Mark Lettieri: Baritone Funk #7 - "Ridgehead" Demo

** Hear this track in its final form as "Ridgehead" on the new record, DEEP: The Baritone Sessions, available: marklettieri.b... **
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Another micro-jam from the "Baritone Funk" video series, featuring the Ol' Dano, and my buddy Adrian, who showed up while I was recording.
Danelectro '56 Reissue Baritone + MXR Bass Octave Deluxe +Kemper Profiler Amp.
Composed and programmed by Mark Lettieri. © 2016 Markus Justinius Music

[@jonrussell7998]

One of the best duets of all time

[@cooldebt]

😂

[@ih8suvs]

Dude in the back is all of us.

[@BobSchoepenjr]

Who’s coming back to this piece of art in 2020?

[@garailac]

Every week baby

[@ih8suvs]

who left?

[@Swiftwinter]

2021

[@kylejohnson5398]

We need more baritone funk

[@raydoucette4802]

This guy has got some serious talent. He's got music in him.

[@timothy6966]

You guys should release an album together!

[@jordanngriffith4962]

Love this one.. I've only listened to it 150 times now and still keep hitting the replay.. Great stuff..

[@torgo4ever]

I love the unspoken narration of the funkiness of this track by homeboy in the background ! XD lol At 0:58 , cousin puts his head down and is like " mmm hmm , mmm hmm , yeah ... I feel you , bruh ." And then at 1:12 he's holding his arms and struggling to stay composed like " damn ... this dude got me wanting to git my Michael Jackson on !!! "

[@bazdesh]

you high? cos i am

[@torgo4ever]

man if I would have been blazed the first time I listened to this that isht would have blown my mind ! lol

[@user-kp3ul9dq1u]

That face at 2:00 lol. Just by looking at him you know shit went super funky

[@kunaljoshi630]

I think this might be my favourite of your Baritone Funk jams--just loving the groove! I may not necessarily have words to describe it, but something about this just makes my day. Thanks so much for putting your music out there like this, Mark!

[@tiaanengelbrecht]

Is it strange that I listen to this on an almost daily basis?

[@Lowlow6440]

Tiaan Engelbrecht same bro!

[@joebuckleyandfriends]

i love returning to this now knowing that this became Ridgehead!

[@danieletoroma867]

1:28 DJENT!!!!!!

[@AndreCurci]

Mark, greetings from Brasil, awesome tone! You are great musician!

[@AluminumBird]

Dammit I'm trying to get my day started, when I discovered this series as a playlist. Can't click away.

[@hiatuso8260]

I miss funk, as a genre, drag that it went away. Tasty stuff.

[@Lowlow6440]

That progression is amazing

[@nacienlos70]

Fantastic feel and groove!! Man I am gonna copying some of these chops

[@emanuelemazzoni782]

Amazing musician

[@davidecangiano9340]

I love the progression at 0:16 - 0:31

[@iansnyder274]

Speechless....Mark's stuff inspires and excites me ...makes me feel things i forgot i could feel....its like ,yeah i believe again....same hapoened to me with Yvette Young and Covet....they open up channels..thank you!

[@samcooke343]

Adrian knows what's up.

[@harrysearia1784]

This is so sic. You gotta put this on a project.

[@IWkris]

He did, it's on Deep: the baritone sessions!

[@GTrules123]

Dude just invented Djent Funk

[@Hairless-Bear]

Djunk

[@DiegoPujolT]

No, that was Acle Kahney in “Singularity” and “Dystopia” XD... No dig at anyone here, though, Mark is awesome indeed!!!

[@aniqatiq731]

Totally agreed

[@slavophiliak44]

My favorite is when he breaks into that groove at 1:43. Man. That is some funky goodness.

[@gregrobinson1304]

Mark! Thank you! My Danelectro Vintage Baritone came today (black, of course). I don't think I've ever had so much fun with a guitar. Playing a 'poor man's version' of your Funk #7 is just a blast!

[@danielvelasquez5379]

Awesome groove!! I was just watching your jam with tomo fujita at boss booth in this year NAMM, and i gotta say it, he would rock this great funky piece to the sky! I dream with a new jam of you two :)

[@jerrythepunkrat]

This funks so hard.

[@jonwizard3989]

Great!

[@BenOnuMuDiyorum]

The situation looks like "Ok ok I'm coming. Just let me finish the jam. Then I'm ready to go out with you." :D

[@jimmyrh247]

Little bit jealous of the dude in the background who got to hear this as a live performance!

[@matlewis5554]

as a bass player to jam along to that is off the hook!!

[@delepiane]

I was thinking exactly the same! Ideal for playing bass lines, subscribing!

[@markjackson1368]

Yup !!! Ahahaha !!! Same here !!

[@cosmogang]

Brilliant

[@69madcow69]

That was so awesome. loved how progressive it was.

[@vadimislearningguitar4977]

I LIKE IT

[@Roddo731]

Thanks Mark very funkalishish!! Just hanging out on Saturday morning making some bacon and eggs watching some Love your videos… Now I’m inspired getting ready to plug in the axe. Thanks dude!! Looking forward to seeing you come to Virginia soon

[@lebosquettranquille5714]

Greeeeeattt harmonics sounds so good

[@denisk1981]

Ammmmazing! Pls do more baritone stufff

[@stevekirby7333]

I bought the "Deep" CD (hard copy that hopefully Mark gets some money from instead of just downloading), but I find that I prefer these "demos". They're less dense and the groove stands out more. IMHO the album is over produced. Too many things vying for attention. Maybe in my younger fusion head years the density and complexity of that would appeal to me more. It may be because the album is self produced and the tendency is to keep adding on. One trick when mixing is referencing other cuts. There aren't any other baritone funk albums out there, but just comparing to a Prince record and how the extras are down in the mix and the theme predominates. Soulive less is more reference. Love your playing and spirit Mark. Even if you abandoned Northern CA for Texas, we still love you and hope you tour though here again soon.

[@mjlettieri]

All good, man, thank you. The goal with this project was, in fact, to put a lot of focus on the "ear candy" - not just the grooves themselves. The majority of listeners who've given feedback have mentioned how they can listen to the record multiple times and hear something new each listen - and that's what keeps them putting the record on again and again. I love Prince, of course, but purposefully didn't mirror the minimalist production style of his early works for the above reason, and for not wanting to risk it sounding "too much" like an old Prince record. I do appreciate your opinion, however. I'll be playing in NorCal next year, hope you can make it!

[@Toddy9cent]

​@@mjlettieri I prefer "ad hoc" music,too. Great when "FUN" comes first. Like Jam - sessions with Tim Pierce, for example. I love music with surprises. Unusual, fascinating, great. An enrichment for me, can not hear enough. btw. 10 Min. with tim pierce - what's the tuning of your guitar? Difficult to get your playing "in my head"....your playing is very inspiring to me, but i am LIGHT - YEARS behind....I look forward to NEW from you! Good luck, fun, money and the most important thing: Stay healthy!

[@TseliosG1]

Baritone funk rules!

[@evrontew]

just amazing bro!!!

[@reheller]

Funky. Funky!

[@simonross6201]

frkn fabulous !

[@valberbrito6795]

muito massa!!

[@playitbytrey]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mylesbrandonguitar]

aye bro in the back same lmao at 2:00 cuz that mess was STANKY

[@Olpaj]

Cool idea for using a synth octaver effect

[@alainrenvoyer1455]

SUPER !!

[@MNGuitars]

yessss!!! this is what I'm talking about! loving it!!!! is it dropped a step or just the B dropped to A?

[@albyboy743]

In that groove mark!!!

[@RecoveringMusicAddict]

just that nasty grove goin on. damn!

[@cryptosecuritytools]

nothin wrong with this. fonk! that! Dan!

[@fabricadeilustras63]

This guy is fucking awesome!

[@Snoopy-xi9ci]

Dancing adrian dancing

[@ColonelForkEyes]

Have any of these microjams been fleshed out into full tracks yet? There's like an album and a half of killer shit here.

[@mjlettieri]

Yep. Album coming early 2019 :)

[@AZIARGROUS]

you know what this would feature really well on? a VSAK album

[@hikiniki8610]

Woooh!!

[@lavbas2107]

goddam

[@nathanmarra1741]

...and it does even Djent!

[@Elido]

1:27 gave me and that guy in the back stank face. I like this. Would love to hear some horns on it.

[@mjlettieri]

Thanks! Ideally, I'll get some more of these together as "full" compositions and re-record them with a live band.

[@cryptosecuritytools]

Mark Lettieri oh now youre TALKIN

[@cryptosecuritytools]

Mark Lettieri maybe get a badass funkster vocalist on board. scat. screechin cat. scratch ma back

[@marcroy8575]

PLEASE make sure to re-record this one! I can't get enough.

[@LeeJordanMusic]

Why is there a random dude just groovin in the back?? XDD lmao

[@yusuketakaki9368]

Behind guy.

[@all.five.horizons]

1.58 best part. you're defently born in the wrong era Mark! I think 70's were the deal for you!

[@julienz2024]

He wouldn't be programming backing tracks in his bedroom and recording videos for youtube in the 70's though! ;) I think any era is the deal for this dude

[@steaneblanch9802]

Dude in the background needs some maracas.

[@nacienlos70]

Anyone knows how to create those backing tracks??

[@mjlettieri]

I do 'em myself in Logic X!

[@CNCTEMATIC]

This tune should be called "random dude"

[@timasanz]

whats the tuning on this thing?

[@qmares]

: )

[@igormcruz9839]

It looks a little like my Brazilian baião

[@sakules]

anyone knows what tuning is this?

[@nicDenmanmusic]

Lucas A standard

[@ChancellorChristian]

Anybody know a good beginner baritone

[@niconico4138]

The Danelectro '56 he is playing in the video tbh

[@pikatchufleur7188]

Michael jackson rif?

[@tonefingerz2021]

i wish i cud smoke some kind and funk out. stupid society

[@kandauelliot1742]

Meh not funky enough. Stays in one place. Does not get more funky as it should.

[@torgo4ever]

I love the unspoken narration of the funkiness of this track by homeboy in the background ! XD lol At 0:58 , cousin puts his head down and is like " mmm hmm , mmm hmm , yeah ... I feel you , bruh ." And then at 1:12 he's holding his arms and struggling to stay composed like " damn ... this dude got me wanting to git my Michael Jackson on !!! "