Category: In The Spotlight

[Mimmo]: How did you get started playing guitar and what prompted you to make the decision to move to New York? [Gilad]: If you don’t mind, I’ll separate those two: I started playing guitar when I was 9 and have played piano since I was 6. I kept playing piano until I was 12, but the guitar… Continue reading In the Spotlight: Gilad Hekselman

Ciao a tutti! This round of In The Spotlight takes us all the way to Verona, Italy, where we find musician, session guitarist, and instructor, Antonio Paone! One aspect of being a session player is having the ability to draw up a huge variety of tones and playing approaches. Having a diverse set of effects… Continue reading In The Spotlight: Antonio Paone of Verona, IT

Beware of Banshees, Sasquatches and Draugr-naughts: This month we’re turning our attention towards America’s Bayou State with Hammond, Louisiana native Nathan Heck of Rougarou Pedals! Read on to learn about Heck’s transition from the world of harmonica gear and into the realm of guitar effects pedal design. [Mimmo]: How would you tell the story of Rougarou… Continue reading In The Spotlight: Nathan Heck of Rougarou Pedals

In The Spotlight turns back onto artists this week, with Daniel Kastner! Daniel produces interesting ambient noise-scapes with his pedalboard set-up under the name ‘Preamp.’ Read on to discover the muscles powering Preamp’s tone! [Mimmo]: What’s your story? What bands or projects are you currently involved in? [Preamp]: Hi, I’m Daniel Kastner and I’ve recently moved to… Continue reading In The Spotlight: Daniel Kastner (aka Preamp)

Fuzzes, distortions, trems ..oh my! On this round of In The Spotlight we shine across the pond to the UK, where Alex Millar of Zander Circuitry is cooking up all sorts of killer effects. Read more on the Pedal Wizard Extraordinaire below! [Mimmo]: How would you tell the story of Zander Circuitry? [Zander]: I guess… Continue reading In The Spotlight: Alex Millar of Zander Circuitry

We’re going local on this In The Spotlight with Tim Crowe of crowe.effects! I met up with Tim at the Western New York Guitar Show back in Spring, 2017. The experience of meeting up with a local pedal-maker and the idea of starting this interview series left me with no choice but to ask for Tim’s participation.… Continue reading In The Spotlight: Tim Crowe of crowe.effects

Welcome to the first In The Spotlight session! This new category of posts will highlight individuals in the effects pedal community, mostly encompassing guitar players and effects pedal builders. Today we’ll be taking a look at Matthew Fantini’s board and how he utilizes it with the Buffalo-based band Space Junk.  In The Spotlight Interview: [Mimmo]… Continue reading In The Spotlight: Matthew Fantini of Space Junk