Rock / Jazz / Vocal

On December 30, 2009, Candyrat put out the first Youtube video of The Reign of Kindo performing the song "Just Wait." It became an immediate hit as within the first 24 hour period it was one of the most highly rated and commented videos among Youtube's music category of videos. On April 28, 2010, the band officially confirmed their third record entitled "This Is What Happens"

Solo Acoustic Guitar

Barely out of his teens, Gareth Pearson continues to challenge the most discerning guitar aficionados, as well as every notable player he’s come in contact with. His proficiency on the acoustic guitar is practically legendary. Urban Echoes is Gareth Pearson's first studio recording.

Solo Acoustic Guitar

Antoine Dufour's forth solo CD, Convergences, moves forward where his last CD, Existence left off. Dufour's style continues to develop, bounded only by his imagination and his technical dexterity. As he says, Convergences "Is his attempt to develop songs influenced by some of his favorite artists and bands and make them into his own."

Acoustic Guitar Trio

Guitar Republic is the new solo-duo-trio concert by Sergio Altamura, Stefano Barone and Pino Forastiere: music in the widest sound spectrum you may imagine, from the pure acoustic guitar sound to experimental electronics. Rock, improvisation, minimalism, mediterranean colors and rhythms are performed on the same stage by three different citizens of the same Guitar Republic.

Instrumental

Live sessions, captured on HD video and recorded in Ray Montford's Soundhole Studios, puts on display Ray Montford's hypnotic compositions and beautiful guitar phrasings on his chosen instrument. Ray Montford's narrative style is melodic, powerful and haunting. He has released six albums of original music that fuses rock, world, folk/country and blues/jazz into a dynamic concert repertoire.

Instrumental

Critically-acclaimed Canadian guitarist-composer, Ray Montford, unveils his sixth album, a fragile balance, his most cinematic to date. Inspired by a series of unforeseen events, this is a soulful exploration of life's journeys, highlighted by Montford's buttery blues/rock electric tones and deft acoustic fingerstyle work.

Solo Acoustic Guitar

The development of Ewan Dobson into the artist that he is today has been an journey to say the least. After his humble beginnings with his first electric guitar playing heavy metal and hard rock music to the discipline of his classical training, Dobson has expanded his repertoire to include Bluegrass, Folk, Techno, Trance, Video Game and Contemporary Fingerstyle music. The culmination of all of these diverse influences has fuelled his creativity to compose his own unique brand of music and resulted in creating the artist that he is today.

Acoustic / Alt Folk

Justin Taylor's second recording Farther, follows his first with stripped-down productions consisting of his acousitc guitar and vocals with the occasional strings. This treatment lets the songs shine through and reach his audience with his honest lyrics.

Instrumental

"181st songs" contains multitrack recorded material with expressive guitar arrangements and brilliant guest musicians. The core of all songs is the acoustic guitar mixed and enhanced with percussion, strings and lots of additional guitars.

Folk / World / Jazz

Antoine Dufour and Tommy Gauthier combine to make CD full of diverse styles including Folk, World, and Jazz influences. The level of virtouosity on Still Strings is at the highest level, even so, the music is always in front and held there from start to finsih with great results.

Progressive Rock / Fusion

"Sébastien Cloutier's music is very melodic, powerful, subtle, majestic and sometimes larger than life. The first time I've heard him play, I was blown away by the insane amount of energy that he puts in his guitar playing. This album not only shows Sébastien's talent as a guitarist, but also showcases his abilities as a composer, melodist, producer, arranger and sound engineer. You'll be moved in a universe of very diverse sonic experiences." - Antoine Dufour

Alternative / Folk

Gift Horse, is the debut from Mark Minelli. Gift Horse will tear open your mind and sing choirs of angels into your brain. It's going to make you move and move you.

Solo Acoustic Guitar

Sergio Altamura latest release plays more like a movie soundtrack than a instrumental guitar CD. Aria Meccanica plays out scene by scene, creating countless images and setting dark and beautiful moods throughout. Through Altamura's innovative use of looping and effects he takes the compositions to impossible heights and adds so many layers of texture, it builds to full orchestra.

Solo Acoustic Guitar

"This CD represents a big change for me. I want to let go of my consistent routines, make a change, live each day in a new life. This is me stripping away all preconceived notions; leaving behind all the ordinary prosaic facets of my day to day life, and embracing the unknown."

World

Andrew White (Guitar, Vocals) and Brendan Power (Harmonicas) became friends while living in Auckland, New Zealand. Both moved overseas and have achieved worldwide renown as brilliant solo performers and instrumentalists. The duo’s powerful blend of passion and virtuosity is brilliantly captured on their debut album Power & White, simultaneously filmed and recorded live for promotion on YouTube by Candyrat Records.

CD/DVD

A live performance by Italian guitarist, Pino Forastiere. Filmed in late-2008; the performance is both beautiful and technically stunning at the same time.

Electric Guitar / Rock / Fusion

“ElectriGuitartistry” is the first solo-album from guitar virtuoso Steffen Schackinger. Steffen has created an album that rings new and fresh while remaining loyal to the legacy of classic rock and fusion. Steffen's guitar playing contains elements from rock/hardrock, blues, jazz/fusion and country.

World

Recorded this past September in Chicago, Walk in Light is Andrew's best album to date. Featuring a full band comprised of the city's finest session musicians, it introduces an array of new songs from a broad spectrum of styles. From reggae beats to blues to folk, it displays beautifully Andrew's versatility as a guitarist, songwriter and arranger.

Solo Acoustic Guitar

Stefano Barone's debut CD features entirely original compositions, ranging from the funk of Spankie to the intimate melodies of The Return, to tracks of more complex execution and performance like Metronix, Batman, Alexander Supertramp and Minimalaction, a composition for 12 guitars which he usually performs live with the help of a multitrack machine.

Solo Acoustic Guitar

Musica para la Guitarra, is the first solo cd from Kelly Valleau. Nine originals and a couple killer arrangements to tweak your ears. Dark, dissonant, melodic, rhythmic music.

Solo Acoustic Guitar

Antoine Dufour's third solo cd, Existence, is his best yet by far, with epic compositions that break ground on the instrument and move more towards a progressive rock sound than displayed on his first two CDs, Naissance and Development. Dufours style continues to develop, bounded only by his imagination and his technical dexterity. As he says, "The acoustic guitar is an instrument which has a very rich sound, and offers infinite possibilities to the player."

Antoine Dufours’ thirteen original compositions come to life on this CD. Naissance (Birth) is a fitting title for this CD as it is his first completely original and solo project. The CD is receiving critical acclaim and along with appearances and awards at major festivals, Antoine is building a National reputation for innovation and creativity.

Acoustic / Alt Folk

A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Matthew Santos is currently based in Chicago where he is becoming known as one of the Windy City’s most promising musical talents. “Matters of the Bittersweet," is a collection of 12 live solo acoustic recordings and duets with fellow band members, Aviva Jaye and Robert Tucker.

Acoustic Music

The new cd includes duets versions of five familiar tunes composed by each guitarist, two duet arrangements of compositions by Russell Ferrante and Mike Marshall, and two solo tracks by each of Don and Andy for a total of 11 great performances.

Blues / Rock / Folk

Live in Transient Sound combines Nicholas’ love of the blues, passion for lyricism, and subtlety of the ballad with the rich audio atmosphere of the live room at Transient Sound. While his undeniable and original voice is showcased front and center, the strength of the recording is in the notable synergy that occurs between the players in the live studio setting.

Solo Acoustic Guitar

In my humble opinion, Andy is the most innovative and exciting fingerstyle guitarist to emerge in years. Still in his 20's, Andy has developed a mastery of the 6-string guitar and the harp guitar that leaves me speechless. He is the most textural player of the instrument since Michael Hedges, and he creates sonic architecture worthy of the great modern composers for any instrument. - Don Ross

Solo Acoustic Guitar

Gates of Gnomeria is a collection of Andy McKee original songs and two covers. His cover of Björk's Venus as a Boy is a stunning multi-track arrangement of one of her best known songs from her debut. Joined by Bassist Jeff Schmidt on two songs, A Sphere and Dependant Arising, the songs on Gates of Gnomeria as a collection are more laid-back than on Art of Motion and convey larger musical ideas at the same time.

Solo Acoustic Guitar

Don Ross's latest released, Music for Vacuuming, shows a renewed optimism in Don's creative approach thanks to the wonderful changes in his life.

One of today's true innovators of guitar composition and technique, Don Ross has emerged as one of the most respected musicians in Canada and one of the top guitarists in the world.