A new composition comes to life in real time, and I dig into some tracks that changed my life as a bass player. 

Soaking up and transcribing some music from Jaco Pastorius, Brian Blade, Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Tigran Hamasyan, Terence Blanchard, Weather Report and Woody Shaw. Going deep inside the listening, learning, and developing process. 

Playing outside the harmony, creating new practice techniques, and a few rants on touring as a band leader. 

Good morning Coffee Drinkers! How about some audio for those sessions on the treadmill, long flights, or subway ride to work...? Chelsea is on tour, I'm working on melodic minor shapes, analysis of a Ruslan Sirota solo from a Bob Reynolds show at the spud, rants about Spotify, and a whole lot more...

Today's guest is my great friend and world class drummer and mix engineer Celso Alberti. We've been working together since the late 90's and I learnt so much from him early on in my career that I am forever grateful for. He has some amazing stories and knowledge to impart in this interview. Enjoy!

Not only is John a long time friend of mine but he's one of my favorite bass players in the world. He's also recorded, mixed and mastered several of my solo albums and is a long time collaborator with Jojo Mayer in the band Nerve. From his days as front of house engineer with John Patitucci to owning the Bunker Studios in Brooklyn, this interview is packed full of great insight and information for musicians of all walks of life. 

I sat down with my good friend and mainstay of the NYC studio drumming culture Steve Wolf for an extended and very informative interview. 

Rob Bailey is one of my musical heroes and someone I'm proud to call not just a friend but also a mentor through my early years living in New York City and finding my way as a musician. He not only introduced me to Zeppelin (way late in my life!) but taught me what it was to be a professional musician. From ad Jingles to Aerosmith, he's literally done it all. Have a listen to what goes into a successful life long career as a guitar player, singer, composer and musician. 

I sit down in NYC with my long time friend, bandmate and fellow magic enthusiast (I learned everything I know from him!) Jojo Mayer. He was fresh off the road from a tour of the UK with his band NERVE and had a lot of great insight to give when it came to our discussion about the music business, drums, the internet and host of other things. 

It's not often that I get to meet any heroes of mine, let alone sit down with them in New York City for a one on one interview. This is the most action packed 35mins of my podcasting history to date and I hope you enjoy "that time I met Seth Godin for the first time..."