I have no one else to share this with, none of my friends know them. =((

It was amazing though. Adam Neely is such a showman, and the whole vibe of the group was so high energy and fun.

go see Sungazer

I saw in one of Q&As (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NckkwiYrjTw) that he "learned" ableton in like two weeks.

Has he ever given recommendations on how to start up and get learning?

Sungazer is one of my favorite bands, unfortunately I had to flight out earlier this week so I won't be able to use them. Anyone interested?

Got invited to a party last minute so I won’t be able to go. I’m giving these away for free so the first person to either comment or dm me will receive them!

Update tickets have been claimed!

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Hey everyone, I just watched Adam Neely's most recent video on ... singing a phrase?, and while I usually enjoy his content, I have a few concerns about this one:

Why does everyone sing it like THAT?

First, I get that Adam is a bass player with a music theory background, but he’s talking about singing and songwriting here, and it feels like he's stepping outside of his area of expertise. He doesn’t seem to have formal knowledge about vocal training, lyric composition, or related topics like phonetics and linguistics, and that shows in the video.

For example, he keeps using the term "natural prosody" when the correct term is "consonant prosody." Prosody isn't just "natural" by default—it's something that's constructed, and that’s a pretty important distinction. Also, he doesn’t touch on how things like open and closed vowels impact how lyricists place notes in a song, which is a big part of the songwriting process.

Then there’s his take on pronunciation, which is more of a phonology topic, but it felt kind of shallow and incomplete. He also makes some questionable assumptions about what audiences expect from songs, completely ignoring the role of idioms in lyrics.

Oh, and the phrase "right off the bat"? It just felt off to me, especially because this is clearly a scripted, long-form video that he probably took days to write and research. The lack of references or expert input from people who are actually work on songwriting and lyrics was a letdown. It seemed like he was just capitalizing on the viral TikTok video that inspired the discussion in the first place, using it as a way to flex some basic music theory knowledge even though it wasn’t so relevant to this particular topic.

Honestly, it feels like this is part of a trend I’ve been noticing with his content lately, where he’s oversimplifying or stepping into areas he doesn’t have enough depth in. I just wanted to share my thoughts because I think it’s important to have well-rounded perspectives on music and art overall but only by having proper, well-informed sources, especially when talking about something as wide as singing and songwriting trends and theories.

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Unfortunately can no longer attend since I will be traveling for work, no one I know likes this music so hoping someone here will be interested.
I've priced the tickets so you save a little bit of money compared to the official tickets through The Independent.

I won’t be able to attend. I would rather they go to someone who can. I can personally meet up with you and transfer the eventbrite tickets.

I paid $32 each after fees. I’ll let them go for $32 as well.

Concert is December 17th at Last Exit Live.

Just saw the ads and was thrilled that sungazer is coming to where I live finally. But I don’t have any friends around would go with me and it’s kinda hard to find someone listening to fusion or stuffs. So if there’s anyone planning on going maybe we can meet up there and I don’t have to look like a lonely music nerd who has no friends. 🥺

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A few years ago, Adam reacted to some tracks by his fans. One of these songs was called "Happy", I think, and had a really neat mixolydian thing going on. I can't find it for the life of me, but would like to hear it again. Can anyone remember what it was?

Recently rewatched the CCM video, and while I'm not a fan of the genre either, the cover he showed in bits and pieces really captivated me. Is there a full video somewhere out there?

From the Wikipedia page on him, while detailing his equipment and style of play towards the bottom of the page, it says:

"Another aspect of Jamerson's upright playing that carried over was his use of open strings, a technique long used by jazz bass players, to pivot around the fretboard which served to give his lines a fluid feeling"

As a bass player, I don't understand what is meant when they describe using the open strings to pivot around the fret board. If anything, I tend to avoid open strings because I feel interuppted when I play them

I thought it was in the IEM video but I guess not

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Hello there! I live in Sweden and have been thinking about going to see Sungazer live when they are in Stockholm. I just have two questions to those of you who have been to a Sungazerconcert before, which is: How long is usually a Sungazerconcert and how many songs do they usually play approximately?

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More than a year ago, Adam predicted that Cbat was going to be a consistent musical meme, kind of like "the lick". Have you all been hearing Cbat in the past year?