The love of the music
I just had this really great feeling come over me as I pulled out the sheet music for Randy Brecker’s gig in Aruba next week. An immense feeling of happiness for the love of the music, and a feeling of respect and gratefulness towards Randy …
Effortless Mastery
Once in a while an example, seemingly unrelated to music, of something great comes along and blows my mind. I then realize that a) not everything has to be related to music, and b) we’re all human beings first before we’re anything else and our …
The immense value of hearing music live
My last blog post about rules, modes, scales and all that analytical stuff seemed to cause a little bit of a stir… there are the for’s and the against’s, and I was fortunate enough to meet one of the “for’s” at a show in NYC …
Modes, scales, chord names, rules… REALLY?!!?!
So having just finished shooting a ton more footage for my lesson site I’m sitting here editing and along pops an email from a friend telling me I should check out this video on youtube about learning bass. I think to myself “always check everything …
In the laboratory composing
So I’m in the laboratory composing music and putting the finishing touches on the material we’re about to record with Peter Erskine and Alan Pasqua for the new album this week in Los Angeles. It’s really interesting to try and paint a musical picture ahead …
The 8 Billion Dollar iPod
That’s right, the 8 billion dollar ipod! The video below is a classic example of how dumb our own entertainment industry sounds when it starts ranting on about revenue loss and piracy. I’m sick of hearing it, and I really hope you start getting sick …
Rock and Roll with James Valentine of Maroon 5
I recently sat down with my good buddy James Valentine of Maroon 5 to talk rock and roll. Oh and we also rapped about selling shampoo and conditioner, Pat Metheny and much more…! Check out the video and don’t forget to leave us a comment! …
Discovering innovation
UPDATE – Thanks to Universal Records disputing the copyrights on the backing music in this video, anyone in Germany cannot currently see this video. Ironic, as universal distributes ECM who is the Label Mathias is signed to. But there you go, not too much we …
Turning back into a true listening fan of the music
As I get ready to go into the studio next month to make my fifth album as a band leader, the word preparation has been on my mind. Being on vacation right now doesn’t exactly feel like the best preparation to be playing to the …
What a difference 5 mins can make
What a difference 5 mins can make when you talk to someone about music! I had a great conversation online with a friend yesterday, and we were sending each other music back and forth and putting the world to rights for some time. But it …
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