The Monster Modal Meltdown with Sean McGee is something of a unique radioshow in these days of disposable, throwaway media. Catering for all fans of guitar instrumental music, the show features instrumental rock, metal, prog, funk, jazz, fusion, in fact, if it sounds great, it’s on! Sean’s show is broadcast Sunday evening’s at 9pm on Sound Radio.
To help with holding an even better coverage, the show also has a home as an audio podcast on Spotify, which acts as both a catch up service for those who miss the weekly broadcasts but also as a standalone service for downloadable content for the listener on the move. The host is Sean McGee, a passionate musician and composer. This show is a real labour of love for him ramping up over 200 episodes thus far.
The reason for this show’s existence is very simple. When asked to create a brand new show for a friend’s radio station, he was tasked with creating a show with a strong unique identity and U.S.P……..not an average rock show!
Sean wanted to create a show to give something back to all the amazing guitar players who had inspired him to learn this incredible instrument all those years ago. He realised that nobody was championing their highly skilful and under appreciated talents, so he built the show from the ground up using his own recording studio as a show base.
Once he’d polished his technique he spoke with other stations, spreading that out around the world. He’s proud to say most were also interested in trying out his ideas and for the past 3 years they’ve all helped him become something of a miniature success story within the genre.
He now has a waiting list for musicians and industry people to appear on the show for interview.
Previous guests include Jennifer Batten, Hoekstra, Patrick Rondat, Mika Tyyska and Geoff Tyson.
All these players have expressed how great it is that there is a show like this out there, to spread the word for them, and to extend their reach. It’s important to say he doesn’t just concentrate on the larger artistes within the genre either, but also the bedroom guys and girls who are producing incredible music completely on their own. This show is a real lifeline especially for these musicians.
Listen for yourselves every Sunday from 9pm here on Sound Radio 103.1FM!
