Pianist Rob Araujo Explains His Approach to Improv & Building a Modern Music Career 

Rob Araujo is a shining example of a successful musician in today's music industry- with millions of streams on Spotify and other platforms, he uses various social media to share a large quantity of content while also having mastered the art of modern music production to create pristine music that blends neo soul, hip hop and jazz all on his own. In this episode, we discuss what it takes to be a pianist in today's world- including Rob's approach to the aforementioned skills, as well as how he views harmony, dissonance in improvisation, and more.
Rob also gives us a fantastic breakdown tutorial of his song 'Moonrock' and how the chords / harmony work. He also brings up the midi of his solo so we can transcribe it on the spot and take a deep dive into his improvisation and how he approaches dissonance.
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Timestamps
0:00 Diminished Lick
1:50 Starting a Composition
3:15 Producing Drums
6:07 Breaking Into the Industry
8:57 Quantity vs. Quality
10:38 Building Community Online
12:25 Rob's Approach to Playing 'Out'
16:31 Moonrock Chords Explained
25:11 Usining Planing for Improv
30:54 Where to Follow Rob
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