Australia's premier rock act Powderfinger have recently been spied around Australia promoting their new album "Golden Rule", set to be released on 13 November 2009.

When you have an Acoustic Job to do - what brand do Powderfinger choose?

Check out this article and pics from The Age...

Australian guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel will be touring Japan later this month. He will be performing in Osaka at 7pm (Japanese time) on the 20th Oct @ Osaka Kouseinenkin Hall with special guest Kazumi Watanabe showcasing Maton guitars. Tickets for this not-to-be-missed performance can be purchased via Kyodo Osaka Ticket Center on (06) 7732-8888.

See the Dolphin Guitars website for more information.

Maton guitars can be purchased in Osaka from the following distributors...

Dolphin Guitars
Tel: 06-6310-6180
Fax: 06-6310-6132
Web: www.dolphin-gt.co.jp
Email: take-m@dolphin-gt.co.jp

Miki Gakki – Umeda Branch
Tel: 06-6361-2211
Fax: 06-6361-5721
Web: www.mikigakki.com/umeda/
Email: isobe@miki.co.jp

Maton would like to congratulate the following Maton artists for their nominations in the Aria 2009 awards 'Best Adult Contemporary Album' category...

Best Adult Contemporary Album
Bob Evans – Goodnight, Bull Creek!
Josh Pyke – Chimney’s Afire
Little Birdy – Confetti
Paul Dempsey – Everything Is True

Anthony Knowles (marketing and A&R) and Michael Foley have recently been putting the finishing touches on a project that will be of great interest to those of you who have been supporting Maton electric guitars. They have been fortunate enough to enlist the talents and services of one Simon Hosford, known to most of you as the professor of shredding and all things warm and fuzzy in electric guitar world. This clinic is incredible. Simon eloquently and informatively talks the attendees through all of the major models and then proceeds to tear them to pieces with the aid of backing tracks and pure skill. He has done a mountain of work and his knowledge of the product is first class. Once you get past the sound of peoples jaws dropping, we find you will comfortably settle in to an hour or so of enjoyable guitar activity. If you are carrying the Mastersounds and are interested in hosting one of these evenings, let me know and we can get the ball rolling.