Hey friends, it's been a while.. a lot of things have happened since the last time I posted here but I'd like to say that I'm back... and I'm so excited to share with you my songwriting process for my debut single "stupid ego", and also breaking down the outro solo for ya! Hope you enjoy :)
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The follow-up to her Boden Standard NX 7 Charcoal demo song, .strandberg* artist and Algeria-based musician Soumia Ghechami breaks down how she composed the original track, her approach to chord voicings and progressions, and how she incorporates chords into heavy riffs. https://strandbergguitars.com/boden-standard-nx-series/
.strandberg* artist Soumia Ghechami showcases the various possible sounds on the new Boden Standard NX line by exploring equal parts lush RnB-style clean tones and down-tuned, high-gain textures in her latest demo of the new Boden Standard NX 7 Charcoal!
Over the years, the Boden Standard Series guitars have become the most popular line of .strandberg* guitars, and now the entire lineup is further improved and refined with the new NX features to take the performance to the next level while all maintaining the value that the Standard Series has become known for. The Standard NX models now feature the new neck joint carve and arm cut for improved comfort and playability, as well as the EGS Rev 7 hardware that adds robustness, ease of maintenance, and enhanced acoustic tonal character.
Lilás is a quick track I made for @All-Pedal company to thank them for sending me this beautiful sounding overdrive.
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Hi everyone, this was so much fun to film! In this video I'm going to show you how I restring my .strandberg* Classic 6, I'm also answering some questions you asked me on my instagram, talk about how I got endorsed, music, chat.. etc. Hope you enjoy!
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Hey everyone, I'm back with a new video and a brand new camera, woo!! I'm so excited to film more high quality videos and hopefully be more active on here.
Using my amazing Classic 6 by Strandberg Guitars, and BIAS FX by Positive Grid for Effects.
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Hey guys! As promised, I’m so happy to share with you another collab with my friend Elio Germani, as always, it is a blast to collab with such an amazing artist/producer. We both hope you enjoy our stank faces! 😝
Backing/Mix by Elio
Guitarist Soumia Ghechami currently lives in Batna, Algeria. She has been making a name for herself in the underground guitar scene, delivering high quality guitar work in music competitions and . We caught up with Soumia to ask her a few questions about how she became a player and what makes her tick musically.
[Laurie Monk] When did you start playing guitar?
[Soumia Ghechami]
My very first memory of listening to music, I remember my sister had some West Life, Blue and Avril Lavigne CDs laying around, I used to listen to them on repeat and I just really loved how they sounded, as I wasn't really exposed much to music in my family, my parents aren't really music listener.. So, I really had to dig in by myself and discover music through CDs and Youtube.
I actually started playing piano first for about a year back in 2009 with my cousins, it was at a classical music conservatory but I knew I always liked the sound of guitar more and soon enough I decided to switch. I remember borrowing a wacky classical guitar from a friend of mine and it was a huge challenge for me to learn by myself, so I figured It would be a lot easier if I could find a teacher nearby to help me out and luckily I did find one who taught me the basics, but it didn't last much till I had to stop taking lessons due to my school busy schedule.
That didn't hold me back from moving forward and developing myself, I was dependent on different resources online, and was dedicated to learn at home, I even bought instructional books and DVDs.. etc.
It was a slow learning process at that time, because I wasn't fully committed and went through lot of pauses.
Until 2014, I got my own first classical guitar, I went back to the conservatory and decided to learn classical music. And from that period on I've been consistent. Classical guitar pieces definitely helped me level up my technique faster in a short amount of time.
Then by the end of 2015, I got my first electric guitar, a second hand blue Jackson JS30DK with a floyd rose. It was a great sounding guitar, I had a lot of fun with it. First thing I learnt was Hours of Wealth Solo by Opeth, I absolutely love Opeth, one of my favourite bands and I was pretty much more into leads than playing riffs or any type of chord progressions at that time.
[Laurie Monk] What made you decide to take guitar seriously?
[Soumia Ghechami] I started taking guitar seriously when I first participated in a classical guitar competition back in June 2014 and I won first prize for playing Asturias by Isaac Albeniz. It was a very proud moment because it was also the first time I play on stage. It was very scary yet exciting to be on stage and performing, I knew I wanted to do it more often, but I also knew that I have to work harder everyday to perform at the level I wanted.
I kept practicing at home by myself and playing with friends when I could over the years, I liked composing and coming up with my own tunes, I also loved recording and sharing my ideas on social media, receiving feedback from people online was encouraging and pushed me to post more. Then people started asking me if I can play on their records or collaborate with them, I was, of course, delighted to do so. Then it was only recent, like about a year ago that I got really interested in session and playing live with artists here in Algeria.
[Laurie Monk] What are your favourite albums?
Guthrie Govan - Erotic Cakes
The Aristocrats - The Aristocrats
Summer Walker - Over It
Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)
Martin Miller - The Other End
Hiromi's Sonicbloom - Time Control
Valeriy Stepanov - VSAK 6
[Laurie Monk] What do you think of the use of social media for promoting your work
[Soumia Ghechami] I like to share my music on different online platform such as YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. I think it's very interesting nowadays to use social media, because it really brings together artists from all around the world to collaborate or for instance, I've been invited several times by event organizers to perform or companies to make them music for their ads. Facebook and Instagram are definitely more easy than YouTube when it comes to gaining followers/subscribers.
[Laurie Monk] Who are your main guitar influences, or musicians?
[Soumia Ghechami]
Guthrie Govan
Nazim Kri
Ole Borud
Valeriy Stepanov
Kirk Franklin
Israel Houghton
Lalah Hathaway
Tigran Hamasyan
Dhafer Youssef
Hiromi
Jess Lewis
Yvette Young
Sarah Longfield
Lari Basilio
Nili Brosh
Karim Ziad
Youcef Boukella
Marcus Miller
Victor Wooten
[Laurie Monk] Have you ever had any live show disasters?
[Soumia Ghechami] I wouldn't really call this a disaster, but I've almost made a disaster falling walking backwards on my drummer because the stage was too small and I was too hyped playing hahaha.
[Laurie Monk] Can you let me know how you use video for promotion? [Soumia Ghechami] Yes, I actually really enjoy making videos and I really put effort into them. It is very important for me to put out something presentable and eye catching/pleasing respecting the frame, lighting and video/audio quality.
Soumia Ghechami: Strandberg Boden Original 8 * String Prog Metal in B Minor
[Laurie Monk] What do you think of the scene for female guitar players?
[Soumia Ghechami] About who's making waves in female guitar playing, I think Lari Basilio and Nili Brosh are absolutely amazing, they both have the tone, control, musicality... they are just flawlessly amazing for me. Then there's Yvette Young, very creative, inspiring, always putting out the most beautiful, fresh melodies, and especially the fact that she also plays piano and violin perfectly, that just adds up to her awesomeness and she really inspires me a lot.
Sarah Longfield on the other hand, I love her cause she's more into metal/prog, very techy, creative electronic music creator and multi-instrumentalist. She writes, records and produces by her own and that's what really drawn me to her. Last but not least, Jess Lewis is another flawless guitarist, most talented I've came across, she also plays bass and that inspired to pick up and learn bass myself, I've been a fan of her ever since she was on JTC, when she covered Wonderful Slippery Thing by Guthrie Govan, and played with Alex Hutchings.
In Algeria, sadly there aren't much guitar players here, let alone session players... I think I'm one of two here, the other girl plays bass, and I've only knew about her last summer thanks to a festival called Raconte Arts. I was pretty hyped knowing there's another girl who's into session rather than singing/playing guitar type of performance. The scene here is definitely male dominated. Expect I'd say in classical music, there are definitely more girls who play violin, double bass, piano, cello ... and in traditional Algerian music such as malouf and chaabi, there are also more female players who play Qanun, Algerian Mondol, Oud.
[Laurie Monk] Can you tell us a bit about your Guitars and Amps?
[Soumia Ghechami]
I use mostly strandberg guitars, I have an original Boden 8, a classic 6 and a Boden 5 string bass. I choose this brand because of how comfortable, ergonomic, light weight and effortless in playing they are. I love their diversity, they are just professional, premium and great sounding guitars. I've always been a fan and I'm very happy to be lately endorsed by them.
Artist Endorsement: Unboxing .strandberg* Guitar + Bass + Demo
For home recording, I use my focusrite 2i2 interface plugged into my PC, and for effects, I've always used BIAS FX and I also love the new Neural DSP. For live shows, I use pedals, and planning to upgrade into a more compact set up like the FM3.
[Laurie Monk] Can you tell us about your latest recording? [Soumia Ghechami] I don't have any albums out yet, but I'm always in the making/composing mode. I definitely want to put out an Album or EP one day. I'm very drawn to Jazz Fusion type of composing. Something like this:
I'm also very open to other genres, whatever that inspires me and represents how I feel in that particular moment.
Hey guys 🙋🏻♀️ it’s been a while, I’m back with a little melodic jam for this weekend.. Just love how this Run For Cover chord progression sounds! So I decided to lay a little solo on it💕🎸
Hey friends🙋🏻♀️ here’s a litte playthrough of a jazzy fusion idea I composed using my recently bought .strandberg* I’m so happy with this guitar, it plays and sounds like a dream. And I can’t wait to put out more stuff with it! Stay tuned..
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.strandberg* Boden Original 8 demo - Jazz Fusion 💡🎶
Hey friends🙋🏻♀️ here’s a little playthrough of a jazzy fusion idea I composed using my recently bought .strandberg* I’m so happy with this guitar, it plays and sounds like a dream. And I can’t wait to put out more stuff with it! Stay tuned..
.strandberg* Boden Original 8 demo - Jazz Fusion 💡🎶
Hey there, I'm honoured to present you with this video of a collaboration between myself from Algeria, and one of the tastiest modern guitar players I've heard, Jose Macario from Mexico. I've personally been a fan of his playing for quite a while now, so it's such a pleasure for me to be able to do this collab with him.
We both hope you enjoy it!
Jose Macario x Soumia Ghechami | Modern Metal Solo Collab
