Guitarist Magazine cover
I’m on the cover of this month’s Gitarist magazine! Thank you all for voting me guitarist of the year! 
There’s also an interview about Hook amps, TrueFire dvd’s and some new music:
Voted *GUITARIST OF THE YEAR* by Guitarist Magazine – thank you!
I’m voted **GUITARIST OF THE YEAR** by readers of Gitarist Magazine! Voted #1 in 2017-2018-2019-2020 and now guitarist of the year! Wow, what an honor! It’s also quite amazing that I’m sharing the honors with Slash – and Foo Fighters are on the cover of the magazine! Thank you for voting for me and I owe you a #hallebeer!
(1) Richard Hallebeek
(3) Anton Goudsmit
(2) Age Kat
(4) Eef Albers
(6) Philip Catherine
(-) Reinier Baas
(8) Jerôme Hol
(7) Corrie van Binsbergen
(-) Rory Ronde
(9) Peter Tiehuis
Readers of Gitarist.nl have voted in the elections for the Gitarist Poll Awards 2020! In the article below you will find the Top 10 in the category of Jazz / fusion guitarist Benelux, with Richard Hallebeek at number 1! The Guitarist Poll Awards are the measure of what is “in” at the moment when it comes to guitar playing and guitar products. The voting form was downloaded more then 11,000 times.
Henderson/Gambale/Hallebeek LIVE!
Confirmed for march 12, 2022 @Boerderij Cultuurpodium, Zoetermeer:
* Scott Henderson Trio
* Frank Gambale All Star Band
* Richard Hallebeek Project
RH1 custom series signature guitars coming up – 2021!
Over the past year, I have been working closely together with Dutch custom guitar builder Haar Guitars on a Richard Hallebeek signature model. After a lot of finetuning and prototype testing, we’re approaching the last phase and starting production on a limited edition custom run of Richard Hallebeek RH-1 signature guitars end of 2020!
This guitar has all the specs I have accumulated over the past 41 years of playing that suit my style of playing and sound and I think work great for everybody in this style of music. I can’t wait to get the guitar out there and in your hands, so you know what I’m talking about! We ship worldwide – detailed specs and pics coming soon!
Interview with Progjazz about new cd release
i did an interview with Progjazz.nl (English) about the release of Bumerang. Also some feature plans discussed and the making of Bumerang in three different studios. You can read all about it here:
https://progjazz.nl/artikelen/bumerang
Bumerang cd ready for it’s worldwide release!
Bumerang is in and now ready for it’s worldwide travels. Thanks everybody for your preorders and the support for this release! Over the coming weeks, the cd will be shipped right to your doormat. www.richardhallebeek.com/release/bumerang/
Richard Hallebeek Project live at Boerderij, Zoetermeer
Richard Hallebeek Project – live at De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, nov 15th. 2020!
This is a corona-proof seated event with more then enough space in the big hall and with a maximum amount of visitors allowed. We’ll play some new songs from our new cd Boomerang that will be available this evening for the first time, as well as some old and new songs from my repertoire.
Jeroen van Helsdingen – keys
Lorenzo Feliciati – bass
Niels Voskuil – drums
Get your tickets at Ticketmaster here: www.ticketmaster.nl/search/?keyword=hallebeek
New cd BUMERANG available for preorder!
Our new cd BUMERANG is now available for preorder! The cd has been a couple of years in the making and It has been an interesting collaboration with bassist Lorenzo Feliciati who gives this band a four wheel drive with his 5 string headless low-end. I’ve been playing and recording with drummer Niels Voskuil for a couple of years now and he is a real animal on de drumkit but also a great composer and producer. We co-composed all tracks together, some live in the studio and some ideas were bounced back and forth through the internet. Which is a different way of working then I am normally used to, but it took me out of my safety zone for sure. There are also a couple of new sound clips on the website and there is a chicken picks deal available. The digital download for this cd will be later, around 2021. Thanks all for you support as always in getting the music out there! ???www.richardhallebeek.com/release/bumerang/
Richard Hallebeek Fractal Audio FM3 presets pack released!
The presets pack I designed last year together with Fremen Presets for the Fractal Audio Axe-Fx III is now also available for the FM3! Check it out at the web store!
Chicken Picks Guitar Jam with 9 guitarists!
I’m really happy with my ChickenPicks and recorded a jam with some of my guitar friends from all over the world!
On ‘Chicken Jam’ you can hear:
Eelco van Zanten
Richard Hallebeek
Amine Mraihi
Alessandro Benvenuti
Brett Stine
Sokol Keci
Marko Karhu
Marc Malsegna
Oliver EngQvist
Written, produced and programmed by Eelco van Zanten
Mixing, editing, executive producing and mastering by Richard Hallebeek
FREE PICK WITH EVERY ORDER UNTIL JULY 2020
For a limited time only, apply the code ‘shredder’ to any order on my website www.richardhallebeek.com and receive a FREE 3.5 mm Shredder ChickenPick with your order!
New interview with Scott Henderson added
Finally got the chance to type out the whole interview I did for Gitarist Magazine with Scott Henderson a couple of months ago and you can read the whole unedited interview here: https://www.richardhallebeek.com/interviews/scott-henderson-2019/
Live gigs with Frank Gambale postponed
The gigs that were planned with Frank Gambale are postponed to 2021 due to Coronavirus outbreak. The first date that is set is confirmed now is April 13, 2021 for De Boerderij, Zoetermeer. I will keep you posted on other dates as soon as they come in.
Voted Best Jazz Fusion Guitarist – Triple winner!
I’m honored beyond belief to be voted *BEST JAZZ FUSION GUITARIST* for the third time in a row now – 2018/2019/2020 by the readers of Gitarist Magazine! Wow! I always believe that doing your own thing and having fun in what you do should be the most important thing, but it’s really satisfying to me that people are actually enjoying some of what I do ?A big thank you from the bottom of my heart and hope to see you at one of the upcoming gigs!
(1) Richard Hallebeek
(3) Age Kat
(2) Anton Goudsmit
(6) Eef Albers
(9) Jesse van Ruller
(4) Philip Catherine
(-) Corrie van Binsbergen
(-) Jerome Hol
(5) Peter Tiehuis
(-) Mark Tuinstra
Nominated for Gitarist Poll Award!
I’m nominated by Gitarist Magazine in the category Jazz/fusion/funk Benelux! If you perhaps enjoy some of the stuff I’m doing, you can show some love and vote for me here: https://www.gitarist.nl/poll/
* select a minimum of 10 categories
* scroll down to jazz/fusion/funk/world Benelux and select my name in the right column
* enter you mail adres and enter the code at the bottom of the form
Thank you!
Live with Dweezil Zappa!
I will be joining Dweezil Zappa for his ‘Hot Rats’ tour tonight in Vredenburg, Utrecht. The venue is SOLD OUT! I’m really excited to join Dweezil onstage for the 4th time already – if you have tickets, see you there!
