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Why is this Beatles song so rhythmically confusing? | Q+A

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Hey all! New Q+A video is up! Answering questions about a bunch of stuff.

This should have been up several days ago, but I've been experimenting with 60fps timelines, just to get s m o o t h animations in the final render. Final Cut does NOT like this, apparently, so this one was kind of a pain to export. 

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Ranking your polyrhythms

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Hey all!

Simple, silly video today. Shawn Crowder and I had a few days to write music and shoot content, but unfortunately the Q+A that we shot was lost =(. I'm going to re-shoot the Q+A for next week just by myself, but we also recorded this video, which is fun anyway. Sorry about that. 

Hope you enjoy!

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The 100% Improvised Tour

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Hey guys!

Here is a really thicc tour vlog of the time that Josh Bailey, Shubh Saran, Eitan Kenner and I went on tour, but didn't prepare any music. Whoops!

Adam

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January Music Schedule

So! My primary focus in the year will be playing and performing music live, Covid-permitting, and through that, documenting my experiences and ideas for YouTube. Sungazer has become more and more of my time, and I can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on, but there are a couple other bands/ things I’ve also been w...

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Redoing how I do Patreon

Hey all, so I definitely have been juggling too many plates for a long time, and with the new year I need very seriously to do some restructuring to how I run my YouTube channel/treat this community. Seeing as Sungazer is becoming a “real band,” with real tours and real commitments on its own, and I run that too, I have t...

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What is that WEIRD rhythm in Stromae's Santé? | Q+A

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New Q+A!

The next Q+A will be a Patreon-only Q+A, if you haven't joined the discord, here is a good how-to on how you'll be able to access discord through your Patreon settings.  I'll be announcing how to submit questions for...

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How I Deal With the Burnout (after the show)

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Hey Patrons!

I originally was going to make this one of my classic gig vlogs for our LPR show the other week. However, I'm getting to the point where I always want to make sure the rehearsal is filmed so I can do that thing where I cut back and forth between the gig and the rehearsal, which makes for a very satisfying e...

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Solving James Brown's rhythmic puzzle

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NEW video!

It's been a moment, hasn't it? I've been busy with some behind-the-scenes stuff, some non YouTube music stuff, and in general life away from the screen, so sorry uploads haven't been as frequent. But hopefully this one was worth some of the wait! A little video essay on a rhythmic puzzle in James Bro...

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Is Adele's latest single microtonal? | Q+A

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New Q+A answering a very pressing question!

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How do you use this SPICY chord? | Q+A Unlisted

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New Q+A coming atcha! Thanks guys!

Adam

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The PSYCHOLOGY of extreme rhythms

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A super nerdy explainer that goes deep into the PSYCHOLOGY of some extreme musical rhythms, and a deep analysis of my band Sungazer's latest rhythmic mild-melder, Threshold!

Adam

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Did Olivia Rodrigo steal from Paramore? (analysis)

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Hey guys!

Wanted to rush out this video while it's still in the news, I did an analysis of Good 4 U by Olivia Rodrigo and compared it to Misery Business by Paramore. My take?

Copyright establishes the legal authority for rent-seeking corporatism and actively harms musicians, but yeah, she kinda copied her homework...

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Fixing Led Zeppelin with Autotune

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A really dumb idea, featuring a cameo from mama neely.

Hope you enjoy, lol!

Adam

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So...what's the deal with BASS melodies? | Q+A

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New Q+A! Thanks y'all!

Adam

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The Great Myth of the Medieval Tritone Ban

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Beefy video essay today! This video took even longer to make than normal, because I had to do a lot of research in a field that up until this point I was clueless in - European medieval music! I had a lot of fun making it, hope y'all enjoy it.

Adam

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Why are these chords SO beautiful? | Q+A

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New Q+A coming atcha! Enjoy guys, it was fun to nerd out over Stella By Starlight, one of my favorite jazz ballads.

Adam

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Live music is back, and holy @*#$ people are pumped.

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Sorry guys I've been away for the past couple weeks - Sungazer went on tour! Here's a vlog of the experience, hope you guys dig it!

Adam

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Tik Tok doesn't like dissonance

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Hey guys, 

Rushed video on a subject a lot of people were asking me about, and I thought it would be a good opportunity to talk about how pervasive Western European harmony is in popular music today! If you're not on Tik Tok, I don't blame you, but it's pretty for getting insight on what's in the zeitgeist, and the...

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What is the Neopolitan Chord? | Music Theory Q+A

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New Q+A coming atcha guys! All about the Neopolitan Chord and stuff! 

Also, in case you hadn't heard the news, Ben Levin and I released our second 24 Hour album, which you can check out wherever you stream your music - How I Loved My Cat!

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Why Castaways is a MASTERPIECE in Songwriting

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Here's a rushed essay on Castaways from the Backyardigans! Hope you guys enjoy, trying to keep up with what the kids are in into these days. As always, that Nebula bonus stuff will come to Patreon in about a week or so.

Adam

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Can the PHRYGIAN scale make...HAPPY music? w/ Jake Lizzio, Courtney Swain, Brian Krock, TrustFundOzu

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The next scale challenge! We'll eventually get to all the major modes, this week it's Phrygian, and holy hell this one was hard. Making Phrygian sound happy is not an easy task!

Adam

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How many Chuggas before the Choo Choo? (music theory Q+A)

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New Q+A featuring a very hard-hitting question!

Thanks guys for being my Patrons!

Adam


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The most ELEGANT key change in all of pop music

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Hey all!

Here's my most recent nearly half-hour long video essay on Céline Dion...I know that's why you guys support me, haha. It's all about the powerful effect of key changes, and why I think her arrangement of All By Myself has the greatest key change in all of popular song.

I'll be posting the little chat I h...

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Making an ENTIRE album in just 24 Hours (Beautiful and Tragic)

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Woo woo! Big video alert!

Ben Levin and I made an album last month, and now it's available! And we did a youtube about it too! Hope you guys enjoy, I'll be posting some more goodies from the stream over the coming week.

Adam

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How do you get a thicc bass tone?

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New Q+A coming atcha! Thanks guys!


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Why you DON'T want perfect pitch

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A little clickbaity, yeah, but I don't want Perfect Pitch, and it's because Perfect Pitch has a timer. If you have it, you will lose it!

Hope you enjoy, guys!

Adam

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What is the most dissonant interval? | Q+A

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Hey guys!

Mid-week Q+A coming atcha! My release schedule is all over the place, for a number of reasons, but here is what I have for you today!

Hope you dig it!

Adam

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lady Gaga at the Innaguration Transcription

From the video last week, enjoy!

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Making the Lydian Scale Sound UGLY (ft. Music is Win, Shubh Saran, Aimee Nolte and Justice Cow)

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Fun mega collab for y'all! 

Adam

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Lady Gaga's MIXED METER Star Spangled Banner?!

This is easily the fastest I've rushed out a video. Hopefully it was worth it!

Adam

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