Steve Hackett, best known as the guitarist for some of progressive rock groupGenesis' most critically acclaimed albums, claims that he is the pioneer of tapping.

The technique, often attributed to Eddie Van Halen, made it's first recorded appearance on the 1971 Genesis record "Nursery Cryme" - seven years before Van Halen's eponymous debut album featuring "Eruption".

Sound Affects Music moved to its new larger  premises just over two years ago and in that time the Sound Affects Music Academy has grown from 5 to 140 students. This is a massive boost for the area, with a thriving focal hub for all things musical.

To celebrate the progress of all our students we are giving them the opportunity to perform in front of their: parents, friends and family at a first Summer Concert.

This article was written and published by Shure. For further information please visit their website:  http://www.shure.co.uk/support_download/frequencies#dso_faq1 

Perfect Tone From A Portable Amp

Happy New Year From Sound Affects!

I hope everyone had a good new year, and to kick it off I want to share with you what I find to be an incredible little gadget that every guitarist should own. I got one for christmas and since haven't been playing through anything else (apart from gigging of course). I'm talking about the Vox AmPlug Portable Amp. This tiny amplification system comes in two parts - the head and cabinet - it's like your own mini half stack.

 Charity Fund Raiser Event

To be eligible to apply for a Take it away loan, you must be:

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  EITHER an individual over 18 buying an instrument for a child under the age of 18
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  OR an individual aged 18-25 years using the scheme to buy an instrument for themselves (or someone else, e.g. as a gift)

All applicants must also:

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  Be a permanent UK resident
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  Be working at least 16 hours per week
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  Hold a bank or building society account capable of handling direct debit payments

Applicants using the scheme to buy an instrument for an under 18 will be required to complete a customer declaration confirming that the recipient of the instrument is a child.

Unfortunately we are not able to support applicants aged 26 or over who are not using the scheme to purchase a musical instrument for an under 18.

Sound Affects Music in conjunction with the Arts Council, are now able to offer 
0% Interest Free Credit on all purchases of musical instruments from £100 up to £2,000

When it comes to promoting your band and getting your tunes heard you need focus market your gigs through traditional mediums and modern technology.

Sound Affects website has the facility to add:

    * Details of your band

    * Details including dates and venues of your gigs

We're in the process of creating a brilliant site for the public. One that promotes all our products whilst making it easy to purchase them, and one to bring a community together to inform and advise on everything music! Right now I'm loading all the content on before the site 'officially' goes live, and christening the blog page =D Rock on! \m/(-.-)\m/