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You don’t have to be an amateur guitarist to need guitar lessons. Even the pros like a good schoolin’ now and again. And if you’re a professional guitarist, singer, or actor in the Los Angeles area who’s fishing around for a guitar teacher, it probably won’t be long before someone refers you to Jean-Marc Belkadi. Like his mentor, the late, great guitar genius Ted Greene, Belkadi is quickly emerging as one of the most in demand and respected guitar instructors ... more here in Guitar Player Magazine |
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with Michael Jackson's Producer |
Great Guitar Session at The Legendary Marvin's Room in Hollywood |
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Offset tricks. You can play a composite blues scale over other chord types, too. The trick is knowing how to offset the scale root in relation to the chord root in relation to the chord root. (It can be tricky to work out these associations, so be patient and go slowly.) For Instance, over a minor 7th chord, play the composite scale located a fourth higher. To improvise over Dm7 (D-F-A-C or 1-b3-5-b7), for instance, you’d play a G composite blues scale (G, A, Bb, B, C, Db, D, E, F). Notice how, in addition to Dm7’s chord tones, the G composite blues scale offers G, Bb, B, Db, and E. If you relate these notes to Dm7, you get the 4 (G), #5 (Bb or A#), 6 (B), 7 (Db or C#), and 9 (E). EX.4 is a G composite blues line played against Dm7. Guitar Player article Here |
Jean Marc also plays a guitar riff on "Nobody Knows" (Mansionz) composed by Mike Posner,Musto and Soren Bryce |
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Set in Seattle, SWING STATE is a political comedy centered on a struggling rock & roll DJ who creates a fictitious conservative persona. He’s offered a big check to keep his charade alive, and his creation will change politics forever! Jean Marc Belkadi was invited to perform a hilarious guitar solo on Happy Birthday in this funny movie directed by Jonathan Sheldon. You can rent it on Netflix and more... |
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The Composite Blues Scale for Electric Guitar / 60 mp3 The concept is to help you play more efficiently the composite blues scale over the dominant, major, minor 7th and minor 7th b5 chords. This is a necessary book to improve your blues vocabulary by understanding the connection between the chromaticism and the blues scale in different music styles: Jazz, Rock, Funk, Fusion, Pop & Latin. |
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Episode 95 features a visit with "guitar coach to the stars " JEAN MARC BELKADI. Showing up with his favorite Telecaster, Jean Marc plugs in with host JUDE GOLD and demonstrates his encyclopedic knowledge of riffs, licks, and guitar styles, a prowess that spans funk, fusion, jazz, and more. Jean Marc also tells you about an amazing friend he made back when he was studying guitar at GIT in Hollywood, and goes on to explain how he evolved a career teaching A-list celebrities, musicians, and power players in the Hollywood area. ("It's the accent," he jokes. "They like the accent.") BONUS: We also hear tracks from Belkadi's two albums, TOULOUSE LOS ANGELES and STOPOVER. (Tip: If you want a guitar lesson with Jean Marc, visit his website, www.jeanmarcbelkadi.com.) #NoGuitarisSafe is presented by Guitar Player Magazine, and guitarplayer.com (Jude Gold) |
No Guitar Is Safe! This episode is presented by Jude Gold for Guitar Player Magazine |
Been doing guitar lessons via Skype with my wonderful teacher Jean Marc. Learned this new riff yesterday. Love y’all. pic.twitter.com/NnAWfM75SY
— mikeposner (@MikePosner) April 10, 2020
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Gavin Rossdale "Our reviews improved once we stopped selling records" ...Angry, but it’s still got the trademark sense of melody. I’ve never forsaken the top lines. The melody is usually really hard to find over riffs, usually you’re singing over one fucking note! But I always try, that way you get replayability and connection. I like bands like Shellac and System Of A Down, but for me it’s natural to write and sing melodically. I do try to be learned about music more. I take guitar lessons… Guitar lessons? I’ve got an amazing guitar teacher called Jean-Marc Belkadi. He teaches everyone here in LA, from the top session players to kids. We jam and play and I learn stuff. Music is strangely infinite – there are so few notes and yet so many formulations and possibilities. It still blows my mind.... by Grant Moon Read the full interview in Louder - Classic Rock |