Mr.Fastfinger joins forces with GuitarBots

Cartoon guitarist Mr.Fastfinger joins forces with GuitarBots, the social online guitar game played with a real guitar. Collaboration of guitarist Mika Tyyskä (aka Mr. Fastfinger) and game company Ovelin resulted as a Mr. Fastfinger song content package on GuitarBots. This new package release presents new, challenging level for more advanced guitarists.

Guitarbots – Mr. Fastfinger level, a serious fretboard workout. Sensei challenging guitar gamers.

Tandem of music release and a game experience for guitarists

Collaboration of the game company and artist introduces a new way of releasing music. 
The game enviroment of GuitarBots opens a novel way of interacting the song content, making the experience more personal.

– “You can get so much deeper with the music when you’re playing it yourself. Once I had started working on the music, I realised the material would also make a nice stand alone music release”, says Mika Tyyskä.

“Stringweaver” is an extended soundtrack to a Mr. Fastfinger song levels of the online game GuitarBots. Mini album takes you on a vivid ear traveling experience for the fans of intrumental rock. ”Stringweaver” available in all major digital download stores.

If you’re into challenging your guitar playing, visit Mr. Fastfinger at www.guitarbots.com.

Guitarbots Mr. Fastfinger song package release date: 14/5/2013
Stringweaver release date: 21/5/2013

Originality in music. Tune your ears for new music

In Facebook someone was wonder howcome my music sounds as original as it does. He asked me to share what kind of music do I listen, where it all comes from ?

“hey man since you are so humble and honestly one of my three favorite musician (of course the first one I try to use your Consultation to learn new thing from you in order to became great some day and I ask you If you became tired of my questioning frankly say it and your help will be always appreciated . You know another question in my mind is that your music is completely a new thing and different from others I mean the taste of that is completely something new ! how have reach them ? by listening to what?!”
B.S.

I don’t think my music is that new. We are all mostly just combining old elements into our soups. I find if important that I try to put in elements that not everyone is doing. I don’t see point repeating the same song somebody else is already doing. I cannot give you a list of all the things I’ve been listening. I do like to listen to what all the instrumental rock guitarist are doing. But most of the time I enjoy listening to everything else. I’m always searching for new music where I can possibly give me some inspiration for new. 
Some of my biggest non guitar – or rock music inspirations for the last 20 years have been coming from Stravinsky (especially rite of spring, petruchka and firebird), Bartok, Zappa, Jan Johansson (folk melodies meets jazz piano) Bjork, Morricone… I love so many film and game soundtracks, ethnic world music. Hell I even love Beach Boys (Pet sounds and Smile era)!

Just the fact that you want to create something unique and not just repeat what everybody else is doing is the first thing. I try to approach the music writing more as if I’m building a world. I want to paint scenes and tell stories with music. The same laws that apply in visual art forms (painting, sculpture, books, film…) also work with music. It’s about drama, expression, shapes and forms, rhythm, light and shadow, contrasts… I didn’t really study music (except on my own), some of my biggest music revelations came from visual arts classes.

I also believe that our human personalities affect our music and playing a great deal. What kind of person you are in real life, can be heard in your music. Try to learn how to channel your emotions and feeling through your music. Then the music can become much deeper, personal.

I’d advise just to start tuning your ears open for anything that sounds inspirational to you. There’s always something to be learned from different music genres, aritists and styles. Now I got a feeling I’ve written about this before…

Lost World 8 – Tapping Guitar Lesson

Ultimate tapping guitar lesson in froggy style! This lessons shows how the tapping line was built. The lick starts with a bend and is based on familiar minor pentatonic shape. But due to the string skips and little variating starts to sound modern, flashy and surprising. This lesson also shows you how Rabbit style string skips can make your basic tapping shapes sound more exciting!
This is not for the absolute beginners on lead guitar. You should know your basic tapping skills before jumping into this lesson.

JAMTRACK
Extended solo backing from Lost World. Play the oringal solo licks or imprivise your own.

Mr. Fastfinger Jam track : Lost World – A Dorian Cycle

Lost World – Guitar Lesson 7: Unison Bends

Unison bends can give your single note more power and meaning. Considered as a basic technique, but it’s actually trickier if you want to make it sound good. Reaching the right pitch is the thing.

JAMTRACK
Extended solo backing from Lost World. Play the oringal solo licks or imprivise your own.

Mr. Fastfinger Jam track : Lost World – A Dorian Cycle

Lost World – Guitar Lesson 6: Super Force Hammering

Hammering the notes with left hand while the right hand serves as the string muter. Flashy yet simple!
It’s a special technique. Don’t take it too seriously. Remember it is all about playing with(!) the guitar!

Lost World – Guitar Lesson 5: Double picking

Two guitar players come to my mind when I’m thinking about this double picking approach: Jake E. Lee (from Bark at the Moon era Ozzy Osbourne band) and John Sykes (from 1987 era Whitesnake). The idea of this technique is very simple. 1. You take a simple melodic line 2. You play each note twice. Crossing the strings can be challenging, practice slow at first.

JAMTRACK
Extended solo backing from Lost World. Play the oringal solo licks or imprivise your own.

Mr. Fastfinger Jam track : Lost World – A Dorian Cycle

Lost World – Guitar Lesson 4: Aggressive picking

How simple blues scale line (A minor pentatonic with added flat 5 aka blue note) turns into an aggressive and mean lick!

Lost World – Guitar Lesson 3: Hybrid Picking

Mixing hybrid picking and string skipping and you get spring rolls. Then Palm mute the notes for extra snappy tone. Classic Mr. Fastfinger lick from GuitarShredShow.com.

Lost World – Guitar Lesson 2: Double stop bend

Double stop with a bend. Practice using the middle and ring fingers to pluck the strings. The rhythm. Get the bend right, and it’s release.

Lost World – Guitar Lesson 1: Down picking

The video lesson series showcases the guitar solo from song Lost World. Gives some tip on how to play the parts and how to achieve the tone. It’s a short solo but there’s a lot of interesting techniques happening.

JAMTRACK
Joy with this A dorian track. Extended solo backing from Lost World. Play the oringal solo or imprivise your own. It’s sort of a strange blues cycle.

Mr. Fastfinger Jam track : Lost World – A Dorian Cycle

Down picking the riff in the beginning.