14 Years of YouTube
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- čas přidán 24. 08. 2024
- I've been making CZcams videos since the very beginning of CZcams - my first upload was February 2006, so I thought it would be fun to take a look back at over 14 years of CZcams content.
William O’Hara’s blog on the Techne of CZcams
www.williamohar...
Kiri Miller's Book Playing Along (the culture of early CZcams music education)
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A LIST OF ALL THE CZcams VIDEOS CITED IN THIS VIDEO (they were too long to properly cite in this description)
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Thanks for watching everybody!
Adam
When the truck horn went F natural over your lick in E, I felt that.
fikradas more of an f sharp
trickster33able f half sharp? Jacob Collier was driving that truck
I need a time stamp for this haha
Thomas van den bosch 2:19
@@ssamoht345 2:23 ish
Congrats on 1 million, man!!
i love you
@@hasanalmaliki1633 SIMP
@@Frank-et3pb stfu
@@Frank-et3pb Incel.
Ok
I was there watching you play Maple Leaf Rag back at the start of it all! Congratulations on hitting the 1 million subs Adam. Been so cool to watch the channel grow over these past few years. All the best man. You deserve it.
Who else needs a full version of this AESTHETIC LICC arrangement???
This is the best licc remix I have ever heard.
Please do make that licc arrangement available on bandcamp, Adam ! I'd gladly pay for that ! Love the mood it's got !
Yes! The bass reminds me of the newer Tron OST with Daft Punk, good vibes and mood as mentioned.
@@blackkanto lol it sounds nothing like Tron OST, it's a typical synthwave arrangement
Pleaseee
2006 Adam: maple leaf rag on a 7 string
2020 Adam: microtonal lofi Christmas music on two differently tuned keyboards
interesting character progression ngl
2034 Adam: snapping spaghetti to make music... Probably
@@jamesmiller7712 checkout Sean Hogan he does stuff like that y'all will like him
@@jamesmiller7712 Davie504 won't be too happy about that! breaking pasta? no way!
playing the lick all the time, dont forget that
Adam talks about bringing back the ol' "Adam Neely's Bass Lessons" intro...
My body is ready.
YAAAAAAAASSSS!!!!!
*_B A S S_*
+1
i'm your 666th upthumber, dude. now this shall come true, for real.
I feel like one of the only people watching this channel who recognizes the source of that intro (it was a segment from an old Canadian kids TV programme).
I've been wearing the same "licc" t-shirt for two weeks straight. It now smells like jazz.
I wonder why he didn't talk about the "How to not suck at music" series. I actually loved those videos.
I think he's mentioned before that he's sort of embarrassed by that series.
@@musikman43204 Still, it was part of his history. He also said that he regretted deleting some very early videos. That is basically why I ask
@@musikman43204 Would you recall why he feels embarassed by them? I remember them as being well thought out
@@Genkidayama I think maybe it was addressed in an IG Live. Just because he's taking the submissions of his fan base & picking it apart & critiquing their ability. I never watched one that seemed overly mean or critical, but, I think the name of the series doesn't really fit the content of the video. Neely would helpful hints or ideas on how to improve. I believe " how not to suck @ music " was intended to be sort of " click baity " & to get viewers to watch out of outrage with the series name itself. 💯
@@musikman43204 Makes sense, thanks!
Hey Adam, I met you after the NAMM 2019 panel you did with Paul Davids and Taylor Gordon. I asked for a picture, and you made the most awkward smile I’ve ever seen anyone do. Also, congrats on 1M.
Adam: *creates jazz covers of pop before postmodernjukebox gets popular*
Adam: “I guess you guys aren’t ready for that stuff yet. But your kids are gonna love it.”
That was a nice one!
BTTF reference :')
@@XenoghostTV Suchergebnisse
Webergebnisse
Captain Obvious?
Noice
@@jensmander2244 Bruh, it's not so common in CZcams comments. All I see is that horrible "nodody:" thing.
8:20 Definitely bring back that sweet intro!
This scared me. I thought this was a “I’m quitting CZcams” type video for a second so I’m glad it isnt.
Same thing for me.
Nick Romero saaaame
Now THIS is how you show gratitude to your audience, a proper celebration of a huge milestone. Congrats and thank you for helping me re-ignite my passion for music, which at some point i thought i had lost in a way. Cheers to another mill subs and to another 14 years! 1 2 b3 4 2 b7 1
6 7 8 9 7- 5 6--
A lovely milestone celebration indeed. b3 4 5 b7 5 b3 4
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...I'd been saying "music educator", but you're right - "music communicator" is a really apt way to describe what you do.
Hi Adam
Congratulations with your continued presence and succes, and thank you for the nice mention:-)
Cheers
Thomas
You should make a comeback man
Oh my lord I remember the algorithm blessing me with "The Music Theory of VAPORWAVE"
*Sips Room-Temp Water*
Ahhhhhhhhhhh~~~~~~
Good Times :)
Adam Neely: delivers a heartfelt, intriguing deep dive into not only his own 14 years of content creation on CZcams, but an overall reflection on CZcams content creation, societal forces that influence it, and what it means to be a music communicator as a whole to celebrate 1 million subs.
Davie504: PEEPEE REVEAL AT 6.9MILLION SUBS
We come for the Davie504, we stay for the Neely.
I freaking love Davie. They're like the chaotic bass Brothers
100% read that in his voice. SLAP like
Davies formula is getting stale though. Oh Em Gee!
@@Segagens I don't think the formulae is something to take seriously in all honesty.
anyone also started watching Adam Neely back when he was bald 😳😳😳
sakura Hz 🙋♂️🙋♂️🙋♂️
me :D
Yes!!!!
His Tim Pool look a-like period.
Aye
Masterpiece of a video, Adam. It's kind of the unspoken part of this summary: how your video editing skills have grown along with your channel. Let's hope you stick to this for a long time.
12:08 for everybody wondering what it says under "techné":
it says "totally not the right pronunciation" :D
He's not wrong
so, I'm not a musician. Never had any experience with an instrument or any theory. But since I started watching your videos back in 2016 I've learned a lot through you, discovered an interest i didn't knew i had, studied some theory and have since started learning to play keyboard and to compose a bit too. And it's all thanks to you. Thank you for everything. I'm proud to be one of these 1 Million. To the next 14 years of youtube!
Congrats on 1M wow. This video is one of those, "I know but didn't know I know" kind of information that you put together so nicely. Stay safe, wash your hands, and don't touch your face.
Thanks man.
"Demystify music" ~ I think these gig blogs also help illustrate the professionalism that goes into a gig. Perhaps it helps people appreciate that doing that isn't just showing up with an instrument.
I used to walk across Pulaski Bridge every day. Seeing you set up there at the beginning brought the big feels. Stay safe and healthy.
Yes I remember you very well
When he started choking up at the end my heart played the lick
Bah-dee-dah doo-dun-dah doo-dah
❤
Heart attack
Mine Too, and it was in an unorthodox time signature.
12:08 I love that under "techne" it says "totally not the right pronunciation" in phonetic letters lol
Thank u it was confusing me
lol thanks! I missed that
Omg just realised 😂
Oh, how I've missed his visual easter eggs.
Funny thing is, as someone who studies ancient Greek, it was surprisingly accurate!
Aaaaw it was so surprisingly nice to see you expressing emotions
And yes, you do express them about music, but here it seemed like a personal thing.
And actually you DO inspire. I remember myself watching your videos through the whole night while having insomnia. Now I’m going to the musical college (even I’m “old” to do that). And I think that it happened not without your help. So thank you, Adam, for making the world of music less scary and much more exiting.
And also thanks for sharing that you have tinnitus, helps me to make peace with my own
Where does he mention his tinnitus?
When Adam called himself a “music communicator,” I felt that.
I remember 2-3 years ago I was forced to play boring piano stuff and I ended up hating it for a while.
About a year ago, I got into jazz and got into piano again. I started to look on youtube for piano tutorials and synthesia videos for how to play songs. Once I realized that I needed to learn actual sheet music, I got a real book for my birthday and let myself go free.
It was awesome getting to play songs I liked through the real book, but I eventually started to get bored of my style of playing that only consisted of playing chords in 1st inversion all day, but that’s how we all start isn’t it?
I came across Adam’s channel 9 months ago, and that’s when my improvement really started going. His videos sparked my interest in music theory and all the different aspects of music. I’m more serious about learning music now and i’m having even more fun with it than I did before. Thank you for getting me and a million others into music, you’re videos are awesome!
Also, I now have the lick stuck in my head 24/7 at 7/11, which officially makes you a jazz meme communicator as well. Thanks for that.
8 years ago i stopped going to music theory classes in my conservatory because i deeply hated music theory and the way those teachers approached it. Now, 8 years later i am so motivated and thrilled to learn music theory again because of you and your amazing videos. THANK YOU!!!
Even the frogposters are inspired. wow
@@bansku1137 haha
This video must have cost a fortune if he just left all of these cameras around the city
I'm so happy
@@BrunoNeureiter Are you really? Do you want to talk?
Congrats man. This was incredible to watch. Great storytelling & attention to detail. Loving your work!
I'm not a musician at all, and I can confirm that the "How and why classical musicians feel rhythm differently" video was the first of yours I saw. I haven't missed many since.
BRING BACK THE INTRO!!!!!!!!! It’s the best part of the lessons
Seconded. That intro instantly caught my attention when I first stumbled across your videos.
Bring back the facial hair while you're at it. We miss dorky adam. Cool adam with 1mil subs + is too cool for us.
@@karinamaloney1033 nah, the facial har was so bad
@@hurrianko The facial hair is clearly a nu metal era. It's great
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First the Library of Alexandria, and now Adam's back catalogue. History is a cruel elusive mistress! :p
And that's why it is so important for people to learn about. The more who learn, the less is lost.
If you ever choose to quit CZcams I would respect it, but man oh man would that day be a sad one. It is not everyday you get to discover such a good-hearted person such as you and everytime I get to watch one of your videos, even if I do not understand a single second of it, it becomes a better day than it was before. Thank you for letting us take part of you and hats of to your dedication to not only the channel, but to us the viewers.
I really don't know why I just found your page recently...recently as in this quarantine period...kinda boggling to be honest...i've watched just about every video you have and it is a treasure chest of information and inspiration!!! Thank you very much Adam! stay healthy and safe!! from Jay of the Philippines!! :-)
The real recipe to popularity is simple: r e p e t i t i o n l e g i t i m i z e s.
Roman Liman the saddest thing is that this is actually true ;-;
B A S S
Hahahahaah win
SIMPLIFY!
_Repetition delegitimizes._
Repeat if you agree.
Therapist: "Wide Adam Neely isn't real, he can't hurt you."
Wide Adam Neely: 14:05
Also 14:55
AHHHHHHHH WHAT THE FUCKK
ahahahaha
I watching this in July, so i don't really sure, that you read this, but for me you explain why I'm so love music way back when. And primary reason why the person should perform music is because it's all about fun and "true living" moments. So I decide to start again after few years of non-playing things. I think this is right thing, and I'm asking myself, how the **** i forgot about this things. Thanks Adam, for remind me about important things. Good luck!
I stumbled on that classical musician rhythm perception video and watched most of your channel then. I was one of those non-musicians who got hooked because of how you talked about music. Months later, in December 2019, I bought a bass because it felt like it was the only instrument I could enjoy playing. I can not be grateful enough for your work and my newfound hobby. I wish I new about music when I was younger, I would have loved to attend a music school and have a lifetime to learn and play more. Thanks to you I discovered new musical genres, new bands, and how live music is made. (You also motivated me to lose a chunk of weight, so there's that). Until your next million subs! Thank you. Love from France.
Well, at least we learnt how to play the lick
I just found out the lick is also in a deep purple guitar solo... WEIRD
Adam: explaining his channel trough 14 years and questioning musicianship
Me: hahaa yes the lick channel
lmao
Lol dude, you look like Jacob collier
@@njc119 heard of him so much but never actually listened, i guess its time
@@ferda7102 nah not a big deal, I have massive respect over that guy's work and talent...but his songs are not cup of my tea sadly...
Hey brother. Good on you for making this video . Gives me hope and gives much needed perspective. Stay safe up there!!
When I was little I used to record my songs onto cassette tapes and my Dad was always reminding me to keep the tapes safe and how important these recordings would be to me in the future. I remember being totally unfussed (typical child) but now I'm sooo glad I listened to him and kept my old tape collection :)
You've sparked interest for jazz and music theory in a lot of people, possibly inspired a lot of future musicians. You should be very proud, and keep making great content
The fact that you're at one million now is a huge milestone, congratulations and I'm really happy for you. 14 years on CZcams is a long time, your content has also improved tremendously.
And it was good already before improving so much
Didnt know you were into music too
I didn't know you watched Adam. But then again I'm not surprised
Do you watch every channel on CZcams ?
I see you everywere
"So how the F&#K did THAT happen?!" You're a damn genius, create incredibly engaging and thought-provoking videos, and I could keep going. Keep up the great work! Here's to the next 14!!
Many months ago I was also drawn to your channel as a person that has no idea how to play music or really understands it. But I can enjoy it and learn about it (even if just a litle bit) which gives me so much joy. Thank you for that, thank you for all your hard work and good luck. You truly are an amazing personality that can make even a musician laic like myself watch this kind of videos with opened mouth, get them interested and encourage them to learn new things. Once again, thank you and congratulations dear Sir.
That Canon Rock was a deep cut, I didn't need to be called out like this
Nachos
Vsauce..... but bass
... OR IS HE??? *cue mistery/sciency music
"Hey Adam here, and what if music theory is a hologram?"
"Hey Adam here, how much music weight? And why does it matter?"
More like the ben Shapiro of jazz
I remember discovering your lesson on quintuplet swing in 2015. I have been a fan of yours ever since, and it has been a great pleasure to see this channel grow in both viewership and breadth and depth of content.
I loved the little bits of your jazz arrangement and performance I saw in the background of this video, so I'll be looking through your videos for performances. And that's what I suggest, a few more performances.
Better title:
"Watch Adam turn more and more into a snack during 14 years"
Truth
RIGHT?!
😁
I am waiting for jazz and cooking colab.
I know several channel that does insanely spicy food. Now..i want that in musical form...
on god
"Who doesnt enjoy music theory?!"
Oh boy...
Most guitarists
@@bt3743 funny, yeah for sure.....
@@ossiylitalo9027 Greetings friend, i am a guitarist who has no knowledge of music theory.
I feel you on this one. There's a lot people out there who don't actually like music theory.
@@bt3743 Greetings friend, I'm a guitarist who has a lot of knowledge of music theory.
oh my god............ this channel is almost as old as me
well thats insane, but puttin that aside we love you adam heres to the next million subscribers
It was really touching watching this video, I remember subscribing back when it was around 470k . Didn’t know you’ve been on this platform for so long, and it really motivates me to keep going and make contents as good as I can. That last bit almost got me tearing , to the next million!
"When I first started posting, George Bush was president, and now a million people are subscribed to this channel." thank you bush
do NOT mention bush around my mom (shes a 911 conspiracy theorist, dumb)
As a German, i thought who was chancellor back then. It was Merkel. And she still is. Hmmmmm
@@Crazyclay78YT she is correct
@@tfwnoyandere I wouldn't care if she kept it to herself but she tries to shove it down me and my dads throats saying we're wrong
Why tf is it on the left
I'm just so grateful that you corrected the whole hair situation.
Adam, we are watching because you are incredibly good at what you do!
Having been raised by two sets of parents that were all 4 in either classical or jazz music professionally and after having played several instruments both classical as well as in several bands including electric and upright bass, I would attest that it is not only that you are spot on with your level of teaching and with your intelligent analysis of musical phenomena - but it is also that you are so incredibly enthusiastic about passing it on! Great, great job, you deserve every bit of your success, and it was moving to see you so moved by it at the end of this video.
Your welcome Adam !
Huge thanks for your work (from France)
"So I feel like the role of music communication in the world around us is to get people excited about music. So that people might want to grow up and be musicians..."
Well Adam, thanks to your videos rekindling my love of music after burnout. Last year I decided the thing I wanted to do with my life was music. I first failed my jazz audition, as I really had no idea on jazz, but I worked my ass off the last 6 months and just got in on my second/last audition attempt. You will never know the impact you have on young musicians like myself.
Thanks for the videos and congratulations on 1 million subscribers Adam.
That's awesome
@@maxsilbert Thanks man
I think "Music Communicator" is an apt title. Like, I got into this whole mess from Tom Scott having 12tone guest on his channel, then there was something that got linked between you two, and now I'm here as a (generally) non musician. I find this all fascinating and love watching the videos because they talk about ideas and concepts that I haven't really seen or messed with, probably heard, but never really understood. (I still don't but I'm getting there)
I love watching your stuff, and it's breaking me out of my comfort zone in all the best ways.
I sort of want to do a channel idea like this for technical theatre, there's a lot of stuff that gets glossed over or half mentioned and it's super fascinating stuff too. I haven't seen anything like that (maybe bits and pieces, like the Hamilton videos Adam Savage did) but nothing quite like the same... Ideas and planning and what it's like to gig thing like this.
Keep on making awesome stuff Adam and I'll keep on watching it.
WHAT!? THERE'S A TOM SCOTT VIDEO WITH 12TONE! I NEED TO SEE THIS.
I would subscribe to a tech theatre channel in a heartbeat! I’m an actor and I’ve done lighting and costume design for shows before and a lot of us actors have almost no idea what tech is like! You should do it!
@@AnimationArrow czcams.com/video/oyC4lLTOyL8/video.html
@@DasGanon Thanks. I actually found it myself after watching this, but I appreciate the effort.
Imma subscribe to your channel just in case you do, and if you want any kind of collaboration I'm a young director and actor in Mexico so that might be fun
Man, 14 years is really kind of a small lifetime.
This is really a reflection not only on your career here on CZcams but the evolution of the platform itself in general.
I remember starting to watch your videos around 2017 and up to now I've been enjoying each and every video you've put up, and I've been growing more and more into liking theory, jazz and music in general. So keep it up just like this
I don't exactly remember when, but I had been subscribed to you since you had less than 100k subs. I miss that Adam Neely's bass lessons intro. I feel rather fortunate to witness your channel grow into what it is today, and you have undoubtedly succeeded in your purpose as a music communicator. I feel the same joy as you do in experiencing music and thinking of it as a means of communication between cultures - I come from a background of Indian classical (more specifically Hindustani), and I get so fascinated with music of other cultures and nations. Many say that how can one enjoy music in a language that you don't speak - except the language of music is essentially same, and universal. You got me teary in the end man; thank you so much Adam, thank you for all your videos, thank you for for all the nerdiness, thank you for being a window to various musical cultures for me - just thank you for being an inspiration to me.
Your combination of humor and expertise really makes your channel one of a kind, I'm so happy for you Adam. :)
I recently wrote my undergraduate dissertation on 'High' music theory - Mostly Jacob Collier's Djesse Vol1 & 2, and in order to discuss most of it with any context, I had to write about youtube music theorists such as yourself! I think it's mad that the wider world of musicology doesn't really seem to care about the huge wealth of knowledge that is available on this platform! You taught me the introduction to Xenharmonic writing man! You got me 90% on my paper! Much Love! Don't stop!
Can you share your dissertation? :)
@@AnitaMay currently working with my university to try and publish it right now, got some edits to do and some more research. Fingers crossed for mid September 🤞
@@edwardwalshie5350 So glad to hear that, congrats on your 90%! I'd love to read it as well, if you're eventually gonna be able to publish it. In part because I, too, have to write a dissertation starting sometime end of this year, and I'm thinking of writing about some part of acedemic music culture on CZcams. I'd love to be able to cite you :)
You are absolutely right, that Adam Neely Bass Lessons intro is the hot fire that we all need brought back.
Oh, to be stuck in my home in Brooklyn to see Adam Neely slowly walking outside my window
PLEASE BRING BACK THE "ADAM NEELY'S BASS LESSONS" INTRO!!!
I dreaded the simplest pieces of theory in music class in high school, but it's like everything else that you can learn. Once you start to understand it and find your way in, the want and even the need to expand on it and go further reveals itself and it becomes a lot of fun. You could've chased teenage me with notes and chords, yet here I am a decade later starting to get into modes.
This channel is partly the reason why I picked up an instrument at age 27 and it's the first thing in my life that I haven't given up on, just because it was hard sometimes.
So I guess, mission accomplished.
Happy 14 year anniversary!
whenever the BASS intro pops up in one of your older videos, i always play it back twice.
alas, playing that back in my head results in something that sounds like the gamecube start-up sound...
14:01
I'm literally crying and shaking rn he would never do that
Congratulations Adam :)
Thank you for communicating music to us in a fun, interesting and an enticing way.
You've inspired me to learn some music theory and certainly play more.
(I apologize if my English is incorrect)
Noa Shore Your English is better than most people’s on CZcams! :)
Explains everything very concisely and grammatically correct: "I apologize if my English is incorrect"
Nah bro u good ❤️
@@kebab_boi HA HA 😂😂
I'm not a native English speaker, so with all the spell checks and grammar checks and what not, it'll never be as correct and understood as a native speaker, so I always feel the need to apologize.
And thank you 😉
@@noashore2312 trust me it is! Your English is really good! Well done man ❤️🤙😎
@@noashore2312 Ur englesh is much more good than peoples english whose not gooder than as your english is on here. Especially than most writed things on youtube.
Insane man, you’d be hard pressed to find another creator with as much talent, creativity and passion. Congratz Adam
Yes, bring back the "Bass!" music intro!
man..that last thank you note brought tears to my eyes....! thank you for doing what you do!
min 19 when he starts getting all emotional... dude, i almost cried
X2
I have like 4 of your “the lick” t shirts so that i never have an excuse to not be a walking jazz meme.
Adam, I have been meaning to tell you ( or maybe I did in somewhere on your content) you changed my life. Through your contents, I have tremendous , deep appreciation of music. So thank you!
I'm a new subscriber, and every videos I've seen so far inspires me to be a better musician. Hello from Philippines!
He’s the Bill Nye of music... that actually makes a lot of sense.
adam. i know u won’t see this comment amongst the other thousands but i just wanted to tell u that i’ve been watching u for the past 2 years. and in that time. you’ve changed the way i look at music entirely. i’ve always had a deep appreciation and love for listen to and playing music and you’ve strengthened that 10 fold. keep up the great work man 👍
i need a recording of that sweet 80s style "the lick" lmao
You truly deserve all your success on CZcams. Your videos are educative, interesting, with a lot of humility and great level of intellectualizing , no click bating, no fake contents, perfect rythmic in video editing. If there were a youtube charts for the video maker on CZcams, you would be such a great example of what and how putting video contents. Thanks to you and i wish you the best.
I got one thing to say :
Doo-dee-doo-dee
doo-doo-
...[ rest]...
DOOOO[everyone wail on it]OOOOOOOO!!!!![p-psh!]!!
I totally read that as de doo doo doo (that’s all I want to say to you )
Heh
"Techne...
Totally not the right pronunciation"
I love these subtle things you include in your videos. Congrats on this incredible milestone!
Ohhh daaaamn
Thank you for sharing your journey. I'm a published author and it is amazing how much people underestimate the TIME that is hidden behind the product! You've inspired me to go back to the piano for my own enjoyment; and the delight of the seniors I care for. Many have pianos in their home and a they're delighted when I play.
Hey Adam, congrats on 1 mil subs. I'm 18 years old right now and taking my first official music theory class in college. I played trumpet in middle school and then switched to tuba in high school and while I can't say for sure, I think that there's a good chance that could've been the end of my experience as a musician if it weren't for your channel and other channels like it. I've started my own band now and although we haven't really gotten on our feet I have high hopes. Thanks to you I've grown an appreciation for music far beyond anything I would have known otherwise. I certainly wouldn't have thought to take a music theory class in college.
It feels good to be one in a million. Thank you.
14:03
Me: *trying to guess where is adam coming from*
Adam Neely: "NO LICK THAT TIME"
Me: DAMN YOU
I read this comment and 10 seconds later in the video he said it.
Your role as a “music communicator” is very accurate in what you do. You succeeded in inspiring a generation of future musicians - including me.
Only half way through the video so far, but this is a wonderful nostalgia trip, so can only imagine how great it must feel for you Adam. Congrats, and thank you so much for being one of the things that made me really dive deep into my love of music!
Also... PLEASE BRING BACK THE OLD INTRO I LOVED IT SO MUCH
Congrats Adam, you deserve it. You're 100% right about keeping your audience inspired about music. When I hit a musical rut your channel brought back the spark that was missing.
I got a patreon to support this channel that has given me and other musicians so much.
Thanks for all you do and here's to another million
The thing I hate about Adam's Channel
is that it doesn't have enough subs
Duchi amen brother
its got enough doms tho
Yeah we need more subwoofers for more bass
Adam, you're the absolute man. I've been watching for about 5 years now - when I first started watching, you were a CZcamsr who inspired me to hone my craft and get on the musical grind the ~right~ way. Since then, you've inspired me to be humble, open-minded and eager to communicate with people from different musical backgrounds about music and what it means to me. Don't think I would be half the musician I am today without your guidance on both these levels (and many more in between). Congrats on 1M. Let's get stoned and sub on an intense jazz fusion gig together sometime.
Thank YOU Adam! While I certainly hadn’t given up on music and still did musical things (choir/vocal group and arranging) your channel certainly has been a big influence to me taking up guitar again, diving deeper into music theory and thinking about music and also arranging more seriously these last 2-3 years.
These last two years I’ve done several things I’ve either haven’t done in a long time or at all before, like playing in a comedic musical theatre band, arranging many songs for a larger type band, including different kinds of woodwinds and brass as well as regular rhythm section, thinking about starting to write my own music and how I want that to sound as well as finally finishing my “choir battle backstreet boys vs spice girls” choir arrangement idea that had been almost ten years in the making! (As well as actually performing it with my old choir at our anniversary concert.)
I hadn’t really realised it before but your and several other CZcams music channels, like Rick Beato, Nahre Sol, Jeff Schneider, Ben Levin, 12-tone, Apartment sessions (which I found through your channel) and several others certainly was part of the musical inspiration for me doing these new things and I’m very thankful for all your great content. As John Hancock says: “Good job”!👍
I found your videos back in 2017, i picked up a bass after i watched the bass lessons for guitar players. You and Scott have been very influential in my learning bass. Thanks for everything man I appreciate it!
Man, you've gotta release that chill lick track that you played during the video, so damn good!
"mildly self-indulgent"
*plays the lick three times in the intro*
Man, i started playing bass in late 2015, when i was finishing high school (i was a guitarist ugh), and your channel was the first i ran into and i fell in love with it ever since. You taught me a LOT on bass playing and music theory, and made me re-fall in love with music and music making. I loved all your videos and it has made me really happy watching your success and growth on here. I dont think i would be half the musician i am today if it weren't for you and i don't think i would've dared to become a professional musician (still working on it, still studying film and sound design). Anyways, just wanted to congratulate and thank you from the bottom of my heart. Hope you read this and play the lick for five hours straight again :)
You thank us for watching. Well, now I must flip that and thank you for the inspiration for which you've been aiming. I walked away from music back in 2006 after a disastrous band experience (akin to a marriage breakup emotionally). Subtly, CZcams began filling my sidebar with music-related channels over the last couple of years. And now in 2020, thanks to the likes of you, Rick Beato, Rhett Shull and Nahre Sol, I'm in the woodshed studying theory and practicing guitar and bass again. I've rediscovered the joy of playing and no small part of that was courtesy of your enthusiasm for deconstructing what makes certain aspects of music cool. Thanks for the inspiration, Adam.