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Skeyelab aka Eric Dahl of DJ Forums was nominated for the Gearwire MVP contest because of his immense knowledge of studio recording. Unfortunately, his interview was submitted late, which is why Skeyelab does not appear...  

Daz is a frequenter of the Korg and Karma Labs Forums, and if karma is in Daz's favor, Daz might just be the first Gearwire MVP. Check out what sonic tools and sonic advice Daz has for anyone looking for some good musical...  

Gdoubleyou is one of Gearwire's MVP candidates for his work on the 440 forums. Even with such a notorious forum name, I believe Gdoubleyou knows quite a bit more about gear than our President.

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Boomer, known in real life as Steve Friedman, is a regular at The Guitar Forum and founder of www.guitardiner.com. He's been playing bass since 1964, but that's not all this adventurous forum daredevil does. Check out...  

Zemlin is an expert at recording who got his feet wet by recording for free at the start. Now, Zemlin is also a posting wizard at AudioMastersForum.net. Oh yeah - he's also a Gearwire MVP Candidate.

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Mixer Puppet is a dedicated Marshall player who has grown up playing guitar and drums. He gets writing advice from Steve Vai and is potentially the next Gearwire MVP for his posts on MARS forums.

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Jim Dugger on the 3dB forums is a jazzy, audio recording enthusiast, and a heck of a storyteller to boot. He is also one of the candidates in the Gearwire MVP contest. Check out Jim's responses to our GW interview questions.

Gearwire MVP Candidate Schlottdog spends his time on the Line 6 forums when he's not playing guitar in his worship band. Plus, he used to hang out with the dudes from Stryper. Rock on!

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Guitarstrummer is a Gearwire MVP candidate who is widely recognized on the Gibson forums. His advice not to mess with a guitar unless you know what you're doing applies tenfold to Gibsons - there's no reason to risk voiding...  

Inverseroom was nominated for the Gearwire MVP Contest from the Tape Op message board. In this interview, he gives a shout out to his station wagon and compares mixes to sandwiches. Read on.

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OregonTom is a MVP Candidate from the Mackie forums - makers of his beloved D8b console. He's a lead guitarist for the rock band Hanje who is fed up with the decline of musicianship in modern music.

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Frequenting the Line 6 forums, Karl Houseknecht comes from an era where guitar prowess was judged by the speed of your solo and to a lesser extent, the bigness of your hair. Karl Houseknecht has been in many cover bands,...  

Kevin James is a Gearwire MVP Candidate nominated for his posts on DJForums.com. Kevin came from a very musical background and his passion for and progression deeper into music seems like a very natural thing.

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If you check out the forums at DJForums.com or ScratchLive.net, you'll most likely come across some advice from Gearwire MVP Candidate Nem0nic. Nem0nic has some great experience as a DJ, using Torq, and knowing the music...  

Mortalengines from the 440 Forums is a Gearwire MVP candidate who knows the importance of the computer in music. From Propellerhead Reason to MySpace, he gets the significance of it all.

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Tweakfreak is a Gearwire MVP candidate with a fitting name. Although he is capable of tweaking gear and even designed his own cab simulator, he adheres to the classic theory that a guitar and amp are really the core of...  

Gearwire MVP Candidate Stephen Kay could possibly have been Ted Nugent's new lead singer or invented a mouse trap even better than the chain reactive design of the board game bearing the same name. However, he developed...  

Gearwire MVP Candidate homestudioguy is a trombonist by education and a guitarist at heart. Needless to say, he knows his stuff in a lot of different areas and is a DIY type of guy with a versatile background. His forum...  

Beagle is one of Gearwire's MVP Candidates, and anyone from the Cakewalk forums can tell you why. He's an engineer in multiple senses of the word, and he's also one of the most helpful forum posters you'll find out there.

Crusty_Old_Rocker is a Gearwire MVP Candidate from down under who has an eclectic range of talents and experiences. With a dedication to prove naysayers wrong and to help fellow musicians out, Crusty has earned a lot of...  

Gearwire MVP contender Lorenzo has a classically trained background, but his range extends to modern genres like Electronica. Lorenzo is a hardware enthusiast and doesn't care much for software - find out more below.

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The most impressive thing about Gearwire MVP Candidate EvilSoup is his age. At 18 years old, EvilSoup is not only a respected and renowned member of the Harmony-Central FX forums, but he's also already a huge gear-head,...  

DarkKnight369 of the Line 6 forums is a Gearwire MVP Candidate, a knowledgeable Line 6 user, and a blistering metal guitarist who could probably take Peter Steele in an arm wrestling contest. DarkKnight369 was kind enough...  

Gearwire MVP candidate spaceatl grew up learning to play instrument after instrument to basically fit whatever gap needed to be filled. This became beneficial - now he's a multifaceted musician and engineer who rocks out...  

It seems that a lot of Gearwire MVP Candidates have a penchant for Line 6 gear, and Line 6 forum regular Rowbi is a very dedicated guitarist who is also into the POD effects.

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Tocs100 is on a noble quest to link heavy music with literary vision, reconciling two genres that aren't usually imagined together. Tocs100 is a regular poster at the Harmony Central forums.

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Zack Kim knows his way around an Ibanez Paul Gilbert signature model guitar. In fact, he knows his way around two of these guitars and can play them at the same time. Two hands, two guitars, too cool. Enjoy this rendition...  

Visualizing invisible sound waves is a job best left to oscilloscopes or software, you say? What about fire, smart guy? In this clip we find a new method to visualize sound waves using nothing more than a standard household...