Some old pictures . . .

I've been working on new music for Mute Math like crazy, and decided to put off any instructional videos for now. Perhaps, that project will develop later.

In the meanwhile, my parents sent me some great, old pictures I thought many of you would get a kick out of. I'm between 8 and 11 in these photos.

1. The blue kit was my cousin's (Arturo in Matamoros, Mexico). It was one of the first drum set I ever played on.
2. Here, my dad and I are tearing it up at a family reunion somewhere in Nuevo Leon.
3&4. I joined in with the band at a wedding.

Having fun at home . . .

I'm been enjoying my time at home, working on my house, new music, new stories, and new videos. Soon, I'll post some bass lessons; I'm just working out the filming.

Tomorrow, Mute Math leaves for Vancouver, to play Virgin Festival on May 20. It should be a good show, if I don't forget my parts after being home for 10 days!

Ándale pues, hablamos despúes de Canada.
¡Hasta pronto!

New Inspiration

I know that I've been out of it, that is, blogging wise and perhaps in other ways, but I've found some new inspiration:

First of all, I just had a nice break during this 40-city tour. I relaxed, attended church, worked on my house, worked in the garden, and bought and played a berimbau.

Second, my wife is finishing up most of the rest of the tour with me, which obviously, she is breath of fresh air out here.

Lastly, I've been working on putting together some new ideas for my blog; namely, with the help of my good friend Meshach, I plan to put up some videos of bass lessons (both electric and acoustic) and MPC 2000 lessons. It will be a great exercise for me, and hopefully, it will be helpful to others. I get asked a lot of questions about bass playing on the road and in emails. So, maybe this will help. It will cover a lot of stuff: basics, scales, modes, styles, etc.

Let's see how it goes . . .