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Songs · Sep 12, 2026

(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher

I started working on “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher” because I couldn’t keep up with it. Months later, the problem wasn’t whether I could play the song anymore — it was whether I could finally stop chasing perfection and call the recording finished.

Behind the Scenes Bass Practice Learning Bass Bass Covers Bass Progress Recording

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Studio Notes · Sep 6, 2026

Practice Studio: Using Technology to Spend More Time Playing Bass

Practice Studio extends Song Catalog Manager into the part that happens before a recording. It brings scores, generative AI-assisted transcription, stem-separated backing tracks, interactive MusicXML, rehearsal tools, performance analysis, and AI-assisted recording planning into one private workspace so I can spend less time managing technology and more time learning bass.

Practice Studio Song Catalog Manager Generative AI Learning Bass Music and Technology Bass Practice

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Songs · Sep 5, 2026

Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag

A personal look at revisiting James Brown’s “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” nearly two years after first learning it as a challenge song during an online bass course. With an early January 2025 recording for comparison, this post reflects on practice, progress, pocket, and how a song that once felt intimidating can eventually feel like an old friend.

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Studio Notes · Aug 23, 2026

Hello From the Studio

After decades away from music, picking up a bass opened the door to an unexpected creative journey. Professor Plays Bass brings together learning, collaboration with my son, and the Song Catalog Manager we’ve built along the way.

Father-and-Son Project Returning to Music Song Catalog Manager From the Studio Music and Technology Learning Bass

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