Loads of new performance dates have been added 2023-2024

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Looks like I’ll be spending loads of time on a plane coming up. December has me off to Phoenix for a clinic and concert at MCC college Dec 7. And I may as well hit Las Vegas on my return for a dbl header Cirque Du Soleil shows my friends play in.

Then I’m off to Argentina to play in the This Is Michael tribute in Mendoza and Buenos Aires and immediately jetting off to Milan for a new tribute with Wendel Jackson.

New Years Eve find my Full Steam band in Tacoma WA to play the Spanish Ballroom.

It looks like the early new year is quiet before things ramp up in April for a UK tour with some odds and ends attached.

July-Aug will again be reserved for my local Portland band Full Steam for outdoor festivals.

In October I’ll be spending a lot of time in Austria guesting with Sascha Pazdera MJ Tribute with some added outside solo gigs including playing with a brass band for the first time. Should be bonkers fun.

The Tigress CD is out now!

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Jim Peterik has always loved a musical challenge and pursuing new ideas, so the fresh idea for this album really inspired him. He made a wishlist of artists he wanted to work with and crafted musical ideas that could work for their styles. In Jim’s words, “I discovered that I needed to write songs that reflected the female perspective more than the male. It was gratifying when talented women from all over the world, heroes of mine such as Janet Gardner (Vixen), CathyRichardson (Jefferson Starship), Jenniffer Batten, Mindi Abair, Kate French,Kimi Hayes, Chez Kane, Rosa Laricchiuta (Black Rose Maze, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), and so many others gave me the big thumbs up! Up-and-comers likeLindsay Kent, Leslie Hunt, Chloe Lowery, Marine Lacoste, and so many others all added their unique personalities to make this a landmark album in my career.”

Batten cover story!

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The new Cordial Cables Pathways Magazine is out!
Jennifer Batten on the cover! (cover story page 44). Read about GCS’s first year, and learn how we’ve evolved and what to expect from our weekends of innovative music instruction!
Vicki Genfan will be hosting our next exciting upcoming Singer Songwriter Summit Nov 20-21. Vicki Genfan’s article on “Building Creative Muscle” is in Pathways Magazine page 93.
Our songwriter weekend will also feature award winning songwriters Sara Hickman and Tom Prasada-Rao with special guest Grammy & Oscar winner Siedah Garrett.
Download the schedule and register at GuitarCloudSymposium.com

DWEEZIL ZAPPA is our Special Guest for GCS Feb ’21!

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Positive Grid presents the February edition of GUITAR CLOUD SYMPOSIUM and we couldn’t be more honored to have this artist as our special guest for the Monday Wrap Party on 2/22.⁣⁣

DWEEZIL ZAPPA is of course the son of the legendary Frank Zappa, but he’s forged his own path as a guitarist, producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He’s the host of an Eddie Van Halen-devoted podcast called Runnin With The Dweezil and recently launched Reward Music, a game changing music platform created to “meet and exceed the needs of artists in the new age of the music industry.”⁣⁣

We can’t wait to have him share his insights, anecdotes, and guitar tips EXCLUSIVELY with GCS attendees. Want to be there? Register now!

Four new films for Scherer Batten songs

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Neck Illusions Welcomes Legendary Jennifer Batten!

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