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Playback Sessions

Playback Sessions

Written by: Sonora
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Weekly interviews with the world's best musicians. Music
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  • Oz Noy's Secret to Fretboard Mastery

    Oz Noy's Secret to Fretboard Mastery
    Oct 18 2026
    Oz Noy, a Berklee professor and NYC veteran joins Playback Sessions for a masterclass on finding your unique voice in a crowded room. From the terrifying reality of his first nights in the NYC jazz scene to the brutal decision to sell his prized Gibson 175 to survive it, the Berklee professor holds nothing back. 🚀 Book a Free Skills Assessment with Sonora. https://www.learnwithsonora.com/skills-assessment 👇 Want to go deeper? Join the Playback Sessions community for tabs, breakdowns, and more. https://www.skool.com/playback-community-9570 ⏱️ Free Tool for looping videos on YouTube and Instagram https://looper.sonoraintensive.com/ 00:00 – Intro 01:36 – The Pat Metheny Show That Made Him Quit School 03:12 – Why He Moved to New York at 24 05:02 – The Intimidation of the NYC Jazz Scene 06:22 – Selling the Gibson 175 to Find His Voice 08:54 – Jamming with Eric Johnson and Warren Haynes 11:01 – The Night He Played Eric Johnson's Rig 14:33 – Early Influences: Al Di Meola & George Benson 17:22 – How He Approaches Harmony 19:12 – The Deepest Lesson from Pat Martino 22:34 – The Missing Skill in 95% of Guitar Students 27:16 – Playing "Outside" vs. Playing Colors 31:18 – Think in Numbers, Not Note Names 38:43 – What a Master Practices Today 40:38 – The Endless Chase for Mastery 🎸 Follow Playback Sessions on socials: -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playbacksessions/ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playbacksessions -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Playback-Sessions -Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@playbacksessionspodcast -Spotify: @ Playback Sessions Podcast 🎥 Host: Spencer Handley Guest: Oz Noy Editor: Carl Reeverts, Clayton Hopkins, Evan Bowser Executive Producer: Spencer Handley Camera/Sound: Moti Margolin #OzNoy #JazzGuitar #GuitarLesson #JazzImprovisation #GuitarTechnique #BerkleeGuitar #MusicTheory #PlaybackSessions #GuitarPlayer #LearnGuitar
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    52 mins
  • Patreon CEO Jack Conte: Adopt AI or Die

    Patreon CEO Jack Conte: Adopt AI or Die
    Oct 18 2026
    Patreon CEO Jack Conte joins Playback Sessions and addresses the existential threat generative AI poses to the creative economy. After facilitating over $11 billion in payouts to creators, Conte details the raw reality of discovering generative models scraping and cloning his band's signature sound without consent, credit, or compensation. 🚀 Book a Free Skills Assessment with Sonora. https://www.learnwithsonora.com/skills-assessment 👇 Want to go deeper? Join the Playback Sessions community for tabs, breakdowns, and more. https://www.skool.com/playback-community-9570 ⏱️ InstaLoop Pro: https://looper.sonoraintensive.com/ 0:00:00 – Opening 0:01:27 – Creators Have Earned $11 Billion on Patreon 0:02:08 – It Feels Like Resetting the Scoreboard to Zero 0:02:29 – A New Way to Take Advantage of Creative People 0:03:25 – Hopeful for Solutions: Products, Legislation, Demand 0:03:40 – Creators Take a Right Hook and Have to Bleed 0:05:09 – The Batching Secret: 100 Music Videos a Year 0:06:05 – Jack's Superpower: Improvising on the Spot 0:16:39 – Acting in Accordance With What He Believes 0:17:01 – The Silent Films Analogy: 1927 and What It Means Now 0:18:51 – 50,000 Musicians Lost Their Jobs in Three Years 0:19:52 – "Canned Music": The Campaign Against Recorded Sound 0:21:43 – Patreon Will Be Dead in 3 Years. 100%. Dead. 🎸 Follow Playback Sessions on socials: -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playbacksessions/ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playbacksessions -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Playback-Sessions -Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@playbacksessionspodcast -Spotify: @ Playback Sessions Podcast 🎥 Host: Spencer Handley Guest: Jack Conte Editor: Carl Reeverts, Clayton Hopkins, Evan Bowser Executive Producer: Spencer Handley ##JackConte #PatreonCEO #AIandMusic #CreatorEconomy #PlaybackSessions #Pomplamoose #ScaryPockets #AICreativity #MusicAndTechnology #MusicBusiness #CreatorRights #FutureOfMusic #AITraining #IndependentMusician #MusicPodcast #SilentFilms #Patreon #MusicianLife #AIDebate #JackConteInterview # Sonora
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    24 mins
  • Why AL Di Meola Says Fast Guitarists Fail

    Why AL Di Meola Says Fast Guitarists Fail
    Oct 18 2026
    Guitar legend Al Di Meola joins Playback Sessions to deconstruct the surreal launch of his career: from the LSD-fueled demo tape, to a sold-out Carnegie Hall debut at just 19 years old. He breaks down his strict compositional rules, explains why modern technology is destroying guitar progress, and reveals the untold history behind the legendary Guitar Trio with Paco de Lucía and John McLaughlin. 🚀 Book a Free Skills Assessment with Sonora. https://www.learnwithsonora.com/skills-assessment 👇 Want to go deeper? Join the Playback Sessions community for tabs, breakdowns, and more. https://www.skool.com/playback-community-9570 ⏱️ Free Tool for looping videos on YouTube and Instagram https://looper.sonoraintensive.com/ 00:00 – Opening 0:01:01 – Al Was a Berkeley Student Who Loved Return to Forever 0:03:52 – Slipped Acid on New Year's Eve: The origin of the legendary demo 0:04:52 – Michael Finds Chick Corea's Management With One Phone Number 0:05:20 – Chick Calls Al at Berkeley: No Tryout. Just Come. 0:06:55 – Practice Practice Practice? No — Acid Acid Acid 0:07:11 – I Was 19 and Definitely Not Ready 0:09:31 – Imposter Syndrome Playing With Jazz Legends 0:11:12 – Recording Next Door to John Lennon 0:16:03 – Finding Paco de Lucía in a Madrid Record Shop 0:20:33 – Forming the Guitar Trio With McLaughlin and Paco 0:24:48 – Hybrid Picking: How Al Developed His Right Hand 0:48:11 – "You Can Never Start With A Melody" 1:04:19 – The Problem With Modern Shredders 1:17:15 – Bruce Springsteen Surprised Everyone in Minneapolis 1:20:30 – Searching For The Unreleased Acid Tape 🎸 Follow Playback Sessions on socials: -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playbacksessions/ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playbacksessions -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Playback-Sessions -Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@playbacksessionspodcast -Spotify: @ Playback Sessions Podcast 📍 Filmed at Al Di Meola's home studio 🎥 Host: Spencer Handley Guest: Al Di Meola Editor: Carl Reeverts, Clayton Hopkins, Evan Bowser Executive Producer: Spencer Handley Camera/Sound: Moti Margolin #AlDiMeola #ReturnToForever #ChickCorea #PacoDeLucia #JohnMcLaughlin #FusionGuitar #GuitarInterview #PlaybackSessions #JazzGuitar #GuitarTechnique #HybridPicking #FlamencGuitar #MusicHistory #GuitarPodcast #CarnegieHall #FridayNightInSanFrancisco #GuitarLegend #SpencerHandley #CarterVintage #GuitarCulture #Sonora
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    1 hr and 22 mins
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