Professor Plays Bass
From the studio
Updates, opinions, and other notes from the studio.
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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Studio Notes · Sep 6, 2026
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.
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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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Studio Notes · Aug 23, 2026
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.
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