Archive for June, 2009
A look back: A Week in the Life
Yazan: Jason | 04 June 2009 | No Comments
Categories: crazy gig stories, freelancing, humor
You’ve just gotta love this profession. No matter how many roadblocks get tossed in their path, musicians always seem to find a way around them, taking things in stride and laughing about it later with each other over either coffee or beer (depending on the hour!). Whether it’s butchering the Messiah by whacking the transposition [...]
Mike’s Master Classes doing live video for International Society of Bassists events
Yazan: Jason | 03 June 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, ISB
I am in the process of putting together a special page dedicated to live coverage of the International Society of Bassists convention at doublebassblog.org/live. When that page is live, I’ll post a link at the top of every blog page for the duration of the convention. More details in the next few days. Mike’s Master [...]
Classic Series: Basses, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Yazan: Jason | 03 June 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Uncategorized
This is a series I wrote in 2007 about the trials and tribulations of hauling an awkward and delicate piece of carpentry around the world. We bass players often have to get creative when transporting ourselves to gigs and locales, and this series documents experiences on all sorts of forms transportation. Part 1 – Cabs [...]
Where should I go to school?
Yazan: Jason | 02 June 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: advice, education
A Contrabass Conversations listener who is starting college this fall wrote in recently with a question that most people are likely to wrestle with when going to music school: when deciding between two schools, should you go with the cheaper but less prestigious college, or the more expensive but more prestigious option? Now, this is [...]
Bass bag, pickup, and wheel reviews from Rob Oxoby
Yazan: Jason | 01 June 2009 | No Comments
Categories: advice, bass
Double bassist Rob Oxoby recently put out a few reviews of some gear he has purchased. He’s got a review up of his new Tuff Bag from the String Emporium [a sponsor of this blog], which he really likes. He’s also got a review up of the Bass Buggie from KC Strings , which is [...]
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