Episode 2: Adrian Heil
Episode 2: Adrian Heil
Adrian describes his musical journey of playing oboe in middle and high school, being a lead singer for awhile, and ultimately becoming a gigging rock, pop and funk keyboardist. He discusses early musical influences such as his father, a singer and trombonist; his grandmother, a church organist; a couple of high school music teachers who exposed him to improvisation, theory and band; and his bandmates in Kensington Stone who exposed him to composition and the music business.
Adrian talks about influences Kyle Hollingsworth, Ray Manzarek, Theolonius Monk, and Prince. We discuss ways to practice using drum loops to assist playing in time. He also mentions the joy in playing tribute shows and the importance of learning about all of the keyboard instruments including stage pianos, organs, clavinet, rhodes, synthesizers, accordions and melodicas.
Resources:
Kyle Hollingsworth
String Cheese Incident
Sweetwater Synthesizers
Ranker.com- Best Synth Rock Bands
Gizmodo: Beginner’s Guide to the Synth
The Magic Behind Musical Notes
Funk Drum Loop Practice Tool
10 Worst Things About Playing the Oboe