Description

Jeff Bernett has been playing guitar since he was 13 years old, inspired by his older brother and uncle. Like many young guitarists, he learned to play songs by ear from his favorite bands, such as Nirvana and Creedence Clearwater Revival. He was fortunate to receive lessons from his brother, uncle, and Mark Arneson, a multi-talented musician, producer, and songwriter based in Minneapolis. Jeff has played guitar and bass for several bands, including The Rule, which supported Cyndi Lauper on her 2006 Body Acoustic tour throughout the United States, as well as in locations like Qatar on the United States Air Force base in Doha, and São Paulo. In 2018, Jeff became the musical director and guitarist for Starlette's Web, a tribute band that honors women in pop, rock, and country music from the 80s to the present. As the band's musical director, Jeff conceptualized Caedence, which is a browser-based music collaboration software that enables musicians to synchronize and personalize music charts, lyrics, audio, MIDI, visuals, and more across devices in real-time.  Through Caedence, Jeff combines his passion for music and technology to help other artists bring their creative vision to life with less time, money, and effort. The beta version of the software is scheduled to be released in 2023.

Takeaways

1. Background and history of Caedence.
2. Teaching people using different learning styles in regard to music.
3. Using Caedence during rehearsal can make it more efficient and is a game changer.
4. Applying the idea of Caedence in an educational setting such as bands or orchestras.
5. Band rehearsals can make relationships better between people.
6. Caedence is flexible even for someone who doesn't have the latest devices since it is browser-based.
7. Making rehearsals relevant to the current generation of students.
8. Advice to people as a musician, producer, and head of Caedence.
9. Get a website that looks good, and post stuff on social media that are authentic.
10. Take advantage of opportunities.
11. Release beta version of Caedence in Spring.

Social Media Links

Website: https://caedence.io/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caedence.io

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caedencemusic/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Caedence

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