I was Mike's drummer when he had just finished high school. He's one of my dearest friends and he even played at my wedding. First time I heard snarky puppy was when they were just getting started in a tiny bar in virginia... less than 10 people. He is truly the GOAT.

@desmorga6757

5 жыл бұрын

Patrick Moss That’s awesome man!

@mikaso

5 жыл бұрын

Congratulations, then you are the GOATEE.

@davedwave7

3 жыл бұрын

That’s really cool. He’s seems like a very humble guy.

@bradlucid

Жыл бұрын

You're so lucky to know him on such a level. I honestly think I would faint (or probably tear up) if I had to meet him in person. He's inspired me so many times, and made such a difference in my life and musical career, and I'm all the way in South Africa!!. That is influence on a whole other insane level.

@Joe-zk7ps

Жыл бұрын

Wow that's a lucky friendship! The Pups are amazing.

When it comes to bass face, he is in a League of his own.

@miles0543

5 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@j3tt436

5 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there

@deldia

5 жыл бұрын

J3TT don’t get snarky

@Ian-sn8gk

5 жыл бұрын

Este Haim says hello, lol.

@dakotajohnson5009

5 жыл бұрын

He should team up with John mayer and have a weird face off

-Hey Scott, lemme introduce you to Michael League. -Yeah, I see he's your colleague, but what's his name? -😶

@emilioguzmanalvarez420

5 жыл бұрын

kkkkkkkkkk

@Terrible_Peril

4 жыл бұрын

Just don’t introduce him to Michael Caine...

@sethkomagum1849

3 жыл бұрын

😂nice one.

@pedrod.7576

3 ай бұрын

Ayyyy what a tasteful pun

@mwangimacharia861

22 күн бұрын

EVERYTIMEEEE😂

An instructor at Berklee once told a bass class I was in that many people have "time" issues because of poor control (technique), not because they actually dont know good time.

“The Curtain” is my personal favorite. Such an amazing composition, with such a groovy weird bass solo.

@MrArticSwing

3 жыл бұрын

My fav part is the piano solo

@martinflataker1823

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrArticSwing its so beautiful!

@psalmer5690

7 ай бұрын

Ditto

Lingus is my favorite track. Such a nasty groove

@enkiea8322

5 жыл бұрын

Cory Henry's solo 🔥

@valendis

5 жыл бұрын

@@enkiea8322 exactly, it's insanely good! Also, way better watched on youtube than listened to on sportify or else!

@enkiea8322

5 жыл бұрын

@@valendis You're better than me. You win. 😔

@j3tt436

5 жыл бұрын

The first snarky puppy song as well as my favorite. My best friend introduced me to it

@joshjones9749

5 жыл бұрын

Top 3 track easily

interview starts at 2:30 you're welcome

@carriersignal

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@jonathanpejic2908

4 жыл бұрын

Oh so it starts

@schm4704

3 жыл бұрын

Number one reason I seldomly watch Scotr's stuff anymore.

With Snarky, ML has a lot going on as leader and isn’t always able to reveal his full potential on bass. If you hear him in other (smaller) settings, you get a better sense of what he's capable of. When he tells interviewers he's not technically advanced, he's really selling himself short. He has superb instincts and has more than enough technical ability to express his musical ideas. I first heard Snarky on YT. I don't have a favorite track, but I remember watching the video of Lingus live at Hailey's in Denton late one night and thinking that the world was a joyful, deadly, mystical place. A sign of Michael’s ability as bandleader: he's the bassist, he stands up front, the drums are behind him, he NEVER turns around and looks at the drummer. He knows he doesn’t have to. His great drummers own it and have it covered. And the connection is there even on nights when they have a first time sub on drums who has never rehearsed with them.

@crimsun7186

5 жыл бұрын

I believe he is probably talking about "technique" in the sense of virtuosity.

I always have a good time when I play my bass...

the new tune "Bad Kids To The Back" is great

Very impressive but can you now interview Joe Dart?

@winnielourdson

5 жыл бұрын

This comment sounds familiar...

@tastybassy8135

5 жыл бұрын

If only Davie504 could talk....

@TheEstonianAaron

5 жыл бұрын

I actually had a chat with Joe after a Joey Dosik concert. Really cool and positive guy.

@Generalbas1972

5 жыл бұрын

@@tastybassy8135 then we still wouldn't give 2 shits about him he sucks

@underbedmonstersmusic

5 жыл бұрын

wrong channel... but it would be a great idea anyway

I’m not a musician. So obviously don’t play bass. But I’d enthusiastically watch an interview with ML for an hour any day. And, I suspect, being interviewed by yourselves brings out the best in him. So, thanks. And very well done, from us non-musician humans!

"I Remember" featuring Knower and Jeff C. I would not have believed how solid Michael League's groove and timing on bass is if I had not watched this track. I actually have it on repeat right now.

If there's ONE guy, who has truly earned his spot in the music world, it's Michael League, he's brilliant & has REALLY put in the work & I wish him nothing but the best.

For me he is one of the most influential and best bassist! His musicianship ist beyond amazing. His bass playing is not showing off (I have nothing against it, I like Miller, Wooten, etc), but his work is just outstanding.

@fabio2942

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly :) for my opinion there is no doubt that he is one of the best in our century and he shows off,but people who don't have a clue can't realise. Just perfect!I hope one day I become my own version of Michael league and all the other great bass players wich inspire me. Sorry for my grammar :D

@andrymen3

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly, the dude is a genius! He writes most of snarky's hits!

@fabio2942

5 жыл бұрын

@@andrymen3 there nothing more to say about that! I don't know how you feel,but I can't even name one track that don't give me chills und goosebumps at the same time! Looking forward to 2 these guys in Berlin!😍 Thank God there is Ground up music! That's how music should be,real and entertaining and from heart!

@Rubamex0j0

5 жыл бұрын

I found him by accident and at the same time Cory Henry another “genius “. I was doing a search for Creepin- Stevie Wonder- I suggest you check it out.

@BobSchoepenjr

5 жыл бұрын

Max Bg : ML = PREMIER LEAGUE

Down to earth, nuts and bolts. That was good. Thanks for bringing Michael to your lessons.

First heard Lingus at my highschool. Favorite song is still Lingus.

First heard them 3 years ago, and my favorite track is "Sleeper". It just hits the soul in no other way that I've ever heard before.

@Joe-zk7ps

Жыл бұрын

That song is so epic. Love it.

shofukan. about 3 years ago. i love the way they connect arabic scales with funk.

@jensclarberg6419

5 жыл бұрын

Such a cool song.

@brycerosenwald2915

3 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say shofukan as well. There's an awesome drum fill thing right at the end of the singing bit (5:41 or so in the youtube video) that's probably my favorite rhythmic moment of all time.

I played bass in a few bands with their guitarist Bob Lanzetti. I met Michael for the first time before a rehearsal at Bob's place in Brooklyn back in 2006 and started checking them out after that. I'm so happy they've been fully recognized for their contributions. Michael and the rest of the group are monster players and so humble. It's been a pleasure to be in their orbit.

Like many many others, Lingus took my Snarkginity but Binky is my fav. I listen to it daily

If Mike can admit he wasn’t that good at one point, and was willing to carry someone’s gear for three years, it should put things into perspective for many musicians.

@profile2047

Жыл бұрын

That the chances of success are very very very very very low.

@oteiri78

8 ай бұрын

@@profile2047 I so hate your realistic approach. :D

@oteiri78

7 ай бұрын

@@profile2047 Actually I like to think that success is just a hard work. And it's not like winning in lottery. It's more like being a professional musician in several professional bands and doing all the things needed to be done to make the company work.

Thank You SO MUCH! Scott. I love this video. Everytime I listen to Michael's golden nuggets of info about his approach to "muse-ing" my approach levels up in ways that I can immediately practice and apply.

See them at Wembley a couple weeks back and have to say the musicianship of the band is on the next level . Wonderful gig . I took something from it .

@devinebass

Жыл бұрын

👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

What I like about these guys is how they always make you think about something in your foundation that could be lacking

This wisdom from Michael really is next level spiritual advice from real grinding, I'm blown away by this interview, keep these gems coming

Thanks so much for this Scott. Looking forward to seeing the full length video!

Scott has always the right questions! I love how Michael underlines the difference between technicality and "spirituality" in Groove... You can easily gain all the knowledge there is on Musical Theory, Time, but having a good musicality is just following something beyond those concepts! Michael is and will be one of my favourite bass player ( as well as Scott ;) ) Thank you for having him! Can't wait to hear the complete interview!

I've seen Michael play live in a trio setting, but had no idea he was so eloquent, charismatic and moving off stage as well. What a great interview!

Few years ago on KZread , Shofukan just blew up my mind! So far Snarky Puppy and Bokante are my favorites and the best what I’ve heard live!

First started listening to Snarky Puppy about 2 years ago. Heard them live a year ago and my favorite song of theirs is “Grown Folks.” Great lesson from Michael League, one of my favorite bassists!

ALL OF THEM...i love his entire aproach to music

Got tickets to see the mighty 'Pup in November, monsters all round. Love your stuff Scott, from a guitar player. You demonstrate universal musical concepts that have really helped my guitar playing, so thank you! Fantastic content, and you are a beast of a player. Learnt a helluva lot about how to sit in with a band from your content, so again, many thanks!

Two years ago a friend of mine came to my house super motivated and he said to me: "sit down, you are about to listen to some music that will blow yout mind". And it was true. This was the firs time I listened to Snarky Puppy. And my favorite Snarky Puppy tune is "Something", with Lalah Hathaway. Her voice is INSANE!!

When I was at my darkest point, I ended up in hospital through mental issues. Snarky Puppy gave me an escape from all the issues, if I (or someone else) was freaking out, I would put on my headphones and listen to We Like it Here and Culcha Vulcha. One of my biggest musical heroes.

To many songs to choose from! This guy is amazing. Outstanding interview

“Before you do anything when you’re practicing, just thinking about ‘how will this sound?’ Hear it in your head and then try to pull the sound out.” Incredible advice.

4 years ago... And then i saw them at jazz festival in Slovakia... Also they are very friendly and it was nice to talk with Michael and rest of band

Michael League, I discover him 5 years ago with is interpretation of Continuum. Just blow me away !! Lead me to the music of his band Snarky Puppy a while after. Just amazing ! It sounds fantastic.

Worked for his label for a little while, really incredible to see Mike’s work ethic up close, not to mention how great a player he is

Scott, it´s so good and important that you are in this (music/Bass) world and I´m serious!!!

Been waiting for this one Scott!!!! Thx to Mike and Scott!

You're totally right about how many phenomenal tunes they have, but the classic favorite for me, because it was the first magical moment with them, is "Thing Of Gold"

Heard them about 2 years ago, through a Larnell Lewis interview. Loved hearing him talk about drums, looked up the band, haven’t stopped listening since. Such a great band!

Cool vid. What Mike described - hangin' with the best musicians, setting up their gear, etc. - is an awesome example of "payin' your dues". It's apparent that he made the best of that investment. What a player!

Last 2015, the first time I heard Snarky Puppy. Young Stuff is my favorite song. Not just the bass solo, but, all the groove. This man makes me wanna be a bass player. Thank you!!!

Thank you for bringing my favorite bass players on the channel.

Hey Scott! Thanks for upload!

Lingus. What a perfectly iconic track. "The Curtain", the track they did with Metropole Orkest, is also unforgettable.

"What about me" definitely my favorite track by snarky puppy

Thanks Scott - never heard of them before your chat. What a great group - especially the latest album. Seeing them end of April here in Melbourne. Excellent interview.

Great material! Love your content scott. A drummer friend of mine made me listen to Binky on his cellphone back in 2013. I was blown away. As soon as I got back home I went to youtube and searched for snarky puppy. I found this cool live recording of "What about me" in Dallas. It was one of the most gratifying musical experiences in my life, and it has been my favourite track ever since. To this day I like it better than the studio version. Caleb Mcampbell killed it on the keys. A couple years later I made a 6hr road trip just to see snarky puppy live in Buenos Aires.

Big fan of Michael League. Thanks for the plug 🙏

That man is amazing!! Badass composer musician and person.

First found Snarky Puppy in 2022, just scrolling through KZread watching bass player videos. Favorite, so far, is Sleeper for the horn in the beginning. SO GOOD!

I heard Snarky Puppy accidentally in January 2020 and since then can't stop hearing it. So many top musics... But Belmont is something out of this world.

@devinebass

2 ай бұрын

100% there are a whole host of killing musicians in the band!!

F'n amazing take-aways from Michael!! Thank you both!! :D

ML is the man! It's really inspiring to have the chance of listening to him. My favorite album is Culcha Vulcha but I have no favourite song, they are so many and so good!!!

Brilliant musician, saw Snarky like 7-8 years ago on a small stage on North Sea Jazz. Since then saw them everywhere and the stages got bigger and bigger. My favo is thing of gold

My fav is the clearing aaaand thing of gold. ✨

So thankful to have grown up listening to bands like Rush and Dream Theatre, when I finally started learning bass at 16, I realized I had a great grasp on time and odd/unusual Time signatures. Thanks Dad.

THE CURTAIN the Bass solo within this song is glorious :D

Flood is one of my favorite track,groovy 7/4 and sick bass lines

As a guitarist for 18 years who's been bored of the instrument for several and recently switched to bass, having to learn how to not play bass like a guitar player has been one of the biggest challenges. This video was one of the most enlightening things I've seen thus far.

I've never heard of Snarky Puppy. However, this was a great video for me for a couple of reasons. I'm relearning or learning correct methods, practices etc. Thanks for this and for how you explain how to play bass

I am SO GLAD that 1) you got Michael League on your channel and 2) how he mentioned how TIME and GROOVE are two separate things. I've been struggling with the fact that I don't have good time and have had few musicians chastise me for that, yet I've had mainly drummers saying they're comfortable playing with me because I got pocket. This makes SO MUCH sense to me. Man...Michael League is becoming even more of a bass hero to me. I can't wait to practice my bass more and more now!!!

@PenguinMcDuck

5 жыл бұрын

"Time" and "Groove" are two separate things indeed. But I'd like to make an important note that is, "Groove" becomes increasingly unpredictable if it is not in time. Think of it this way: everyone has a groove, but when you are the performer, you want others to groove to your groove. That means you gotta show it, you gotta lead it. The only way you're gonna do that effectively is to give your audience a good pulse as a starting basis... That's your "time". Technically, it doesn't need to be perfect. But it doesn't mean that it doesn't need to exist just because "time" and groove" are not the same thing. The important of "time" also reveals itself when you are grooving with the rest of your band. Like I said before, everyone has their own groove, and therefore their own sense of time. But if everyone's sense of time is similar (close to perfect but not 100% perfect), then they can synchronize easily; thereby achieving a united "groove". I say this from a drummer's perspective. Too often I hear crappy guitarists and pianists saying that I play out of time, when really, I can hear that they are playing out of time first, and I keep getting drawn in by them because out of the whole band, I was the only one keeping time. Then I get the b!tchin' from them. (The last time this happened, I told them I was eyeballing my metronome on the floor i.e. I was not lagging, they were rushing. They told me to take my eyes off the metronome because I wasn't groovin' - oh puh-lease... Btw yes I stopped playing with those idiots.) I just want to get this out there. Because too many people treat groove and time as separate things. They ARE. But as a band, time is important to keep the "collective groove" together. Just listen to some instrumental solos in rubato. They got feel, groove, time as well - but you definitely can't feel their sense of time as accurately on the first listen because you can't predict it. It's in free time. Try jam to that, you'll find that you just can't do it unless you rote-learned the solo to death. (Yes, this issue p!sses me off to no ends... Yes, I do play bass as well.) Also, when I said "time", I didn't mean "flow"... Again, they are different, but related. Anything in rubato/free time, you perceive the flow...

I have heard of Snarky Puppy but heard any of their music. I just went looking on You Tube. INCREDIBLE !!! Thanks so much . I also checked out Mike soloing with them. I love the way he phrases and takes his time to develop the solo. Thanks so much Scott.

This is incredible content. Guys like Scott, Rick Beato, Adam Neely and others are putting out some really special stuff. It's going to be tough to quantify the impact some of these KZreadrs are having/will have on music. 👍👍

"What about me". First time I heard it and fell in love. I came to a board game party to my friends and they just lanched a KZread Jazz mix and there it was. Thanks KZread! :)

Just listened to Lingus never heard of the band. You just made my day, literally socks were knocked right off haha

He seems to be a great guy !!! My favorite track is lingus, I think that track really shows what he was talking about groove being different from time.

Great as always

I love that they miced that Markbass cab with a 58 and pop filter. $100 mic on a $1000 amp. I know there may be some DI blended in, but that speaks volumes to the versatility of the SM58.

Heard Snarky Puppy for the first time about three years ago. The song was "What About Me" - still my favorite to this day - and I was instantly hooked. Love at first beat.

I hadn't heard any Snarky Puppy until today. Blown away, and then some!

Outstanding interview. Scott, your channel has become way more than a lesson channel-I mean, it is also inspirational and gets into the stuff people don’t really teach. Like when I saw Victor Wootens groove workshop DVD. GREAT stuff SBL! If you could please get Abraham Laboriel for his insight on session musicianship and other things. Carol Kaye as well. These are legends who deserve to be chronicled how you do it. 👍

Sleeper and Outlier are current favs but it’s always changing. Started listening about 2 years ago, saw them live last year.

Amazing musician. Very humble as well. Thanks for this, it’s waaaay overdue Scott 😉 Lingus is my favorite for Cory’s solo, Thing of Gold also right up there... but for Micheal it has to be that clip you had at the start of their Continuum cover 🔥🔥🔥 very inspirational and I can listen to that over and over and still fall off my chair in awe. Thanks 🙏🏽

Scott, this interview with Michael League was incredible! Thanks so much for uploading this segment of the interview as the insights I gained from those 11:18 of conversation will have a profound on the way I practice, and I plan to sign up for your coursework in the near future.

@What_If_We_Tried

5 жыл бұрын

FYI: Never heard of Michael League before, nor Snarky Puppy..

I first met Michael when he was promoting the Ground Up album. He came to the Music Lab at the Jefferson Center and gave a talk to the kids. My son was a bass student at Music Lab at the time. We had a listening session of the album and he gave a talk to the kids. We also had the opportunity to later sit in for the Family Dinner recording which was phenomenal. From my experience Michael is not just a great bass player and composer, but an exceptional human being. I enjoyed this interview. Thanks!

I first heard Snarky Puppy in 2012, and was instantly hooked.

2013 was when a friend put me on to Snarky Puppy. Lingus is my all time favorite also love Ready Wednesday.

Michael is just a great guy, personally and musically!

I really read that title the wrong way, I was thinking good times as in enjoyment is completely different than groove... it put me en an even weirder place than this actual vid.. great vid by the way. Prolific, that's Scott's bass lessons. You and the team give so much. Thank you!

Had never heard them, Thanks!! My head's is in constant bobbing mode as I'm listening to Jefe!! oh yeah, talk about a tight pocket. I'll never play like this but a delight to listen to!

Good time and groove exercises? With Michael League? Man, you have my entire week !

Can’t wait to see snarky in November!

@10le

5 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to their show near me as well!

first time i heard snarky puppy was before 5 years and i was very impressed.... Lingus is my favourite track of course...thank you snarky for the great music.. thank you very much scott...keep doing great work...

Great Scotts!! I love this video thank you !!!

Wow. Extremely reassuring.

I love Lingus (live) but I discovered Michael with this Continuum cover which is just heavenly good!!

Snarky Puppy! About 3 weeks before Xmas 2018, KZread figured I would like to watch Shofukan... how right it was! Michael is such a groovy fella. You're awesome, too, Scott! Your videos started me on the right track after 15 years of abusing guitars and bass guitars. Thank you!

Ooh Scott you keep getting my favourites bassists! First time I heard them was 4 years ago when my music teach said “ooh you’d like these guys” skate u is my favourite.

First time I heard snarky puppy I was working as a gopher at a music venue. One time I helped set up for a concert and the sound guy wanted to check the speakers, so he put on snarky puppy. Never heard them before, but man was I hooked.

Love this!

Lingus was the first encounter of snarky puppy I had and I had to hold back tears

Actually about 3 or 4 years from now . I saw them live 3 times , always was an amazing moment.. Favorite track : Quarter Master , specially the end of the song :o !

Great explanation at first about the groove and metronome!! I’ve always felt like they were two different entities

I am partial to the thrilling KZread performance of Snarky Puppy with Jacob Collier playing "Don't You Know" -- I had never heard of either until Aimee Nolte mentioned them - her channel has introduced me to many things about music.

Yeah Scott, Snarky is so next level!