guitar as the anchor in a stormy world | rebecca mardal

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 hereand as always relaxed energy 🦦timestamps00:00 – intro & how rebecca found guitar as a coping tool03:40 – the story behind guitarwave & the community08:00 – what it means to be rooted in a stormy world13:20 – authenticity vs. algorithm: creating without losing your calm20:00 – when music becomes therapy26:40 – overcoming perfectionism and releasing more freely33:00 – the art of feeling before thinking (free-flow creativity)37:40 – how connection, not numbers, builds longevity43:30 – using social media consciously as an artist50:00 – finding the hook without losing honesty01:04:00 – building your own musical world01:17:00 – working with epidemic sound and learning production01:28:30 – lessons from johnny marr on creative flow01:35:00 – how rebecca develops her guitar style and emotional expression01:43:00 – why feeling beats thinking (and what’s next for her)01:45:30 – rebecca plays a live outro piece01:46:00 – closing & guitarwavers invitation