GuitarGrrl's Bio Zone

aka Carlie Lawson

More GuitarGrrl Zones

Home (GuitarZone)
The home page provides easy access to all areas of GuitarZone, plus bonus general information and links.

BioZone
Er, my editor Sarah suggested I create an about GuitarGrrl page. LOL

ChordZone
ChordZone provides a guitar chord reference for beginner to advanced players with a Chord of the Week.

Guitar GreatZone
Guitar GreatZone provides bios, videos, photos, and information on the greatest guitarists.

LuthierZone
LuthierZone provides information about guitar luthiers, guitar repair, and guitar building.

TabZone
TabZone provides online and offline tablature resources for guitar and bass with a Tab of the Week.

 

What d'ya wanna know about me for?

I'm just a girl who loves to play guitar. I'd actually prefer to play guitar over doing just about anything else. In fact, given the choice between guys and guitars, I'll take the guitars any day. They're more fun and less trouble! Now, guys with guitars - that I'd have to think about. It depends on how cool the guitars are. *winks*

Seriously, I started out playing piano. My mama was a classically trained pianist and thought both her daughters should be, as well. This didn't last long though since I have an issue (as my big sis tells me) with brutal honesty. I turned five and started smarting off with the phrase, "I wanna rock!" My folks didn't even know what that really meant.

I was ten before I conned them into a guitar. It was an acoustic Sears special. I love it. I still have it. Heck, I still play it, sometimes. I've added seven others to the collection through the years. Various classicals, acoustics, acoustic electrics, and electrics by Fender, Kay, and Nikko.

I was self-taught until college because I grew up in a truly miniscule town with no lessons available, and alas, my sis, who also plays, was already grown and out of the house. At the University of Oklahoma though, I wove as many music courses as possible into my Film and Video Studies program, with the idea of scoring films. I had the privilege of studying classical, jazz, and rock styles with Dr. Larry Hammett, plus songwriting. Also, I had theory and history classes with Dr. Carl Rath, and MIDI courses with both Drs. Falconer and Dr. Brian Shepard who also taught my digital recording courses. I know I've been really lucky to get to study with and learn from so many amazing and talented people. Hopefully, if and when they see GuitarZone, they'll say, "Oh my God, she actually did listen in class!" or something to that effect.

I hope you enjoy GuitarZone and I hope that something here strikes a chord with you. I hope you'll visit often, contribute when possible, find something helpful, and that we'll get to know each other.

All the best,

Carlie Lawson
aka GuitarGrrl

Recent modeling portfolio

Shots from my 2005 to present portfolio. Photographers include Al Lang III, Sarah Boling, Charles Duncan, Tim Cave, Tom Carlos, Mike Green, and Angela Castro.

If you'd like to see more or want booking information, please visit my online portfolio.

If you blog it, they will come.

on Apr 20, 09 at 06:41 AM

Tweaking the little things in Zones.

I'm so excited. I spent the day tweaking things I'd wanted to for a while. For instance, the icons on the splash page are now all the same ppi and dimensions. Exactly. Because that's the way it should be. *smiles*

There's a thumbnail finally for GuitarGreats. I spent hours creating an animated gif only to upload and learn that build 1.3 only reads static gifs. LOL So, it looks like it's just Chrissie Hynde, but really there's 12 bass and guitar greats in that file. I suppose I can just manually rotate them unless I can beg animations be included.

In random, completely unrelated to guitar news, I read that AMC is opening a free online video site to compete with the likes of Hulu and YouTube. Their site though will be called BMC and feature only B Movies. I'm hoping for a ton of sci-fi and

Zone tools.

Please, help spread the word about Bio Zone and all the other GuitarGrrl Zones, too. All it takes is a quick click on the social networking links below and you can help spread the gift of music!

Play tag!

This tag cloud will lead you to other areas of Helium with information related to the topic of this page. I hope it helps you find what you need.

Yup, I wrote that.

Helium articles I've written on various topics, including ecology, the environment, beauty, and SEO.

Said and Done

Here's easy access to blog posts by month.

Guitar and Bass Players Group

Along with Zones, Helium created Groups. Each Group can have multiple  discussion Forums. In the Guitar and Bass Players Group, you're welcome to mix and mingle, and/or to separate for discussions about your specific instrument(s). Just get on in there and have fun!

by any other name...
I've heard them called hatchets, axes, boxes, gitters and probably many more I've forgotten. Whate ... more
Apr 17, 09 at 01:26 AM

My mottos, words to live by, etc. ad nauseam

Powerful Women's Motto: Live life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders & says, "Oh shit. She's awake!"

Unknown

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

   Chinese proverb

Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.

Chinese proverb

Jumping for joy is good exercise.

from a Daisy sour cream wrapper

You don't like it? Sit and spin, baby. (spoken while shooting the bird)

Playground smack talk

Va fanculo.

Italian smack talk

Tweet, tweet me on Twitter

I don't claim to have an exciting life, but I do tweet about zone updates, guitar, music in general and modeling. Oh, life gets thrown in there, too.

Following naturalhazards

Number One Influence

Eddie Van Halen

Van Halen performs "Panama" during the 2007-2008 tour.

Guitar Influences

  • The greatest living guitarist, IMHO. His finger tapping style is legendary. He's an amazing songwriter, a self-taught luthier, and closet engineer who designs and builds his own equipment. He's also humble about his talents and that as much as his talent itself impresses me. He truly deserves the title Guitar God.
  • Before his untimely death at 25, Rhoads was experimenting with a melding of classical and rock styles. Of course, he's best known for his work with Ozzy Osbourne, but he also played in Quiet Riot, way back in the day.
  • The first CD of Larry's I heard was "Brazos Island" and I was just blown away. I was accustomed to guitar that either cried or wailed, but Larry makes his do both, plus weep, wimper, scream, screech... well, you get the picture. His inflection and emotion peaked my curiosity. He's one of the few jazz and classical guitar greats out there, and I am truly blessed that I was got to study with him at the University of Oklahoma.
  • Hey, it's hard to be a girl and a guitarist. A chick needs inspiration from one of her own, and Ms. Jett provided it from day one that I heard her. From her work with The Runaways to the latest release from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, I could count on her to combine great licks and great lyrics. Songs like "Cherry Bomb," "Bad Reputation," and her version of "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" showed me it's dandy to embrace my inner grrl and my inner guitarist, and have fun with both of them!

Related Shopping: Influences Eddie Van Halen

Van Halen: Live without a Net

Release Date: 2004-09-14
Amazon Price: $9.99
Used Price: $5.88

Van Halen Live: Right Here, Right Now

Release Date: 1999-06-08
Amazon Price: $11.83
Used Price: $11.00

Related Shopping: Influences Randy Rhoads

I Am Ozzy
by: Ozzy Osbourne
Amazon Price: $2.42
Used Price: $2.27

Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy: Advice from Rock's Ultimate Survivor
by: Ozzy Osbourne
Release Date: 2011-10-11
Amazon Price: $10.00
Used Price: $4.99

Norman's Funky Weather

Live Conditions from Norman, OK USA

May 16, 2012, 3:55 PM   get more weather

Clear
Temperature: 87.8 °F
Humidity: 6 %
Wind Speed: 11 mph ESE
Rain Today: 0 "
Was this Zone helpful?Zone Rating: 50

Managed by:
This is a privately edited Zone. Contributing editors are by invitation only.

CONNECT WITH US

Read
our blog
Helum for writers

Write and get published
Share with other writers
Polish your freelancing skills

Join our active writing community
Helium Content Source for Publishers

Quality articles from proven freelancers
Exclusive rights, fast turnaround
Brand engagement, business blogging -- our writers do it all

Get custom content today!

INFORMATION


Helium, Inc.
200 Brickstone Square Andover, MA 01810 USA