The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians Archives

Guitarist Julia Miller on the first synth-guitar hybrid

by Philip Montoro June 2, 2015August 18, 2021

Current musical obsessions of sound designer Ed Herrmann, guitarist Julia Miller, and Reader music editor Philip Montoro

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