in this first episode of the guitarwavers podcast, i talk with swedish guitarist and producer rebecca mardal about how playing guitar can keep you grounded in a stormy world. we dive into how she managed to grow an audience as a sensitive artist, finding the balance between authenticity and algorithms, and letting music become her anchor instead of your pressure.
we also share how the term guitarwave was born and what we’re building with the community — a calm space for instrumental guitar artists to hang out, share knowledge, and grow together.
join us here
and as always relaxed energy 🦦
timestamps
00:00 – intro & how rebecca found guitar as a coping tool
03:40 – the story behind guitarwave & the community
08:00 – what it means to be rooted in a stormy world
13:20 – authenticity vs. algorithm: creating without losing your calm
20:00 – when music becomes therapy
26:40 – overcoming perfectionism and releasing more freely
33:00 – the art of feeling before thinking (free-flow creativity)
37:40 – how connection, not numbers, builds longevity
43:30 – using social media consciously as an artist
50:00 – finding the hook without losing honesty
01:04:00 – building your own musical world
01:17:00 – working with epidemic sound and learning production
01:28:30 – lessons from johnny marr on creative flow
01:35:00 – how rebecca develops her guitar style and emotional expression
01:43:00 – why feeling beats thinking (and what’s next for her)
01:45:30 – rebecca plays a live outro piece
01:46:00 – closing & guitarwavers invitation
