New Aliquot live
My band New Aliquot played a concert in the studio of Český rozhlas Olomouc (Czech Radio):
Comparison of 5 large diaphragm microphones
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
Overtones reviewed in Bluegrass Unlimited
I’m very excited about the nice review of my album Overtones in the Bluegrass Unlimited magazine. It is a big reward for me.
Guitar party in Bratislava
Besides teaching at several workshops, I organized a few “guitar parties” this fall (workshop+concert+jam session). Here’s a video from Bratislava where I was joined by my guitar hero and a long-time friend Mišo Vavro.
Video from the construction site
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
New Aliquot in the band contest at the La Roche Bluegrass Festival
You can’t measure music. However, we applied for the band contest with my band New Aliquot at the biggest European bluegrass festival La Roche Bluegrass Festival and we won the 2nd prize. It’s a big reward for us. Our (still new) album can be ordered here. This photo was taken before our show at … Read more
The story of Overtones – 12 Songs • 12 Vintage Guitars
The life of a freelance musician brings me long periods of work and short moments of relaxation and joy of achieving the goal. I am currently experiencing the second phase. The guitar album I’ve been preparing for the past year and a half has just been released. Its concept is described in the article published … Read more
CD Overtones: Photos, info and TAB for each song and guitar
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
Teasers from the album “Overtones”
I’m working hard on my upcoming album Overtones – 12 Songs • 12 Vintage Guitars and you can listen to a few teasers from it here. The campaign is in its half and I’d like to thank all backers who have supported the project so far. Until June 13th, you can pre-order the signed album … Read more
TEASER from “Overtones – 12 Songs & 12 Vintage Guitars”
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
Help me crowdfund my new album
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