The Q+A Podcast with Adam Neely

Many thanks to Drazon spielt, Tom Korchak, jt33396, John Daniel, shrapnel, Cuix, Chris Kalos, reg4321, SANTIAGO RESTREPO, ThomasAleksanderVEVO, Ibrahim Hassan, Antonio Rivera Torres and Felipe Monteiro for their insightful questions! Groove: A Phenomenology of Rhythmic Nuance http://amzn.to/2wTNCsZ 0:14 Do you need to keep up on pop music if you’re going to me a musician? 2:51 What is groove? Can you define it? 4:58 Are capos cheating? Why would you ever need to use a capo? 6:46 What is Pitch Axis

Many thanks to Chris LeMond, TheHarmonicPulse, SAMUCA CHIODINI, Jim Haugland, Denis, bj7xtas1, thebudsofmay, Zippy Leroux, user name, Yhoda, Joe Turgeon and Daniel Proctor for your insightful questions! :14 What’s the deal with Fanned Frets? Also, how does an understand of physics relate to music? 2:23 Is Synesthesia real, or just some BS you made up? 5:11 What is the function of the Fm7 in the chorus to Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder? 8:08 How do you come up with melodies? 10:06 How do you keep so

Many thanks to Bloodbath and Beyond, Tiago da Silva, TheMASDrummer, thescowlingschnauzer, Benjamin Stedman, M3Z4C, hyeguitar1, The Bolan, kevs musicandstuff, Marko Perälä and Hanna Turunen for their questions! Also to Ricardo Aldana, Tomás Borralho and Hamguy Bacon! Can’t forget them! 0:21 A response to all of the 432 feedback 4:01 Why do you use All Star in everything? 4:33 Using “sound guy” is gendered, and we should move away from the word 6:08 Your vaporwave is bad vaporwave because I don’t like

0:15 Why do US percussionists play Cajons the way that they do? 3:50 What should you do in order to back out of a gig for a higher paying one? 6:19 What is your advice for a trans musicians entering college? 8:03 Why is musicianship so high in NYC? 9:59 How should transients line up when you  time-align music in a DAW? 11:25 What do you mean about the “craft” of pop music making? 15:42 Talk to me about bass effects, please! 17:38 If you knew about the Myth of Sisyphus before your recital, why did

1:02 Can you introduce my question without the Lick? 1:10 All about the Double Harmonic minor scale and its weird intervals 4:07 Why is your audience almost exclusively male? 5:35 What is your opinion on contemporary music reviewers like Anthony Fantano? 7:05 What is the life cycle of pop tunes in your cover band? 7:48 Playing a sax with drumsticks isn’t as valid as with a mouthpiece. 10:09 What do you think about having 8 string guitars and no bass player? 10:57 What do you think about bass tremelo

In this podcast, we explore.... 0:15 Characteristic pitches, chords, and the functional harmony of the modes 2:52 You just like to hear yourself talk about music 3:46 “Just Feel it!” 4:08 Which is more important, bass or drums? 5:52 What is Berklee Funk? 7:41 Salsa on piano 8:13 What audio interface do you use? 8:42 What sort of instrument would you learn how to play and why? 9:26 How do you deal with nerves on stage? 11:47 Idiot choir leader 11:56 On long 6 hour rehearsals 12:50 What’s the