Influences Behind the Music

thebuzzr | Edgar Allan Poets “Brother on the Barricades”

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Artist/Band: Edgar Allan Poets Release Date: January 7, 2022 Location: California, United States Edgar Allan Poets call their genre “Noir Rock” because their music is inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s tales and Hitchcock’s movies. Their sound is deep and intense, a mix between grunge guitars and…

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guitar lessons | Kevin Estrella, Pyramids on Mars™ | Diatonic Extensions

Description (by Kevin Estrella) This is a very important lesson. One of the foundation staples of my style. I used Diatonic Extensions extensively in my solos and melodies. In this lesson I will talk about my former guitar teacher Dan LaBrash ( http://labrashmusic.ca/home) who first introduced me to this concept and what it is… Lesson here. Kevin is…

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thebuzzr indie | Kevin Estrella, Pyramids on Mars | “Phoenix from the Ashes”

Artist/Band: Kevin Estrella, Pyramids on MarsLocation: Hamilton, Canada”Phoenix from the Ashes”, newest single from Pyramids on Mars. Available for download August 21, 2021. Official music video coming in 3 weeks! Pyramids on Mars · Phoenix from the Ashes Facebook Twitter Bandcamp Link Podcast Youtube

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guitar lessons | Kevin Estrella, Pyramids On Mars™ | Dom7th – Major7th Symmetrical Scale (Dream Division)

Description (by Kevin Estrella) We take apart a riff from the song Dream Division by Pyramids on Mars. This riff is based on a chord transition from B Dominant 7th to A# Major 7th. This is based on a Symmetrical scale. We will learn both the Dominant7th and Major7th Symmetrical scales, and then apply the “pentatonic picking pattern.”…

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thebuzzr | guitar lessons | Kevin Estrella, Pyramids On Mars™ | Bach 6/8 Time Melody on 1-String

Description (by Kevin Estrella) I show a 6/8 time melodic pattern commonly used by Bach and weave it into a melody. We then go a little deeper and I show how Bach would use a melodic pattern that would use the last note of the melody to spell out a chord. Most often the Dom7th is spelled…

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