Writing A Song From RANDOM Drum Grooves 2 - Feat. ADAM NEELY!

[@treyxaviermusic]

Trey streams songwriting on Twitch every Sunday at 11am PST, you can watch here: bit.ly/TREYXAVIERWRITES

[@AdamNeely]

BASS

[@Agus00Gnr00slash]

Did you just did a Base solo? Is the world falling apart?

[@justincarrasco3680]

boi why tf your bass purple

[@haydenmcdaniel1155]

Adam Neely I'm sorry but I couldn't hear the solo with everyone talking

[@AdamNeely]

hows it going everybody? life good? djent still a thing? awesome! see, even i talk over the sound of my own bass solo.

[@halrees6963]

Fuck. That part at 12.12 tho. Then solo... I'm still recovering...

[@michaelbarash3565]

Adam Neely is the Jazz bassist all the metalheads want in their band, but always politely declines.

[@patrickftw8464]

Michael Barash nailed it

[@Oatmeal_Games]

Pretty much haha

[@HIGHTOP203]

W O O T E N

[@12301231234]

He'd do either that, or post a 90 minute video that's just a loop of him playing the first half of the lick, stopping, and staring at the camera for 13.7 seconds. Then at the end, a title card that simply says "NO"

[@RudyAyoub]

I'm a simple man

[@rickfeith6372]

You're anything but simple my dude

[@naingoohtun6716]

Rudy Ayoub if you are simple, then I am a BASSLINE. #Davie504Triggered

[@jacobsss5827]

That's fake. Rudy Adobe has got a different prof picture

[@quinnmitchel4075]

Meme

[@prehistoricgmanbirb]

Neely just melted my face off with that solo. Djazz

[@wesleyzimmerman94]

Guitar Djents Bass Clanks

[@redbarchettta]

Good but needs more Adam Neely.

[@awertyuiop8711]

Rodrigo Negrete I think you mean more L I C C

[@BeatleJWOL]

I figured Adam wouldn't let any guitar player get away playing bass with him around.

[@treyxaviermusic]

I'd never touch a bass again if I could have him play on all my stuff hahaha

[@bebopbuddy4914]

Love the slap bass section. Was honestly expecting Adam to bust out the lick, but he avoided the temptation. Sick song.

[@aarnialeksis]

He actually quoted the lick but hided it real well 😂

[@AaronLevyDrums]

Aarni Kaivola hided? HID -- ok so where?

[@malterecksiek2798]

Did we watch the same video? Where did Adam slap?

[@j3tztbassman123]

Adam Neely, doing metal and sporting an SBL strap. Epic.

[@ataconazi]

adam neely tapping on a dingwall? what world is this

[@felipeveiga5807]

Adam was once in his life the 8 string BASS guy

[@reidgowan2670]

His first vid was him tapping on a 7 string bass.

[@jovanjovanovic3449]

A crazy one

[@davetrombetti4240]

I knew Adam Neely was into djent but never thought I'd see him playing a five string multiscale bass. I believe he's said that he didn't really care for them. But I'm honestly glad he did this. One thing you don't get to see Adam Neely do very much of on his channel is play bass.

[@treyxaviermusic]

Yeah I hope he does more, he's (clearly) crazy good. I think he should start a second channel for his original music or something

[@reidgowan2670]

Adam’s said that he’s a fan of Meshuggah

[@BirdNoise77]

11:56 BASSFACE

[@theaddictofgaming9174]

Rodrigo Astorga Yep, Stank

[@basssimonf4240]

Video with Adam Neely=Instant Like

[@trailblazer225]

I never fail to underestimate just how much Adam can freaking shred

[@someoneelse5005]

and worse yet what you see in this video is basically not that hard at all the guy can do way more insane shit I feel like I should sell my bass :(

[@treyxaviermusic]

Ya like jazz? Download the song here: bit.ly/2AdpF3O

[@kingofsludge7262]

Gear Gods ghostcore?

[@tommynations2226]

I wish the outro continued into a stereotypical full on breakdown. This song came together nicely!

[@jonathankessler4684]

My bird was dancing throughout watching this entire video so once you finished the song I had an entire dance sesh with him and it was adorable. Next time I’ll try to get a video of it

[@deldia]

Purple Murch bird = Mrs = his girlfriend

[@camillajefferson386]

Being English, at first I thought you were using 'bird' to refer to your girlfriend.

[@jampula6352]

9:40 that part of the riff is damn amazing

[@Nenkanuko69]

Sounds great! It's really inspiring to see whole process of songwriting. Keep it up, man!

[@JImArgyris]

Love the face of heavyadam

[@zoekarafoti3582]

Επππ κι αλλος έλληνας

[@andrewspangler3462]

I love these videos! So inspiring. Adam killed it it. So good guys

[@TheNorthernJake]

That was actually really cool, very inspiring. A lot of this was really helpful for recording process as well

[@sirenwavemtv8334]

Did Adam Neely just pull off a Jaco style bass melody in a metal song

[@fatsuperfly]

I get an Opeth vibe from the keys, sounds dope!!

[@pieinyourface1]

This is a really well done video, great insight on your song writing process.

[@tymime]

Mellotron should definitely be used for metal more often.

[@treyxaviermusic]

Strongly agree

[@georgeantonioandrei8570]

Wouldn't a keyboard be good for this? I mean instead of mellotron? Cool instrument anyway.

[@mariomercado1950]

Dude I really really love these videos, definitely gives me confidence to push forward with my own writing. Thumbs up!

[@Neo-rc8kc]

I'm a simple man, I see Adam Neely, I smash that like button.

[@SnatchedAlmond]

sounds like something from Castlevania

[@LeGrandPleb]

SnatchedAlmond Fr. This would be right at home with any Castlevania game.

[@felixbpunkt3007]

Age of Empires 2 came to my mind as well^^

[@francismcalister7811]

I feel like this is slowly becoming one of my favourite series on yt

[@MikeWalsh814]

Killer! So when do you guys finish the album? Tour dates yet? Inquiring minds want to know!

[@undefined12u]

Thank you so much for this video guys, you've helped me and my friend out of a rut for sure

[@monkeyxx]

wow that got real nasty when the bass was introduced, great job

[@cliffsharp1771]

That was Great!!! Love Adam Neely's new Dingwall 5string

[@jrrpkm]

I think I always have sonic mayhem on the brain, but this song would fit well in the Quake 2 soundtrack. Nicely done!

[@trapper9856]

The first one inspired me and I ended up writing about 2 songs by grabbing some premade drum patterns, modifying them a bit, and writing riffs over them. It's a fun experiment and it got me used to working with midi for writing drums. I wrote a third song with only one section being based on a pre-made beat. Definitely a lot of fun, thanks for the inspiration! PS Adam Neely ripping it up was rad to watch

[@StonyBlazestation]

I get a bit of an Opeth and a Dream Theater vibe from this, and I couldn't love it any harder if I tried.

[@cwmmetal]

That was so sick man. Loving this series.

[@Juni41]

The result is the best progy thing I've heard for a whiiiile. Great work guys ! What an amazing composition ! Any plan to make a full length from this ? That would be the tits. :)

[@georgeantonioandrei8570]

Hey, I'm a pianist/keyboardist, for sure I've studied classical music for the most part in my life, now I'm studying jazz. I'd say you are careful with the details in orchestrations and I like it so much. Also, personaly, I don't like the exact repetition, so thank you for suggesting the variation thing when the groove changes. That's a problem in some music genres, the repetition. Really like how you develop your ideeas to not sound exactly the same all the time.

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

I’m sorry not a lot of people saw your comment, but you have really good feedback to him

[@benjaminwooningmartin6253]

Getting unsane vibes from those clean bendy twangs. Killer.

[@matthewrtrego]

Wow, I enjoyed that far more than I thought I would, but with Adam how bad could it actually be? Great job!

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

The series of these videos just kept getting better

[@roosolini7105]

This is so dream theater

[@sickboy481]

WaffleSpaz feeling more of an Opeth vibe.

[@figeon]

Agreed. Very Opeth-esque.

[@fakename3474]

Dream theater but worse.

[@roosolini7105]

I don't know wtf y'all are talking about 12:17 like how is that not dream theater

[@MrMrOldthinker]

Opeth would never sound this djenty

[@EvgenijGr]

I just love the slightly ominous sound of the theme! Sounds awesome!

[@collinputney2018]

Anyone else find the song somewhat reminiscent of something from Ghost Reveries-era Opeth? Just me? Ok

[@marcotedesco8954]

When the keyboards first came in, the first thing I thought of was "Beneath the Mire", so no, you're not alone.

[@Setri123]

Its the mellotron haha

[@doedskvad4086]

SUCH A GOOD FUCKING RECORD

[@TYFLOL]

yeh

[@philbrousseauable]

I agree! That was the first thing I said when i heard the keys! Such an amazing album from Opeth!!

[@omerf.karakas1312]

>Opening the video >Making jokes about Adam's solo and "B A S S F A C E"

[@james.randorff]

This was an excellent lesson in how to write with both unity and variety. Great work and a sweet end product.

[@Tangalang22]

I wish after the outro, it would've built back into the chorus one more time. That would've given us more awesome djazz

[@Rewaser1234]

That progy riff with mellotrone gives me strong Opeth vibes I love it

[@ranajoyshil]

How you could write a song that kinda sounds like Jason Richardson shred backtrack without Jason Richardson. But that sounded epic dude

[@thygod]

Damn you and your ending early enough to leave us wanting more. I was totally waiting for the chorus riff to come back in after the key change.

[@doblesiete77-k5u]

Lol that bass solo was so awesome! Didnt know Adam had such a good technique!!

[@Lunarplex]

That was kick ass! Great idea! Now I’m going to slink away and do the same thing and really suck at it.

[@aprilkurtz1589]

Adam is a great jazz player, but it's sexy af when he plays the root notes.

[@SoundBoss5150]

The second you added the keys this became an Opeth trach \m/ >.< \m/

[@RÅNÇIÐ]

dat dingwall tho

[@moritzunnerstall3992]

That basssolo and those riffs where so incredibly juicy

[@jscottvillanueva1172]

Last time I was this early, my girlfriend laughed and left me.

[@jonathangillis4926]

Last time I watched a gear God's vid, I had a gf

[@RudyAyoub]

Yooo yall need to download tinder

[@steller7515]

You said it wrong. The joke goes "Last time I came this early, my gf came and left me."

[@thaigo972]

Who needs a gf when you can have DJAZZ?

[@carlostorres1171]

Intro reminds me of Absolomb a little bit. 👌🏼

[@kulak166]

The intro with the keys sounds a lot like Ghost

[@justindestroyer1]

Literally just last week I was telling myself that writing songs by rolling dice for the tempo would be cool and original. Damn you guys for doing it first! BASS

[@saberreiter8569]

Adam Neely = like ! , also this is a fun way of writing songs, kinda like writing songs with a deck of cards where you beforehand assign different genres to the colors etc

[@lfox02]

12:57 when Adam does the Tosin. Also, we _finally_ get to see the Dingwall in action on video!

[@granto425]

I would love to see you revisit these songs you make in these videos and really polish them up and make them flow properly and such

[@dave6564]

i fuckin love how well the bass is mixed into the song

[@Quiltfish]

You've got your Beyond Creation in my Dream Theatre! Why don't we run them together and see what we get?

[@RJoe-mw2bc]

That bass tone is immense. just makes me want a dingwall more than i already do lol

[@ferrari8046]

Very cool! Please, make another video like this

[@treyxaviermusic]

Already shot one!

[@xxbrkdwnxx]

this is a really cool way to come up with a song on the spot actually.

[@redlotus1138]

Holy shit, dat final product tho! 🙌🔥👌

[@frenkie0902]

god damn, that was awesome project song :) I love this progressive way it went to (my favourite Dreamtheater/Leprous style)

[@rolandlemus203]

YOU are my hero! No kidding, freaken like Egyptian hieroglyphics trying to figure this out! I REALLY appreciate it!

[@rolandlemus203]

to elaborate, no one takes the time like you do to show the process:)

[@andrewpappas9311]

That bass solo was awesome, it honestly made me think of something John Myung would do in Dream Theatre

[@Wishmasters]

a weird tempo for metal? Opeth - Deliverance is at 97 =) =)

[@najrenchelf2751]

Adam‘s faces during the solo - I can‘t! 😂

[@tymime]

I actually use midis from a wide variety of packs quite frequently. Somehow no one midi pack covers everything I want for a song.

[@arthurdvrs]

Sounds to me like an a7x song, Maybe the harmonica minor lead king of vibe

[@Jaredhd2012]

At 1:41 I can hear some one mutter under their breathe "for fucks sake" I'm guessing the two power metals in a row for drums wasn't what he was looking for

[@kyleh.7002]

I love the really quiet, “fuck sake” at 1:42. 😂 Roll too many 2’s?

[@Woolley_like_sheep]

You can tell Adams loving it

[@jaydubz7261986]

Cool series I'm surprised there isnt any tapping grooves. You could open up a lot of these songs with some taps brother

[@crawfishcray]

Bro, that's a sick looking zeus, dank track as well

[@KhzDonut]

God damn, why have all of your riffs been so fucking good lately?

[@treyxaviermusic]

I think I got all the shit ones out of my system

[@toddmcmurray222]

I started doing this very thing for our next album.

[@kraten8560]

That was awesome!! please collab more with Nelly!!!

[@diabeticmonkey]

Oh the Opeth vibes. That was fantastic

[@Atticus_Moore]

Oh man I need some of these packs so badly. It would help so much to just finish a song this way. I've got over a 100 unfinished songs because I don't know which one I should work on. Itd be easier to just pick some drum packs and work my way to the end lol

[@kevingil1817]

Adam Neely! God, I love that man!

[@alessandroagazzi9266]

This song reminds me a lot of Irreversible Mechanism and Inanimate Existence somehow! Amazing!

[@RokDAWG1]

That came out killer!

[@dakotajamesmason230]

What's with the first fret on headless fan frets?

[@khayrobs]

Dakota James Mason hard to tell on my phone, but I bet that's a zero fret. Makes the opens sound like a fingered note. Nice touch on guitars I've played that have them.

[@dakotajamesmason230]

robert thomas I'd rather it be cut off, is that because of a custom shop type of thin or do most (even non kiesels) come like that?

[@dakotajamesmason230]

robert thomas other than open notes I've always had a pet peeve of not playing notes that weren't pressed by my fingers which I knkw, technically it is an open note but it doesn't look playable, and if it is, I wouldn't want it, to be honest, the only reason i would use fan frets are for intonation. Which I am ignorant but the o my ones I have played are uncomfortable as f

[@dakotajamesmason230]

robert thomas glob I'm drunk sorry man

[@khayrobs]

It's all good, you can get them without zero frets in positive. Fanned frets is an option as well with keisel

[@slothislegend36]

This is a very cool idea! Sounds kinda modern Opeth-y in parts

[@rzultypies]

It's like Avenged Sevenfold meets djent meets jazz and I absolutely fucking love it.

[@trumpwatch9700]

I'm going to name this song: I call it "Towing a 10 ton 5th wheel with a pickup truck through a stormy mountain blizzard near Everest".

[@nevgilhooly3382]

Finally got to see Adam Neely shred!!

[@seenbelow]

That bass solo worked like a charm.

[@aremenius]

Dude, that melody is just pure love

[@rodechsyrinx1406]

That shit was baller! Give it a name and put it on spotify!

[@supernando1000]

That was the sickest bass solo

[@davimozart]

This could be such a really awesome game music!

[@Hoojo]

You two are fucking brutal. God damn!