The playing fields in the music industry are leveling out more and more everyday and that you dont have to be on a big label to be noticed.

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On a lark I recorded and released an instrumental guitar CD on mp3.com under my nickname LITTLE BASTARD.

Before I knew it my cover of "The Grinch" skyrocketed up the charts to the #1 position on the Instrumental Rock charts. Then before I could blink I was out-charting established artists such as Motley Crue, Tom Petty, Sammy Hagar, Liona Boyd, Neil Schon, Wolf Hoffman and Neil Zaza (many of my own heroes) on the Guitar Rock and Rock charts. I was also getting more requests and downloads than most of them on a daily basis through mp3.com's system.

"The Grinch" lasted 3 weeks at #1, day after day, and continues to remain in the top 50 on mp3.coms instrumental rock charts, even after having been released two and a half months months ago.

All of this landed me a short feature in the International British guitar magazine "Guitarist" showing how, now anyone can compete with the "big boys". The article and charting positions of course started the endorsement and independent record label offers pouring in. No deals have been worked out as of writing.

"Volume 2" is now up, as well as "Volume 1 & 2" - a best buy value - with almost everything released so far and some backing tracks for the guitar players out there to jam over.

The first single "Untrodden" debuted at #23, reached #3 on the second day and is now sitting comfortably at the #1 position on the Instrumental Rock charts and # 4 on the Guitar Rock charts.

I KNOW reading such a story when I was struggling through my first CD would have helped my motivation and drive, and I think its a great story for every guitar players motivation. We all want to make a CD someday, and this proves you can do it from your bedroom, and even succeed with a music recorded on a BOSS BR-8 and an Alesis SR-16.

Check out LITTLE BASTARD and his music.

 

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