Professor Plays Bass
From the studio
Stories behind the songs, recordings, and performances.
Studio Notes · Nov 1, 2026
The audio for Queen’s Crazy Little Thing Called Love was finished. All we needed was the video. Eight takes and a great deal of experimentation later, my son and I had a performance we were proud to publish—and a production method we probably wouldn’t use again. Fortunately, we’d also found something new worth learning.
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Studio Notes · Oct 18, 2026
I sent my son a joking (mostly) text about a stage light on sale. We ordered two. Before long, we’d designed a virtual arena, made plans involving flames, and chosen a song for opening night. Our imaginations were moving considerably faster than the delivery trucks.
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Songs · Oct 9, 2026
Picture Slash standing on a cliff, delivering an epic guitar solo. Now replace the cliff with a hot tub, the guitar with a bass, and the solo with Rancid's "Time Bomb." That was the plan. What actually happened involved a derailed vacation, a race against the clock, and another surprise performance from my wife.
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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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Studio Notes · Aug 30, 2026
Generative AI helps my son and me transform bass-cover performances into visual stories shaped by music, instruments, travel, and shared memories. Three images reveal how those ideas became personal backdrops—and even helped inspire the Professor Plays Bass logo.
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