12/05/2022
Following up his 2017 musical thesis in the shape of the bluesy rock album 'Beginner's Mind', Tauranga music lecturer and doctor of songwriting Davey Beige is back in 2022 with something quite different. Ever-evolving as ...
12/05/2022
Wellington three-piece Soft Plastics have embraced a new shoegaze style whilst still paying homage to their garage-pop beginnings. Their ironic latest single Day Job is very relatable, and comes accompanied by a similarly ...
07/04/2022
Ōtepoti pop artist Judah Kelley has been a recognisable musical presence since her debut single Ready hit #15 on the Top 40 Hot NZ single charts in 2021. Emerging from an upbringing surrounded by music and songwriting her ...
09/03/2022
Napier-born artist Miakie has struck gold with her first introduction to collaborative songwriting. Moving away from her previous folk-pop persona as Mia Jay into the RnB realm, with sensual single Infatuated she wants ...
23/02/2022
Missy first emerged in 2018 with a darkly enigmatic brand of electronic pop which incorporated traces of classical influences. This year has seen a dramatic expansion of prolific composer Abigail Knudson’s project with ...
26/08/2015
After the tricky introduction that we looked at in the last issue of NZM, we are now in a relatively easier section of the Rush track YYZ, but it's still quite fast. The easiest way to build up hand speed is to practice ...
26/06/2015
The last few Deep Thinking columns have been funk-orientated, so I thought we might get into some prog rock in this issue and I have transcribed the opening of YYZ by the Canadian band, Rush. This track comes from their ...
26/04/2015
Following the James Jamerson lines we looked at a few issues ago, I thought that we might look at a different side of his playing in this issue. The lines I have transcribed are from What's Going On by Marvin Gaye, which ...
26/06/2013
In this issue, we are going to try a piece that, in a way, utilises what guitarists call the chord/melody technique. It's another solo bass piece but the method of playing you will need to develop may come in handy ...
26/01/2013
Over the last few issues we have looked at some simple scales and arpeggios, as well as some harmonics and a little elementary tapping. We will continue with these aspects of playing to build up some bass chops over the next ...
