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oxygen

Oxygen – you’re the O2 in my atmosphere

Oxygen (Can’t Live Without Your Love) is a new release by Doc Jazz. That is, it’s not entirely new. Written in 2016, it appeared on the Youtube channel before. However, it has undergone some minor tweaks. The focus was on improving its sound, and the new version is now online with a lyrics video. You wouldn’t exactly expect a love...

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...