The Practice Room

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The Practice Room | Episode 18 Dec 01, 2019

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I'm in the middle of pre-production for an album right now, and have been using the demos I'm making as play-along tracks for my practice sessions. I'm working out some bass line ideas for the recording today.

The Practice Room | Episode 17 Nov 30, 2019

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Having thought I wouldn't get to touch the bass at all today, I managed to get a nice little session in, and work on some V-I ideas once I got my s@#t together and focussed!

The Practice Room | Episode 16 Nov 28, 2019

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Today felt like a totally forced session. I'm glad I only got 15 minutes into it before I figured that out. And to be fair, there were a couple of nice things to come out of it. But realizing when to stop is sometimes just as important as finding the reason to start.

The Practice Room | Episode 15 Nov 27, 2019

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Working on some Usher and Fred Hammond today, and playing Chelsea's F Bass for the first time in a practice session.

The Practice Room | Episode 14 Nov 26, 2019

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When I only have 15 minutes to practice, I grab the metronome, pick a shape, and go to town on tempo recognition exercises. This keeps my chops in shape, and helps me move at random to vastly different tempo zones.

The Practice Room | Episode 13 Nov 25, 2019

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I grabbed my Goya Panther, my Mustang, and my Mattisson 4-string for today's practice session. I had a Nate Smith Looploft afro beat groove playing in Logic, and worked on basic time and sound in my groove to get the day started.

The Practice Room | Episode 12 Nov 24, 2019

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I go back and check in with the Mute Math cover that is almost finished, and then get to writing some new material. This episode takes a behind the scenes look at my process for coming up with a basic idea, and then sequencing a crude version of it as the start of the demo process.

The Practice Room | Episode 11 Nov 23, 2019

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I'm working on the melody of a song by the band Mute Math entitled "Noticed". The plan is to create an arrangement for a recording project, and future touring. This is a look inside my process of how an arrangement like this starts to take shape.

The Practice Room | Episode 10 Nov 22, 2019

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Sometimes I feel loose enough to get right to improvising and looking for new ideas. I backed off a little in the middle of the session to work on some basic technique, found a new groove to play over, and then capped it off by revisiting what I had started with.

The Practice Room | Episode 9 Nov 21, 2019

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With just a few more minutes available to me to practice today than normal, I was able to warm up a little longer, and then get through a few different key centers with my imrprovising towards the end of the session.

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