Speaking of Harmony

Hi everyone, it's here! the 2021 album launch - My newest record upright is out and I couldn't be happier! Lots of work went into this and I will share a bit of that with you all here. But if you want the full picture you can only see it when you get the special edition CD (links below), with an array of exclusive content designed only for this release. I really hope you enjoy the album!! let me know what you think! ➡️ GET THE NEW ALBUM ➜ https://go.gabrielsantiagoproject.com/​ ➡️ Listen ANYWHERE ➜ https://ffm.to/uprightalbumlaunch

Why do these chords sound so good? That's a great question. In this episode I'm gonna attempt to answer that - by looking at this particular chord and how it works differently for different contexts. So many cool outcomes can be explored here however you look at this chord. Fun! Let me know what you think!

You asked, you shall receive! a deep insight on the All I Need Challenge by the great Jacob Collier. That's what we are covering on this episode of the podcast, in the anatomy of a song series. A full breakdown on what my approach was blowing over these changes, few tips on how to deal with those chords and some insights on groove as well. Fun Times! Let me know what you think!

A lot of you have asked: How did I Orchestrate Christmas Time is Here, the gorgeous Vince Guaraldi classic! That's what's gonna be answered on today's Podcast Series, Anatomy of a Song! I'm gonna dive in the process of recording the arrangement, orchestration choices, form, flow, drama and things like that. I hope you get a lot of info from this episode. Let me know if some other questions come to mind, I'm happy to address them. Enjoy!

All right, some of my Patrons at Patreon (and some of you guys in the comments as well) have been asking me about walking bass for the past couple weeks after the straight ahead jazz Christmas songs videos I posted recently, This is a more comprehensive breakdown of how I approach walking bass lines for guitar. For me it's all about the bass! I'm showing a lot of the fine details I use while creating lines like that. Let me know if that was valuable info for you guys and let me know if you have more questions, I'm happy to address them. Enjoy!!