The incredible musician, guitar teacher, session guitarist, and rising social media star Sofie Veie joins us for our next episode of Rock and Shop - powered by Professional Music Technology.
Find out how Sofie got into making music for a living, how she got into session work and her most loved guitars, amps and pedals.
We also chat about Sofie's love of Gary Moore, Hendrix and eventually John Mayer.
Sofie also plays an original piece of music that she has composed just for us - it sounds epic!
0:00 Intro to Rock and Shop
0:25 Who is Sofie Veie
0:45 Where did Sofie's love for music come from?
1:55 The music scene in Denmark
3:25 How Sofie became a session musician
4:38 Using social media to show your skills
5:10 Working with different genres
6:47 Sofie's unique style & influences
7:24 Not liking John Mayer
8:38 Creating a unique tone
10:06 Sofie's love of Suhr guitars
10:58 the importance of playing a guitar you love
11:50 Sofie's guitars
14:03 Working with BOSS pedals
15:05 Boss DD-200
16:22 Sofie's pedalboard
18:44 Sofie's amplifiers, Dual rectifier!
20:50 Amp and pedal modeling
21:51 Favourite cables, plectrums
22:40 Using different rigs & setups
23:10 Good advice for guitarists
23:27 Being a musician during COVID
25:12 Tours, Christmas live shows
26:23 Lessons from Sofie
27:09 Desert island rig
27:35 Dream jamming partners inc Snarky Puppy
28:20 Advice for musicians starting out
29:06 An original piece of music from Sofie
In this interview, we also get an incredible insight into how Sofie created her unique tone, which pedals she prefers to use and the importance of not relying on the same gear for each and every gig.
Thanks to Sofie for taking part in our Rock and Shop series and thank you for creating the incredible track for us!
Follow Sofie:
Official Website: https://www.sofieveie.com
Sofie's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY9sBdCf_BWYy0Pu4a0LGw
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sofieveieguitar/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sofieveieguitar/
More about Sofie Veie:
Sofie is a Danish guitar player who took on the London stages as a freelance session guitarist in 2019. During university, Sofie kept busy by gigging across the UK playing in festivals such as Victorious, ArcTanGent, 2000 Trees and Innervisions, playing the O2 Shepherds Bush and award shows in Europe with international artists. Having worked with Grammy Award-winning producer Pete Smith (Stevie Wonder, The Police, Duran Duran, Cheryl Crow) and performing in the hugely successful 'SIX the Musical' in London's West End, she's currently playing guitar for artists such as Nonô, Antigoni, Cristina Hart, Lo Lauren, Bobbie Harvey and Loria Boban.
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