Dr. Buzz Gravelle
Sample Recordings:
The Realm of Endless Concepts (2019)
Music for fretless classical guitar that is part contemporary classical, part new-age, part world music, part cinematic sonic explorations, and fully unique. 11 original compositions by Buzz Gravelle. Samples here. EnsembleFRET: Stuck In Your Head (2016) Did you ever want to hear music that was serious yet also fun? We did, so we made this new CD. To get it done, we had to use acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, bowed guitar, toy piano, foot percussion and sage/sassy singing. Performers: Buzz Gravelle, Peter Yates, Walter Marsh. Alexandra Grabarchuk Featuring "Zero's Vinyl" by Buzz Gravelle for mandolin, guitar, and arpeggione. Samples here. Original Compositions for Guitar and Mandolin (2011) Buzz Gravelle: original compositions for one and two classical guitars, fretless classical guitar, prepared guitar, and solo mandolin. Samples here. Modern Arts Guitar Quartet Recordings 1991-1995 (re-release 2010 CD & DVD) MAGQ upended traditional notions of repertoire for classical guitar quartet with forays into twelve-tone, atonal, aleatoric, prepared, electro-acoustic, and minimalist styles. Buzz Gravelle, Walter Marsh, James Phillipsen, Lawrence Schwedler. Featuring "They Go On Mumbling...) by Buzz Gravelle for prepared guitar quartet. Samples here. |
Sample scholarly papers:

new_notations_study__excerpt_.pdf |

prepared_guitar_thesis__excerpt_.pdf |
Sample scores:
"Zero's Vinyl" (2014) for mandolin, guitar, and arpeggione

zeros_vinyl.pdf |
"Zer ef Kend" (2013) for classical guitar

zer_ef_kend.pdf |
Sample videos:
"Proof of Existence" for fretless guitar. 65,000+ views on Youtube.
"Quartet #3 The Microtonal" by Garry Eister.
Social Media:
Instagram: Over one-hundred video posts of original compositions for fretless guitar, classical guitar, electric guitar, steel-string fingerstyle guitar, lap-steel guitar, mandolin, ronrocco, and sanshin. 22.8k followers.
Facebook: Buzz Gravelle musician account featuring audio and video clips of my compositions.
Excerpt of live performance of "Realm of Endless Concepts" for fretless guitar. 189,000+ views on Facebook
YouTube channel: Original music and arrangements for fretless guitar, classical guitar, steel-string fingerstyle guitar, mandolin, and fretless guitar tutorials.
Instagram: Over one-hundred video posts of original compositions for fretless guitar, classical guitar, electric guitar, steel-string fingerstyle guitar, lap-steel guitar, mandolin, ronrocco, and sanshin. 22.8k followers.
Facebook: Buzz Gravelle musician account featuring audio and video clips of my compositions.
Excerpt of live performance of "Realm of Endless Concepts" for fretless guitar. 189,000+ views on Facebook
YouTube channel: Original music and arrangements for fretless guitar, classical guitar, steel-string fingerstyle guitar, mandolin, and fretless guitar tutorials.