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#2
09-03-2010, 10:44 AM
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 Very interesting video thanks for sharing ! I'm not too familiar with flamenco but it seems you master your subject, and your playing is great too. This style is difficult, I would like to try it one day but I'm afraid I would have to "dive" in it so I wouldn't work my jazz thing  Thanks again for your great videos     |
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#3
09-03-2010, 09:16 PM
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| Please listen this piece and tell me if its jazz too or not... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqliteohjqA You can always learn something complementary to jazz like this Paco thing, & also, soon I will start web-cam group lessons simultaneously with a marvelous new technology (cost around $10 for 1 hour lesson), so anyway write me to my personal email and I will keep you informed. info@rdiaz.org |
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#4
10-20-2010, 09:07 PM
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I have never seen any worse marketing strategies than the one you are doing-total overkill, shameless self-promotion and hidden spam. I am sure you are a good guitarist, but I get so turned off by your marketing-approach that I don't want to click on any of your many many links.
__________________ New trio CD out! http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/JosteinGulbrandsentrio www.jostein-g.com www.youtube.com/76soco |
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#5
10-22-2010, 12:40 AM
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| Don't waste your breath, the guy has OCD or something. |
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#7
10-23-2010, 08:31 PM
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Not to speak of the positive vibe to all students of music & guitar. Congratulations you are really accomplished. Thanks for your sublime comments I think everyone will derive a great benefit by listening to you. |
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10-23-2010, 08:32 PM
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Not to speak of the positive vibe to all students of music & guitar. Congratulations you are really accomplished. Thanks for your sublime comments I think everyone will derive a great benefit by listening to you. |
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#9
10-23-2010, 08:40 PM
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YouTube - Kanaal van rubendiazguitar: that I just opened one month ago there are more than 100,000 views and on this other: YouTube - Kanaal van rdiazflamencojazz I have 1,100 (10% are my students) subscribers and around 1,000.000 views (I guess all this people like the spam… that’s why the watch all this stuff) |
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#10
10-23-2010, 09:03 PM
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| Lady Gaga has over 94,000,000 views, so she is a lot better than you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niqrrmev4mA |
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#11
10-23-2010, 09:11 PM
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There is a way of shearing information without pissing people of-something you haven't thought of yet. |
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#12
10-23-2010, 09:24 PM
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Listen man. I stated a fact. You have been banned at GSI. And yes I am quite accomplished thank you very much. Other musicians actually call me to play on their gigs. and if ,BTW, you follow anything I've posted on this site you would see that a lot of benefit has been derived by lots of people checking out this site and checking out what I've posted here. (and without SELLING anything or spamming an entire sub forum)) Let me ask you, how many pdf's containing chord studies, scales , excercise, chord melodies, comp excercises etc have you posted on this site ?(or any site for that matter) I'm sorry. I don't see any. All I see are these self promoting spam. Put your money where your mouth is and post some written out studies that soemone could download and study. |
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#13
10-24-2010, 01:24 PM
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| Dude, maybe ease up on the self promo? I mean, look at your body language.... you're all over him! It's rather seamy.  Last edited by Baltar Hornbeek : 10-25-2010 at 11:14 AM. |
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10-26-2010, 01:09 AM
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in a video of you playing along this YouTube - José Mercé "Ruido" Nuevo Disco 2010 I can do that certainly...but I am sure you can not,nither mr.John so show with facts how much you know,talk is cheap,lets see when it comes to teaching. otherwise i will not lose my time talking to you. (lets see how much you know) If you can not answer to my friendly challenge,then IMO it means that you are not qualified to speak about music or harmony with me. If you can play this piece and post is here in a video I will not post anything else ever. Otherwise you will have to endure my teachings... Last edited by rubendiaz : 10-26-2010 at 01:13 AM. |
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10-26-2010, 08:22 AM
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This discussion is not about who has most knowledge. The discussion is about your spamming techniques and shameless self-promotion. I do have a Master's degree from Manhattan School of Music, and I have about 40 students each week, these are face to face-no skype. I teach several ensembles as well. I am also a freelance guitarist in NYC. People call me for gigs and recordings and I am playing under my own name. I have played at Blue Note, Blues Alley, Smalls, smoke, B.B King, Cornelia steet, Hard Rock cafe etc.I have endorsements with a well known guitar company and string company and I have recordings released on record labels. You are not teaching anyone anything-nobody on this forum is clicking on your links. You won't be known as a teacher or performer, but as the used-car-salesman of flamenco. |
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#16
10-26-2010, 08:23 AM
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| I hear lots of typical flamenco chords. like b2 sus4. Every once in awhile theres a 7#9 and At one point I heard a 7#5 #9. I'm not sure if he's using a capo or not I don't play this style but if you got me a copy of the chart I would be more than happt to analyse it. I may even attemp to play it, but my right hand isn't that great since I usually play with a pick I don't play flamenco. I play jazz and blues and I play mostly with a pick. But you know, I'm sure I can dig up a piece or two that you would find difficult. Since this is a jazz forum how about I make you a counter offer that has to do with Jazz? Arrange and play a chord melody on a jazz tune using substitutions and reharmonizations and then explain what you did and why. (example - I used Ema7 instead of Bb7 going to an Ebma7 to get a suspended sound by way of a 1/2 step movement.) Oh and by the way I watched your video about the A harmonic minor scale. One thing I'd like to point out to you is that when you play a Cma7/G and add G# the chord becomes Cma7 b13 as the G# is Ab unless you change the the G bass as well. The chord does not become a #5. But I'm sure it was just an oversigt |
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#17
10-26-2010, 08:23 AM
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| Dude. 'Lets see you do better' IS NOT a valid response to accusations of spam. Seriously, grow up and stop spamming us. |
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10-26-2010, 08:25 AM
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| [quote=Soco;103693 You are not teaching anyone anything-nobody on this forum is clicking on your links. You won't be known as a teacher or performer, but as the used-car-salesman of flamenco.[/quote] i dig it, man. I like your rebuttal better than mine  |
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10-27-2010, 07:17 AM
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| Here is a chalenge: I want you to write a 50-page paper(handwritten), where you analyze and explain Franz Kafka's "The castle". The deadline is tomorrow by noon, eastern time. If you can't do it, you will stop spamming this forum. |
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#21
10-27-2010, 09:04 PM
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You can only criticize other players... your talk is cheap,but to play and teach is not. Last edited by rubendiaz : 10-27-2010 at 09:07 PM. |
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10-27-2010, 09:09 PM
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Garyburton.com Site Info Paquitodrivera.com Site Info Johnwilliamsguitar.com Site Info |
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10-27-2010, 09:46 PM
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I told you I have no interest in your stupid game-I did not listen to your piece. I have no interest in it. There is no point trying to attack my playing and teaching without even knowing anything about it. Just stop you spamming, that is all we ask. It is amazing that you still keep posting this bullshit. |
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10-28-2010, 08:06 AM
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Unless I read these links incorrectly, You were in first place with the category "Ruben Diaz Flamenco Guitar" at 29% with the second place honors going to "Ruben Diaz Flamenco Guitar SPAM at 8.98%. This makes Soco's point for him. You are a chronic spammer. Insesently posting here is how you get your numbers up. All this shows is that you know how to work the internet. Nobody at this site has insulted your playing. (unlike you insulting us with your challenge). All anybody want's is that you stop spamming here. If you want to be taken seriously at this site then participate in the discussions. You may have interesting things to say. Who knows? we certainly don't as the only side we see is .... well. |
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10-28-2010, 10:00 AM
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| I found this: "Also Toronto Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) is not a music conservatory as understood in other countries. RCM doesn't offer a degree (BSc, MSc, Phd). Anybody with any background can take any number of courses at RCM. The only exception is RCM's Glenn Gould School that is a full-time school and the graduates of this school may transfer 70 credits towards a bachelors degree only at Thompson Rivers University's Open Learning which requires 120 credits to graduate." and this: " A quote from Paco de Lucia's manager: quote: I'm John Estrada manager of DE LUCIA GESTION SL, a company that manages everything related to Paco de Lucia, About Mr. Rubén is not the first time I have reported this "professor" SR, RUBEN DIAZ, and I know what you're doing and commenting that he is or has been a student of Paco, this is a lie you can tell him, if indeed you have any contact with Paco, Paco de Lucia but never had nor has taught students. What is worse is that it is selling guitars advantage of the name of Paco de Lucia, comments that are built by Luthiers guitars of Paco de Lucia is a liar etc etc, just to do business, is really playing very well, but the business is a liar, takes advantage of Paco de Lucia and I am considering putting it in the hands of our lawyers I do not want to comment on anything else but take care with Mr. Ruben best regards JUAN ESTRADA DE LUCIA GESTION SL BARCELONA And this: Andalusian Guitars are made in Mexico, according to a profile published at: ANDALUSIAN GUITARS >> Bienvenidos al Foro numero 1 de Paracho Name: ANDALUSIAN GUITARS Country: Mexico State: State of México MSN: andalusian_guitars@hotmail.com.mx Yahoo: andalusian_guitars@yahoo.com.mx In recent months, promoters and distributors of the Andalusian guitars have launched an intense advertizing campaign to introduce these instruments on several internet forums. Mr. Ruben Diaz, a self-proclaimed student of the iconic flamenco guitarist Paco De Lucia, and allegedly a guitar instructor at a music conservatory in Canada, lead such marketing efforts. Through numerous videos Mr. Diaz presented the Andalusian Guitars and illustrated their characteristics. The Andalusian Guitars advertized label provides scarce information regarding “who” makes the guitars and “where”, but contains the word “Espana” which suggests Spain is the products’ country of origin. Members of ForoFlamenco, an active internet forum gathering professional and amateur flamenco guitarists, have reacted to the imposing advertising campaign by seeking answers to such basic questions -where are the Andalusian Guitars made and by whom? No direct answer was provided to these simple questions, provoking inevitable adverse inferences as to the accuracy of the advertized information. Absent the candid exchange of information about the product, to which musicians are accustomed with luthiers and guitar-shops internationally, the Andalusian Guitars' advertising campaign seems to be a fraudulent marketing scheme aimed to form a perception of prestige through uncorroborated claims to a proper provenance “Spain” made by the hands of such important maker that his name must be kept in the strictest confidence. Rumors have it that Paco de Lucia has neither endorsed the guitars nor played them, contrary to certain photographs appearing on the internet depicting the legendary “Prince of Anadalusia” holding one such instrument adjacent to a handwritten note (allegedly from Paco himself) which praises the guitars as the best ever made. Since one of the critical purposes of foroflamenco, a non for profit organization, is to gather and publish consumers’ review of all products related to flamenco (guitars, strings, music scores, recording equipment and the like) in order to educate the interested public, the foro welcomes any information which may settle these unanswered questions and assist consumers accordingly. |
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10-29-2010, 12:52 AM
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10-29-2010, 11:56 AM
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| After digging around the web it appears that Mr R Diaz has incited quite a bit of controversy at several web sites regarding all kinds of things like spam, whether or not he is acredited as a professor and some dealings about the guitars listed above. |
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10-30-2010, 05:02 PM
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10-30-2010, 05:59 PM
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| Yes , It looks like he's banned everywhere except here and maybe AAJ. I think the more serious classical and flamnenco forums have shown him the door. I saw something about "Fakemenco" and some guy named Amir rushing to his rescue but at that point I let it go. Wasted too much time already There was one nice photoshop job that was of the same caliber as Balters work at one site . It was a picture of the last supper with all these flamnco masters rallied around Paco D and Ruben peering in from outside. |
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