Beatmelter

My life living in Santa Barbara, California. I produce music, work in tech, and generally nerd out on most things. Listen to my EP here: https://soundcloud.com/beatmelter/sets/almost-summer

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Happy birthday to me 🥳 #washburn #koa #tonewoods #beautiful #travelguitar #thumpy #tiny https://www.instagram.com/p/CRb4XfTsnNm/?utm_medium=tumblr

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What is life. #introspection #why #idk #mandolin https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ9OrNRDfpo/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Somewhere between improvisation and practice. #mandolin #mando #practice #noodle #improv #eastmanmandolin #iplayeastman https://www.instagram.com/p/CPOg5Lpj-l7/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 12 of learning Banjo. #banjo #acoustic #instruments #recordingkingbanjos #tonewood #maple #scruggs #wannabe #noob #new #day12 https://www.instagram.com/p/COvmCmdD1hs/?igshid=1frx62ksax60m

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Day 5 of the Banjer Swipe for me pretending it’s a guitar. #banjo #new #recordingkingguitars #noob #rolls #fun #practice #instruments #strings https://www.instagram.com/p/COdiO_wsDdn/?igshid=1w1xls9muf2qe

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Added another stringed thing to the collection. 🪕😆 #banjo #recordingking #maple #new #noob https://www.instagram.com/p/COWj2zKsS7w/?igshid=1agl6839rlsdo

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Bridge picking vs neck picking. It’s like two different Instruments. #mandolin #eastman #iplayeastman #pickin #tone #noodlin https://www.instagram.com/p/CON7UU4jBBb/?igshid=1vygkz30rdv6l

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More late night bathroom jams. #acousticguitar #guitar #flatpick #taylor #pickin #latenight #chillin #bluesislife https://www.instagram.com/p/COLg_CWjtGs/?igshid=1ossa12bldedv

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Cooking up licks in the kitchen. 🎻🎸🍲 #mandolin #tunes #cookin #pickin #flatpick #mellow #fiddly #iplayeastman still rocking that @redwhalecoffee tank. Holds up well after 4 years. https://www.instagram.com/p/COGeC6OjOtd/?igshid=1gzt3wmtv6egv

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I call this one. A song for ants. Featuring background kitchen noises so you can really get a sense of those tiny dynamics. #mandolin #chilltunes #nice #howquietcanyouplay #butstillhearit #tiny #whatisthisasongforants #zoolander #iplayeastman https://www.instagram.com/p/CN8TqhCDGGM/?igshid=fg08703acnvc

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Sound design Saturday? 🤷‍♂️ Featuring the minilogue xd and the mg-300 #nuxpedals #korg #miniloguexd #sounddesign #bleepbloop #pedals #fx #delay #chorus https://www.instagram.com/p/CNyNqYajv_U/?igshid=2hgpbnsu2pvn

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Some o that real unscripted exploration. #iplayeastman #mandolin #noodlesessions #practice #discovery #exploration #ohthatsoundsnice #ohbutthatdoesnt https://www.instagram.com/p/CNxsh5ADZnG/?igshid=17q0furvxit6w

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Fiddle tune Friday. Temperance(ish) reel #mandolin #iplayeastman #md514 #iminlove #thattone #andthatfretboard #anddontforgetthefinish https://www.instagram.com/p/CNvL--hjrLq/?igshid=xhx6wnj6zbpp

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My new mandolin arrived yesterday. Eastman 514 classic finish. It’s everything Iv ever wanted 🥺 I’ll post some vids if it soon. #mandolin #new #eastman #woodfinish #beauty #tonewood #sprucetop #maple #ovalhole #wherethefholesat #giveitachance #trustmeitsoundsgreat https://www.instagram.com/p/CNfulnWss55/?igshid=1gzhqf7u6sjeb

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New amp setup swipe for a sound demo 🔈🎸 #electricguitar #guitar #amp #orangeamps #boss #fender #jazzmaster #distortion #jhspedals #compression #twoamps #fuzzy https://www.instagram.com/p/CFxdjR-sPj-/?igshid=7am8myrygngu

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Got a new bleep bloop machine 🤖 #bleepbloop #analogue #synth #minilogue #xd I’ll post some sound vids soon. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFqdL7IMGii/?igshid=1e33my2ss4y39

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Big shoutout to @audiomack @audiomackedm . Thank you for giving my music a chance 🙃 I really appreciate it! https://www.instagram.com/p/CCtxP5SjsRe/?igshid=1t6pz4ahp31wi