HEY EVERYONE I hope you're enjoying your weekend!
Im gonna come clean- I have a jazz deficiency. The first time I was ever able to sound slightly jazzy was with the help of dorian and the i-IV progr...
2018-09-08 20:14:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I tried for the 50th time to set up a webcam/screecap to explain how this riff came together, but I can never get the audio to properly record through OBS out of my DAWs the way I need it to.
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2018-09-02 14:06:02 +0000 UTC View PostThis clip is HEAVY compared to what I normally do but my next video is on polymeter, and I've been making parts of the video before I undergo final filming. The audio clip I've attached is for a...
2018-08-28 00:36:31 +0000 UTC View Post
I wanted to try something different with my time off today and made this video about the copyright strike I just received for my last video on odd times.
It's not the sort of video I norm...
2018-08-13 03:16:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the rap beat from my last video as a loop. Spit some fire, do ya thing.
Expect a fun new video on a specific diatonic chord soon!
2018-08-01 21:53:28 +0000 UTC View PostThese are the tabs for the Neoclassical section I posted earlier and that will show on today's video.
I'll post the rap beat soon so you can all do your own nerdy music theory rap
Power ...
2018-07-25 18:02:54 +0000 UTC View PostIn the next video I'll be composing Rap and Neoclassical using Harmonic Minor.
The Neoclassical section is done being written and almost done being recorded, I wanted to share it all here with...
2018-07-20 23:19:53 +0000 UTC View PostHere's a 6 minute loop of just two chords, Em, and F#dim7.
You can imagine how musical and energetic this could sound if played with a real band and dynamic changes, this is just 4 measures on...
2018-07-16 23:04:06 +0000 UTC View PostTonight I should have a video up that continues our exploration in to Harmonic Minor. To demonstrate how easy it is to compose good sounding progressions, I plucked these chords of out thin air in the...
2018-07-16 16:46:34 +0000 UTC View PostI put forth some simple rules for writing easy chord progressions in major during this video
https://youtu.be/M8eItITv8QA 2018-07-10 00:20:55 +0000 UTC View Post
After my first epsiode, Patron Kevin Powell suggested I interview a student and I had the perfect person in mind. Faustas is 20 and going away to Michigan to finish up a math degree, but is an accompl...
2018-07-02 22:06:07 +0000 UTC View Post
I haven't uploaded a video on over two weeks. The entire time I've been writing, recording, and producing my first official single, "Generations".
Well it's done, and this is the first place I...
2018-06-10 14:23:45 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been playing around with konnakol (it's that indian "scat singing" you may have seen) for many years, but it doesn't always translate over to my instrument, the guitar. Recently though I...
2018-06-03 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostI had the pleasure of jamming with some great musicians tonight, and had time to set up some mics ahead of time. Most of the jams start with a simple 1 or 2 chord progression, and from there the feel ...
2018-06-02 02:35:01 +0000 UTC View PostI needed some "pondering" music for my last video, so I whipped this up in about 30 minutes. It's in 7/4, which keeps it from being too noticeable in the background. The Tritone keeps it mysterious, w...
2018-05-14 21:05:51 +0000 UTC View PostMy next video will be pretty complicated, and should post on Saturday. I'll be posing you all a challenge - how do you write the demonstrated rhythm?
In the video everything will be visual, bu...
2018-05-10 20:10:43 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy!
One of the projects I finished before I started my Youtube channel was I decided to write a Neil Young song. Luckily I had a guy that could imitate his voice fairly well, Mike Muggli. Y...
2018-04-30 16:23:43 +0000 UTC View PostHey you wonderful folks you!
I'll be doing live lessons, jams, song writing sessions, and more. I finally got the audio routing to work out correctly, and it's only a few more hours of tweaking till...
2018-04-23 00:36:30 +0000 UTC View PostHere's a track for you to use in any way shape or form. It'd work great as the background music for "How It's Made".
2018-04-22 00:27:59 +0000 UTC View PostYou have 100% permission to do ANYTHING YOU WANT WITH THESE BEATS.
"Bass and Drum" is a good loop to add excitement under a voiceover or narration, I made it specifically for my videos. <...
2018-04-20 15:14:44 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm very excited to share with you all episode 1 of the Signals Music Podcast. My maiden voyage into podcasting is assisted by Mike Muggli. He's a choir director and music teacher with a background in...
2018-04-15 01:32:49 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, I have a new video for you all tomorrow that will showcase how to compose chord progressions in minor keys.
I've decided to expand the genres in which I demonstrate things too, s...
2018-04-11 00:10:14 +0000 UTC View PostJust wanted to update you all with my "production schedule" for this month.
I'm usually working on 2 or 3 ideas at the same time and try to get one uploaded each week. This month here's what you can...
2018-04-04 14:08:55 +0000 UTC View PostI recently made a video demonstrating the modes over a jam track. I've extended the loop to 7 minutes for your modal mischief.
This is an EXTREMELY BORING track. It is up to YOU to make it exciting ...
2018-04-01 23:29:12 +0000 UTC View Post
My next video on Hemiola will be up soon. At the end of the video, I demonstrate an improv solo over layers of hemiola, all in a simple B Dorian progression.
As a bonus for you all, I've included th...
2018-03-30 15:45:31 +0000 UTC View PostIn April I'll be making a video where I make a full section of music start to finish, and walk through the composition choices I make for each instrument. What style should we start with?
2018-03-27 13:44:21 +0000 UTC View PostYou can use A Pentatonic Minor as well to melt faces over this track.
2018-03-27 00:08:33 +0000 UTC View PostUpbeat, Jack Johnson style jams.
2018-03-27 00:07:44 +0000 UTC View PostA smooth and smoky Minor Blues in A. Try Pentatonic, Minor, and Dorian in places.
2018-03-27 00:03:29 +0000 UTC View PostThis track in E Minor is a blast to play over. I made a video on my channel on how to imitate David Gilmour over this same track.
2018-03-27 00:01:38 +0000 UTC View Post