tips for the recording musician

The art of mixing: 15 tips for the recording musician

For all you recording musicians out there, I would like to share some tips on things I learned in the past few years, when it comes to mixing. These tips apply especially to musicians who mix their own music, and I try my best to follow these tips myself. I have learned them from listening to explanations by audio engineers,...

Closer To Me

Doc Jazz is back with a new song: Closer To Me

That is, technically, it’s not a new song, but it is definitely a brand new production. The song saw its first release in 2005, and later emerged with a new version in 2010. However, the new release is the final one. It outshines the other two in recording quality and production, musicianship, and feel. The song is a (neo-)soul ballad...

Palestinian tunes on the shibbabeh: new video of Doc Jazz playing folkloric melodies

In a centuries-old tradition of Palestinian folkloric music, Doc Jazz is playing on the shibbabeh (Palestinian flute) in a new video. He published it both to Facebook – where it received a warm welcome – and to Youtube. Traditionally, in the northern regions of what is nowadays known as the “West Bank”, Palestinian ‘fallaa7een’ (farmers) often had the shibbabeh as...

Doc Jazz releases new soul ballad: How Does It Feel

Doc Jazz has released a new song, called How Does It Feel. In this production, he included several session musicians from various countries. The result is a unique soul ballad, that is characterized by the absence of any synthesized or electronic musical instruments. How Does it Feel – Music, words, production: Doc Jazz. Additional credits; Doc Jazz: (UAE/Palestine): lead &...