Interview with:Owen Gurry [omgurry]
MUSIC
 | What do you do? What is your musical specialty? I am a session guitarist and writer. My speciality is music for broadcast. |
| Do you work alone or in a group? If in a group, who are the others you work with? I work both alone and with a co-writer/producer depending on the project. |
| Is there a web address where one can listen, see, or read some of your work? |
| Please list discography in which you have participated. my credits are available at www.OwenGurry.com |
| How did you begin making music? Who introduced you? I originally wanted to play guitar because I loved Green Day and Bush. I soon became obsessed with Pink Floyd and David Gilmour and that led me to more technical players. But before then I loved Michael Jackson as a kid and he had some terrific guitar players over the years so that must have made an impression. |
| What was your musical education? Largely self taught but I also spent some time studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston (MA, USA) both in person and online. I have also had private tuition from Phil Hilborne and Benji Bartlett. |
| When did you realise that making music could be a way of life for you? I originally didn't think it could be. I followed a more traditional route by studying a degree in Psychology and then a masters in Neuropsychology. I had promised myself that once I had a "safety net" I could do what I loved. The masters led me to work as a statistician for a while, which helped afford a trip to Berklee. When I got back, I went pro! |
| When do you have your most lucid moments, in the morning or night? Definitely the night |
| How do you know when a song is finished or needs no more changes? usually when the client is happy or it fits the brief. |
| What part of your job is your least favourite? Negotiating being paid fairly! |
| How often do you practice? Mot as often as I'd like to anymore but as often as I can. |
| Which musicians or groups have been inspiring to your career? Early on Michael Jackson and his musicians/producers. Then bands like Green Day, Bush, Skunk Anansie. Now I'm particularly inspired by all sorts of people - Xenomania, SiKth, Vanessa Carlton, Dave Martone and a huge list more... |
| What should be done to stop piracy? People like owning the legitimate material. I think people generally choose piracy when the product is prohibitively expensive or they want to try before they buy. Record labels need to adapt to a changing market where consumers are more in command and less dictated to than in the past. DRM is a bad idea. |
| What type of music do you detest? I don't think I've ever hated any music - It's all the same 12 notes after all! |
| What time did you get up this morning? This morning I had a session for Music4 so was up at a respectful 8 AM |
| What other things have you done to make a living? session work both live and in the studio for artists, session work for music production houses and writers, writing and co-writing library and production music, tuition, tuition websites, writing, producing and selling jam tracks (www.JamTracksForGuitar.com). |
| What advice would you give to someone starting out in the business? That's a tricky one but I guess it's the same tricks to life in general - having a good attitude and working hard go a long way. So do being in tune, in time and on time! |
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