Adam Neely: podcast appearances and interviews

Adam Neely, born in 1988, is an American bassist, YouTuber, and jazz musician based in New York City. His YouTube channel features a variety of content including Q&A videos, vlogs about performing music, and video essays exploring online music culture. As a musician, he is involved with groups such as the electro-jazz duo Sungazer, which includes drummer Shawn Crowder, and the instrumental band Aberdeen. Neely began playing bass guitar and composing jazz music during high school and pursued jazz composition studies at Berklee College of Music and the Manhattan School of Music. He started creating YouTube content in 2006, initially offering lessons for bass guitarists before transitioning to educational and entertainment content about music theory in the 2010s. Through his activities, he helped establish the community of Music Theory YouTube and gained recognition among music theory enthusiasts. Notable projects include an internet challenge in 2019 involving playing 7-over-11 polyrhythms at 7-Eleven stores and videos discussing musical copyright cases like Gray v. Perry. In 2020, he collaborated with music theorist Philip Ewell on a video essay titled