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Groove for Thought: Spain
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Groove for Thought: Spain

Tim Carey is back with a new video – and a new lineup with him. ‘You might remember last year I did a few videos with the vocalist Amanda Taylor. This is the band we play in together, Groove for Thought,” he shared. “This is our first video featuring the rhythm section.” This is Groove for Thought’s take on the...

Serena Dominguez and Tim Carey: Isn’t She Lovely
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Serena Dominguez and Tim Carey: Isn’t She Lovely

Tim Carey shared his latest video, and as always, we were quite impressed. “It’s a duo version of ‘Isn’t She Lovely’ featuring 17 year old Serena Dominguez on guitar and vocals,” Tim shared. “We stuck to the same basic arrangement as the original but added an extra solo section so we could both have some fun on the changes. It...

Tim Carey: You Don’t Know What Love Is
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Tim Carey: You Don’t Know What Love Is

Many of you will remember bassist Tim Carey from his videos with vocalist Amanda Taylor. Tim sent us this video saying “It’s different than what I’ve shared before but I think the community will really dig it. It’s an arrangement for septet with the extremely talented Isabella Du Graf on vocals which features sections of chordal tapping in the bass...

Tim Carey and Amanda Taylor: Bottle It Up
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Tim Carey and Amanda Taylor: Bottle It Up

Tim Carey sent along his latest with vocalist Amanda Taylor. This time, the duo perform a cover of the Sara Bareilles tune, “Bottle It Up”. “I use kind of a hybrid slap style mixed with some two handed stuff for most of it, then some quick triplet picking stuff in the bridge,” he told us. “This one also features a...

Tim Carey and Amanda Taylor: Warm Coat
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Tim Carey and Amanda Taylor: Warm Coat

Tim Carey shared his latest video with us – one that he and vocalist Amanda Taylor created as a submission to NPR’s “Tiny Desk” contest. This is an original song by the duo. “I tune my low E up to an F# to get the open A, D, and F# throughout the tune,” Tim told us. “Also, Amanda sounds incredible...

Tim Carey and Amanda Taylor: Put Your Records On
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Tim Carey and Amanda Taylor: Put Your Records On

Tim Carey sent us his latest video, taking Corinne Bailey’s “Put Your Records On” and making it a terrific arrangement for bass and vocals. The vocalist is Amanda Taylor, and once again, a great pop tune is made even better.

Reader Spotlight: Tim Carey
Reader Spotlight

Reader Spotlight: Tim Carey

For Tim Carey, getting picked up late from school ended one day being a defining musical moment. It was the day he became a bass player. He’s done a lot since then, as you’ll see in this Spotlight… Bio: I started on alto saxophone in the 4th grade. When my mom was late picking me up from my lesson, I...

Tim Carey and Amanda Taylor: Fever
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Tim Carey and Amanda Taylor: Fever

Bassist Tim Carey and vocalist Amanda Taylor teamed up for this awesome version of the classic Peggy Lee song “Fever”. Carey fills the song out with some fantastic two-handed tapping that makes you forget there’s only two people performing.