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Indie-rock brass band gig (ABDERDEEN) | Gig Vlog #18

Hey everybody!

Gig Vlog coming atcha, I played a fundraiser event for an ecofarm in Puerto Rico, and I got to do it with the kickass brass band Aberdeen. Hope you enjoy!

Adam

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What is the most DIFFICULT piece of music?

Hello to all of you Patreon people!

First of all, I'm actually done with a video a couple days before my Monday deadline! I've been working on so many things simultaneously for so many months that I...

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PATREON fee restructuring?!

Hey guys,

I understand that some people are unhappy with the Patreon fee restructuring, and I am too! If the goal was to make sure creators received a larger cut of what our patrons were giving, it ...

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Nobody can play that fast... (feat. Ben Levin) | How to Not Suck at Music #5

Hey everybody!

The latest episode of How to Not Suck at Music is up, this time with my buddy Ben Levin.

By the way, I do realize that that this title is clickbait. I notice that when I do it m...

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Q+A #42 - What IS music?

Hey guys!

A quick Q+A this week, hope you enjoy! I actually have a ton of thoughts on what music is, so my answer to the title question of this Q+A is just scratching the surface, but it's something...

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Thanksgiving Patreon livestream

I’m just wandering around the suburbs near my parent’s place in Maryland, come ask a question or just learn more about what I have coming up.

Thanks for being my Patron!

Love,
Ada...

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100 METRONOMES (poème symphonique)

Hey Patreon!

Last week when I was in Germany I got a chance to take part in a performance of Ligeti's Poème Symphonique, a slightly obscure, somewhat absurdist work from the mid 20th century that i...

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7 guitarists in one band (Shubh Saran's Haze) | Gig Vlog #17

Gig vlog coming atcha!

Unfortunately, everybody here is going to have to wait until Friday to hear the actual live session we recorded, because that's when Shubh is going to release the live session...

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Q+A #41 - How do you get a synth tone on bass guitar?

Hey everybody!

I'm in Berlin, and just recorded a Q+A for this coming Monday. Hope you enjoy it!

Adam

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The LCCTO

Yes, this Monday upload is late...but technically its still Monday!

I had a chance to hang out with Rick Beato this afternoon, and we talked about some hardcore jazz theory stuff. It was fun!

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Q+A #40 - Why does modal interchange work?

Hey guys,

Here is tomorrow's Q+A...today! Enjoy.

Adam

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Your rhythms make my eyes bleed! | How to Not Suck at Music #4

Hey guys!

Another "how to not suck at music" video coming your way! I had so many submissions for this series it was difficult to pick. I ended up having to choose the ones which fit this extremely ...

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Anthem

This is a video essay exploring some of the musical, political and social aspects of the national anthem of the United States, the Star-Spangled Banner. I try to remain as impartial as I can, but its ...

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Q+A #39 - Is Spotify right to censor music they deem to be offensive?

Hey everybody, here's a Q+A! 

I do realize that my Q+A's are somewhat of a "filler" in between beefier, more researched/edited videos, but they're pretty essential for me staying sane, and not ...

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American Rhythms are Superior

Clickbaity title, I know, but I've been meaning to make a video on the divide between British and American English when it comes to naming rhythms. Americans get a measurement system right, for once. ...

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Q+A #38

Hey Everybody!

Just finished editing this week's video, a Q+A fer ya. A full 8 hours early! 

Enjoy.

Adam

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ELEMENTAL ARRANGING - clarity in orchestration

This video was kind of a hodgepodge of several videos in one, but hopefully I was able to blend the ideas together. A ton, and I mean a TON of people requested a video explaining what was going on wit...

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Gig Vlog #15 - Little Kruta @ Rockwood Stage 2

Hey guys!

That collective project that worked on my last video had a gig, and I gig vlogged it. Hope you enjoy!

Adam

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Adam Neely x Little Kruta - CLARITY (Zedd Cover ft. Hannah Sumner)

Hey Patreon,

I just finished up edits on a music video/vlog for a project I did with the crowd-funded orchestra Little Kruta - a really awesome collective of my musician colleagues run by cellist View Post

Q+A #37 - Is Synesthesia ACTUALLY real?

It is!

Adam

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| s y n e s t h e s i a |

I've been wanting to make this video essay for a while. I explain my grapheme-color synesthesia (an involuntary pairing of senses), and relate it to metaphor and language. Basically, we're all a bit s...

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How to not suck at music EPISODE 2

Hey guys,

More user submitted videos of people playing music! More of me being a pendant. I'm truly sorry if I didn't include yours if you submitted, I really can only do the videos I feel like I ca...

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A = 432

Man.

I had to read some absolute junk in researching this topic, which has been requested quite frequently. Basically, I tried to create the definitive video on all of the reasons tuning to A=432 re...

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The Coltrane fractal

Hey guys!

This is a video celebrating 200k subscribers on the channel, and it's...well, kinda all over the place. I explore much more of that musical fractal idea I often ramble about, harmonics, ma...

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Q+A #34 - What is your opinion of music critics like Anthony Fantano?

Hey guys,

Here is this week's Q+A! The Q+A's are now back and available as podcasts on the iTunes store, so go nuts!

Adam

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Gig Vlog #12 - Micky Blue acoustic release show

Hey guys, 

A gig vlog coming atcha! I played an acoustic release show for my good friend, Micky Blue. She's a songwriter that has made a name for herself doing topline work for DJ's (2017-06-20 16:38:27 +0000 UTC View Post

The Cat Piano | Morose Delectation and Music

In the 17th century, Athanasius Kircher described an instrument that we humans have had an intense fascination with, either for it's taboo nature, or because we just think it's the funniest thing on t...

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State of the Channel, June/July 2017

Hey Patrons!

Thanks so much for your continued support! Here is a thank you video, and some general thoughts on what is to come over the next couple of months. Thanks so much!

Adam

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Q+A #33 - Do you even need a bass player?

Thanks to everybody who asked questions! Answer is...yes. Duh.

Adam

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The Devil in Music (an untold history of the tritone)

Heyyyyy guys!

First, I want to say again THANK YOU for supporting me here on Patreon, because it really does help me put my YouTube channel first and foremost in what I do, and lets...

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