#16 Wil Greenstreet — Saxophone | Billy Green, Stone, Gigging at the top of the Empire State Building

The Best Music Podcast

The Best Music Podcast #16 | Wil Greenstreet — Saxophone | Billy Green, Stone, Gigging at the top of the Empire State Building

This episode was recorded before the passing of the late great Doug Parkinson. We dedicate this episode to his memory.

Wil's Book on Fourths: https://www.lulu.com/shop/wil-greenstreet/shop/wil-greenstreet/fourth-obsession/paperback/product-1dmmzkq2.html?page=1&pageSize=4

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/wil-greenstreet/453546612

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrDDn3OQR7dvXfFANz6eZcg

Wil Greenstreet played guitar in the Australian band - Doug Parkinson In Focus and composed the soundtrack score for the 1974 cult classic biker movie “Stone” (Directed by Sandy Harbutt) under the name Billy Green, before traveling to the states. Stateside, he wrote a music study book, called Fourth Obsession: and has released numerous CD's singles and projects. Wil has played solo saxophone at the top of the empire state building for over a decade.

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0:00 Intro

0:55 Warm-up questions

6:49 How to practice ideas

9:50 Music is a conversation

17:30 Are live recordings really live?

19:34 Autotune vs. natural singing

22:17 Music as a product and business

24:52 Session musician experience

26:28 John Lennon's inspiration

27:30 Doug Parkinson in Focus

34:35 Stone Biker film: Billy Green

41:03 How Wil wrote the music for Sandy Harbutt's 1974 film Stone

50:04 How to play the Blues on French Horn

51:25 Scoring "Stone"

56:30 Fourth Obsession

1:05:20 "The Dorian Scale" Emile DeCosmo

1:10:32 Playing scales with rhythms

1:14:11 Wil's Instrument Philosophy

1:19:30 Dan's first music lesson

1:21:03 Playing sax on the Empire State Building

1:29:34 Practice: Time of day

1:31:26 Practice: Segmentation

1:43:35 Know your role

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Dan's Thumbnail Photo: John Mollura Photography