Pierre is from France and has roots in Russia and is notable for his participation in several of “The Voice” television franchises including France, Russia and most recently Ukraine. Here…

My very first electric guitar was a Fender Lead III – a dual humbucking Strat shaped hardtail that was wonderfully contoured and also featured the ability to split the pickups…

Sometime in late 1993 I found myself in giant music mega-store in Singapore (Tom Lee Music) shopping for guitars. It had been almost 2 years since I had surgery on…

We all learn Stairway to Heaven at some point, usually relatively early in our guitar playing journey. Once learned it is rare that we are ever called to play it…

Another tricky little measure in Stairway to Heaven that can be easy to miss (for reasons of muscle memory but also because it can elude the ear) is the beginning…

Sometimes, when learning a song like Stairway to Heaven, by the time you get finished learning it you’ve already started forgetting it. And to make it extra funny – that…

Having found and programed the drum score for Stairway to Heaven into Superior Drummer it became necessary to setup the time matrix inside the DAW (Reaper). In most songs you…

Meet my new drummer: When I started playing and recording again in 2013 I purchased Toontrack’s EZ Drummer, then shortly thereafter their more comprehensive Superior Drummer. My experience with both…

With the challenge from my wife, and after my attempt at rebuttal, I committed to the project of re-learning and recording Stairway to Heaven. In a previous article I spoke…

Here’s a learning resource for some of you that will help with learning the guitar solo. This is the actual guitar solo from the original recording from Zeppelin IV slowed…