Make Herbie Hancock style 70's funk with these sounds!

[@cheater00]

Matt you are getting better and better with these keyboards. You should be in a band or something

[@suga4all]

😂👍

[@ValleryRastr]

🤣🤣

[@arydorrego2946]

😂

[@MarcWeertsMusic]

No, that would be virtual insanity… 😂

[@MrKeys57]

Ive gone through the funk era and Herbie! (as many more) I'm 64 now!! You did a brilliant job with this!! Greetings, Levi in Sweden

[@matthewdotson2186]

Yes! As soon as I saw the thumbnail imagine I was in! Of all the synth and keyboard sounds, these 70s tones are by far my favorite!

[@martattacks]

Marvellous how you just fling out those fantastic how-tos like it's nothing. You're such a great teacher. Thank you, Matt!

[@richardballinger517]

Always loved those string sounds through a phaser. I loved the late 70's early 80's.

[@lundsweden]

Matt's studio reminds me of my bedroom studio from the late 90's. Juno 106, check, old Moog, check. Rack gear and a computer at the side, but not in the centre of the action! I had a electric piano back then too, but it was a Yamaha CP80M!

[@rarianfields]

Headhunters period is some of the most advanced funk ever. Pressure cooker grooves from deepest outer space. Hard to beat Herbie when it comes to tasty rhodes, clav & synths. You nailed his sound there, Matt. Love the bite on your e-piano when you dig in. Respec an ting ;)

[@blakebrothers]

That was a 70s funk masterclass - thanks Matt!

[@polmorgan3533]

Man you make it look so fluid Matt. i guess there's no alternative to just playing every night. Love your style mate.

[@polmorgan3533]

@ghost mall too true

[@RayyMusik]

The E7 synth sounds sooooooooo good!

[@iwillnevergetone5]

those Model D tones sounded beautifully thick and full

[@TonyBreckner]

It's not just the sounds, it's also the notes. Great playing!

[@josephwright5921]

I love the Thrust album! 🎹 Another underrated gem is Donald Byrd’s Ethiopian Knights, which has two album side smoking 💥hot, funk jams and one short cringey throwaway. Another great album from the 1990’s that your audience might like is Slide Five’s “People, Places, and Things.” Great chilled, spacious, funky Rhodes and urban beat. Matt, you have a dream studio! The blue synth looks and sounds fantastic!

[@orpheuscreativeco9236]

Reverb before compression 🙌🎶 I'm right there with you 👍 The other way around washes out the punch. I love your content Matt, thanks for sharing man ✌️

[@sonja1049]

You're such a great teacher! You explain everything so that even a layman like me can understand. And after every video i would like to start right away. The sound is really stunning ... thanks for sharing ❤

[@ChrisSmout]

Who got the funk? Matt's got the funk! Really enjoyed that opening ditty!

[@cooltrades7469]

70's are an unexplored gold mine .Edit . THRUST-YESmajor masterpiece.

[@przemysawkarpinski7524]

You are genius Matt! It's pure plasure to watch and hear you playing. Thank you for sharing your brilliant experience

[@oliviermoreau6224]

I'm crying everytime I'm seeing you playing like that!! What a sound, what a groove !!!

[@bcj842]

This was such a fun workflow walkthrough. I was also hearing some Weather Report in some of these patches. Your videos never cease to motivate me to go jam. 🤝

[@schmapps1]

I’ll be seeing Herbie live on the west coast of Canada in like three weeks. Can’t wait!!

[@dre7sus]

Crazy how I was listening to Herbie today and, I then came across this video.. Man those sounds are cold..... Man love the page 👑💯

[@cp-the-nerd]

@11:44 after absolutely blowing my mind with that string sound he goes "Yeeahh I'm happy with that." Same, dude. Same.

[@robertvonfeldt7882]

Another masterclass in the can 😮❤

[@jefgibbons]

Man this is so good! LOVE that Headhunters album, these sounds are great, and of course the playing is world-class. Thanks for the tips! Picking up the sample patches now...

[@errol1935]

Herbie Hancock is my musical idol, and Headhunters and Thrust are up there with my favourite albums ever. There are snippets of Headhunter’s live performances on KZbin. I find myself watching them over and over and over again. Thanks for this video Matt, and keep up the exceptional content 😁

[@lundsweden]

These are some great samples, very musical. Particularly like the Vibanet!

[@strobeant144]

I learn so much watching your channel Matt. Much respect ✊

[@boogiefunkproductions2368]

Whooo that Moog bass is gettin me to make that stank face!! Matt you’re an international treasure! This is exactly why I make music, I’m happy to share some of the same inspirations as you.

[@patriziopolcri995]

The way you explain construction of sounds is absolutely great!! Thank you Matt!!

[@GNeuman]

I can almost see Huggy Bear giving Starsky and Hutch his latest tip off and then they roar away in that red Ford Torino with the infamous white stripe....Happy Days....Great playing!

[@suga4all]

Thank you so much! Love the mini moog patch and the phased strings!

[@BrooseWayniac]

Thats how i luv watching things... Thats some great job here Matt!

[@davidhrivnak]

I loved your description of the RE-201’s spring reverb. I have one too, and it might be the worst spring reverb I’ve ever heard, but I love it in a major way even though (or maybe especially because) it really does stink of the ‘70s. This was also a great reminder of how good reverb before compression can sound!

[@Nathanaelsun22]

Omg happy days! Matt Johnson injection of awesome on all dimensions flowing into my world ... much love... .from fellow songwriter and "kindred musical taste haver"...🔱 🥰🥰🥰😍😍🤑🤩🤠🥳🧐😻🫀🧞‍♂🦚🐋🗽🪂🚁🛸🌝🌞🌟🎭🎺🪄🎯📈📈📈📈📈

[@ManCalledMif]

Thanks for the detailed explanation. Love the style

[@vero_jamiroquai]

You are awesome Matt Johnson 🎶💯🎹

[@darrenhirst9900]

Word on the street is Matt Johnson is one cool cat.

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

haha!

[@Dolores5000]

I’m with you baby! This is super 70s funk Psychedelic loveliness!!!!!!

[@tubeMonger]

The way you play the sounds make up the sounds. Funky.

[@GarethThomasTunes]

Love this channel Matt - inspiring, and your enthusiasm always puts me in a good mood - thank you!!

[@Dan-wq8id]

Man that’s some daaamn funky stuff! Set me up for the whole day of Herbie 🎉

[@keithroberts4952]

I love the album Thrust. Such amazing keyboard sounds.

[@elmaildecamiloruiz]

man, what a cool array of sounds... congrats

[@neilloughran4437]

That was a lovely string sound! I love the Solina as I owned one 25 years ago but much prefer making modern equivalents.

[@defrigge]

It's really fun watching you unpack all the nice stuff, and obviously enjoying your musical life.

[@JT-qc2nb]

So helpful! Thanks Matt

[@srmontevirgen]

0:20 such a jamiroquai phrase right there love this homage to Herbie Hancock

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

Herbie is the OG!

[@b-wise6801]

100%, that jumped straight out at me. Then I went back, several times, to repeat the aural loveliness 😀

[@loueptme1778]

Yes, Thrust is my fav!

[@fingers1971]

These sounds make me smile!!! Awesome retro job, Matt!

[@akina7491]

Thanks Matt for the tutorial you do not fake da funk. In fact you are seriously funky.

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

Thank you sir!

[@protenuator]

Rad finish! Natural style as always. Thanks!

[@MrKeys57]

Herbie is actually coming here to Sweden this summer!

[@Roland_Tr909_Swing]

Very nice Matt this is super dope

[@richardemerson8075]

Absolute gold knowledge, every time. Awesome.

[@javiceres]

Like a gourmet of sound… ah, pleasure for the brains

[@MarcWeertsMusic]

Absolutely fantastic sounds!

[@tonytooke76]

Truly inspiring! Thanks for sharing this masterclass, amazing.

[@cassettedisco6954]

Gracias amigo, saludos desde México 🇲🇽

[@davidsummerville351]

Wonderful sounds! It's really all in the execution and control that makes everything so effective. Otherwise it can be just a bunch of riffs.

[@JayKay0245]

Great video as always Matt! Thank you

[@marcusdekker]

I always love your video's! All Hail the Funk!

[@Axisjampa]

Love this content. Love your Style, Matt. Thanks.

[@DarkSideofSynth]

Absolutely brilliant

[@REY-KOFF]

Матт, , спасибо за видео и за разъяснение! Мое почтение! ✌🏻😎

[@issiewizzie]

great tutorial matt.... wishing you great health

[@TheTonyTitan]

Thanks for the link too!

[@danbram]

Im on my beginners sound design module at uni :) Thanks for this dude

[@RetroReminiscing]

Superb! These are the kind of sounds i love! 🎹🎶🤗

[@krimsonfunk]

lol, Matt you are the best ! .. much love !

[@lostsailr]

Thank you, just what I was studying!

[@74unicorn]

I really like it, especially moog bass and string sound. It would be great if samples could also be converted as a montage/modx bank.

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

they could if you put them first into Kontakt then use sample robot

[@timkellaway6183]

Great playing as usual mate.

[@oldmannewman]

Wow!! Fantastic!! Thank you!!

[@nunomollc]

This is incredible tutorial thanks!

[@janwillemtulp]

Awesome! Would love it if you could do a full video on funky clav playing. Thanks for sharing this!

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

I did you can find it on my page

[@janwillemtulp]

@@MattJohnsonJamiroquai Ahh, cool, thanks!!

[@ElBeeEss]

Ahahaha, right up my alley, guvnor! Thank you x

[@grahamjeffery]

superb! always enjoy your content

[@nicolasbaier8526]

He is just the best!

[@rektagon1547]

thanks for showcase the urei as well as part of your chain. i feel like folks don't always talk about the huge difference signal processing outside of the synth itself can have on the over all sound. i have a suspicion that what comes after the synthesizer in the recording chain creates the sought after "analog warmth" associated with classic synth sounds.

[@jjhcw]

Love it!!!

[@Rob_Dekker]

Matt, if I only had 1/10th of your talent I’d be funking all day. Thank you for this video 👍🏻🎹

[@vinzsaint]

Kids get down underground Everybody dance to the funky sound!!!

[@1dkappe]

Whenever I test out a synth at the Chicago Music Exchange, I always try to dial in a “Matt Johnson” preset, especially 70’s funk. :-)

[@polmorgan3533]

Dr Mix was just doing Herbie Hancock too. its synchronicity i guess Matt. All the best mate.

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

oh really I'll have to check that out!

[@antikytheramechanism7909]

Dr. Mix is just too weird, I can't watch.

[@favoriteblueshirt]

@@antikytheramechanism7909 Ha Ha true that.

[@GizzyDillespee]

Dr Mix did more of an 80s Herbie feel, with all of the sounds coming from the Roland Fantom.

[@joshuagarden7304]

Killer stuff.

[@russellyoung6498]

Inspirational!

[@zackantel190]

Hi Matt. How about a tutorial on sampling? I always struggle with Synth Pads and sustain and general work flow stuff. Thanks!

[@Atheen]

That's the stuff!! :D I imagine you've got a couple more albums to release by now with all of these demos!

[@pizzakidd]

A headhunters inspired album -not a bad thing!

[@marcuspatzer2392]

Nice Video as always 👍 Greetings from Germany ❤

[@orangedogmusic]

Just discovered this channel. Cool.

[@caderik1386]

Matt, you need to convince Jay to sing over that 70ties jam!!

[@Benedict-01]

Great lesson on making those specific sounds. Just a remark regarding the video: Sometimes out of focus makes it harder to watch. See it more often that for some setups DSLR cameras are bad at doing this. Instead a set of cheap to middle class android smartphones do a better job. Most of them can take a SD card for easy data exchange. Perhaps that's an option - guess for the money of selling one camera you would get 3 brand new smartphones ;)

[@texdoberman4980]

The intro jam was great, I thought it went a bit George Dukey and even a bit Bob Jamesey. As a bass pplayer, Spank-A-Lee changed my life. It is Godlike.

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

Yeah Duke and James and Herbie are my 3 biggest influences on the Rhodes. Giants all!

[@eithafol7742]

that was spot on!

[@drk1825]

Great!!!

[@johnnyvandeclit259]

For best Headhunters results use an ARP Odyssey. That is what synth Herbie Hancock was playing. Of course you can get close with any analog synth, but the Odyssey has some kind of bite, as opposed to the roundness and low mid girth of a Moog. As I read somewhere else and as you can hear when you compare : Moog is Funkadelic, Arp is Headhunters.

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

True an Odyssey is the sound but it's one of the few I don't have!

[@johnnyvandeclit259]

@@MattJohnsonJamiroquai I mean : Hancock in Headhunters, George Duke in Zappa, Matt Johnson in Jamiroquai. Sounds pretty necessary to me. Joking of course, but I thought about the fact that there was no arp in your collection when writing the comment and was wondering if there was any particular reason for that.

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

@@johnnyvandeclit259 not really just haven't got round to one

[@TeddyLeppard]

Fantastic musicianship on display, as always. But the state of that Minimoog... could use a bit of restoration work on it and a general cleaning.

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

You are right!

[@andyread5363]

The Clav left hand sounds like a Cuica …. So some Brazillian Azymuth sounds as well.