A new album by Lluís Gómez on which I play guitar, violin and sing is coming out. Also playing and singing on it are the great Raphaël Maillet, Maribel Rivero, Carol Durán Moreno, Sicus Carbonell Gimenez, Frank Solivan and Nat Torkington. Apart from mixing the album, I managed to sneak in one fiddle+banjo instrumental of … Read more
Today we are releasing our new album Keep Going We are happy about how far we have moved in terms of sound and repertoire within bluegrass and acoustic music in general, but most importantly, we still perceive music in a similar way. We’ve been doing it together in different formations for 23 years! This made … Read more
We made our first record for you! This collection features our own compositions, along with a few covers and traditional songs from both sides of the Atlantic, all with distinctive arrangements. We’ve used typical bluegrass instruments, plus a few others, played in the style that has influenced us the most—bluegrass—while weaving in influences from … Read more
We are long time friends with Peter Mečiar who helps me with our bluegrass workshops and with the program “Monthly Challenge“. We both also love Western swing. “Make a western swing record with Mečiar” has been on my Plans&Dreams list for a while. I love pedal steel guitar and Peter plays it so great! He … Read more
A song by John Hartford (can also be found on the New Aliquot album It Takes Time) recorded using 4 AKG microphones. Whether you’re a fan of John’s music (then you should know about this new project as well) or you’re a recording gear head (then also check out my other tests), this video is … Read more
One of my most popular videos on YouTube is the 3 years old comparison of 5 small diaphragm condenser microphones. As a follow-up, I’ve recently finished a comparison of 5 large diaphragm mics. I hope you’ll enjoy it no matter if you dig gear or music – just as one fan who commented on my … Read more
I can’t wait to have my new home studio ready. Thanks to plenty of Rockwool and high ceiling it has good acoustics already (BTW, I organized a few house concerts there in the past). So I decided to record my new video there. It’s a song we used to play with Petr Brandejs Band but … Read more
My project Overtones – 12 Songs • 12 Vintage Guitars is not just about music. You will find photos and information on every song and guitar in the booklet. If you play guitar, you can even learn the songs from a TAB book. The graphic material is designed by Slávka Franclíková (by the way, a … Read more
You can suggest the title for this song until the end of May 2019 if you decide to crowdfund this project. All the rewards you can get for your support can be found at https://ondrakozak.com/en/overtones. Some of them are available exclusively through the crowdfunding campaign like the video documentary from behind the scenes (excerpts in … Read more
In the beginning, there was an enchantment and a bold idea. In 2017, I became friends with a gentleman from Germany who owns a collection of old instruments. He is a musician and luthier too so the uniqueness of the collection is also in the great playability of all guitars. I’ve never been a gear … Read more
New album of my band New Aliquot has just been released. It contains 12 songs (half of it is original music) and it was recorded mostly in my Studio Ataman. You can listen to the full album medley below. As you might guess, we love experimenting. Therefore, I arranged one classical piece written … Read more