Jam Notes Podcast

By BW Derge

BW Derge (drums) and Nick Ring (Guitar) - 20 years of jamming together, few actual songs written, no band name (yet?) – but 100s of recorded jams. So we’re talking about them on the podcast. All right... more

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The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.

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March 21, 2025Jam Notes Podcast: Talking Deftones, Miyazaki, Wizards, and Demons
Talking about music we played on February 28, 2023. Thisepisode is about listening – Crank It Up. We’re talking Miyazaki movie settings (not America).

True crime ASMR, right? Anything that makes a tiny sound,I guess. Hit the middle school brain hard (nu metal). This jam has vibes of a hero; someone with a purpose. Hero enters the wastelands…
Talking some music theory – loops with different notes atdifferent times with wizards and demons. Mufasa (this is CNN)… Maybe fighting isn’t the way. Send your ideas for podcast segments…
·        The jam note is “Awesome”
·        Deftones, maybe Radiohead
·        Remember the band Orgy?
·        Congrats to Nick and Hannah (marriage stuff)
·        Taking time with this one (nice)
·        A wizard or something…
·        Don’t mess around if the demon is watching.
·        This is the second time we’ve said it was ourfavorite
·        … but this was actually recorded first.
·        That’s some Deftones right there.
·        Listen to Jack Funk!
·        We like to drink beer.
·        Will the jams end up on Spotify… I guesswe’ll see.
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17min
February 22, 2025Spy Movies, Video Games, and Jams
BW Derge on Drums and Nick Ring on Guitars. Simple, cleanbeginning makes it easier to get weird and more complex. First jam is like a soundtrack to a spy movie… there’s always a boat to save James Bond.
Second jam was less than minute. Remember bikes? Remember playing video games without the internet on Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. Get your own stars in Mario 64.

·        Pedal tones or Petal tones?

·        Clean sounding guitar

·        No loops or distortion – nice and raw

·        Heavy on the bass drum

·        Isn’t everything to the East?

·        Weird ending, but very good.

·        Best song yet on the podcast?

·        Ends with chaotic 1-minute song

·        Flowery and weird

·        Random as hell, but spaghetti.
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13min
February 20, 2025Legend of Zelda Jam Session
Listening and reacting to jam from December 2022,reminiscent of Legend of Zelda music vibes. Lots of burping, going on a journey, liking the sound of the guitar. Thuds and bangs make the drum go boom-boom. Ends with cover of the Legend of Zelda song.
Drummer and host BW Derge and guitarist Nick Ring fromjack funk talk about delay, reverb, distortion, loops, drum technique, and more:
·        The podcast has a table!
·        (This… is CNN.)
·        This is a basement jam
·        Well connected to instruments
·        Did you hear the banter?
·        Ironically, we completely forgot to recordthe audio
·        So both the prop mic and real mic were notworking
·        Other cultures using drums to communicate?
·        Dark alley, ninja turtle music.
·        What is distortion? Crunchy.
·        What is delay? …
·        What is reverb? Not re-vibe.
·        Jam gets into a good flow…
·        Breaks into Legend of Zelda song coverbriefly
·        Harry Potter on the Gameboy Advance
·        Discussing film editing… what is LAENIF?
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24min
February 20, 2025Who Will Be Primus’ New Drummer? (2 Attempts, One Bear)
BW Derge on Drums and Nick Ring on Guitar, listening to ajam session from the previous year. It’s a crunchy primal piece supposedly about a bear taking a piss. Uncontrollable piss. Does a bear piss in the woods?Maybe. Hot damn.
The drummer for Primus retired. Danny Carey from Toolstepped in. Who will be the next permanent drummer? Also – the origins of the podcast! Follow us down the halls of reflection!
·        Squeaky cymbals and octave shifts
·        Sounds like Phish a little
·        Evil fish….
·        Don’t rush the beat
·        The Packers lost… a dream predicted it.
·        Don’t hide in the freezer
·        Second attempt has a different vibe
·        Don’t blame the bear for that shit.
·        Bears had a side quest dream
·        … and did beat the Packers later that week.
·        Animal facts that no one knows…
·        Slowly becoming an uninformed animal podcast
·        …demonstrated through music and commentary
·        How long would you last jamming in a bearcave?
·        Do bears eat mice?
·        Are koala bears actual bears?
·        Is there an album called “Animals” yet?
·        And more juicy banter… how much did Ben eat?
This podcast was not sponsored by Taco Bell
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30min
February 20, 2025Jam Notes Podcast: Spotify Kind of Sucks… (Reacting to an old Jam)
Talking about, reacting to a jam we did in November 2022and why Spotify is not a great platform because of how they pay their musicians.“Off the Roll” possible band name? Everything will fall apart once there’s aband name.
Angry periods in life and how they come about. Talkingabout babies, slam-demics, and missing jams. We shut up and we don’t talk for alittle bit, just listening and winging it. Song sounds like Willow kind of.

·        What is a reaction video, exactly?

·        Jam starts right away – pow!

·        Snare drumroll – getting ready for battle

·        That last humans left will be drummer slaves

·        Future robot armies…

·        Duracell beaver vs. the Energizer bunny

·        Your expected segment of Ben complainingabout his drumkit

·        The title was Tidal… learn why Spotify sucks

·        We’re not bleeping out the word COVID…

·        Naming an album “Just Sitting in It.”

·        What’s going on with Bam Magera?

·        Steve-O and Theo Vaughn have podcasts

·        Ewoks, Lord of the Rings, and Willow!
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16min
February 20, 2025Jam Notes Podcast: Jamming and the 2024 Rock and Roll HOF Inductees
This one is kind of all over the place. The Jam Notes guysare talking about an improvised instrumental jam from October 2021 called ‘Lotsof Space… Beautiful.” Builds up slowly and nicely. Gets a little grungy.
Discussing discipline as it relates to jamming and writingmusic. Can you have discipline and still call it “jamming”? And of course,discussing Rock and Roll HOF induction ceremony: Keith Urban, Maynard JamesKeenan, and Dave Matthews.
In this episode:

·        Holidays and the release schedule

·        This was the 6th podcast recorded but4th released

·        It’s a spooky jam for Halloween season

·        Nick remembers this jam as “Epic”

·        Santana was in Woodstock?

·        Discerning different types of artistic advice

·        [Belch] Go to the moon!

·        The velocity of arms and headbanging

·        Just making it up – Nirvana at their best?

·        Are we against the Nirvana wagon? Commentbelow!

·        Ben complains some more about his drums(sponsorship opportunity)

·        How do high hats even work?

·        Is jamming making music without discipline?

·        The awful sound at the Rock and Roll Hall ofFame Induction

·        Maynard James Keenan sings “Crazy Train”

·        Dave Matthews botches his acceptance speech,he’s a weirdo.

·        Julia Roberts’ relationship with DMB

·        Hopefully we didn’t go over this same jam ina previously recorded episode
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22min
February 20, 2025Improvised Guitar and Drum Jam Notes (Post-Genre): Counting Without Numbers
“It’s Alive!” Nick and Ben discuss a jam from early 2023.Snare sounded good. Loop is possibly reminiscent of Nine Inch Nails. Gets a bitgroovier. One of the more intuitive improvised instrumental rock music jams. Whatare differences between writing poetry and songwriting or writing lyrics?
Featuring:

·        True crime and ASMR crypto-currencies? Nope.Just jams and notes.

·        Ominous space-age loop is a little off

·        Breaking screwdrivers

·        A showdown of sorts (a soundtrack)

·        Pretty good drums beats to boot

·        There is no dead air if music playing

·        Adding lyrics to our music?

·        A sliding solo – not too fancy.

·        Throwing fist lasers … or “Laser Fist”

·        Wah pedals - a little woozy.

·        Is rock and roll dead?

·        What is post-rock music?
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15min
February 20, 2025Guitar and Drums Jam Notes: Everything is on the One
After playing music together for over 20 years, Ben andNick listen to one of their jams and talk about their approach to music andmore.
This episode-
·        Have they written any songs?
·        What is a “jam”?
·        The many meanings of jam music
·        Nick’s got some wicked solos
·        Ben loves playing drums in a certain space
·        Syncopation
·        One is the loneliness number
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16min

FAQs about Jam Notes Podcast:

How many episodes does Jam Notes Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.