But what good is it if your time feels stiff and no vocalist can sing comfortably with it?

She has a nice clear strong sound. Great player.

No, Gordy is a monster player too! Mallaber's career has been pretty remarkable. Jeezus, everyone has heard his stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpJWoz8ZI4s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M5KJ38CBiE That's a helluva groove. Killer feel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34fTUnuLDTE Yeah, that's s...

Always liked his playing, solid and smooth.

Look up myofascial release. There is a great tool called the accupoint massager. Gets in there and deeply massages tightness and releases. Our guitarist had some problems in his forearm, he got one and it helped tremendously. I use it whenever I feel tightness. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008ERUSV2/re...

The company story is fascinating. He had a great vision and brought it into physical form, an inspiration.

Just came across this today from Ableton. Pretty interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEue0bfzl4k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYcTem84Fpk Love this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdEEc8MDShA We did a live recording to Pro Tools from an SC48 at our last theatre gig. It was mixed and cleaned up by a great guy with an unreal set of ears, and sto...

I recommend powering throught the Wilcoxon book rapidly. There is so much good stuff in there to not get to it as quickly as possible is a waste. He was a genius. Every bar is unique and when strung together in those solos really good for the hands and mind.