Sometimes, all it takes is a little hands-on mentoring to take you over the top... APU is an Absolute Pitch Master Mind (a coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2006
New Music Model: Amie Street
From Amie Street: Awesome New Music Model: A lot has happened in the music space recently that suggests a steady progression towards the sale of DRM-free music by the big labels. In my opinion this progression/evolution is inevitable, and will be … [Read more...]
The Movie Business Challenge
This is an open challenge. You come up with a solution, you get a job. Seriously. There's a lot of smart people out there. Check out Mark Cuban's Movie Business Challenge … [Read more...]
Jesse Harris Songwriting Tips Interview
Blogging has been light because I'm working on a couple of projects to be unveiled next week. Also, I'm moving to Boston September 1 and that's taking up a lot of my time. Thanks for bearing with me. :) In the mean time, I'll let Grammy award … [Read more...]
Music for 07-19-06
I'm learning the changes to [tag]Infant Eyes[/tag] by [tag]Wayne Shorter[/tag]. I have to memorize them so I can really let go. [tag]solo piano[/tag] [tag]jazz[/tag] [tag]piano[/tag] [tag]ballad[/tag] Download: Music for 07-19-06 … [Read more...]
Top Secret Patterns (shhh, they’re free!)
Patterns are a great way of putting scales to work. Not only do they get you out of any do-re-mi rut, they expand your musical vocabulary. They also expand your mind by forcing you to think about systems within systems—and sometimes within … [Read more...]
Music for 07-13-06b
Melody added. I came back from the pub after a couple of... ahem... a few pints with a melody inspired by the divine feminine. Awww yeah. 0:00 - [tag]Hammond[/tag] organ, [tag]wurly[/tag], and [tag]clav[/tag] in [tag]Amin[/tag] over a … [Read more...]
Music for 07-13-06
0:00 - [tag]Hammond[/tag] organ, [tag]wurly[/tag], and [tag]clav[/tag] in [tag]Amin[/tag] over a [tag]105bpm[/tag] [tag]Apple Loop[/tag] [tag]Hip Hop Money Beat[/tag]. 2:33 - [tag]organ solo[/tag]. 5:20 - [tag]wah wah clav[/tag]. 6:12 - … [Read more...]
What Was The Name Of That Song?
Musiclens lets you search for music using vague criteria like how loud it is or its tempo and mood. Pretty spiffy flash interface as well. Musiclens is different from Song Tapper and maybe not as good for finding the title of a song. But it shines … [Read more...]
Turbocharge Your Practicing
A practice schedule is an important part of your musical development. My sax teacher, Nathan Davis, used to tell me, "Go without practicing one day, and you know. Go without practicing two days, your friends will know. Go without three days, and … [Read more...]