In this week’s episode of the ArtistWorks Music Series podcast, ArtistWorks cofounder Patricia Butler sits down with Grammy award-winning master musician, founding member of the Punch Brothers, and ArtistWorks banjo instructor, Noam Pikelny, to discuss the concept of “How to Find Your Own Sound.” Together, they explore the process of developing a unique voice as a player, how to embrace outside influence while still expressing yourself musically, and the importance of focusing on tone as much as note choice and execution when performing. The show is available wherever you listen to podcasts, or you can listen here at ArtistWorks.

Three-time Grammy-nominated mandolinist and ArtistWorks instructor, Mike Marshall is not only a master of the mandolin but of a variety of stringed instruments including the guitar, fiddle, and mandocello. On July 26, 2021, Mike once again solidified his status as a master of the strings when he released his latest album performing the entirety of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 unaccompanied on the mandocello.

This week, we had the pleasure of sitting down with David Butler, Chairman and co-founder of ArtistWorks and our “Beginner’s Guide to Acoustic Guitar” course instructor, to discuss the concept of Video Exchange, how he conceptualized the learning method, and a few of the reasons why it’s such an effective tool for teaching music lessons. Here are the seven pitfalls of private music lessons, and how Video Exchange can help:

On May 15, 2020, master classical mandolinist and ArtistWorks instructor, Caterina Lichtenberg, released her latest album, Caterina Lichtenberg Solo. Earlier this month, the Association for the Promotion of Classical Music announced that the nineteen-track album has been nominated for a 2021 Opus Klassik Award, one of the most prestigious German awards recognizing achievement in classical music performance.