Month: May 2009
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What’s important?
I’m always amazed – and dismayed – at how often I fail to ask the above question in my life. I spend a whole lot of time on trivial, time-wasting things as a diversion from the important things I really ought to be doing. That’s not to say that ‘trivial fun’ isn’t valid – sometimes…
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Playing The Music You Love, Loving The Music You Play.
I have certain pre-arranged responses to some of the questions and comments I get about my music. One of my favourites to throw out is to comments like “hey, Steve, you should do a whole ambient record” or “I really like the funky tunes, you should do more of that“, or any other ‘you should‘-type…
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Photos from Beyond Bass Camp’s Elder Sibling 🙂
As I’ve said before, the inspiration behind finally doing Beyond Bass Camp in London is the series of annual masterclasses that I’ve given in California every January for the last few years. The fact that I only visit California once a year means I only get to teach there once a year, but would love…
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Curriculum Details for Beyond Bass Camp
On the blog post announcing Beyond Bass Camp, Kevin posted a very pertinent question relating to syllabus/curriculum. So here’s an outline of the kind of approach I’ll be taking. As with everything I teach, much of the content will remain fluid and be based on the needs and personalities of the musicians who attend… Having…