TR Books
TR Books
| The Art Of Digital Music: 56 Visionary Artists And Insiders Reveal Their Creative Secrets | ||
| by David Battino, Kelli Richards, Stewart Copeland “Usually books on music technology are about as dry
as database manuals. But reading this one is like eavesdropping on great
artists and creative tech geniuses. Just about everybody has something interesting
to say.”
- Mark Mothersbaugh The Art of Digital Music gathers the wisdom and techniques
of 56 visionary artists, producers, programmers, provocateurs, instrument
designers, label executives, and industry insiders into one volume. The
bonus DVD features highlights from all 56 interviews where you'll hear how
the masters wield technology to create their amazing music. The DVD also
has over 25 complete songs (including live recordings from a private Thomas
dolby concert, unreleased demos, and out-of-print classics); live performance
videos; interactive flash movies; royalty-free samples and loops by the artists;
behind-the-scenes photos; and web links galore. You'll learn studio setup
tips, secrets of sampling, creative quantization, ringtone tricks, production
strategies, insights from video game composers, insane distortion recipes,
and much more. You'll hear firsthand how the masters wield technology to create their amazing music - the included DVD features highlights from all 56 interviews. You'll learn studio setup tips, secrets of sampling, creative quantization, ringtone tricks, production strategies, insights from video-game composers, insane distortion recipes, how to squeeze expression from loops, how to overcome software option anxiety, how to exploit happy accidents, and more. The DVD also contains video from Todd Rundgren and a new song from Roger Powell - "Window Panes." 256 pages |
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| A Dream Goes On Forever - The Continuing Story Of Todd Rundgren Volume 1 | ||
| by Billy James To understand Todd Rundgren is to understand change; a continual artistic metamorphosis that goes through various radical stages, yet somehow remains not far from its original roots. (Roots derived from the music of the mod British rockers of the '60s, such as the Yardbirds, the Beatles and the Who; the incomparable writing style of Laura Nyro; as wel as the sounds from his own back yard - Philadelphia soul music.) A true dichotomy in music; Todd Rundgren has continued to amuse and bemuse fans and critics alike for more than three decades, with his enchanting songs and music, innovative productions and incessant persistence in dealing with the music business strictly on his own terms. A Dream Goes On Forever - The Continuing Story Of Todd Rundgren (volume one) examines the history of one of America's true rock icons; from his early days of pop stardom with the Nazz; to the 'whiz kid' productions, which included the likes of Badfinger and Grand Funk; from the million seller hits; to his psychedelic explorations; from his idiosyncratic ideologies and philosophies; to the highly acclaimed conceptual ensemble Utopia. The unbelievable story of rock's lost genius is now ready to be told. Utopia is here! This incredible book has approximately 500 pages with black & white photos and 16 pages of color photos. |
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| $55.00 (hardcover) |
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| Rebel Heart : An American Rock 'n' Roll Journey | ||
| by Bebe Buell Warm, wise, outrageously funny — and simply outrageous — Rebel Heart is Bebe Buell's no-holds-barred account of her life at the center of the rock scene in the '70s and 80's, when rock stars were royalty. A supermodel before the term was coined, Bebe worked with the best of them (Scavullo, Avedon), met everyone (from Warhol to Dali), and captivated a generation of rock's greatest talents. Her relationships ranged from wunderkind Todd Rundgren to Aerosmith's Steven Tyler (father of her daughter Liv), from Mick Jagger to wordsmith Elvis Costello. Not to mention the fun she had with everyone from Rod Stewart to Ron Wood, Jimmy Page to Jack Nicholson. In Rebel Heart, Bebe drops readers back into the heyday of
the scene and reveals the true details of a vanished world that continues
to fascinate today. Her spirit informed some of the greatest songs of her
time and the life she lived was, above all, fun. Illustrated throughout
with over a hundred photographs — many of them rare snaps from Bebe's personal
collection — Rebel Heart will deepen even the most ardent fan's
understanding of rock 'n' roll. |
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| $22.00 (hardcover) |
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| The Guitar Cookbook | ||
| by Jesse Gress 240 pages B&W illustrations throughout Created for anyone who hungers to
increase their command of the instrument, The Guitar Cookbook is
a comprehensive reference guide that will help beginning, intermediate,
and advanced players understand the mechanisms of music on the guitar.
This collection of "recipes" unlocks the logic of the fingerboard with hundreds of musical examples and concepts that can be applied to any style of music. You'll increase rhythmic, melodic and harmonic awareness, develop a personalized musical vocabulary, and discover new flavors and fresh techniques that will make your playing sizzle. Beginners will gain solid grounding in the basics, while experienced players can break out of familiar patterns and cliches. Step by step, this user-friendly handbook covers all the ingredients for cooking up great music in any genre. The menu includes music notation, tuning and intonation, rhythm, melody, harmony, ear-training, technique, and improvisation—a cornucopia of musical information designed to unite the fingerboard. The Guitar Cookbook spices up the learning process by promoting individual taste and personal style. You create your own melodies and harmonies. You write your own chord book. You become your own teacher. Dig in and bon appetit! "Jesse Gress could have simply written a great technique book, but, he aimed higher. . . . The Guitar Cookbook helps you become a better musician." --Guitar Player "Think of how recipes evolve. The first few times you cook any dish, you follow the written recipe literally. Soon, you are adding your own personal touches. Eventually, it becomes second nature-something you do by taste and 'feel.' Finally, you hand it down to someone else and the cycle is complete.... If you take only one thing away from The Guitar Cookbook, let it be the conviction and awareness of the common thread between all music ingredients and all music." —Jesse Gress Jesse Gress is former music editor of Guitar Player magazine. A respected performer and music educator, Jesse tours and records with Todd Rundgren and the Tony Levin Band, and has over 100 transcription folios to his credit. He lives in Woodstock, New York. |
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| The
Guitar Lick Factory Building Great Blues, Rock & Jazz Lines |
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| by Jesse Gress 142 pages 100 charts and tables There's nothing like the feeling you get
when you add a new guitar lick to your musical vocabulary. An encyclopedia
of hip lines, Guitar Lick Factory helps beginning and intermediate
guitarists build their lick repertoires. In addition, it opens the
door for blues and rock players of all levels, gives jazzers the
key to authentic blues and rock, and shows the important connections
among all three genres.
Guitar Lick Facotry contains hundreds of ready-to-play licks presented as short melodic modules. Using Jesse Gress's ingenious grid system, you'll learn how to extract dozens of melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic variations from each module. As you find new ways to combine and mutate the licks, you'll boost your creativity and gain a world of exciting performance possibilities. Guiding you through a series of entertaining "Factory Tours," Guitar LIck Factory provides detailed owner manuals for styles such as: * 12-Bar Blues |
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| Guitar Licks Of The Brit-Rock Heroes: Clapton, Beck and Page | ||
| by Jesse Gress 112 pages CD included 3 B&W images, 90 Charts & Graphs In the mid '60s three innovative guitarists--all
emerging from the Yardbirds--developed distinctive and expressive
sounds that shook the music world. Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and
Jimmy Page each went on to become a guitar god in his own right
with historical recordings and performances in Cream, the Jeff Beck
Group, and Led Zeppelin.
In this premier title of our Guitar Lick Factory player series, teacher/guitarist extraordinaire Jesse Gress takes you deep inside the styles of these three guitar heroes. Presenting more than 100 of the players' characteristic licks, Gress shows you the secrets of their styles and explains how you can develop your own playing by understanding the essence of each guitarist's approach. Building on the methods he introduced in Guitar Lick Factory, Gress draws on his careful, lifelong study of these artists' greatest work. The book presents each example with its own mini-lesson, and Gress performs the licks on the accompanying CD. Guitar Licks of the Brit-Rock Heroes includes * Tips on tone and authentic performance Jesse Gress is former music editor of Guitar Player magazine. A respected performer and music educator, Jesse tours and records with Todd Rundgren and the Tony Levin Band, and has over 100 transcription folios to his credit. He lives in Woodstock, New York. |
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