musical thoughts

October 11, 2009

ninjam: revuelta

Here’s another ninjam, this one is a totally different mood. We are playing without drums, and mostly it’s fretless stringed instruments other than my piano (as far as I can tell). This is my mix from the client-side saved files. And I really did almost nothing to it, other than mute out one chunk of one part where some conversation intruded into the music briefly. Other than that, this very accurately reflects the live improvised music we made this day.

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September 25, 2009

ninjam: okome

Here’s a hot clip from a ninjam I recently played in. It’s very interesting because I have never played with this guy before, but it sure does not sound that way. I’m very intrigued that this can work this well when I likely would not be able to hold a conversation with this person (due to language differences).

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April 27, 2009

video: EWI demo

OK, here’s my first EWI video. I’ve almost figured out how to play the thing.

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December 30, 2008

audio: concursion

I get asked somewhat frequently whether I have an album. As of now, I do, and you can download it freely under the Creative Commons license.

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Filed under: Rhodes, Wurli, audio, ninjam — Rob @ 8:41 pm Comments (0)
November 25, 2008

audio: El Duende

Another fantastic ninjam for your entertainment.

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August 23, 2008

audio: Buddha Knows Best (rob mix)

This is one of the first actual online collaborative projects I’ve done. I just never posted the completed product. A fellow YouTuber reached out to me and asked if I’d like to collaborate on some Deep House kind of things. I said yes, and here’s what ultimately happened.

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April 29, 2008

video: somewhat insincere

More loop jam, but this one is in 13/8 for variety’s sake.

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April 19, 2008

video: interlude

Another funky loop, but I’m back to 4/4 for a while.

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April 12, 2008

video: after six

Another entry in the loop-based funk category. I deliberately didn’t point out the distinguishing characteristic of this tune.

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April 9, 2008

DIY Rhodes piezo mod

This was originally posted on the SuperSite forum (but I am the author and it’s my mod). It originally took the form of several posts talking about the idea and then the execution of the idea. I’ve tried to present it here in more of an article format.

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