Studio Notes · Oct 4, 2026
The Cabin Has Wi-Fi
Sometimes I escape technology by playing bass. Sometimes I escape work by building technology. Increasingly, the two hobbies refuse to stay separated.
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Professor Plays Bass
From the studio
Stories behind the songs, recordings, and performances.
Studio Notes · Oct 4, 2026
Sometimes I escape technology by playing bass. Sometimes I escape work by building technology. Increasingly, the two hobbies refuse to stay separated.
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Studio Notes · Sep 27, 2026
Returning to music hasn’t felt like starting over. Old skills, failed attempts, new instruments, and lessons learned along the way keep resurfacing in unexpected ways. After finally recording a song I had hoped to play before my first bass even arrived, I realized how much of that musical history had come with me.
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Studio Notes · Sep 20, 2026
What began as simple bass covers for YouTube gradually became something more: multicam experiments, green screens, virtual stages and a father-and-son collaboration that evolved right along with the videos.
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Songs · Sep 13, 2026
After finishing a beginner guitar course, I put those new skills to work on Weezer’s “Beverly Hills”—playing both guitar and bass, learning to use a pick on bass, and sharing the virtual stage with myself.
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Studio Notes · Sep 13, 2026
I thought I was learning to play bass. Nearly two years later, it has changed the way I hear music, think about progress, approach creativity, and even how comfortable I am being a beginner again.
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