26/06/2016
Deep Thinking: Frank Prestia – A Tower of Power
As mentioned in the last issue of NZ Musician, we are going to look at a couple of bass parts from Frank Rocco Prestia, ...
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Deep Thinking: Getting Funky Fun With Flea
Some funky fun this time from a bass player much admired in rock and funk circles – Flea of The Red Hot Chili Peppers. ...
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Deep Thinking: Touching Bass with Debussy
I have written (or arranged!) something extremely different from our recent rock and funk escapades for this first issue ...
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Deep Thinking: Debussy Encore
This issue is the second part of the bass arrangement I have scored of Claude Debussy's Claire de Lune. What happens after ...
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Deep Thinking: Bass In Your Face
In the last NZM issue, we looked at some iconic Afro-American funk bass lines that used a 'less is more' approach. We'll ...
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Deep Thinking: Funk Meets Jazz – James Jamerson (1936-’83)
As promised in the last issue, we are going to look at some of the aspects of James Jamerson's bass playing that made him ...
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Delft’s Workshop: Re-fitting a Pickup to an old Arch-top
My friend Nick has a very nice old Gibson arch-top guitar. Not one of the plywood versions – it's a fully acoustic instrument ...
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Finding Your Voice: 50 Ways to Love Your Voice… Even More!
I am overjoyed to announce that this is my 50th column for NZ Musician. To celebrate, I’m letting rip 50 top tips. 50 gold ...
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Tutors’ Tutorial: Introduction To Microphone Technique
This article on microphone technique briefly outlines how common microphones ‘hear’ and how to avoid some typical pitfalls ...
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