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2d •
new podcast episode | 2025 recap
this one is a bit different; it's just maja and me (maja being the little dog I'm dog-sitting atm). I'm recapping everything I did in 2025, sharing how much I earned, what worked, what didn't, what I've learned along the way, plus a little preview of what I'll focus on this year. next episode will be with a guest again. if you have any wishes for whom we should invite on the podcast next, please let me know. sending you all relaxed energy from sweden 🦦
4 likes • 2d
This is what I’d call a very relaxed review of the year. 🦦 Really enjoyed the episode — and thanks for being so transparent about your income. Also a great coincidence that you hit 100k monthly listeners on Spotify today. Congratulations, Sebastian, and all the best for continuing the guitarwave journey. 🎸
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@Sebastian Jautschus Oh, don’t worry — if you stay true to yourself and keep your calm, relaxed, and authentic manner, you really can’t mess this up 😊 I do have one follow-up question, building on @Max Fedoseev's collab question: From time to time, I look at the development of Sky Valley artists, and I recall you being around 60k monthly listeners a few months ago. The jump to 100k is quite significant, so I was curious how that came about. In the video, you mentioned Discover Weekly — were you referring to the track you recorded with @Hvetter Hvetter? From what I’m seeing (and what’s often reported), radio exposure — partly driven by Discovery Mode — seems to be gaining importance, while Discover Weekly appears to play a smaller role. In my case, for example, Discover Weekly streams are very limited compared to radio. I’d find it really interesting to hear how this played out for you.
1d •
elasticStage: On-demand Vinyl & CD
Hey guitarwavers, I wanted to share a genuinely great option for on-demand vinyl and CD production. elasticStage (based in London) offers pressings with no minimum order quantities — meaning you can literally order a single (!) vinyl without having to go into pre-financing or bulk production. The whole process works directly through their website: audio upload, artwork setup, formats, pricing — all pretty straightforward. I was honestly impressed by the overall quality, both visually and sonically. The record was pressed in the UK, and I waited roughly five weeks from order to delivery. The total cost for one vinyl including shipping to Germany was about 35 €, which feels fair to me for a true on-demand product. According to elasticStage, they ship to many countries around the world. For anyone interested, here’s a detailed breakdown of their pricing: https://elasticstage.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/articles/32932041317649-How-does-pricing-work Never thought I’d actually hold a vinyl record with my own music in my hands — but here we are 😊
1 like • 23h
@Graeme Ross What a great idea! Or even if you don't have anything as a birthday present 🎁
4d •
Elougy 2
With the help of the long suffering Mrs Ross I managed to record in the daw, get it out in mp3 form, and then stick a wee slideshow on it. Comments/suggestions welcome 😽 https://youtu.be/Jjus8g7P-s4
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Beautifully done, @Graeme Ross! 👏🏼 I just discovered the first part of Eulogy here in the community. Your tasteful playing and the elegant harmonies are made even more engaging by the reverse infinite pad. Keep up the great work!
5d •
first (instrumental) song
Lunar Sea Coastline is the first step of a new instrumental project built around electric guitar, atmosphere and cinematic restraint. The track represents the discovery of a new, imaginary habitat: a lunar sea, an unseen coastline. The song is very simple, but for me it was important to start from this track, for emotional reasons. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3YAXk2LAjc5RXfSIgYieY9?si=DIS5c8MqS0iJFo_JT4xxRg YouTube: https://youtu.be/QnaKyeBB_sE?si=n-S2YVs8ckrf52gs other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/jacopo.ramonda
3 likes • 4d
Congratulations on your first instrumental release, @Jacopo Ramonda! 🎉👏🏼 I just listened to the track with my first coffee in the morning and really like the delayed Tele sound, as well as the way you let the track breathe through those deliberate pauses.
19d •
happy new year my dear guitarwavers 🫶🏼
may we all be blessed with making beautiful music, finding great sound, others who think so too, and lots of relaxed energy this year 😇 here's a little 2026 community direction preview/brainstorming video. TL;DR (for the ones that don't want to watch the whole 20 min) - december was quiet because of a needed break, podcast work, and covid — but the community was very much on my mind. - goal for 2026: grow guitarwavers in a natural, alive, and collective way. - I’d love to revive the monthly focus topics (one shared topic per month + end-of-month recap call + fitting podcast guest). - new idea: monthly feedback / demo calls where we listen to works-in-progress together and give live feedback (much easier than text). - core principle stays: all information should remain free — this is the resource I wish I’d had when I started my instrumental guitar journey. - to make the community sustainable, I’m exploring optional monetization, e.g.: - I want to build a stronger base structure, so the community doesn’t wobble when more people join. - longer-term ideas: more structured classroom content, possible future classes (e.g. music ads with sky valley records — very early idea). - I’m thinking about community roles for members who would like to help shape and co-run the space. - big picture: guitarwavers should be a safe, calm place to recharge, learn, grow, and feel connected in a noisy world. your feedback/thoughts are very welcome — let’s build this together 🦦
5 likes • 18d
A happy — and above all musical — new year to everyone from my side as well! And hopefully you’ll find a lot of sunshine in 2026, Sebastian ☀️ The past few weeks were rather quiet here as well. Christmas is a conscious time-out for me, and afterwards I focused on finishing a new album. Looking forward to continuing the journey together and to seeing how the community evolves this year. Also just noticed that we’re now 47 Guitarwavers — welcome to all newcomers! 👋🏼 Your initial thoughts on the further development make a lot of sense. If the ad workshop with Nat from Sky Valley happens, that’s already one signup secured on my side 🙂 As the group continues to grow, assigning roles will probably become necessary — if only to take some load off you, Sebastian, when it comes to moderation and administration. Seeing a “100” next to the bell icon would stress me out already. Thanks for all the work and thought you’re putting into this space. Excited to see where this goes 🎸
2 likes • 5d
@Sebastian Jautschus You’re very welcome — I always enjoy checking in during the evenings to see what’s happening in the community 🙂 The idea of a shared playlist — as suggested by @Simon Burkhardt — is definitely interesting. I can imagine it being quite close in spirit to your existing guitarwave playlist. From my side, I’d probably wait a bit for @Nathaniel Graham's best practices, assuming the future class on ads comes together. So far, I’ve only ever run ads for my own songs, and promoting a playlist likely comes with a few additional considerations. And regarding the album: it’s already out. It’s more of a bundle of songs released over the past two years, framed by two new pieces — the opener and the closing track. https://open.spotify.com/album/16snURjjchGnJj0YtbICh9?si=F58V8CDCQgS09UL9oX5fPw
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@martin-eibisch-9391
Independent DIY music artist from Cologne. As Chasing Reverbs I create soothing, guitar-driven instrumentals for calm moments.
Active 57m ago
Joined Aug 24, 2025
Cologne