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Nice Calvin. Real Nice.. 
Thanks man
That's the ticket man - very challenging. It's good to see that you're working on your dynamics as well as other things.
yea man its hard going from playing in a huge church to playing in a 10x12 room. what you think is quiet isnt that quiet to people who are used to that kind of environment. now sometimes they do be goin overboard with the "your too loud" but it is an art to be able to play both quiet and loud and not lose any intensity, chops, or musicality.
LOL dude youre such a beast! Its hard to critique and give suggestions to someone when you know they're just messin around though. Tell your friend to record the show next time so we can get a feel for your musicality. 
nah man. i call very few people in this world a beast and it makes some people mad when i tell them i dont consider them a beast. because to me a beast is someone that plays EVERY style on level 10 fluently. not someone who can blaze gospel but cant swing. or someone who can play latin/afro-cuban but cant lay down a rock groove. not only with the grooves but the chops as well, to know that your little off beat latin fill will not work in a Rock song. or your Gospel lick will not work in a country tune. im still striving hard to be able to play every style like its supposed to sound and be able to do them ALL above average. when someone gets there is when i consider them a beast. but in regards to the musicality im waiting on a copy of the DVD and i'll see what i can do for ya'll.
I remember the clip you posted around the time you were accepted into Berklee, and I have to see I see major improvements.
I guess that was kind of the point of you going, huh? 
To be honest and i tell it to everyone. Berklee has done nothing really but given me an opportunity to sit down and truly shed out some stuff. yea some teachers may give you insight in certain things but i was kind of spoiled before i came to school and i was taught how to "fish" before i came here. so alot of the stuff i have developed came from just truly shedding. sitting down and listening to myself and such. realizing what works and what doesnt. thats what berklee has done for me. not everyone though. some people come here and they have to get taught how to be the fisherman instead of the buyer. i was blessed to have a teacher that taught me how to fish. i wont tell you that i learned nothing though. i learned a great deal about music as a whole. as far as writing, producing, arranging, etc. but playing wise i feel as though God pulled me away just for me to sit my butt down and shed it out.
No im not telling people to not go to Berklee. Berklee is a great learning environment and i have learned more from watching/listning to other players than my private teachers in some regards and just being under the tutelage of some good musicians. not all the teachers at berklee are good to be under but there are a few who will tell you like it is and thats kinda what i needed. i was getting it at home but only in regards to one genre i learned it now from a variety of sources.
i could go on all day about what Berklee does and doesnt do but thats not the point of this thread. lol the point of it is to tell me what you think i did wrong so i can go fix it lol
thanks for all the support guys
