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Welcome to the Music & Merchandise page here at Skinny Devil Music Lab, the web-home of award-winning guitarist David M. McLean. Soon, we will be able to converse so that I might better guide you on your journey through the Music Lab, but for now, enjoy your visit.
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Order "Pentatonics (volume 1)"Be sure to visit David at My Space.
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David's duo Alien Blue performing live, July 2005.It's Here:
"Guitar Excellence Awards"see below for details...
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"Children's Songs: Book One"
Book One is now complete! Go HERE to download Ogg-Vorbis or MP3 singles & read liner notes, and to download the entire collection (WAV files, liner notes, & cover art) FREE!"Children's Songs: Book Two"
David is also writing a second set of children's music - utilizing even more bold concepts than before! Also offered FREE.Aur'a-Sen's "Innova Mode"
David's band from the late 1980s/early 1990s - their only official release. Go HERE to get it FREE."Hunger"
David's collection of electric guitar-driven instrumental rock music, with profits going to the Artist Hunger Network and local charities across the nation. Hard-edged rock with serious fusion leanings, with special guest artists! Listen to sound clips and keep up-dated HERE."An Alien Blue"
Half instrumental, half vocal, all acoustic blues.....if you can imagine blues through a evolution warp! Features segues of old spiritual tunes, traditional numbers, and original material with Blue's haunting vocals lilting over David's acoustic guitar and gravelly voice. Visit the band Alien Blue, and order the CD HERE. 12 songs plus 3 bonus trax (15 songs total), including a full band version of "Breath" and a solo electric guitar rendition of "Amazing Grace"!
"A Personal Note" and music-for-hire
"A Personal Note" is a custom made musical gift...details and music HERE. David also produces custom music for a variety of media & applications (from commercials to video games to trade show soundtracks and the like). Contact Skinny Devil Music Lab for details.Free Use Music
Mentioned in the sonic gallery, David decided to offer free music not only to individuals for personal listening enjoyment, but also to businesses for commercial use. Designed for start-ups on a tight budget but open to everyone, you can trial run a few tracks (more soon) for 5 years FREE of charge.DVD/VideoBooks
"Pentatonics (volume 1)"
Available now from Shred Academy! "Pentatonics Concepts" introduces the novice & intermediate guitarist to the pentatonic scale in all 5 positions, features 27 chapters that include 5 play-along exercise segments, 20 instructional segments (including guest soloists), and more. The DVD is designed not as a "shred" video - we've kept all examples to moderate speeds and all exercises between 40 and 80bpm (16th notes) - or as a collection of cool riffs, licks, & runs. Rather, it is designed to teach concepts that can generate not only thousands of licks, but endless compositional & improvisational ideas for the beginner, intermediate, and advanced guitarist of any style. It ends with an overview of some of the concepts that will be covered in the second and final "volume 2" DVD. 75 minutes. View the trailer HERE!Bronze, Silver, Gold, & Platinum guides
Available soon from Elliott Productions.Alien Blue LIVE (with bonus features)
November 12, 2006 CD release party, plus artist interviews, fan interviews, bonus guitar lessons, and more! Avalable soon!
"Play Guitar in 52 Lessons"
A comprehensive guide to playing guitar for novice & beginner students (and a terrific guide to David's teaching method for instructors) broken down into 52 lessons, with notation, tab, chord diagrams, and audio CD. Coming soon!"Skinny Devil's Crossroads: Reach the Next Level"
Not just hellish exercises! This is David's practice schedule to take your playing to the next level. For intermediate & advanced guitarists only. Notation & tab. Coming soon!"Etudes"
A book of etudes for various techniques and concepts, including touch-style (tapping) for acoustic & electric guitar, eclectic scales, legato & staccato, symmetrical concepts, various styles, and more. Comes with 2-part audio CD; part one with basic themes only; part two with David's creations based on each theme. Notation & tab. Coming soon!"Hunger"
All the main themes and signature licks from the music of "Hunger" in notation & tab, with photos and commentary. Coming soon!"An Alien Blue"
All the main themes and signature licks from the music of "An Alien Blue" in notation & tab, with photos and commentary. Coming soon!Awards & Special ItemsGeneral
Guitar Excellence Awards
The Skinny Devil Music Lab "Award of Guitar Excellence" is awarded to players at various stages of development, from beginners to advanced-level professionals. FREE.Awards Merchandise
For displaying your hard-earned guitar award on T-shirts, stickers, & more, visit the Bronze Shop, Silver Shop, Gold Shop, & Platinum Shop.Guitarist "Certificates of Excellence"
Do you have the chops but no credentials? Knowledge and skill-based assessment and certification, each application for the SDML Guitar Certificates is assessed personally by David. Coming soon!
Skinny Devil Merchandise
Our NEW store is now open! Only t-shirts are available right now, but more is on the way. Skinny Devil Virtual Store.Guitar Instructor Tools
Instructor certifications, instructor "how to teach" guide, "how to build a business" guide, lesson books for novice/beginner and intermediate to advanced (for students and as teacher lesson plans), David's SDML teacher program, and more - coming soon!
To support these & other projects, feel free to leave tip! Pay-Pal Tip-Jar
You can make donations in David's Pay-Pal tip-jar by using VISA, Mastercard, Discover, or other major credit cards; checking account; or a PayPal account. Just click the button below.All music on this site (c) 1999 - 2005, D. M. McLean; (P) Morgan Star Music, BMI.
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SDML web-site first published 1999; last up-date: 2005