contacted us to say that he loves his LGXT which he mentioned in several interviews and can be seen on an up-coming DVD release and live with the Remember Shakti group.

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Watch for Kat Dyson this summer performing with Cyndi Lauper on the CHER tour.

LGX user and guitar virtuoso Mordy Ferber plays the Blue Note in Las vegas June 3rd-8th. If you're in town this is definitely a must see concert. Mordy will then be off to Europe for a full summer tour.

Steve Oliver's new release "Positive Energy" will be in stores June 11 2002.

New Godin/Seagull artists HoneyMoon Suite will release "Lemon Tongue" July 1st 2002.

Steve Stevens is once again on the road with Billy Idol with many Canadian dates added to the tour.

Multiac players Aaron McLain and Andy Abad will be touring with Marc Anthony all summer long.

At this years Montreal Jazz Festival, long time Seagull artist Peppino D'Agostino will be performing on July 3rd. You can also catch Buster B. Jones on June 28th and Philippe Bertaud on June 30th - check the 'outdoor' concert listings for stages and times.

Levon Ichkhanian's newly released cd "Travels" is a collection of compositions encompassing styles from the middle east to Brazilian grooves and melodies and features the Godin Glissentar through out. Levin is currently on tour with Peter Murphy (Bauhaus) and will be using both the Multiac Fretless and the Glissentar live. Levin will also be playing the Montreal Jazz Festival on July 3rd.

Nelly Furtado has been touring non stop for one year now and still going strong. Yurko Mychaluk who plays both Multiac Steel and Nylon guitars called in to say hello and also mentioned that Nelly performed with his Multiac in Brazil after she had picked it up back stage.

Daris Adkins, guitarist for POE picked up a Godin LGX-SA Dark Trans-Red when they were in Montreal opening for Depeche Mode. Daris used the LGX that same night in Montreal at a sold out Molson Center. The show was fantastic and the guitar sounded great.

Andy Abad, (Marc Anthony, Back Street Boys) long time Multiac endorser is currently touring with Marc Anthony and just completed some recording for long time hero Bonnie Rait. Andy plays a Multiac Nylon SA.

Peppino D'Agostino will soon be heard and seen on DVD. Recorded live in LA, the DVD entitled "Peppino D'Agostino Live with Juan Van Emmerloot" will be available on the AIX label Media Group in spring 2002. Peppino and classical guitarist David Tanenbaum recently recorded and released "Classic/Steel". A CD that not only features two masters complimenting each other musically but also dabbling in each other's styles. "Classic/Steel" is available now via Peppino's site http://Peppino_DAgostino.tripod.com and is highly recommended. Peppino is also working with his daughter who is part of a 40 piece children's choir named Voiena. The project includes Benny Reitvald (Santana) on bass, Joe Craven (David Grissom Quintet) on percussion and our very own Brian McConnell on flute. We had the chance to hear some advance demos, and the combination of acoustic guitar and choir is incredibly beautiful.

Sylvain Luc, stunned everyone in attendance last year when he performed at Montreal's Club Soda. Sylvain recently took home the prestigious "Victoire de la Musique" award (France's version of a Grammy) for Best Jazz Artist.

Jon Anderson of Yes recently picked up an ACS-SA which he intends to take full advantage of both for nylon string guitar and as a controller in his studio.

Grammy nominated India.Arie can be seem using her Multiac just about everywhere including a great performance at this years Grammy Awards. India's guitar players Ricky Quinones and Anthony Harrington tried her Multiac and immediately ordered a couple of their own.

It's been a busy year for Brian Hughes. Brian and his band have been on tour in US which included dates with the Chieftains. Presently, Brian is working on a follow up CD to "Shakin Not Stirred". He is also playing with Damian Draghici, a Romanian pan flute player, in a band that includes several top LA players. Damian and the band will be joined by a one hundred fifty piece orchestra and choir. Brian will be using an LGXT, Multiac and Glissentar for the special PBS taping of this concert.

After years of performing together to packed houses and rave reviews, Buster B. Jones and Thom Bresh have finally recorded the CD we've all been waiting for. The appropriately named "Guts & Steel" CD is in stores now on Solid Air Records or pick it up on line at www.busterbjones.com.

Aaron Mclain (Marc Anthony) recently picked up a Seagull M12 Gloss and reports that he "Can't put it down".

Mathias Jabs (Scorpions) can be seen using the Multiac Steel all over their latest DVD release Acoustica.

Long time LGX user, Rad is currently on tour with Oliver Haze. Their debut CD is jammed full of huge guitar sounds that Rad has been coaxing from his LGX and LGXT guitars. His latest addition to his guitar collection is a Performance Series Godin SD Leaftop. Their single "Holy Water" is all over Canadian radio. Catch them live with the Tea Party this summer.

Kat Dyson has been on tour with Donny Osmond for most of the year. She's doing live gigs w/ Sheila E, writing new material and is working on the Wayne Brady Show (Wed Nights at 8:30 on ABC). The show is very funny with a really cool house band.

Michel Cusson (Uzeb, Wild Unit) is currently working on soundtracks for several movies and TV series. Michel is responsible for the music on the Omerta sound tracks all of which went platinum. Omerta is the most watched French TV series in Canada. He recently picked up a Godin Flat Five and called to express his excitement.

Carl Burnett (Robben Ford, David Sanborn, Branford Marsalis) will be on tour with Russell Gunn's "Ethnomusicology" the CD is out on Canadian imprint Just In Time Ent. Besides touring, Carl has been busy writing. His songs can be heard on Patti Austin's new CD as well Larry Carlton's September release.

Ralf Buschmeyer (Terrain) long time LGX user just picked picked up a Multiac Jazz and Flat Five. Terrain just released their follow up CD entitled "Time To Travel" available at www.indiepool.com Once again Terrain will be playing Jazz festivals across Canada all summer long.

Jeff Pevar (Ray Charles, Jackson Brown, Joe Cocker etc…) is touring with David Crosby in the band CPR. We're glad to report that they are both playing Acousticasters.

Steve Stevens has been on the road with Billy Idol. For tour dates as well as cool pictures of Steve and his LGXT and Multiac check out www.billyidol.com.

Joy Basu is having a blast touring with Platinum artist Jessica Simpson and his Multiac Nylon.

Bob Mann (James Taylor) has been playing Godin Multiacs for quite awhile. He recently added an LGX-SA to his collection for the James Taylor tour. New to the Godin family…

Rubens De La Corte Guitarist/Musical director for Engelique Kidjo has recently added another ACS-SA to his collection. Engelique is currently on a huge stadium tour with Dave Matthews Band.

Jason Hook (Mandy Moore, Bullet Boys) long time Acousticaster user just received his Multiac and loves it. He'll be on tour all year long with Mandy.

James Kimball hit the road with Reba McIntire and his newly acquired Multiac Nylon SA. James called our offices to say that he loves the sound and synth access possibilities.

Danny Lohner and Robin Finck used the LGX and LGXT guitars for the latest Nine Inch Nails tour.

Ric Latina is very busy in the studio and on the road. His newly acquired LG SP90 Dark Gold is a perfect fit for his brand of rockin' blues. Catch him on tour with Billy Dean, John Berry and Suzy Boggus.

Yurko Mychaluk (Nelly Furtado) is "just loving" his new Multiac Steel Duet. Yurko's main Godin is one of several Multiac Nylon SA's. He'll be on tour all year long with Nelly Furtado which includes some opening dates for U2.

Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple) is currently on tour with his new project Blackmore's Night, along for a very cool ride is not one but two Godin A6 guitars. His latest cd is called "Fires at Midnight" and is at #3 on the European charts. His manager called to say that Ritchie is "very impressed with the A6".

John Helmig and Dave Ball from the New Hamphire band CrowneVict are creating quite a stir with their latest cd "CrowneVict". Long time Godin users, these guys have quite the Godin guitar collection including a few LGX, LGX-SA and LG guitars.

Geno Lenardo from the Platinum selling band Filter is in studio recording their forthcoming release. Geno recently experimented with the LGXT Cognac Burst AAA and the Roland GR-33. Can't wait to hear the results.

Fred Jenkins is on the road again with the Gap band and his Multiac Nylon SA. He reported that his ax is "sensational, just the coolest".

Rick Molina (Musical Director/Guitarist for 98 Degrees) is also on the road. He's playing a Multiac Grand Concert.

Congratulations to Juan Carlos Quintero. His latest cd was picked up by Robert Fripp's new label Discipline records and will be distributed world wide. Juan Carlos is a brilliant player and long time Multiac Nylon user. His latest Godin is a Glissentar.

Jeff Lynne is currently on tour with two ACS guitars. His tour manager reports that both the tour and guitars are working out beautifully.

Trey Gunn (King Crimson, John Paul Jones, Eric Johnson) recently purchased a Glissentar after being excited about the endless possibilities. Trey recently released "The Joy Of Molybdenum" out on Discipline Records.

Anthony Iglesias (One Sweet World) is presently on tour in the eastern US. His main guitar is an A6 and reports that "sound guys love it, all I need is a Direct box!".

Luc McMaster (McMaster & James) are presently in the studio recording the follow up to their hugely successful self titled debut (Vik/BMG). Luc has been playing Seagull guitars for years and recently acquired a Godin Solidac Leaftop. His manager called in to say that the versatility of the Solidac is what got Luc hooked.
 
 
 

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