Look What I Made - Diy Indie Music Podcast With Kevin Pike

Mandolin Madness! I overdub mandolin many, many times and add in some alto sax and funky bass.

More than just a Christmas medley, I combine these 2 classic Christmas carols with a bossa nova groove and saxophones.

Latin-tinged techno featuring vocal changer effects and my old Boss DR-660 drum machine.

My tribute to Horace Silver. I play saxophone, keyboard, tambourine, bongos and egg shaker on this tune. Features Adam Johnson on bass and Ken Johnson on trumpet.

A little DIY insanity for you: I sample old tape recordings, add effects and layer it with saxophone, fake bagpipes, guitar, kid violin and Darth Vader's lightsaber.

jazz duet of Stanley Turrentine's classic hit, Sugar. Featuring Kevin Pike on alto sax and John Kregor on guitar.

Funky mandolin feature with harmonica through wah-wah-pedal, electric upright bass, organ and bari sax. In this episode I also discuss my varipitch trick for recording fast licks at a slower tempo.

I experiment with balancing different musical elements, such as high and low, mixing in the left and right channel, odd and even meters and short and long versions of a musical theme. Features alto sax, tenor sax, flute, recorder, wooden flute, shaker, keyboard and chest thumping.

I take the classic theme fromSesame Street and juxtapose it over a minor jazz groove in 5/4 time.

A musical smorgasbord in which I combine 3 songs into 1. Features wooden flute, distorted guitar and vocals.

A somber jazz ballad featuring Kevin Pike on alto sax and John Kotchian on drums and bass. A 1-second delay effect on the saxophone makes for some unique harmonies.

This is my jazz version of the famous classical piece by Maurice Ravel.

I arranged the theme from the 4th movement of Bach's Canata No. 140 as a duet for alto and baritone saxophone.

A song that asks the question "Why can't I see my sea monkey?" Featuring a funky sax solo and lots of chorus effect.

The famous jazz standard arranged by Kevin Pike for alto sax and baritone sax

The epic conclusion to my Rock n Roll Wasteland album, in the style of a seventies rock opera

jazz minimalism: 2 chords and an extended tenor sax solo, backed by brush clicks, bongos, shaker, piano and bari sax.

I open up the vault and find a rare electronica/video game music track I wrote 10 years ago

Big, happy groove with lots of wah-wah, alto sax and bari sax

a song about racism in America, featuring organ, guitar, mandolin and harmonica