Bassist/Music Educator Andreas Farmakalidis Candidate for LAUSD District 3: A Champion for Music and Arts in Schools… Andreas Farmakalidis, a renowned music educator and business owner,...
[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W8ZgZdlvtk[/svp] Watch Andreas Farmakalidis demo an EMG “J” set. Andreas shared “I started using EMG J set pickups during my first Major Label recording session in...
Overcoming Stage Fright – Part 1 by Andreas Farmakalidis… It’s easy to spot the manifestations of stage fright and gently work towards practical solutions. I have...
Tony Grey Bass Academy: An Opportunity to Learn Bass Guitar by Andreas Farmakalidis… Tony Grey is one of my favorite bass players. He has an amazing...
Just the Two of Us – Bass Transcription by Andreas Farmakalidis… “Just the Two of Us” is a Grammy award winning R&B song that was written by Bill...
RICO BELLED’s XR7 – Five of Eight Bass Transcription by Andreas Farmakalidis… Grammy nominated bass player for the contemporary jazz band ‘Rippingtons’. For the last 20 years...
Bass Transcription – The Beatles, Come Together by Andreas Farmakalidis… This month I am transcribing a great tune from the Beatles, Come Together. Everyone knows this...
In this issue, I am transcribing a very fun tune. You can say that “Forget You” combines a ’60s Motown sunny vibe with invective “Eminem style”...
“Price Tag” is a song by British recording artist Jessie J featuring American rapper B.o.B. It was released on 28 January 2011 in the United Kingdom...
Used for educational reasons This is another of my bass line transcriptions from the musical RENT (Which I was assistant director for in Hollywood). A “minimalistic” bass line...
As far as I know, every society has some form of music. Music is universal, however its meaning is not. Music, through a Universal phenomenon, gets...
Meet Andreas Farmakalidis – L-O-V-E” is a Jazz song written by Bert Kaempfert and Milt Gabler for American singer/pianist Nat King Cole’s 1965 album L-O-V-E. I...
Meet Andreas Farmakalidis – Jeff Berlin is the living proof that the electric bass can be a viable jazz instrument. His melodic phrasing and soloing is...
Meet Andreas Farmakalidis – “Aika… The purpose of Music is to give us a completely different idea of the things we know best.” A single piano...
Meet Andreas Farmakalidis – I always find myself engaging in conversations about the importance of “details” in music as a whole. If you check the dictionary,...