NEWS - UPDATES – ANNOUNCEMENTS

New Album Out March 1st 2013....................................read more

New Video Clip Directed By Igor Modric..........................click here

2013 Promotional Schedule including gigs with Peter Finger, Woody Mann, Franco Morone and John Jorgenson...........................TBA soon

Hal's All Star Guitar Festival 2012

Friday 19th, 2012.
Opening	20.00 – 20.15 h
Hal	20.15 – 20.45 h
Tony McManus	20.45 – 21.30 h
Pause	21.30 – 22.00 h
BJ Cole & Emily Burridge	22.00 – 22.45 h

Saturday 20th, 2012.
Viktor Vidović	20.00 – 20.30 h
Darko Jurković Charlie	20.30 – 21.00 h
Pause	21.00 – 21.30 h
Alegre Correa & Fagner Wesley	21.30 – 22.15 h

More info.................................................................www.udruga-hal.hr

Kastav Blues Festival 2012..................www.kastavbluesfest.com
Baska Internatioal Guitar Festival...........www.baskabigfest.com
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September 1st & 2nd - Guitar Workshop........Dramalj, Crikvenica
More info: B.J.Promotions..........festival.crikvenica@gmail.com
Mob. 091 1786614......www.facebook.com/FestivalCrikvenica2012

KASTAV BLUES FESTIVAL 2012

This year marked the production of the 5th successful blues festival in the romantic hill town named Kastav. The event is a regional favorite and is sponsored in cooperation with the City of Kastav and the Kastav Office of Tourism ( www.kastav-touristinfo.hr , www.kastavbluesfest.com )

TOMMY EMMANUEL'S WEB SITE

Since January, 2009, Hal’s music has been featured on the website of the acoustic guitar world’s # 1 musician, the legendary Tommy Emmanuel. (www.tommyemmanuel.com). Look for two of Hal’s most brilliant releases, “Trilogy” and “Infinity,” which are available for purchase in Tommy’s CD shop (www.certifiedguitarplayer.com).

ALL STAR GUITAR FESTIVAL 2012

After the 8th consecutive production of Hal’s All-Star Guitar Fest, the festival has become Croatia’s #1 guitar festival. Each and every year, the festival has received rave reviews from all of the regional media outlets. The event’s strength lies in Hal’s ability to provide the most elite guitarists in the world to the audience. This year’s festival promises to be equally as spectacular. The 2012 extravaganza is projected to take place in October. The official dates are to be confirmed soon. This year, additional venues are planned with star-studded shows taking place in Rijeka, Zagreb, and Umag. The annual event is becoming famous throughout Europe and is promoted in cooperation with the city of Rijeka.

NEW BOOK

Hal has many years of experience as a professional guitar teacher. Based on this experience, he has written a new book of guitar instruction that is nearing completion. The book will be a vital tool for all students learning to play the guitar. Publication is expected in December of 2012. The book is part of an innovative method of instruction that works in combination with audio and video aids. The materials will come as a set and are an essential part of Hal’s learning program.

DESIGN AWARDS

One note of recognition, expert graphic designer Dalibor Marinkovic, who has designed most of the artwork on all of Hal’s CDs and website, has received several international awards for graphic design. Last award being 1st Place winner on the  2009 PhotoWorkshop.com Digital Imaging Competition ( www.doubleexposure.com ). Some of his work could be seen at www.graphics.com gallery:
http://www.doubleexposure.com/PWS_ContestWinners.shtml

MORE VIDEOS

Look for more video clips to be uploaded on Hal’s website in February 2010. In addition to the aforementioned new release, Bespuca, other video’s, including Hals’ very first solo guitar video, Country Pie, and footage of previous concerts and guitar solos will soon be viewable.

NEW PHOTOS

New promotional photos (by Dalibor Marinkovic) are going to be uploaded soon on the PHOTO page.

NEW MP3 SONGS & MYSPACE PROFILE

New MP3 songs have been uploaded. Feel free to listen to the new songs on the MP3 page and enjoy!
Several videos featuring my music, both new songs and older ones, have been posted on Myspace.com. To watch them, simply go to:
www.myspace.com/halmusicland

GUITAR CAPO

Using his past, formal education in engineering, Hal has developed a new capo. Perfection of the device is projected to be only months away. Information on its availability for purchase will be announced soon.

NEW ENDORSEMENT AGREEMENT

Deal with Stanford Guitars - Hal's new main steel strings guitar is Stanford OM5 Vintage equipped with Headway HE2 system. Stanford Hal signature model based on OM5 Vintage will be presented during Hal's All Star Guitar Festival 2010.
www.stanfordguitars.de
www.i-musicnetwork.de      
www.headwayelectronics.com

 

TRILOGY

Hal’s highly-touted album, TRILOGY, was released in July 2006. It was recorded in several different cities around the world and is one of Croatia’s most extensive projects to date. TRILOGY is an extraordinary album consisting of three individual discs, each defined by a different genre. The first CD resembles Hal's debut effort, the blues-pop GEMINI album. The second disc parallels the OCEAN album’s fingerstyle guitar effort, and the last is a jazz fusion compilation. Many renowned musicians contributed on TRILOGY, including several world-class Nashville names. John Jorgenson played guitar, J.D. Blair pitched in on drums, and Charlie Chadwick helped out on bass. Suzy Bogguss added her lovely singing voice and a bunch of other top professionals participated as well.

MUSIC CITY

Look for the one hour documentary MUSIC CITY , USA that was filmed in Nashville, TN during the TRILOGY recording sessions. It's a story about the Nashville music scene and it has a lot of great interviews, important history, and interesting details. The film was created by Croatia’s IRS Art TV & Video Production and was directed and produced by Igor Modrić.