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Music for 06-23-06b

June 23, 2006 By Graham English

[tag]105bpm[/tag] [tag]Bbmin7[/tag] [tag]Shades of Bombay[/tag] and [tag]piano[/tag]. The [tag]riff[/tag] is mainly on the 7 and 1 with the piano bringing in the minor 3rd and minor 6th ([tag]Aeolian[/tag]). 0:30: Piano brings in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Music Tagged With: 105bpm, Aeolian, Bbmin7, Indian, koto, piano, riff, Shades of Bombay, tabla, world

Music for 06-23-06a

June 23, 2006 By Graham English

This is a 90bpm gospel/R&B shuffle in Ab. The chord progression goes from Ab9 to GbMAJ7/Ab. Occasionally I drop down to a Gb13 which inspired a nice sounding turnaround. This groove would make a good vamp. Download: Music for 06-23-06a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Music Tagged With: 90bpm, Ab, Ab9, chord progression, gospel, groove, LIVE, R&B, shuffle, turnaround, vamp

Music for 06-22-06b

June 22, 2006 By Graham English

I'm focusing on two things here. Hand interdependence and phrasing with little or no regard to pitch. So motion and rhythm basically. 205bpm. Very choppy. 1:35: Walking bass. We'll see how it goes... 2:45: Slowing it down because I'm not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Music Tagged With: 205bpm, acoustic bass, atonal, bebop, fast jazz, hand interdependence, jazz, LIVE, phrasing, piano, piano bass duo, piano solo, walking bass

Music for 06-22-06a

June 22, 2006 By Graham English

This is a warm up on a cool and dreary day. 0:56: Turn around into the blues in Bb. 75bpm. 1:57: Working on my hand interdependence here. 3:55: Charlie Parker's bebop classic Parker's Mood. I should memorize this solo better because it's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Music Tagged With: 75bpm, acoustic bass, Bb blues, Bb7, bebop, blues, Charlie Parker, cool, Count Basie, dreary, jazz, LIVE, Parkers Mood, piano, piano bass duo, piano solo, walking bass

Exposure: From Friction To Freedom

June 22, 2006 By Graham English

A simple observation lies at the heart of the Exposure book: that as different areas of culture start flowing in digital networks, it becomes self-defeating for artists, publishers, labels, and also regular people to insist for control over the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Opinion, Prose, Technology Tagged With: Art, creativity, culture, Media

How To Mix A Pop Song From Scratch

June 22, 2006 By Graham English

I found this rough guide on how to mix a pop record from scratch. Since many people don't seem to know where to begin, this article will give some guidance. How to Mix a Pop Song From Scratch. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: mixing, music production, producing, Songwriting

Mac Prius

June 22, 2006 By Graham English

From Mac Prius: Okay. I'm sold. :D … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prose, Technology Tagged With: hacks, hybrids, Mac

World Scientists Unite To Attack Creationism

June 22, 2006 By Graham English

The world's scientific community united yesterday to launch one of the strongest attacks yet on creationism, warning that the origins of life were being "concealed, denied or confused". At least our lives don't depend on creationists understanding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Opinion, Prose Tagged With: An Inconvenient Truth, Science, Truth

GarageBand Changing The Face Of Music Creation

June 22, 2006 By Graham English

GarageBand is bringing music to the masses in a way that is very easy... You feel that you are in a creative mode right away. There are always people that want higher-quality recording, but the basic fundamentals need to be delivered in a simple … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prose, Technology Tagged With: culture, GarageBand, Logic Pro, music production, Protools, software

Music from 06-16-06

June 22, 2006 By Graham English

WARNING: Just when I'm getting warmed up, the drums kill the track. bar 1: 108bpm Apple Loop (Live Edgy Drums). EP bringing in the Amin13 funk. I can tell I'm looking for my groove. 35: Looking for a motif. 43: Looks like I'm going to try to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Music Tagged With: 108bpm, Amin13, Apple loop, electric piano, EP solo, funk, groove, LIVE, Live Edgy Drums, motif, warm up

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