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Gig Vlog #11 - NY/Nashville Connection Showcase

Hey guys!

I haven't quite decided if this one is going to be my normal "Monday video," I'm traveling this week, and I honestly doubt I'll be able to shoot and edit the video I had planned. Either way, you guys get to enjoy this gig vlog early!

Adam

Q+A#32 - Why do bass solos suck?

Thanks for everybody who asked questions...and sorry in advance for anybody offended by my bass solo comments.

Adam

Offbeat Triplets (the "un-performable" rhythm)

Quarter note triplets starting from the + of 1 are tricky and weird, and studying them can give great insight into the subtle psychology of how music is written.

In graduate school, one of my professors wrote this rhythm up on the board and challenged us to figure it out. I couldn't, so I brought it home and showed it to my drummer roommate, who immediately broke it down like you see it in the video. It's tricky, but breaking things down to their component parts can aid in performing really we...

Q+A #31 - Parallel 5ths are OK!

Hey everybody, enjoy this fresh hot Q+A!

Adam

The Real Book (a jazz shibboleth)

What the hell is a jazz shibboleth? Well, the Real Book is! What do I mean by that? Just watch the thing, there's a lot of stuff to go through, including me pouring a whole pot of coffee over my Real Book.

Enjoy!

Adam

Q+A #30 - What is negative harmony?

Hey guys!

Sorry this video is going up a little later than it normally would on a Monday...but it's 25 minutes long. Gimme a break, haha. I initially was going to upload it without some of the bells and whistles and editing, but I took this afternoon off to add stuff since I think it helps understand the Negative Harmony concept a little bit better. 

A looooot of stuff covered. Thanks for watching!

Adam

State of the Channel April 2017

Hey guys!

Thanks for being my Patreon Patrons! I made this thank you video where I go through some of the things I'm going to be working on over the coming months. Hope you enjoy!

Adam

State of the Channel March 2017

Thank you Patreon Patrons!

This is my monthly video to you guys thanking you for your support and giving you a quick sneak peak into my thought processes for producing more lessons and content in the upcoming month. Enjoy!

Adam

State of the Channel FEBRUARY 2017!

Hello Patrons!

A quick thank you for your continued support, as well as some sneak peak type things for whats to come on the channel in the coming month. 

Yes, I do realize that theres a zit on my upper lip. I'm totally comfortable with that. 

Adam

NAMM Vlog + a ton of thoughts on gear and stuff

Hey Patrons!

I flew out to LA for the first time in my life to check out NAMM, it was a crazy, somewhat surreal experience, and I've been collecting a lot of thoughts on the whole thing. 

I talk about the LA vs NY thing towards the end of the vlog, but I also wanted to address here a common rejoinder among musicians and music educators - "Gear does not matter." I know exactly why that sentiment is repeated over and over, because it can be quite a useful one for overcoming a universa...

State of the Channel January 2017

Happy New Year, patrons!

Here's my monthly address to you guys giving you the rundown on whats coming up for my YouTube channel. Thanks for supporting, it means the world to me.

Adam

What makes a song sound like Christmas?

Hey Patreon!

Here is my last upload of the year - what makes a song sound like Christmas? It originally was going to be another video, but Vox posted a video that I found great for critiquing, so I went ahead and made this one instead. It was a bit of a rush job, but I think it turned out all right. 

Until next year, friends! Thanks for all of the support!

Adam

Q+A #23, early for y'all

Hey everybody,

Thanks again for the support, here's this week's Q+A a full 12 hours early! Hey, better late than never.

One thing that I've started doing that I think will be really useful is archiving a log of all the questions that I answer in the Q+A's so that if you want to reference a specific question in the Q+A in the future, it'll be a lot easier. I know I've tried to no avail to search for answers of mine to questions in previous videos, so hopefully this will help.

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State of the Channel (Patreon Exclusive)

Hello Patreon Subscribers!

Thank you again for pledging your hard earned cash, it really means a lot, and I just can't thank everybody enough for the support! This is a short little video where I talk about a couple of my upcoming plans for December just to give you a sneak peak on what I'm thinking for upcoming videos. I hope to make one of these "State of the Channel" videos every month for people who have pledged, so thanks for supporting!

Let me know if you have any thoughts, or any ...

New Q+A (technically on time)

Hey guys,

Better late than never, I almost actually didn't make my Monday upload goal, which would have been a first in the past year and a half I've been doing this channel for real. 

Technically it's before midnight, though, so enjoy!

Adam

Stretch Goal Unboxing (thanks Patreon Subscribers)

Thanks to everybody's support, I was able to get a couple new toys to help make my life WAY easier for recording videos - a shotgun mic (helpful for recording outside and away from my home studio) and some proper LED lighting so I don't have to futz with ridiculous Home Depot lights and color correction in post production. 

This is me just opening the stuff, stuff that YOU directly helped me in getting. Thank you so much! 

Peace,

Adam

Gig Vlog #1

What? More than one video in a week? Absurd! 

This video hopefully will be the start of my "vlog" series, where I take you along for one of my gigs. These are super fun to put together, so hopefully you dig it!

Adam

New Video!

Hey guys, 

It's Monday, so that means new video! Hope you enjoy.

Adam

THANKS!

Seriously, it's kinda crazy how many people have signed up for my Patreon over the past 24 hours, I'm really excited and humbled by the outpouring of support. 

I can't thank everybody enough!

Adam

Welcome to my patreon, here, have a live stream!

Hey guys, 

Thanks for checking out my Patreon! For my Patreon subscribers you'll get access to a whole bunch of cool things, including, but not limited to archives of live streams (like this one), secret bonus videos, and a whole lot of other cool stuff. 

This live stream was recorded a couple weeks ago, and it runs an hour long, but I touch on a lot of stuff if you're at all interested what it's like to be a musician in NYC, this is a great resource for you. <...