Muhammad Najib

Muhammad Najib

Assistant Professor

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Music

I enjoy playing and listening to (and watching) music (performances). I play several musical instruments, but I am most comfortable with the electric guitar. Here is a (not complete) list of some of my most influential (and favourite) players, in no particular order:

Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, John Petrucci, Julian Lage, Paul Gilbert, Kirk Fletcher, Tom Misch, John Mayer, Ted Greene, Gary Moore, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Chris Cain, Joey Landreth, Chris Buck, Mateus Asato, George Harrison, Molly Miller, Nick Johnston, …

Recording

As a (mostly) bedroom/livingroom guitarist, I occasionally dabble in recording. I use a mix of tools: Ableton Live with BIAS FX Amp, BIAS FX Amp with Direct Aux, or just my phone recording from my amps and pedals. Here are some of my YouTube uploads:

  • Jimi Hendrix is a big influence on me, and “Little Wing” was one of the first songs that got me hooked on guitar video
  • I stumbled upon a video of someone playing Debussy’s “Clair de Lune” on a vintage Gibson SG on YouTube, and was IMPRESSED. Decided to give a shot myself; no, I don’t have a 60’s SG: video
  • It was a sunny Sunday afternoon at the end of summer, and had a random jam session inspired by one of John Mayer’s songs: video
  • Neo-soul had a bit of a resurgence around 2020, partly thanks to social media guitarists posting short performances. Kazuki Isogai is one of them. Here’s me playing one of his compositions: video
  • Foxey Lady: video
  • Another Kazuki Isogai’s video
  • Yet another Kazuki’s video
  • Hey Joe solo video
  • Rough Mayer’s Bold as Love video
  • Sleepwalk, somehow halfway Jeff Beck style video
  • Lazy blues jam in C vdeio

Sport

I also enjoy playing and watching football (the kind where you play a ball with feet). I support Liverpool FC.

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