Welcome to my Blog on Webador.
Here I provide information which other guitarists may find interesting and useful.
My contact information is: Phone (828) 279-0955. Email hkurtrichter@gmail.com
I no longer play in nightclubs, but instead make recordings to post online, and will occasionally put on shows at the retirement complex in which I live.
And get the chords to all of my songs, by album, with this link.
Chords for Kurtus's Songs
I write instrumental guitar-oriented Fusion music, blending Rock, Jazz, Country, and Blues type songs, and also have a Blues band called "The Temblors Blues Band". Listen to the band at https://soundcloud.com/h-kurt-richter/thetemblorsbluesband or get the backing-tracks to jam with at our website https://kurtusrichterguitarist.com.
See all of my websites in the Blog-post below, which is followed by my resume'.
These songs are from an album called Origins.
Get the chords to these songs, under album name Origins, by clicking this link.
Chords for Kurtus's Songs
Note: Streaming of songs depends on reliability of internet connections. If you have trouble streaming the songs here, try the AudioMack link above. If you also have trouble streaming at AudioMack, the issue is with your connection (for instance, this can happen with bad weather affecting satellite feeds, maintenance issues with cable connections, too many people overloading a server, etc.). In that case, call your service provider.
Music Resume’
Talents: Electric Guitar, Bass-Guitar, Keyboard, Guitar Technology, Audio Engineering.
North Carolina
Born and raised in North Carolina. Obtained first guitar at age 12; learned to play by ear.
Played trombone in Jr. High School, where first learned music theory.
Began composing original guitar-music at age 16.
Won High School talent-show with first Rock-band at age 17.
Aced course in music theory in High School (at age 17).
Designed original guitar on-paper and started studying basic electronics at age 19.
Played guitar part-time in volunteer religious orchestras (Christian) for 3 years.
Became guitar repairman and guitar teacher at a small music store at age 23.
Spent much time jamming around town with garage bands from age 16 to age 24.
Texas
Moved to Texas age 24. Started studying math and doing library research as new hobbies.
Kept day-jobs as repairman while jamming around town with garage bands.
Earned a certificate in electronics repair, then started studying audio electronics design.
Founded the East Texas Musicians Association, Tyler, TX, in 1983; a non-profit sponsoring shows
(donating all proceeds to charity) and serving as a musician’s referral service.
Always continued practicing the guitar, jamming around town, and composing original songs.
Colorado
Moved to Denver, CO, at age 32. Continued library research but also began writing fiction as a new hobby,
in addition to continuing practicing the guitar and writing original electric-guitar music.
Kept day-jobs in repair while working part-time as a lead-guitarist in nightclubs for 6 years.
Eventually became locally popular under the stage-name Kurtus Maximus.
Also continued studying audio electronics, in addition to studying electrical and electronics technology
to enhance day-job skills. It was these years playing in bands that took me to the shredder level.
North Carolina
Moved back to North Carolina at age 39. Kept day jobs in repair trades while working part-time as a guitarist in nightclubs. Also worked part-time as an audio engineer (sound-man) for regional bands.
Spent a year playing lead-guitar with a house-band playing Country music at a large nightclub.
Taught guitar for two semesters at Isothermal Community College, Spindale, NC.
Wrote lesson-book Instructions for Guitar, now available free online (see Blog post above).
Began designing guitar-amps and effects (mostly on paper, but also building some prototypes).
Attended college at Isothermal, where I also worked part-time as an audio-video technician.
Started writing technical manual Electric-Guitar Data and Analog-Circuit Collection (now free online).
Graduated with 3-year AS Degree in Math and Computers from Isothermal, then spent 1.5 years as a
non-traditional student in the Physics program at the University of North Carolina at Asheville.
While in college I studied theoretical physics and mathematics far in excess of course requirements,
and also completed the first recordings of 3 hours of originals electric-guitar music.
Later earned technical certification in Refrigeration and then in Backup Electrical Generators.
Continue to practice the guitar, write original songs, and make recordings in my home studio.
Personal Comments
This highlights my major musical accomplishments but gives little detail. For instance, it does not
say that I have spent my entire working life, from age 16, practicing the guitar as much and as often
as I could, while holding down day-jobs (finally becoming a professional Industrial Engineer by my
mid fifties). I also continued to learn many popular songs, write my own stuff, and practice difficult
scales and licks on a routine basis. In Denver, besides learning leads note-for-note from Rock songs
and Fusion music by famous players (e.g., Van-Halen, Satriani, Slash, and many others) for working in bands, I also did a lot of note-for-note learning for personal benefit. While in Denver, I put in three
years each with two Rock-bands that both became very popular; playing cover-tunes in beer-halls and biker-bars. It was there that I established myself as a shredder, acquired stage-name Kurtus Maximus (given to me by a drummer), and started getting advertised by name in a local entertainment weekly, before deciding to move back to North Carolina. I am now fully retired and divide my time between
making recordings, composing new songs, playing in two bands, including The Temblors, doing solo gigs, and writing fiction novels, along with doing extensive research for my novels.
Contact Information: Cell (828) 279-0955. Email hkurtrichter@gmail.com.
