m i c h a e l f i x

Hello gang,

After ten weeks of travelling (Europe/UK), I'm back home in Brisbane, just in time for summer heat, and the bushfire season. It was a fantastic tour, so many great memories & new friends. Jet lag is always a problem for me, especially after such a long tour, but I must admit, I quite like listening to the birds singing in the early morning, and I can pack a lot into a day when I'm up at 5!

There are recording projects waiting for me, so it was straight back in the studio, with new projects for various artists.

I love producing, and recording music! 🤗

I'm taking a break from touring and performing until January, but I have some announcements about guitar learning opportunities...

I will be presenting more Michael Fix guitar camps next year, & bookings are already being taken for these events.

• April 4 & 5, 2020, Wollongong, NSW - 2 days (details coming soon.) Contact: robert@centrocbd.com.au
• Austria, (Wachau) 4 days 10-13 August 2020 (language: German & English)  https://www.beer-and-guitar.com/?layout=edit&id=20
• Norway 4 days 20-23 August 2020 (language: English) Contact: Odd Jensrud odd@jensrud.com

details about the workshops are here

All these guitar camps have limited number of places available, so it's essential to book early.

 Finally, here's a nice memory of the UK tour, a performance of Summertime with the fabulous Christine Collister. Christine will be returning to Australia in January for a tour taking in Victoria, NSW, & Qld. Our tour dates are online here, with more to be added soon. Our new album North & South is available online.

August 23 is the launch of a new track, The Balcony Bunch (Band Version), a single released to online streaming services. The composition was inspired by my sons, and features two of them on the recording; Adrian on Drums, Joshua on Bongos. I love playing music with my boys!

It's a fun track, it somehow reminds me of a sit-com theme, and I hope it makes you smile! Check it out, streaming now:

Available for download: 

Europe & UK tour dates & details are online: michaelfix.com/tours/

I'll do my best to keep you posted on Instagram & Facebook...stay tuned...Michael

Im preparing for my annual Europe tour, & its going to be a great one. All the details are here.

I'm home again in my office (and studio) after the Acoustic Guitar Spectacular tour, and I have 3 weeks before I head off to Europe and UK...it's the times in between tours when the real work gets done. In addition to completing a number of studio projects for clients, 

All the details here: acoustic_guitar_spectacular

Celebration time! 

Ahead of the official release date, and by way of thanking you for your support, you have first option to grab your copy of my new CD Cloudsurfing - with a 20% discount!

This is my sixteenth album, and the first which is totally solo. I'd love you to hear it!

Click this link to go Cloudsurfing

At checkout, just enter THANKS20in the promo code box to claim 20% discount (off anything in the cart) 

NOTE: This offer will expire July 1

Here's a 'show'n'tell' video where I show off my 1974 vintage Martin guitar, and I also play Watercolours, a track from the the forthcoming CD Cloudsurfing 

Hello!

Have you ever had to 'unlearn' a skill that's totally ingrained, and then had to re-learn it in a new way?

As a follow-up to last week's video request for Classical Gas (thanks for all your comments), I was rummaging through a box of old VCR tapes & came across a TV performance from 1998, where I was asked to step in for Tommy Emmanuel at a major outdoor concert event in Sydney.

I hope you enjoy the video...

(The actual TV performance starts at 2:17)

John, a member of the 'Sunshine Coast Guitar Orchestra' asked me if I would video a performance of the Mason Williams 1968 instrumental hit Classical Gas.

That sounded like a great idea - I've been playing that tune since I was 15 - but it got me thinking; there are so many versions of this tune around, with many variations...so, I thought, lets go back to the source...and for the past few days, I've been 15 again, learning Classical Gas all over again - and loving it!

Don't miss out...a few places still remain!

How does 4 days of guitar tuition in the beautiful Austrian countryside sound? Welcome to the 'Austria Guitar Retreat' at Seminarhotel Jagdschloß Wolfstein, Kochholz August 25-29, 2019. Its all inclusive - meals, accommodation, tuition! (Partners welcome too). Limited to 14 participants.