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Herndon, Virginia–February 27, 2006–Will Landrum was
born just outside of Los Angeles California. He started playing
guitar at age 10, lost interest, and then at 13 started playing
again, inspired by rock greats such as Deep Purple and Ritchie
Blackmore. Throughout his teenage years, he joined a few bands
sporadically but was never happy playing cover tunes and
changing his guitar sound to suit other people’s taste. The
foundation for the D.Y.I. spirit was already set in stone.

A lot has happened since those early formative days. Will
Landrum is now the Guitar Consultant and has two albums to his
credit, and most recently a gripping tribute to all of his
influences in the form of rockin’ instrumentals on Living
Digits. When you look at the new recording in retrospect,
what you get is a solid dose of classic rock, metal, and blues
all wrapped into one tight package. If you love guitar
instrumentals with a myriad of influences, this album will bring
great joy to your ears and put a smile on your face from ear to
ear. Great compositions like “Fill In The ___” and “Perfection
Of The Bride,” covers the entire spectrum of sound and tone with
electric and acoustic guitars.

Landrum has all the tools to backup his title the Guitar
Consultant. On his website, you can buy his CDs but there is
another interesting facet to this seasoned six-string slinger,
he offers CD-ROMs and downloadable files of guitar lessons that
cover the gamut from Guitar Essentials to Sweep Picking and
Arpeggios. Landrum’s site is all-inclusive, giving you a choice
of buying his music or guitar lessons, or both, either way you
look at it you get a lesson on how to make the guitar talk
through the many styles and methods known today. He also has a
free section on his site that offers guitar chords, blank
tablature, and much more. So if you visit the Guitar Consultant
site you will not walk away empty-handed, but bring your credit
card because there are some worthwhile investments to make if
you really have a burning desire to play like a pro.

With this guitar Renaissance man, you get all. Make sure you
visit his site to find out more about this guitar’s player
guitar player. As they say-the proof is in the pudding.

Contact:

Will Landrum

Interfocus Music Inc.

12414 Willow Falls Drive

Herndon, VA 20170-2086

Tel: 703-430-0519

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I recall when I started out performing, I had a tabla gig at a festival in London and the agent who had then found me the gig asked me to sign a contract saying that I’m going to perform and I’m going to be paid £150 for the 50 minute slot for an Indian Classical show. At that time, I used to think what’s the bloody point of a performance contract? All I need to do is get on stage, speak my thoughts through the drum, get off stage, get paid and that would be my day’s work! However I did sign it to keep on his terms and although I did get paid, I didn’t realise at the time what the point of them were.

As my knowledge in the music industry increases, I found out the reason why that agent had a contract, and I feel its also important for me to share the same with you here, so read through carefully and see how you could implement in the same in your music life. I’ve also teamed up with famous music lawyer, Brett Trout, to give you two examples of performance contracts. When I came across Brett, he said, “The goal is to lay out the deal so everyone is on the same page. The more fair a contract is, the more likely everyone will agree to sign it.”

The contract is simply there to keep your terms civil and so that nobody takes advantage of what you may have decided prior to the event. Of course, being reasonable, it’s obvious that the contract does not have to be used for all your performances. For example, if you’re playing a house concert or a coffee shop gig, there’s no real reason to have a contract as its only you and maybe a few others, and a “handshake” or verbal agreement is good enough. However when it comes to a festival gig, they have tens of performers lined up and things can get easily forgotten with all the payments that the festivals finance department have to deal with it and therefore its sensible to have a performance contract signed. Personally, I only tend to use the contract about 4 times a year - so as you can see, its best to take it as it comes.

Another important factor to note is that there isn’t a perfect contract for a situation. All contracts will vary and its up to you to be able to note the differences and be sure to make any changes should they be required. With the two samples that you can see at the end, you’ll begin to get an idea of what may be expected in a contract.

First, lets look at the basics of what should be included in a contract:

• Date, Time, Venue, Compensation and Signature - This is most important, and in some cases is all thats required. For the compensation, best to include when and how you will receive payment

• Performance Details - include timing, description, accompaniment details, whats to be performed

• Recording, Reproduction - Ensure this is cleared up. It is normally up to you, the artist, if you would like them to reproduce your performance at a later date. Be sure to give them authorisation either way.

• Merchandise - do you have the right to sell your merchandise there? Be sure to clear this up.

• Meals, Transport, Lodging - Are these expenses reimbursed? Ask, if its not on the contract. You don’t want to have to spend bucks and think they’ll pay you when they won’t.

• Insurance/Security - What is being decided about personal liability insurance?

I hope this gives you a brief idea of what should be included.

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