Why I was FIRED from an Off-Broadway show | Q+A #48

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Also, the functional analysis of Fm7 on Sir Duke, and the INFRASONIC LICK.
Many thanks to Jake Moll, Abby Elizabeth, auxiliary-character, seothis, ahorseinahospital, Kevin Mikulich, Jaxon Becker, Felken, Som de Mercurio, Pet of War, edguiterrez and cough Leon Herperger for your insightful questions!
0:25 What is the functional analysis of the Fm7 in the chorus of Stevie Wonder’s Sir Duke?
8:21 The story of when I was fired from an Off-Broadway show
11:47 How are you?
12:06 Limit To Your Love analysis (by James Blake)
14:49 Analysis of timbre for music theory
16:09 What is your relationship to the soundman on gigs?
17:32 I was accepted to Berklee, should I go?
17:47 Is there such thing as out of tune music?
20:18 What are some cool microtonal bands?
20:52 The infrasonic lick
21:15 Is it okay to play bass with one finger?
23:04 I’m unsubscribing to you!!!!
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@acr08807 4 года назад

The function of the Fm7 chord is that you can feel it all over.

@henriquealejandro7247 4 года назад

huehuehuehue

@dinifabio 3 года назад

Huehue brbr?

@henriquealejandro7247 3 года назад

@@dinifabio kkkkkk brbrbbr

@iEatVegans 3 года назад

this comment wins

@brianball6282 3 года назад

I see what you did there and I love it

@zacharyhaynes8969 5 лет назад

Everyone always asks “what’s the chord progression” not “hows the chord progression” :(

@calfm4103 5 лет назад

:'(

@artistaccelerator 5 лет назад

I'll do you one better: why is Gamora?"

@Manas-co8wl 5 лет назад

"why's the chord progression" actually why IS chord progression.... why is anything...

@sideoutside 4 года назад

To what or not to what. 'How' is the whats' what. Without the how there is no why, it's only a what if. What is it? It's it. What is it? It's it. You what it all, but you can't have it.

@pepijndeputter8892 4 года назад

@@sideoutside Thanks, you made me lose my brain

@michaelmacvittie6977 6 лет назад

"Skip to 8:20 if you don't want to hear a lot of convoluted music theory." What do you think we watch your channel for?

@rynopocalypse9320 5 лет назад

the analysis of sir duke was amazing, and the shadow progression is an amazing thought

@yousalesskhunt-bassist6177 5 лет назад

🤣🤣

@benstephens34 5 лет назад

Like duh! Lol totally agreed

@charliewhelan9488 5 лет назад

The liiiiiccccckkkk

@lucidboi5334 5 лет назад

@toph Jrmartin WHOMS'T

@Mercure250 6 лет назад

"This is not an airport; you do not need to announce your departure." 10/10

@TheHadMatters 4 года назад

Definitely can't be, because he would never have been able to fire those shots there.

@afterglow2020 4 года назад

Overheard at a Party City in New York: "Do you have any decorations for a farewell party?" "Nah, this is New York, if you're gonna leave, just get out."

@Chrissummerill 4 года назад

Boom!

@jacksonpalmer8955 4 года назад

Laetitian Madhatter NOOO LMAO

@lipuz6026 4 года назад

As an airport worker, I fricking loved it hahahaahahah

@GhostPuddle 3 года назад

I love how Adam has already listened to most pieces referenced in his Q&A's. It's like: "Hey Adam, I wonder how this progression from a 2011 song only on RU-vid with 3 views works." And Adam will go "Yeah man, that was actually me, I watched it three times cause I loved it that much" and then explain it. It's so awesome.

@teniejc 2 года назад

literally he knows everything, everytime a song is published he can sense it

@georgemartisius7226 Год назад

Sir duke is a bonafide classic

@noahmay7708 Год назад

Referring to limit to your love, george.

@Poisonjam7 6 лет назад

That Stevie Wonder section was like an entire episode in itself.

@Yunck 6 лет назад

And an AWESOME one at that!

@Yungblut 6 лет назад

It's a Shadow Episode

@bailzzzzzz 6 лет назад

Music is a world within itself

@BettyAlexandriaPride 6 лет назад

Yungblut Winning!

@JohnDoe-jm6dz 5 лет назад

i subbed from a reddit post showing how you don't clickbait, you answer the title question thoroughly, and you give a short answer in the thumbnail in case we don't want to hear the full in-depth answer. Amazing design, very rare in this day and age.

@augusthauskov 3 года назад

"Anti-clickbait"

@chaunceyharris5993 3 года назад

And he still gets crazy views

@jameshansen8882 2 года назад

That's crazy, I found him the same way at around the same time as you and was inspired to start playing guitar a few months later! Even though I still only understand about half of what's going on in some of these videos it's been tons of fun learning all about music theory

@rebecca.8432 5 лет назад

adam: double bass music: i’m about to end this man’s whole career

@ShyDigi 4 года назад

nowledge no one: I want to hear nowlege’s retarded asinine joke Nowlege: ReDiToRS

@bathhousealmonds8090 4 года назад

@nowledge This joke originated on Twitter.

@krysztof6917 4 года назад

Lmao I play Double Bass

@mopippenger7373 6 лет назад

“How Stevie Wonder probably... thought about it” I see, I mean, I hear what you did there!

@cicreate5761 6 лет назад

Moses Pippenger ha! 😅😎 I get it!!

@papi1050 6 лет назад

7:47 sounds like the part of one summer's day by Joe hisaishi when the melody first starts

@ayusharipirala3121 6 лет назад

I dont get it

@kasuri8164 6 лет назад

Ayush Aripirala Stevie Wonder is blind

@rjwusher 6 лет назад

Stevie Wonder jokes about his 'vision' himself, even at a funeral... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--dpkGnkvmgI.html (1min39)

@greatmallard9318 6 лет назад

Adam growing back that 2011 hair

@cicreate5761 6 лет назад

Great Mallard ha! 😂

@PotatomanR 6 лет назад

It was one of his new year resolutions!

@augusto7681 6 лет назад

Great Mallard why he shaved for so many years ? Just styles ?

@simongunkel7457 6 лет назад

Right now his hair looks more like his 2012 hat.

@soloh_ugo 6 лет назад

Augusto I know, I think he looks better this way

@aaronbruce5568 5 лет назад

I love how you almost said that Stevie Wonder "saw" a song in a certain way. XD

@TheTeaTVI 4 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@peterharrison5833 5 лет назад

Adam--very late to the conversation. That musical director who hired you for the off-B'way gig? He was wrong. That's called lack of leadership and lack of integrity. You don't leave out crucial information like that when you hire someone. I know about the politics of the bandstand and the politics of whether someone is fired or they are asked to quit, as a union musician. That all being said, no one who is a contractor, a band leader, or a musical director should ever put someone in that situation. And if the guy says something like, "well, man, you gotta understand, it was a stressful, busy week!", well....too bad. It's not your job to be able to read his mind. If he needed special skills, it was his responsibility to communicate that from the first time he talked to you. And if he is that disorganized or stressed out as an MD, well, he shouldn't be doing that gig. Sorry you had to pay for someone else's incompetence. Respectfully, PMH

@paulemillevasseur7622 4 года назад

Ya. Wouldn't you put Contrabass / Strings for the listing?

@nordicmind82 4 года назад

A note on this is that English -sucks- when talking about music and instruments. Seriously. How can you (with extra words for clarity, sometimes) use the same word for the classical standing instrument and the electric guitarr looking instrument?! It makes it really annoying when looking for instruments online or using youtube looking for instruments or sounds.

@bmmusic 4 года назад

Maybe he had someone else on mind for the gig, that's why didnt specified.

@jacksonpalmer8955 4 года назад

Im interested in the story of how he screwed that up? Guy: Hey I need bass Adam: BASS Guy: no screw your bass, go fire yourself cause youre too powerful for me to do it.

@hermeticxhaote4723 4 года назад

Exactly. Especially these days, egotistical attitudes in music is stupid. There are no gatekeepers anymore - I'm a hermit but even I make money from albums I've released online.

@atrpl1 6 лет назад

“This is not an airport. You don’t need to announce your departure.” 😂😂😂 brilliant! This was a really good Q&A!

@Jellybean199611 6 лет назад

"I've my cup of Joe here, and I've got my G#7-13-9 here" You should make that into a shirt.

@BibleStorm 6 лет назад

I still had that Fm7 stuck in my head during that bit.

@Kryexe 6 лет назад

No joke, I would buy this

@terrycornelius4 5 лет назад

I lived for that very moment. XD

@BariumCobaltNitrog3n 4 года назад

"This isn't an airport, you do not need to announce your departure..." Love that line! The fragile ego needs to be missed.

@andreag8304 4 года назад

at this point I’m not even watching for information I’m just watching to hear the occasional crunchy chord with some words in between

@Aedi 4 года назад

The best kind of music

@NoahtheEpicGuy 3 года назад

the words "crunchy chord" revived my soul, thank you for that

@oisin_smith 6 лет назад

how stevie wonder probably -saw- thought about it

@PixelVarnox 5 лет назад

how stevie wonder probably wondered about it

@adrianobarbosa2196 5 лет назад

How did you do that line? Never saw that in youtube comments

@joneezavala 5 лет назад

I saw that coming miles away

@TheCrashLandon 5 лет назад

Juan Zavala Stevie didnt

@Wulfryk 5 лет назад

the words he avoided was "visualized it" makes more sense in the context. just trying to be fun at the party over here

@huldraslaat225 6 лет назад

The concept of Shadow Progressions has me more S H O O K than that mounted cam.

@neaituppi7306 2 года назад

I get embarrassed thinking about the few times a band rejected me. Because I would take it so personally. Even if I didn't like what the band was about. Like one cover band, I auditioned with them, and one of the songs was black magic woman, Santana's version. And as I usually do, I knew the basic intro solo, but I improvised the rest of the solo, because that is more interesting to me. And they felt I didn't know the song, because of that. And they were concerned about how long it would take to learn the songs. Back then, I was like 23. I didn't have a strong enough sense of self, to be like, I don't want to play in bands like this, or tell them before I even met them, that I wasn't into jukebox playing. But I got so upset, I was nearly crying, because my self-esteem was based on acceptance, though I didn't do anything to fit into their acceptance models.

@ashtar3876 8 месяцев назад

@xavierwindon8968 6 дней назад

Crngw

@xavierwindon8968 6 дней назад

Cringe

@djgautz 5 лет назад

I'm falling back in love with music theory thanks to you Adam, it's just so fascinating ! JAZZ

@Billythebassist 6 лет назад

LMAO @ "This is not an airport....."

@RCAvhstape 6 лет назад

I remember seeing that childish comment and wondering if the guy was serious. I knew it would wind up in the next Adam vid getting destroyed, but I had no idea how awesome Adam's destruction of it would be.

@hamiltonmays4256 6 лет назад

I suppose "Leon Herperger" thinks that reply was a weak and slow burn on him, and not the neutron bomb it actually was, assuming he even figures it out.

@realhippie5368 6 лет назад

DESTROYED

@paulsutherland3813 6 лет назад

It's the name of a Facebook group. facebook.com/groups/221772305030316/about/

@Yngsatchvai 6 лет назад

They were VERY unprofessional! They should have given you a heads up about it being a double bass.

@noahstevensetc 6 лет назад

Yngsatchvai yea

@martinmclaren1611 6 лет назад

Pretty much every MD I’ve ever experienced is really disorganized. I was called to do a show and the MD said it was tenor and bari sax, but when I got there it was like 70% clarinet, 15% bass clarinet, 10% flute and 5% bari.

@leosmithonbass 6 лет назад

need to agree with this. But, as mentioned below, some MDs and producers are a little disorganized, or too busy to answer basic/simple questions, or honestly don't KNOW what they are trying to communicate to the musicians....

@josegvaldizonmayo105 5 лет назад

"This is not an airport" OH MY GOD PEOPLE, CAN YOU FEEL THAT CLASSY BURN?! Gotta love Adam Neely.

@clayghost1290 5 лет назад

normal brain: 8 minutes of theory can explain stevie wonders interesting choice of chords on sir duke high iq: he played it by accident cuz he blind

@martinsohnlein5591 5 лет назад

Lame.

@bassmanx357 4 года назад

Hahahahahaha

@rico._5067 4 года назад

Bruh

@BenJamin-eh7rq 4 года назад

@@martinsohnlein5591 Steves not going to see it don't worry.

@EthanWattsMusic 4 года назад

@@BenJamin-eh7rq 😂

@OrangeC7 6 лет назад

"This is not an airport, you do not have to announce your departure" Gold.

@ryanallen2001 5 лет назад

I'm SO stealing this line for when I mod on Twitch!

@jercki72 6 лет назад

yessssss 12tone is THE thing

@anomalapithecus 6 лет назад

jerckï72 i literally scrolled down to say exactly the same thing. exactly lol ya! 12tone!

@Rheologist 6 лет назад

12tone is awesome, but does he do what Adam said he does? I've only really seen him analyze things with normal harmony and rhythm, not any of this tuning/harmonics stuff

@tomlabbate6253 6 лет назад

Joshua Anderson He has some videos about tuning

@jeremykeaton274 6 лет назад

He covers a very wide variety of stuff. Here's two of the ones on microtonality/xenharmony. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RuT6Y53LYH4.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KwLeCO2w9H4.html

@dresdnhope 6 лет назад

See: "George Secor's Miracle Scale" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DpKXQR2PtNg.html "Harry Partch And The Genesis Scale" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KwLeCO2w9H4.html There maybe others, but those are the ones I've seen.

@RachelPlayfair 2 года назад

I love how the cat is sleeping through it all. It is not into detailed music theory. But I am learning so much in such a fun way from your videos. Thank you, Adam Neely!

@PolKsio 4 года назад

Adam: [7 min tirade on music theory] Me: Hmm yes I see so that's how it is (actually does't get it at all)

@beam3932 4 года назад

Nice pop team epic reference

@JustinBA007 6 лет назад

I think anyone who rolls their eyes at long explanations of theory left this channel years ago.

@JoshuaConnorMusic 6 лет назад

Also if you want to hear some accessible microtonal music in a rock context, check out the Australian band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard (great fucking name), and their album the Flying Microtonal Banana. Great, low budget garage rock with microtonal instruments. Also check out some of Dolores Catherino's "polytonal" music on her channel dolomuse, it sounds like looking into the distant future of electronic music and harmony.

@willdickinson2874 6 лет назад

King Gizzard's album Gumboot Soup features some pretty heavy microtonalism too, and their collaboritive tape with MHC has a few tracks with some as well.

@wingracer1614 6 лет назад

Never heard of them but that name has sold me. I'm off to find their stuff.

@eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeo 6 лет назад

My fav King Gizzard album for sure

@josephkarl2061 6 лет назад

Joshua Connor As soon as I heard this, I downloaded the album. Thanks for the heads up.

@TrevaQ 6 лет назад

Yep, came here to comment this!

@perkodanny 6 лет назад

23:08 Thank you for this. I can't say I've never felt that sense of "betrayal" or whatever, but I eventually had to face how irrational and simply immature that line of thought ultimately is. You're obviously not the first person to express it, but I'm seriously impressed by how you were able to address it head-on without condescension or dismissiveness. Props!

@Arcae95 5 лет назад

"I don't owe you your since of self" damn you dragged him to the moon!!

@W1NGXER0 6 лет назад

This is one of the best Q&A videos I've seen in a long time. Lots to digest and discover. Thanks for opening the envelope.

@mynameisjack0618 6 лет назад

Wait, the lion king had microtones?

@teddydunn3513 6 лет назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KwOdsHc4h7s.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_VxN4rnOpho.html

@AdamNeely 6 лет назад

Music theory isn’t a theory because it’s used to describe patterns that exist? I guess I’ll tell that to the theory of gravity, or set theory or germ theory! Good to know they aren’t theories either.

@mynameisjack0618 6 лет назад

Adam Neely Oh my god you responded to my comment I’m so happy aaaaaaa

@AS-vq3ep 6 лет назад

Without the context of its use, it isn't meaningful to say that X-TET music is "limited". If you're playing music conceived in a 22-TET scheme, obviously 12 tones is insufficient. If you're only playing a pentatonic melody, it's more than sufficient. The claim that 12-TET is somehow inherently limited presupposes some really subjective and narrow ideas about the purpose of music.

@benstephens34 5 лет назад

@@teddydunn3513 I think you're misunderstanding the term "theory". Common mistake, most people don't know the actual definition of theory. You're thinking of hypothesis. Theory is an idea that has been proven, hypothesis is one that has not. This is the easiest way I can explain it. But there you go. Now you can laugh the next time you hear someone say, "Well, maybe that's true in theory..." 😉

@geirtafjord9175 5 лет назад

Hi Adam! I am a bassplayer and working Psychologist from Norway. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Your Mentalisation of music seems to me at a high level. Passion, knowledge and your humble attitude makes you a treasure for all that loves music!

@Maarmalade 5 лет назад

*_T U N I N G I S A S O C I A L C O N S T U C T_*

@biffboy4133 5 лет назад

School fucked us all over

@kidder83 4 года назад

I’ve thought about this a lot

@bananalimemusic-yourlifesb7420 4 года назад

It is based off of logical truths of the universe, such as the circle of fifths and harmonics, etc. So only part of it is fake (equal temperament). It is built to be pleasant and harmonious.

@jebatman756 4 года назад

Constuct? XD

@doctornotropis8685 4 года назад

@@bananalimemusic-yourlifesb7420 The circle of fifth isn't a "logical truth", that phrase doesn't even make sense. That's like saying graprefruits are a logical truth. Tuning traditions vary wildly across cultures, and the particular one we have in the west isn't some cosmological gift--just a fun mixture of biology and culture.

@fishwithafez 6 лет назад

Question for your next Q&A. If humans had 3 legs would marches be in 3/4? Thanks!

@figeon 6 лет назад

This is the best question I've ever heard. But seriously, pop music is nearly all in 4/4 because marches were in 4/4. If we had three legs and marches in 3/4, it would be highly likely that pop music would be mostly in 3/4.

@TheNeraum 6 лет назад

Wouldn't it be 6/4, as the 4/4 was two walk cycles?

@florencep2209 6 лет назад

Well, until around 1300-1400 or so, most western music was related to the church, and a lot of it was im rhythmic groups of 3s, since that’s the divine number or something along these lines. Around the ars nova period, 2-rhythms became a lot more common while church music also took a step back.

@theconvert1208 6 лет назад

Rather, I think the result would be that waltzes would turn into marches.

@random11stuff 6 лет назад

More and more I believe that the cat is actually the one running this channel.

@dyslexiclemons8464 6 лет назад

Eoin Hayes 😂 I died

@phenogen8125 5 лет назад

That cat conjecturally used to belong to Shrodinger; it's controversially colored past furthered by a spell of cryogenic incarceration.

@davidrossberg4442 5 лет назад

Last answer was the best answer on this subject I ever heard. Bravo. Keep on keeping on Adam!

@No-pm4ss 6 лет назад

I really appreciate the time-stamps in the description, I just remember you showing an amazing chord in some video and I found it :)

@violet_broregarde 6 лет назад

I'M HAIR BACK ANSWERING ALL YOUR QUESTIONS

@endrebee3743 6 лет назад

RU-vidIsGay thanks! I hate it

@franciscoleitao66 6 лет назад

The amount of interesting, valuable and straight-up mind blowing information presented in this video is absolutely ridiculous! Keep it up! Pristine content!

@e.v.martinez5083 5 лет назад

I actually like all RU-vidrs because I learn so much from each of your perspectives and find myself improving as a composer as a result. Thanks a million!

@chilljlt 2 года назад

the last one (question) was profound and delivered so well . great episode!

@durianhead 6 лет назад

21:17 please dont subconsciously implant all star lyrics into my brain thanks lol

@EvgenijGr 6 лет назад

Hehe, got that too!

@laitentierdotcom 6 лет назад

Do you know of the Turkish mictrotonal guitarist and RU-vidr Tolgahan Çoğulu? He has a lot of interesting videos about Turkish and Arabic Microtonal music. Sevish and 12 Tone are good outlets, but I find Tolgahan Çoğulu to be a very interesting artist and performer of Turkish classical guitar. Both you and him have inspired me in the realms of non-western and non-standard musics. Thanks!

@zaeche 6 лет назад

Excellent mention! I quite enjoy Tolgahan's approach to the guitar as well (as a matter of fact, I'm planning to convert my spare classical into a fretless nylon, let's see how that goes...) Edit: Oops, forgot to mention, Tigran Hamasyan is absolutely fantastic as well.

@ahnafibrahim1677 6 лет назад

The Maqaams (please forgive my spelling) in Arabic music are extremely interesting. I once saw a man playing the violin in an ensemble of various Arabic instruments and it was really interesting to see how he used the 'maqaams' in the same manner that in western harmony, musicians use modal interchange. I know that it seems like a very simple concept, but to hear it is something completely different.

@sufianararah 6 лет назад

make sure you leave the marks of the frets , that's where is the correct note will be & start with Maqam Rast , its a C major with lowered E and B ( quarter notes ) i also advice buying an Oud you'll get the whole idea faster with that .

@BrunoBrogio 6 лет назад

Tolgahan and Tingram. gotta check them out now. thanks :)

@ahnafibrahim1677 6 лет назад

Any advice on how to find a good Oud?

@ryangiraldi5722 4 года назад

*Hears Adam mention 32’ organ stop* Me: Immediately perks head up.

@CalculusDaddy 4 года назад

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@PieterSchlosser 4 года назад

Adam! I love all your videos. They are SUPER informative and are so well done. Love how articulate you are at explaining things. The bit about you getting fired might be my favorite clip so far. Most of the time all we see in videos are successes. It's sobering and refreshing to see someone go: 'yep, I screwed that one up!'. Kudos to you and please keep the amazing videos coming!

@mostlyirishcarguy8955 6 лет назад

Regarding the Stevie Wonder song, in layman's terms I think he just put it there because it sounds cool. 😉

@GarretsShadow 6 лет назад

That's essentially what Adam said

@indieWellie 6 лет назад

i like to think that his blind ness had a bit to do with it. he had a different way of playing the keys because of his lack of sight.

@mostlyirishcarguy8955 6 лет назад

Indignant Wellington yeah that definitely influenced it

@coolo73 6 лет назад

I like the 3rd explanation. It fits better within the context of the lyrics as the song is a tribute to big band music and Duke Ellington. Stevie was probably thinking how he could bring Ellington's flavor and practical application of dense music theory back to popular music. It's like an inside joke hiding in plain sight. There's all this crazy harmonic complexity going on but to the average person it just feels good. "you can feel it all over...people"

@BrunoChiovoloni 6 лет назад

"crazy harmonic complexity".. :/

@_omega420 6 лет назад

"This isn't an airport" I'm so gonna use that at some point 😂😂

@ricomorasata3227 6 лет назад

Omega_Ronan Yeah. One could say "This isn't an airport, you don't have to announce your departure so bye Felicia!" 😂😂😂

@onkelpappkov2666 5 лет назад

"This isn't communism, you don't have to share. Keep it to yourself."

@soulmas520 5 лет назад

Onkel Pappkov yes!

@joeb3590 4 года назад

Good news everyone!!!

@andrewweinberger4430 6 лет назад

"I don't owe you your sense of self..." Consider me subscribed. Beautifully done.

@BigCityPalooka 5 лет назад

So well reasoned! I dig your pedantic groove. Thanks for making this. Cheers.

@jyryhalonen4990 6 лет назад

YES so great to see Sevish getting attention! His stuff really underappreciated so thanks for shouting him out!

@Stevonicus 6 лет назад

RE: "out of tune" music. I remember watching an interview with an aged British prog musician several years ago, where he talked about how much he loved punk bands that wouldn't or couldn't keep their instruments in tune because "they were playing the music in between the music."

@spwr1931 6 лет назад

Stevonicus The great Robert Wyatt. He was making a comment on the surge of punk and their practices, not necessarily professing admiration for it.

@nachomarimba 5 лет назад

Great video. Loved your answer to the last question. It takes wisdom (as you said) to give such a respectful (maybe undeserved), honest and focused answer to that guy. Respects from rainy Costa Rica!

@_TheZipper_ Год назад

"This is not an airport: You do not need to announce your departure." DAMN ADAM. Coming at him with straight heat! Great video by the way. Loved that ending haha

@sleepy314 6 лет назад

You never notice a good sound engineer, only the bad ones :)

@AmandaKaymusic 6 лет назад

I notice and thank them after spending a bit of time on the other side of the desk. It is worth noticing. Magic ones are a rare and precious gift.

@ZaxxaZ 6 лет назад

You do if they really are good. I saw a band called Purson play in a local pub. I was kind of dreading it as the venue is very small and usually that means that excessive volume drowns any possible dynamics. Purson have a great sound on their albums but the singers voice really benefits from clarity in the mix which I was worried would be lost in the aural melange that is the usual pub gig sound. My fears were unwarranted however as the band sounded absolutely amazing. So much so that I made a point of finding the sound engineer and thanking him personally for making the gig such a success. He was really pleased that someone had noticed his efforts and left with a massive smile on his face.

@Zalamandar 6 лет назад

No way! The bad ones contrast the good ones, so you notice them more! A big thanks to all those sound dudes out there that are considerate and try to do their job well.

@gramursowanfaborden5820 6 лет назад

as a listener to the music, a sound man is doing his job right if it's like he was never there, same with roadies. i thank Brutal Legend for that randomly profound nugget of philosophy.

@jensclarberg6419 5 лет назад

Underrated comment.

@Aeronaut1975 6 лет назад

You and Rick Beato and have become my 2 favourite RU-vid channels for music education and appreciation, I love your content, keep it up! Best wishes from North Wales, UK!

@teumuarikit601 6 лет назад

Man, I'm pushed by your great videos to go deeper into the theory. Truth is I don't put the time in to fully grasp it all. I love your stuff, discovered it a couple of weeks back.

@anthonydelise316 5 лет назад

Hey Adam, I whitlisted your page and now youtube wants me to buy a mattress, do you own a comfortable mattress? and if so, what kind?

@thunderfoot11 6 лет назад

Regarding Sir Duke: There is another possibility that you are missing but one linked to playing ability not theory. I was played professionally with someone who produced a couple of Stevie Wonder tracks the following is a story he relayed. This person was a keyboard player and asked Stevie "how do you play X" he said, "like this" and started playing. The person telling the story realized he would never be able to play like Stevie because he held his hands differently so he could find the keys, due to his blindness. His fingering style is completely alien to a piano player, due to his compensation for lack of eyesight. So your third theory may actually be closer to the truth, but for an entirely different reason than you stated, he probably heard the G#7 (9,13) but played it as the Fm7 because that's how he could play it within the framework of his keyboarding style. This is conjecture of course, but based on some second hand knowledge I was fortunate enough to privy to. Cheers!

@tramquangpho 6 лет назад

I wonder if somebody could upload a video to demonstrate that “blind style” of Stevie. That would be cool to see his mindset on piano

@nowiecoche 6 лет назад

+++++ I'm loving this analysis the deeper it goes.

@ManuLeach 6 лет назад

I'd say your explanation is to why he chose it and Adam's is to why it works. I like your analysis.

@BettyAlexandriaPride 6 лет назад

thunderfoot11 I'm curious to see if Adam replies to this thread.

@christopherspoelstra1096 6 лет назад

I absolutely love that painting on the wall behind you man. quality content.

@kevinbachelder6043 4 года назад

You have a magnificent breadth and depth of musical understanding! I have been watching/listening to your stuff for a few years and I so appreciate your spot-on clarity, brevity, and insane depth of knowledge. I recently wrote up Sir Duke and I just chalked that F-7 up as a passing chord and moved on but you unearthed some very cool shit on that dirty little chord. I loved the story about getting fired. Every working musician has been there and it fucking stings! Great stuff Adam!

@cuevas8231 5 лет назад

great channel, just found it today and already in love! keep the good work my friend !!

@rockrollinnolan8521 6 лет назад

13:26 It sounds like he's singing the lick melody. :P

@jonhmusic423 6 лет назад

That piano is a wobbly boi

@vilenius187 4 года назад

Thank you for creating amazing content and for a great presentation. Have a nice day!

@245L6GwM 4 года назад

Thanks for the square-peg-in-round-hole firing story. It brought painful memories but also good ones about reaffirming my own role as a musician. I'm hooked as a subscriber. Keep it coming!

@FossilFishy 6 лет назад

Back in the late eighties with the rise of personal computers I had the idea maybe someone could program a synth so that the tuning was chord dependent. The algorithm would calculate each note's frequency based on the other notes being played and attempt to make intervals as close to their theoretical ideals as possible. I would love to hear how that sounds. Of course, back then I was thinking that such an instrument could only play by itself. But these days there's no reason you couldn't link several synths via some kind of master pitch controller. So, I've been sitting on this idea for over 20 years. I checked out some books on tuning theory when I first had the idea and one look at the maths involved made me realise that I didn't have the education to pull it off. I hear-by beg, plead, cajole, and politely request that someone do this so I can satisfy this long held curiosity. Cheers.

@ChronosVthousand 6 лет назад

Fossil Fishy That sounds pretty interesting. I'll have to look into that.

@stevengutierrez5103 6 лет назад

It exists. It's called hermode tuning.

@spacebiggles 6 лет назад

I was thinking about this the other week. I worry that it might need some human help tuning chords that are enharmonic to one another in 12TET, or at least some clever rules that must be manipulated by the performer.

@simongunkel7457 6 лет назад

Probably something you can build with Reaktor - I'd have to check the voice functions to see if it's feasible. The question is how to approach the "theoretical ideals" part. After all, music just doesn't work out (you go up by perfect 5ths and get a term in the form (3/2)^n, which at some point should equal octaves 2^m. But there is no solution for (3/2)^n=2^m where both m and n are integers).

@FossilFishy 6 лет назад

Simon Gunkel Yup, that’s one thing that was pretty clear, compromises always have to be made. Deciding how to go about that is key. I took a quick look at hermode tuning, mentioned above, and the way they seem to solve this problem is by having different settings that allow you to choose which intervals get priority.

@jonhmusic423 6 лет назад

It's always a good day when I see a video from Mr Neely pop up!!

@jasmadams 3 года назад

Not sure why I'm back here, but I'm glad. Hope you're continuing to weather things well.

@anthonyrc6618 6 лет назад

I'm glad you mentioned Sevish. His stuff is amazing and pretty addictive.

@MrCurlyOstrich 6 лет назад

Thanks for the theory analysis Adam, its nice to listen to the science side of music.

@JaeyoungChong 6 лет назад

Literally everything that Adam recommends I listen to it. I'm hooked on Sevish now. It's outer-worldly but also conventional... Amazing. It's tonal music but with microtones... I can't explain it, you have to just go listen to it.

@laynenorth5618 6 лет назад

agreed

@carterc9171 5 лет назад

Hey man, just wanted to say I really love your videos. I'm kind of in a lull after playing guitar and bass for 4 years, and I've been looking to seriously advance my playing. Watching your channel has expanded my knowledge of theory and just music in general. Keep up the good content!

@aaronlyttle775 Год назад

I really appreciate you talking about what sounds like a devastating experience and how you came back from it.

@TheRevanant 6 лет назад

Hey Adam, Just wanted to let you know that my computer blue-screened as soon as you played the G vs G# harmonic. I suppose that is what happens when you tempt the Electronica Gods.

@MuradBeybalaev 4 года назад

When you read that "someone once told me" as *"somebody* once told me" - I was ready for a YTP meme incoming. Don't do me like that bro.

@tonyplaysguitar101 6 лет назад

This is super interesting! Sir Duke is one of my favorites! I personally favor the 2nd explanation. I always viewed the Fm7 as a sort of tritone sub, but without the b5. I still sort of feel like it functions that way with the voice leading. It's definitely interesting to analyze the underlying chord progression and harmony! So cool! Thanks Adam!

@leonordman8406 5 лет назад

It's very rewarding to see Adam get excited about a question.

@245L6GwM 4 года назад

Sound engineer playing the room... This is what I spent decades learning about as a pipe organ technician and sometime church musician, and I found it immediately applicable when I signed on as volunteer techie for a community musical production. I'd just like to add that if you start by creating a comfortable, well-balanced acoustical environment for the musicians onstage, they can then use their own musical sensibilities to fine-tune their performance and reduce your workload, in adjusting the house mix, to a fraction of what it otherwise would be.

@lukenoonan6247 6 лет назад

“Let’s first take a look at it the way that Stevie Wonder probably... thought about it.” GENIUS

@clairecummings9568 2 года назад

I think I immediately saw the Fm7 chord in Sir Duke as the reharmonized stand-in for G# major, which adds this mysterious, colorful VI sound to it. Very blues-y to me. One of my favorite things about the song. Stevie never fails to deliver.

@golf-freq 6 лет назад

Excellent analysis. Bravo!

@AimeeNolte 6 лет назад

I unsubbed the second you started letting your hair grow out.

@leepshin 6 лет назад

LOL Have you got a wee "flutter" in yer heart for Adam? Love your channel as well Aimee, been a sub of yours for quite a while

@seheyt 6 лет назад

Straight out of the ball park.

@rosalina9768 6 лет назад

Lee Sanderson whoa i didn't even notice till you pointed it out 😂

@aldo_mores 6 лет назад

Really? I arrived for the music, stayed for the hair!

@gregthesalad495 6 лет назад

Nah he looks better with longer hair

@TheAsdsdswww 4 года назад

Sigh, if only Stevie were still alive to tell his side of the story.... Wait a minute!

@NAETEMUSIC 5 лет назад

I'VE HAD THAT SIR DUKE QUESTION FOR SO MANY YEARS QUESTION THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

@gregthomas3137 5 лет назад

Great video. The way you answered the last commenter...genius!

@himynameisben95 5 лет назад

The Fm7 comes off more to me like a (alerted) tritone sub to the E, instead of using a B7

@johndavidsoft8030 5 лет назад

Thought the same!

@fabricamenujunior4301 4 года назад

Its funny how you think that Fm7 that DOES NOT HAVE A TRITONE is a Tritone sub.

@lipshurt 3 года назад

@Nonsense-Mediated Decay its just a tritone sub. nIts F7#9, and then delete the major third and put the sus in the melody. If the melody was not being played, like for instance a solo section on the chords, it would F7alt to Emaj......super common. not a mystery

@kraigadkins6252 6 лет назад

Hey Adam, question here. What do you think about Death Grips?

@zaralbsstuff 6 лет назад

He thinks you don't need his opinion to feel valid in your musical taste.

@kraigadkins6252 6 лет назад

Zara Lindholm Brandt I love Death Grips already, but from someone who loves experimental music as well as electronic, but has never spoken much on hip-hop, and doesn't appear to have much to say for "angry" music, I would be greatly interested in his opinion.

@zaralbsstuff 6 лет назад

Kraig Adkins It would be interesting yes. but tbh the death grips meme has come and its gone, theyre good but i feel like asking him about it is more of a generic novelty internet music nerd question. itd be interesting, yeah, but maybe we should leave space for other topics hey adam btw do you like tech n9ne?

@Lightclops 6 лет назад

He answered this in a live stream once. He didn't go into much detail but he does think they are interesting/good

@kraigadkins6252 6 лет назад

Darkclops Thanks

@AndyCan 5 лет назад

Got that tune locked in my head now. Will be humming and tapping for days. Awesome talk. Thanks

@FolarTheGreat 6 лет назад

Super cool seeing you on the keys Adam!

@hamburgerin6593 6 лет назад

23:20 : Damn, I never thought of it like that. Even though I saw this "phenomenon" happen, I didn't notice it the way you described it here. That really opened my eyes, thanks for mentioning :D

@RobinRepairs 6 лет назад

Oh my! I didn’t like the last comment at all. It unsettled me before bedtime. I can’t imagine life without you now Adam. I stay up late on a Monday eagerly waiting for your upload (UK time here). I appreciate people might not like everything, all of the time, but surely everyone can enjoy something in every video it’s so so good what you do.

@philarevalo4039 6 лет назад

Hey Adam! Long time watcher first time commenter, just wanted to say that I absolutely loved this analysis of Sir Duke--it's a progression I've always wondered about but never looked at closely. Keep up the good work :)

@jamesatha9854 5 лет назад

I am absolutely loving Sevish, thanks for the recommendation!

@figeon 6 лет назад

Yay! My question got featured! I asked about out of tune music. (17:47)

@0777coco 6 лет назад

That was pretty much the best question in this video. Seriously.

@figeon 6 лет назад

Thanks!

@0777coco 6 лет назад

Just telling the truth! :D

@ckeilah 5 лет назад

Haha! I was reading your comment while he was reading your question.

@MisterDoctorBaconman 6 лет назад

Q and A question! Have you ever thought about making a video relating to Barbershop harmony (quartet or otherwise)? It seems relatively simple from the outside but has a lot of nuance that makes it a fascinating deep dive.