Inspiration

For this week's CoutCam video - a loop from a tune that I wrote called "Too Far Away." Taking the chords I shared with you earlier as the Progression Of The Week, here's my take on adding patterns and groove to that.   The progression is very loopable, just steadily played in a groove like ... Read more

For this week's CoutCam video - an amazing bassline-loop taken from Stevie Wonder's "Boogie On Reggae Woman." This tune might have one of the sickest basslines in history. I didn't actually play that entire bassline - originally played on an amazing Moog bass-synth - but just extracted the main groove, so that I could turn ... Read more

We’re staying in the Neo-Soul vibes for this weeks progression, which is taken from an absolutely mind-blowing impromptu improvisation session between the amazing Emily Bear and the (dare I say it) even more amazing Jesus Molina. The jam originated after Jesus finished a session for a promo video for the software instrument Keyscape, when CEO ... Read more

For this week's CoutCam video - a Vamp taken from Jamie Cullum's "All At Sea" A very soothing, highly "loopable" vamp taken from Jamie's Twentysomething album (my favorite). The right hand plays a back-and-forth sixteenth-beats pattern between a "b-flat" & "e-flat" (quarter) and an "a-flat." The left hand changes chords (which makes the function of ... Read more

Here’s a nice little, (neo)soul-influenced chord progression that I came up with. I’ve also used it in this week’s loop (see below), where you’ll find it actually played with rhythm / patterns. I’d like to challenge you, however, to first try and see what you would come up with as to how to play this ... Read more