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My Epiphone Dot Studio with Caribbean rhythms

Rum 'n' Riddim

Floral

What would it sound like if my nylon string guitar was a member of the Isley Brothers? What if that record was sampled by J. Cole?

Playing Hard To Get

When I heard the guitar work on Prince Royce's albums I took it as a challenge...

Vino con Flores

My Fender Jazz Bass recorded through an Auto Wah Filter.  This track was inspired by Thundercat's tone on "Them Changes".  The tail end of the track features my Epiphone Dot Studio recorded through the Detune effect on my EHX Pitch Fork.  I used the blend knob to dial out the original guitar signal.

Through the Fog

Watercolors

XMEN

I grabbed by Epiphone Dot to play a bluesy melody over a 6/8 nanigo rhythm in the style of Wayne Shorter.

Yoruba Blue

'Tis the Season! To get in the mood for the holidays I played my Squier Strat through an EHX Key 9 pedal on the SUITCASE setting to emulate a Fender Rhodes piano.  I have my Epiphone ES-175 playing the melody and rhythm guitar. I used my Fender Jazz bass to play some tasty ballad accompaniment. 
For the first time ever, I used PositiveGrid's Final Touch mastering app on my iPad to master the recording.  I really wanted to nail a 1960's Blue Note vibe on this track.  Please let me know what you think. Happy Holidays!

Christmas Time

Listening to Larry Goldings' Wurlitzer playing inspired me to mess with my EHX Key9 pedal.  The result reminds me of a TV theme song for an 80's police drama.

Seaside Vice Unit

What would happen if Marcus Miller recorded a ballad with Sting? That is the inspiration for the mood of this track.  I wanted to create a backdrop for my 5 String bass to carry the melody.  Then I followed up with a really bright, clean Les Paul lead guitar track to end this tune.

When You're Gone

Glenn Bell is a private music teacher and semi-professional guitarist. In 2008, Glenn graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Music from CSU Monterey Bay.  He performed as an official artist at the 2015 SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX.

Glenn enjoys using Apple's GarageBand on The iPad mini, iPhone 6, and MacBook to record his musical ideas. 

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