This past month, I worked intensively on finishing my first bass guitar online course called, Mastering the Funk. The experience itself was a wide array of emotions and feeling including frustration, anger, joy, fulfillment and satisfaction. I've been a bass player for a number of years - going on almost 10 - and this was the first time I decided to unload many of my ideas … [Read more...] about Filming “Mastering the Funk”: What I Learned About Filming Instructional Courses
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“Mud Brick and Music: Taking Textbook Learning to the Jam Session”
(this is a guest post from bassist and redditor, Ryan Taylor) “The best way to waste your life, ... is by taking notes. The easiest way to avoid living is to just watch. Look for the details. Report. Don't participate.” - Chuck Palahniuk It's far too easy when starting a new hobby (or fueling an old one) to find yourself stuck in a rut, trying to piece together theories … [Read more...] about “Mud Brick and Music: Taking Textbook Learning to the Jam Session”
Weekly Music Picks Part 1: Sampled Bass Cuts and Driving Punk Bass
After listening to a very new Needle Drop review of the noise rock duo, Melt-Banana's, new album Fetch, and hearing the raving review he gave it (a rare 9/10!) I knew I needed to check it out. I was not disappointed at all! Melt-Banana is a duo from Tokyo, Japan consisting of guitar player, Ichirou Agata and vocalist, Yasuko Onuki known for their fast, upbeat noise-punk-avant … [Read more...] about Weekly Music Picks Part 1: Sampled Bass Cuts and Driving Punk Bass