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1014: Joseph Whitt on a career as a military bassist
Technical Sergeant is the bassist for the in Tokyo, Japan. Prior to joining the Band of the Pacific, he was stationed at the United States Air Force Band of Flight, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
1013: Marty Isenberg on "The Way I Feel Inside" - Inspired by the films of Wes Anderson
recently released his debut album , and it has been getting . In this interview, we chat with Marty about his life in music, his career as a jazz bassist, the inspiration for this album, and much mor
1012: Phoebe Russell on Smash Your Audition
is Principal Bass for the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. She recently released a . We digging into this course, and in this podcast we cover Phoebes tips for preparing orchestral excerpts, what
1011: Bobby Scharmann on winning an orchestra audition
is with the Omaha Symphony Orchestra and has been his and what he has learned through the 24 professional orchestra auditions he took. We last , and it was great to catch up with him and dig int
1010: Lorraine Chai on music theory for young double bassists
is the author of , a set of music theory books for double bass and the other string instruments. We talk about these cool books, of are available through Amazon. Enjoy! to get these interviews de
1009: Susan Hagen on her new edition of BASSics for Bass
is a Boston native and is extremely active in that citys musical scene. She serves as principal double bassist of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra,, and is a regular substitute in the Boston Sy
1008: Pete Lampe on building his own double basses
is the owner of in Portland, Oregon, and he has been an active bassist in Portland since 1986. He won a , and he is currently focused on building his own double basses. We dig into Petes backgroun
1007: Behind the scenes with Ear Trumpet Labs
It was a pleasure to visit and go behind the scenes with the Nadine microphone for double bass. I did a and have been loving it ever since. Enjoy, and check out the for some cool visuals from the
1006: Abe Gumroyan freelancing chat
is a Grammy-award winning bassist who plays a wide range of gigs, ranging from major motion picture soundtracks to professional orchestras like the San Francisco Symphony. We dig into Abes backgro
1005: Lauren Pierce on Scales
has written a new book title . We dig into the inspiration for this book and catch up with Lauren and her current projects in this wide-ranging conversation. Check out her new book , and be sure to