adamneely

Wait, it's just in 4/4?

Here's a 25-minute video essay on 4/4 and hypertuplets! I know I have taken a step back from YouTube in general, but I still have things to say, and this one especially as they relate to Sungazer a...

What makes Meet the Grahams sound scary? | Q+A

New Q+A video!

It's been a long time since I did a Q+A, and they're really fun to make, so I'll probably squeeze in a few this summer. Hope you guys enjoy!

Adam

AI is Doomed to Fail the Musical Turing Test

I have thoughts on AI music, and why I don't really think it's music.

Spicy take, but one I stand by! I spend most of this video essay talking about human music making and every...

Chechnya's Bizzare Ban on Musical Tempo

Back at some YouTube! I saw this story a couple days ago, and I knew that I needed to weigh in on it, it was too good. Chechnya apparently just banned all tempo outside of 80-116bpm.

This is...

Touring in Europe is...chaotic

A gig vlog!

See, I'm still posting, haha, it's just probably going to be at a month/two month schedule, whatever I can do to keep it fun. This vlog was a LOT of fun to edit, and I hope to be ...

1.8 Million Subscribers (and no one cares)

I watched a video from the Corridor Cast podcast interviewing Freddie Wong 4 years ago, and it pretty radically changed my perspective on what I should be focusing on and why with regards to social...

Should sheet music be required for music school?

Hey all!

NEW VIDEO ESSAY!

Should it be required for you to know how to read sheet music to get into music school? 

This is basically rehashing some d i s c o u r s e that hap...

Is Laufey jazz?

This is a video essay that has been bubbling up in the back of my mind for a long time. In case you haven't heard of hear, Laufey is a singer that is absolutely DOMINATING the jazz charts right now...

Are Binaural Beats Real? | Q+A

Q+A coming atcha!

You might notice my set has changed, or is changing...I moved! More on that later, but I'm not longer at my place that I was for the past 5 years. The set will be built out ...

Does Music Have a Speed Limit? And Why?

Hey all!

35 video essay coming atcha. This is a beefy boi, I haven't been able to get something like this done in a while because of touring, but I think the touring really has helped me soli...

The CHAOS of flying with musical instruments

Hey guys!

I've been working on a video like this for, well, almost 4 years now. 

As you know, I've slowed down on YouTube to focus on touring, and with that comes a very different ...

What is the TIME SIGNATURE of the Bluey Theme? | Q+A

Answering some of the most important questions of our era, lol.

As we all know, ALL music is in 4/4, but sometimes there's a little bit more to it than that.

Thanks guys for supporting ...

The Mesmerizing Harmony of Wayne Shorter

Hey all,

I've spent the past two weeks or so going hard at a tribute to Wayne Shorter, it's a small thing, but I had fun talking about the music to Infant Eyes.

Hope you guys dig it! 2023-03-13 18:23:08 +0000 UTC View Post

How does VIBRATO relate to rhythm? | Q+A

A quick Q+A in between projects! I have quite a few vlogs and other videos in the pipeline the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned!

Adam

Is Cb the same note as B?

A little video explainer/essay thing on Cb and B!

AHHH! I'm back to making videos! There will be quite a few that get churned out in the next couple of weeks, I'm going to try and make up for...

Copyright video essay

Hey all,

This is a draft of an upcoming video essay that I have spent almost a month on - it took a huge amount of research, scripting and rewriting to get it to a place where I want to say ...

Music theory of Cbat (reddit guy song)

So sorry about this one. 

And yet, not sorry, honestly. A dive into entrainment, microtonality, sex, and memes. Thanks guys!

Adam

Will AI replace human musicians? | Q+A

A quick Q+A!

I'm on the road with Sungazer, but I was able to film this little Q+A before I left. Thanks guys for making these videos possible! 

Adam

This Janet Jackson BASSLINE breaks laptops

Had some fun looking a bit deeper into a story from last week - Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation apparently can breaks laptops with a certain frequency, but the story of why is a little bit cooler tha...

This music should be IMPOSSIBLE...and yet...

Hey y'all,

I'm sorry I've been so incommunicado, but in my defense....

Sungazer is in the midst of planning for THREE tours right now. US tour in September, another European tour in Nov...

Jazz Musician Sucks at Metal (w/ Rob Scallon)

I'm on tour in Europe right now, but I had a great time hanging out with Rob Scallon before leaving, where we had a couple hours in a studio to shoot some collaboration videos. He taught me some me...

5 words of wisdom for BEGINNING musicians

Fun video from this past weekend at NAMM!

I'm in Europe for the next couple weeks touring with Sungazer, and already there are many vlog-worthy moments. Can't wait to share them with y'all!&n...

Can I pass an AP Music Theory Exam?

AP Music Theory's final exam is...hard? Kinda weird? Kinda...not music theory really?

This video was kinda baffling for me, because the practice exam I took tests SOME important skills musici...

How we almost lost $17,000 on tour

Hey y'all!

So I've been absent for a little while, and a big part of that was 1) I was on tour! and 2) I was on a tour where we hemorrhaged money and 2 people got COVID, and was away from hom...

Drummer brought memes to the NYC jazz fusion gig

A little gig vlog from last month! I'm in the middle of a Sungazer tour right now that's going all haywire (vlog on that soon), but I was able to get this edited. 

Hope y'all enjoy!

There are no RULES in music, only CONTEXT!

Hey guys!

Latest How to Get Good At Music is here, with my good buddy and touring keyboardist for Sungazer, Christian Li. Hope you guys dig it! Lots of great viewer submissions. 

I...

The Mystery of Adele's A♮Harmony

New video essay! A fun, light one about a spicy background vocal in Rolling in the Deep. Hope y'all enjoy!

Adam

Did Dua Lipa ACTUALLY Plagiarize Levitating?

Spoiler - no.

Thanks for being my patrons y'all!

Adam

This BPM is trash, and here's why

Big ol' video essay on clearly one of the most pressing subjects - tempos with decimal points in them. We talk a lot about perception and notation, and why 114.57 is a trash BPM.

Love y'all!<...

Needs more MELODY! (how to get good at music)

Here's the latest How to Get Good at Music, featuring the one and only Shubh Saran! Nearly a half an hour (!!!) of critiques!

Thanks guys so much! 

Adam