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Hummie Mann At Berklee College & Finding Work ... After discovering he had a talent for music, Hummie tells how he eventually found his way to Berklee College of music. Berklee was an exciting time and prepared Hummie for his eventual movement into finding work as a musician. Podcast Ep 10 – Table Of Contents 1.25 Meeting a huge number of world renown musicians. 2.25 Bumping into Pat Metheny! 4.34 Leaving Berklee and finding work. 5.57 Teaching at his first school and big band work. 7.00 How Hummie Passed the Bud Matton audition. 10.50 Falling on his feet and living it up in Florida. 13.35 Performing the rock opera "Tommy". 15.10 Playing country music and working in the far north of Canada. 19.00 Joining a Canadian comedy team. 23.17 Playing the Calgary stampede. 25.43 LA - first contact. 26.29 First commercial most played on Saturday Night live. 27.35 Leaving the comedy team and moving to LA. In the next episode, Hummie discusses finding work and becoming established in the Hollywood music scene. Check Out All Our Other Podcasts Check out our podcast page which includes all our podcasts to date with news on up and coming episodes. SUPPORT GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE If you enjoy the podcasts, lessons, music and other activities please support us through Patreon. Patreon supporters also receive other benefits. Even if you can only give a dollar it all helps. Find the page here GMI Patreon page.

Hummie Mann At Berklee College & Finding Work ... After discovering he had a talent for music, Hummie tells how he eventually found his way to Berklee College of music. Berklee was an exciting time and prepared Hummie for his eventual movement into finding work as a musician. Podcast Ep 10 – Table Of Contents 1.25 Meeting a huge number of world renown musicians. 2.25 Bumping into Pat Metheny! 4.34 Leaving Berklee and finding work. 5.57 Teaching at his first school and big band work. 7.00 How Hummie Passed the Bud Matton audition. 10.50 Falling on his feet and living it up in Florida. 13.35 Performing the rock opera "Tommy". 15.10 Playing country music and working in the far north of Canada. 19.00 Joining a Canadian comedy team. 23.17 Playing the Calgary stampede. 25.43 LA - first contact. 26.29 First commercial most played on Saturday Night live. 27.35 Leaving the comedy team and moving to LA. In the next episode, Hummie discusses finding work and becoming established in the Hollywood music scene. Check Out All Our Other Podcasts Check out our podcast page which includes all our podcasts to date with news on up and coming episodes. SUPPORT GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE If you enjoy the podcasts, lessons, music and other activities please support us through Patreon. Patreon supporters also receive other benefits. Even if you can only give a dollar it all helps. Find the page here GMI Patreon page.

Hummie Mann - Very Much Alive And Loving it! From his work with Mel Brooks, Marc Shaiman, James Newton Howard double Emmy winning composer Hummie Mann has achieved a huge amount within his musical life and career. In this serialised podcast interview, Hummie discusses everything from early beginnings through to working with some of the biggest names in American film music. Like What We Do? Support GMI Through Patreon Click HERE Podcast Ep 9 – Table Of Contents 1.30 Hot Cross Buns, Three Blind Mice & summer camp. 3.00 A musical family. 5.00 How to understand the language of music. 7.15 Composition from the beginning. 11.11 Mathematics and music. 11.30 Joseph Schillinger, music and mathematics 12.15 Mensa calling! 19.45 Trying to read music at Berklee. 21.58 Switching instruments - Icarus ascending. 27.05 Working with Toots Thielemans. 29.50 Thoughts about Berklee. 32.20 Hating film composing class! 32.59 Remembering Herb Pomeroy. Hummie Mann - www.hummiemann.com PNW Film Scoring Program - www.pnwfilmmusic.com One of Hummie's great songs for Robin Hood: Men in Tights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwr-7nkTuX4&list=RDXwr-7nkTuX4 Check Out All Our Other Podcasts Check out our podcast page which includes all our podcasts to date with news on up and coming episodes. SUPPORT GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE If you enjoy the podcasts, lessons, music and other activities please support us through Patreon. Patreon supporters also receive other benefits. Even if you can only give a dollar it all helps. Find the page here GMI Patreon page.

Hummie Mann - Very Much Alive And Loving it! From his work with Mel Brooks, Marc Shaiman, James Newton Howard double Emmy winning composer Hummie Mann has achieved a huge amount within his musical life and career. In this serialised podcast interview, Hummie discusses everything from early beginnings through to working with some of the biggest names in American film music. Like What We Do? Support GMI Through Patreon Click HERE Podcast Ep 9 – Table Of Contents 1.30 Hot Cross Buns, Three Blind Mice & summer camp. 3.00 A musical family. 5.00 How to understand the language of music. 7.15 Composition from the beginning. 11.11 Mathematics and music. 11.30 Joseph Schillinger, music and mathematics 12.15 Mensa calling! 19.45 Trying to read music at Berklee. 21.58 Switching instruments - Icarus ascending. 27.05 Working with Toots Thielemans. 29.50 Thoughts about Berklee. 32.20 Hating film composing class! 32.59 Remembering Herb Pomeroy. Hummie Mann - www.hummiemann.com PNW Film Scoring Program - www.pnwfilmmusic.com One of Hummie's great songs for Robin Hood: Men in Tights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwr-7nkTuX4&list=RDXwr-7nkTuX4 Check Out All Our Other Podcasts Check out our podcast page which includes all our podcasts to date with news on up and coming episodes. SUPPORT GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE If you enjoy the podcasts, lessons, music and other activities please support us through Patreon. Patreon supporters also receive other benefits. Even if you can only give a dollar it all helps. Find the page here GMI Patreon page.

JamStack ... The Most Amazing New Amplification Product In Years! Chris Prendergast is the inventor of a new portable guitar amplifier that attaches onto the vast majority of electric guitars. Working with your smartphone it's a guitarists dream. Funded via an Indiegogo campaign, it's funding from guitarists around the world has been simply overwhelming. In this podcast GMI talks to Chris about the idea of JamStack, it's development and his hopes for the future.     Podcast Ep 8 – Table Of Contents 0.50 The inspiration for JamStack. 3.28 Evolution of the initial idea and Indiegogo. 5.30 Integrating with mobile phones and battery life. 7.45 Creating the connection between apps, mobile and amp. 9.34 Strap button included! 10.12 The biggest challenges faced. 11.00 Success with Indiegogo and unit pricing. 13.30 Getting onto Canada's "Dragons Den". 16.21 Speaker technology and it's use in JamStack. 17.45 It ain't heavy. 18.32 Fitting the JamStack to your guitar. 20.31 Plans for the future. 21.32 Release date coming soon! 23.36 For use in education establishments 26.40 Patents pending... 27.42 The long term goals and vision More About JamStack JamStack Explained The JamStack is the world's first attachable guitar amplifier and the first to integrate seamlessly with a smart phone for incredible effects, shockingly good tone, and total portability. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xJZAC7F6PM Electric guitars can be a pain to set up. All the required equipment like cables, pedals, power outlets and amplifiers take up space and limit where and when you can play. The JamStack solves that problem, letting guitarists and bassists play wherever, whenever they choose. Easy Set-up: JamStack’s lightweight, portable amplifier connects to the base of an electric guitar (or electric bass) in seconds. Weighing under 2lbs. (900 grams), the amp fits on the strap button at the bottom of most guitars using a spring load system and soft mount to protect from scratches. Adjust the smartphone mount and connect two short cords to the phone and guitar’s output and you are ready to jam! How Long Does A Charge Last For? The JamStack runs 8-hours on a single charge and works with iOS, Windows, Android, and iPhone Touch. Its 10-watt speaker is designed to sound great at high AND low volume. It’s not distorted like a mini-amp, so guitarists can sound as good practicing in the middle of the night at low volume as they would jamming alongside other instruments on the street. Since it is so small and light, the JamStack fits in a guitar case making it perfect for road trips, parties and jamming in the park. Using Effects Layer Effects: Pair the JamStack with apps like AmpliTube and AmpKit to add layered effects like drum beats without wasting time on levels. Back tracks won’t drop out like regular amps! And since the phone is right on the guitar body, guitarists can set up loops on the fly, perform sequined samples, or record and share music effortlessly. JamStack helps recreate virtually any guitar sound without the need for a lot of computer equipment. It’s great for new guitar players too! Adjust the phone to can hear the lesson and follow along on the screen. It even works as a great tuner! Plus, JamStack can be paired with Bluetooth to double as an ultra- premium Bluetooth speaker for sharing tunes wirelessly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_okdy9wVn8 When Will JamStack Be Ready What’s Next: JamStack will take pre-orders on a new Indiegogo campaign starting May 2nd and will appear on Canadian TV’s Dragons’ Den in Fall 2017. A winter 2016 Kickstarter campaign raised more than 325% of its goal to fund the tooling and first manufacturing run in Summer 2017. They have a working prototype and high-end manufacturer lined up so the first customers will receive their JamStacks in August. About JamStack Company History: Chris Prendergast founded JamStack out of a desire to add layered effects to hi...

JamStack ... The Most Amazing New Amplification Product In Years! Chris Prendergast is the inventor of a new portable guitar amplifier that attaches onto the vast majority of electric guitars. Working with your smartphone it's a guitarists dream. Funded via an Indiegogo campaign, it's funding from guitarists around the world has been simply overwhelming. In this podcast GMI talks to Chris about the idea of JamStack, it's development and his hopes for the future.     Podcast Ep 8 – Table Of Contents 0.50 The inspiration for JamStack. 3.28 Evolution of the initial idea and Indiegogo. 5.30 Integrating with mobile phones and battery life. 7.45 Creating the connection between apps, mobile and amp. 9.34 Strap button included! 10.12 The biggest challenges faced. 11.00 Success with Indiegogo and unit pricing. 13.30 Getting onto Canada's "Dragons Den". 16.21 Speaker technology and it's use in JamStack. 17.45 It ain't heavy. 18.32 Fitting the JamStack to your guitar. 20.31 Plans for the future. 21.32 Release date coming soon! 23.36 For use in education establishments 26.40 Patents pending... 27.42 The long term goals and vision More About JamStack JamStack Explained The JamStack is the world's first attachable guitar amplifier and the first to integrate seamlessly with a smart phone for incredible effects, shockingly good tone, and total portability. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xJZAC7F6PM Electric guitars can be a pain to set up. All the required equipment like cables, pedals, power outlets and amplifiers take up space and limit where and when you can play. The JamStack solves that problem, letting guitarists and bassists play wherever, whenever they choose. Easy Set-up: JamStack’s lightweight, portable amplifier connects to the base of an electric guitar (or electric bass) in seconds. Weighing under 2lbs. (900 grams), the amp fits on the strap button at the bottom of most guitars using a spring load system and soft mount to protect from scratches. Adjust the smartphone mount and connect two short cords to the phone and guitar’s output and you are ready to jam! How Long Does A Charge Last For? The JamStack runs 8-hours on a single charge and works with iOS, Windows, Android, and iPhone Touch. Its 10-watt speaker is designed to sound great at high AND low volume. It’s not distorted like a mini-amp, so guitarists can sound as good practicing in the middle of the night at low volume as they would jamming alongside other instruments on the street. Since it is so small and light, the JamStack fits in a guitar case making it perfect for road trips, parties and jamming in the park. Using Effects Layer Effects: Pair the JamStack with apps like AmpliTube and AmpKit to add layered effects like drum beats without wasting time on levels. Back tracks won’t drop out like regular amps! And since the phone is right on the guitar body, guitarists can set up loops on the fly, perform sequined samples, or record and share music effortlessly. JamStack helps recreate virtually any guitar sound without the need for a lot of computer equipment. It’s great for new guitar players too! Adjust the phone to can hear the lesson and follow along on the screen. It even works as a great tuner! Plus, JamStack can be paired with Bluetooth to double as an ultra- premium Bluetooth speaker for sharing tunes wirelessly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_okdy9wVn8 When Will JamStack Be Ready What’s Next: JamStack will take pre-orders on a new Indiegogo campaign starting May 2nd and will appear on Canadian TV’s Dragons’ Den in Fall 2017. A winter 2016 Kickstarter campaign raised more than 325% of its goal to fund the tooling and first manufacturing run in Summer 2017. They have a working prototype and high-end manufacturer lined up so the first customers will receive their JamStacks in August. About JamStack Company History: Chris Prendergast founded JamStack out of a desire to add layered effects to hi...

A Talk About Improvisation & How You Can Develop Your Creativity. Learning to improvise is the Holy Grail for a most musicians. For some, however, it's a never ending source of frustration. If you work hard on your technique, how can you then transform this into improvisations that you feel are from the heart and not just a bunch of pre-learned lick ideas. In this podcast, GMI founder Ged Brockie discusses improvisation and how you can develop it within your musical life. Podcast Ep 7 – Table Of Contents 1.12 Definition of improvisation. 2.30 The true reason behind technique. 5.00 How to understand the language of music. 7.15 The secret behind speaking the language of music. 8.20 Becoming fluent in the language of music. 10.27 Is improvisation really "making things up on the spot"? 13.00 The chords, scales and arpeggios to think about when improvising. 14.32 How to become a better improviser and the paradox. 15.30 What Joe Pass said about improvisation. 19.00 Making improvisation more complex than it needs to be. 20.00 An example of un-needed complexity and modes. 22.19 My approach to to learning how to improvise. 23.38 Contextualization in improvisation? 28.13 Summing up and final thoughts. Check Out All Our Other Podcasts Check out our podcast page which includes all our podcasts to date with news on up and coming episodes.

A Talk About Improvisation & How You Can Develop Your Creativity. Learning to improvise is the Holy Grail for a most musicians. For some, however, it's a never ending source of frustration. If you work hard on your technique, how can you then transform this into improvisations that you feel are from the heart and not just a bunch of pre-learned lick ideas. In this podcast, GMI founder Ged Brockie discusses improvisation and how you can develop it within your musical life. Podcast Ep 7 – Table Of Contents 1.12 Definition of improvisation. 2.30 The true reason behind technique. 5.00 How to understand the language of music. 7.15 The secret behind speaking the language of music. 8.20 Becoming fluent in the language of music. 10.27 Is improvisation really "making things up on the spot"? 13.00 The chords, scales and arpeggios to think about when improvising. 14.32 How to become a better improviser and the paradox. 15.30 What Joe Pass said about improvisation. 19.00 Making improvisation more complex than it needs to be. 20.00 An example of un-needed complexity and modes. 22.19 My approach to to learning how to improvise. 23.38 Contextualization in improvisation? 28.13 Summing up and final thoughts. Check Out All Our Other Podcasts Check out our podcast page which includes all our podcasts to date with news on up and coming episodes.

Calum Malcolm Has Recorded Some Of The Biggest Names In Music. Hear What He Has To Say About Music, Tech., Education & More. Calum Malcolm is without doubt one of the finest recording engineers/producers in the world today. From his work with "The Blue Nile", to "Fish", Mark Knopfler, Aly Bain, his numerous orchestral recordings and more, Calum's thoughts on the recording industry, technology, education and the future of recording need to be listened to. Podcast Ep 6 – Table Of Contents 1.08 Early introduction to recording. 4.80 The first studio in Edinburgh, Scotland. 8.37 The size and weight of equipment in the sixties. 7.08 Working in a HI-FI shop. 9.18 Starting a degree at the Leeds College of Music. 10.18 The first paid recording sessions. 12.15 Astronomy no more. 16.12 Studying electronics at college. 17.05 The creation of Castle Sound 1974. 21.00 Recording different types of music. 22.50 Thoughts on sound production education courses. 26.37 What sound production trainees need to know. 32.30 Working with Linn Records? 34.50 Working with Stéphane Grappelli. 36.20 Military recordings. 38.40 Neve desks. 42.49 Favorite microphones 43.30 The march of technology and thoughts on early DAWs 50.18 Listening to music. 53.56 The future of audio recording. More About Calum You can find out all about Calum's past and present work at his website Calum Malcolm. Check Out All Our Other Podcasts Check out our podcast page which includes all our podcasts to date with news on up and coming episodes.

Calum Malcolm Has Recorded Some Of The Biggest Names In Music. Hear What He Has To Say About Music, Tech., Education & More. Calum Malcolm is without doubt one of the finest recording engineers/producers in the world today. From his work with "The Blue Nile", to "Fish", Mark Knopfler, Aly Bain, his numerous orchestral recordings and more, Calum's thoughts on the recording industry, technology, education and the future of recording need to be listened to. Podcast Ep 6 – Table Of Contents 1.08 Early introduction to recording. 4.80 The first studio in Edinburgh, Scotland. 8.37 The size and weight of equipment in the sixties. 7.08 Working in a HI-FI shop. 9.18 Starting a degree at the Leeds College of Music. 10.18 The first paid recording sessions. 12.15 Astronomy no more. 16.12 Studying electronics at college. 17.05 The creation of Castle Sound 1974. 21.00 Recording different types of music. 22.50 Thoughts on sound production education courses. 26.37 What sound production trainees need to know. 32.30 Working with Linn Records? 34.50 Working with Stéphane Grappelli. 36.20 Military recordings. 38.40 Neve desks. 42.49 Favorite microphones 43.30 The march of technology and thoughts on early DAWs 50.18 Listening to music. 53.56 The future of audio recording. More About Calum You can find out all about Calum's past and present work at his website Calum Malcolm. Check Out All Our Other Podcasts Check out our podcast page which includes all our podcasts to date with news on up and coming episodes.