Mike Martin's Notes http://mikemartin.net/blog The ranting and musings of guitarist, composer Mike Martin. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:26:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 en ©Mike Martin mike@mikemartin.net (Mike Martin) mike@mikemartin.net 1440 Mike Martins Notes, Mike Martin Notes, Mikeapos;s Notes, Mikes Notes, Mike Martinapos;s notes, Fozzy, Stuck Mojo, 2 of 5, 2 for 5, 2 from 5, 2of5 The ranting and musings of guitarist, composer Mike Martin. The ranting and musings of guitarist, composer Mike Martin. Having spent the last several years touring the world and elsewhere with FOZZY (Heavy Metal group featuring WWE star Chris Jericho), Stuck Mojo and Rich Ward\\\'s solo project The Duke, Mike has some pretty strong opinions about the state of music, guitar playing, the music industry, art and the world at large. Showcasing music, interviewing friends and artists, checking in from the road and waxing poetic about the 21st century philosophy of art. Mike\\\'s got a soapbox. For more information, visit: www.mikemartin.net Mike Martin Mike Martin mike@mikemartin.net No no http://mikemartin.net/blog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Mike Martin's Notes http://mikemartin.net/blog 144 144 Mike Martin & Brian Cameron LIVE at The 5 Spot in L5P ATL. Thursday August 6th, 2009 http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=19 http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=19#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:26:10 +0000 Mike Martin http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=19 Mike Martin 5 Spot Poster
Come on out!

Can’t get there? It will be webcast: www.​dirtysouthtv.​com

This will be my last local solo show for a while as I will be spending most of the fall and early winter writing for my next release. More news on that soon but for now…

Catch me while you can!

Peace,
Mike Martin

for all details on the show, please click here:
Mike Martin Facebook Event Page

http:​/​/​www.​facebook.​com/​event.​php?​eid=​93021208347&​ref=​nf

]]> http://mikemartin.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=19 Some New Shows, Mike News and Fozzy News http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=18 http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=18#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:41:17 +0000 Mike Martin http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=18 Hey guys,
Just a quick note until I can sit and write a full blog.

Hopefully you are following me on Twitter by now!
www.twitter.com/2of5
This is a great way to keep up with my day to day stuff.I have updated all of my upcoming shows on my MySpace page and will get my site updated here very soon:
www.myspace.com/mikemartinband
Take note of the upcoming webcasts and online / radio interviews!

I have also created a FaceBook page too where you can hear all of “2 of 5″ and stay updated on news and shows if you’re in that Universe:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pages/Mike-Martin/17079764604

Fozzy’s new album “Chasing The Grail” is almost finished. We’ve been in the studio for the last several months working on our follow up to “All That Remains” and this one will not dissapoint! I am contributing a 13 minute progressive metal opus to the cd entitled “Wormwood”. Mr. Jericho penned all of the lyrics and I went into a fever dream to compose an epic work about the end of the world. I’m very pleased with it. Some of my best writing and guitar work to date. Also a a display of my classical composing style, string arranging skill and vision as a producer. It will be a stand out track on what is already anticipated to be Fozzy’s best record yet! We are all very excited to say the least!

For all news about Fozzy and “Chasing The Grail” please got to:
www.fozzyrock.com
www.myspace.com/fozzytour

More gear news coming very soon as well. But very briefly, I am pleased to announce that I am now endorsing Peavey Guitars! I have been working in a few of the Rotor models around Atlanta and one has been used entirely to record “Wormwood”. I’ll be going through the details of this axe in a podcast soon. This is a great pairing for me as I have been an avid Peavey amp user for many years!

For more information, please visit:
www.peavey.com

Lot’s more news coming soon. Stay Tuned!

]]> http://mikemartin.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=18 All About Ohms! (WARNING! guitar player content!!) http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=17 http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=17#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:39:46 +0000 Mike Martin http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=17 Hey Guys,I’ve been a bit lazy when it comes to learning everyting that there is to know about amplifiers, voltage, resistance, etc. I’ve lived, worked (and played!) by the “Keep It Simple Stupid!” rule. So I only use matched Ohms on cabinets if I pair 2 of them with a single head that allows for switching the Ohm rating coming out of the amp. I have only been in a few situations where the need for pairing mismatched Ohms has raised the question of how not to blow up my amp! One of those days is today. So I decided to use the internet (a very popular source of information!) and learn the rule (at least as far as it concern guitar amps and cabs) once and for all. I discovered the following website and I have to say that I’m impressed with their ability to get a dummy like me to understand it! So I wanted to pass this along for anyone here who might have run up on this question themselves.http://www.legendarytones.com/ohms.html Now go play some guitar!

]]> http://mikemartin.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=17 Follow me on Twitter http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=16 http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=16#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:20:45 +0000 Mike Martin http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=16 This seems to be all of the rage right now so I’m trying it out! Between a MySpace page, Facebook Profile and a regular website, keeping things up to date gets a bit cumbersome for a guy like me who’d much rather go hide and play guitar than learn how to use all of this stuff! LOLAnyway, much news is coming but in the meantime: Follow Me On Twitter! 

]]> http://mikemartin.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=16 “Song of the Living Dead” http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=15 http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=15#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 17:30:48 +0000 Mike Martin http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=15 This show will be here in Atlanta through the month of June. My good friend Eric Frampton wrote the music for this one and asked me to play the “Zombie Guitars” on it. I was only happy to oblige! Of course I’m on tour wioth Stuck Mojo all month so my guitars are on tape. But go see the show! If is hysterical! Especially if you are a fan of the Zombie Movie genre.

Click here for more info:
www.dadsgarage.com
Song of the Living Dead show poster.

]]> http://mikemartin.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=15 Stuck Mojo Summer 2008 Tour Dates! http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=13 http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=13#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 16:52:09 +0000 Mike Martin http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=13 Stuck Mojo Summer Tour 2008 Poster
SUMMER 2008

June 6th, Friday
Red Lion Pub
1936 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 30904
phone: (706) 733-2008
website: www.redlionaugusta.com

June 7th, Saturday
Ground Zero
3059 Howard St
Spartanburg, SC 29303
phone: (864) 948-1661
website: www.groundzerorocks.com

Sunday, June 8th
Gil’s Bar and Grill
3208 Holland Rd # 115
Virginia Beach, VA 23453
(757) 468-9196
website: www.myspace.com/gilsbarandgrill

June 9th, Monday
Monkey Bar
611 4th Ave
Huntington, WV
18+ - $10 ADV
phone: 304.522.6570
website: www.monkeybarlive.com

June 10th, Tuesday
C.B.R’s Bar
503 S. Front St.
Columbus, OH 43213
phone: 614-224-8155
website: www.cbrbar.com

June 11, Wednesday
Peabody’s Concert Club
2083 E 21st St
Cleveland, OH 44115
ALL AGES - $10 ADV, $12 DOS
phone: (216) 776-9999
website: www.peabodys.com

June 12, Thursday
Intersection Lounge
133 Grandville Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
18+ - $10.73
phone: (616) 451-3039
website: www.sectionlive.com

June 13th, Friday
The Pearl Room
19081 Old Lagrange Road
Mokena, IL 60448
All AGES - $12 ADV, $14 DOS
website: www.pearlroomconcerts.com

Saturday, June 14th
The Rock Nightclub
2029 Woodlynn Ave
Maplewood, MN 55109
Phone: (651) 770-7822
Tickets - $10 ADV and $12 DOS
All Ages
website: http://www.therocknightclub.com

June 15th
The Annex / Regent Street Retreat
1206 Regent St.
Madison, WI 53715
Tickets $12.00
Ages 18+
website: http://www.intheannex.com

June 16th
Tops & Tails
1007 N. Main Street
East Peoria, IL 61611
Ages 21+
website: myspace.com/topsandtailsbooking

Tuesday June 17th
Pop’s
1405 Mississippi Ave
East St Louis, IL 62201
(618) 274-6720
website: www.popsrocks.com

June 19th, Thursday
Amos Southend
1423 South Tryon
Charlotte, NC 28203
ALL AGES - $12 ADV, $15 DOS
phone: 704-377-6874
website: http://www.amossouthend.com

June 20, Friday
Volume 11
658 Maywood Ave
Raleigh NC 27603
919-839-0079
18+ - $10
website: http://www.volume11tavern.com

Saturday, June 21, 2008
New Brooklyn Tavern
122 State Street
Columbia, SC 29169
website: http://www.newbrooklandtavern.com

Sunday, June 22, 2008
Music Farm
32 Ann Street
Charleston, SC 29403
$12adv / $15 DOS
website: http://www.musicfarm.com/home.html

]]> http://mikemartin.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=13 Mojo Tour update #1 http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=12 http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=12#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:57:57 +0000 Mike Martin http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=12 Hey there. As I write this we are in Berlin Germany for the seventh show of the tour. It has taken me a few days to learn how to use my new iPhone internationally without getting charged to hell! Wi-Fi is my new friend!

So far the shows have been going very well. Good crowds in cool venues. I’ll be updating my MySpace page with tour photos when I get back to the states. All of the boys are in good health. We’re just chilling’ in the dressing room waiting for our sound check and its time for some guitar maintnance.

That’s all for now but I’ll post more in the next couple of days.
Peace!

]]> http://mikemartin.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=12 Stuck Mojo Winter 2008 EU/UK Tour http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=11 http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=11#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:59:13 +0000 Mike Martin http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=11 Mojo Winter Tour Poster 2008
Stuck Mojo will headline all UK dates.
New Date Just Added!
24.03.2008 RUS - Moskau / Gorod* (NEW!!!!)
*Stuck Mojo only

]]> http://mikemartin.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=11 Stuck Mojo signs with Napalm Records … European tour dates announced http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=9 http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=9#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:46:14 +0000 Mike Martin http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=9 Stuck Mojo signs with Napalm Records … European tour dates announced
Mojo SBK Release banner

Legendary Atlanta, Georgia-based rap/metal band STUCK MOJO has inked a deal with Napalm Records. The label will re-release the group’s latest album, “Southern Born Killers”, with three bonus tracks on February 29 in Europe and March 4 in North America.

Commented STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward: “We feel good about Napalm; they understand that their groups need to take their music to their fans by touring and they have given us the support we need to make records and tour — without taking a piece of everything, which seems to be a common practice with most labels these days.”

STUCK MOJO will embark on a European tour with EKTOMORF beginning late February. The dates are as follows:

Feb. 28 - Augsburg, Germany - Kantine

Feb. 29 - Traun, Austria - Spinnerei

Mar. 01 - Budapest, Hungary - SO 38

Mar. 02 - Prag, Czech Republic - Lucerna Music Bar

Mar. 03 - Ostrava, Czech Repubic - tbc

Mar. 04 - Dresden, Germany - Fahrenheit 100

Mar. 05 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club

Mar. 06 - Hameln, Germany - Sumpfblumen

Mar. 07 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Rambler

Mar. 08 - Sneek, Netherlands - Bolwerk

Mar. 10 - Nottingham, UK - [to be confirmed] *

Mar. 11 - Glasgow, UK - King Tuts *

Mar. 12 - Manchester, UK - Academy 3 *

Mar. 13 - London, UK – Underworld *

Mar. 20 - Oberwart, Austria - Oho

Mar. 22 - Lindau, Germany - Club Vaudeville

* STUCK MOJO headlining

]]> http://mikemartin.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=9 Podcast #1! http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=8 http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=8#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:48:03 +0000 Mike Martin http://mikemartin.net/blog/?p=8 The first episode of “Mike’s Notes” Podcast! This introductory show is all about who I am and just what I think I’m doing by producing a podcast in the first place! All this while my album “2 of 5″ plays in it’s entirety in the background.

Enjoy!
Mike

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