Archive for June, 2011
Classic posts: master class reflections
Yazan: Jason | 07 June 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Uncategorized
If you’ve been to a master class recently and would like to write something in this vein for the blog, feel free to email it to me (jasonheath -at- doublebassblog.org) and I’ll put it up as a guest post. In the meantime, check out these classics: Master Class Summaries Edgar Meyer Lawrence Wolfe Ed Barker [...]
off to Peru
Yazan: Jason | 06 June 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: travel
While many of you will be at the International Society of Bassists convention (and if you are, please send me photos, videos, reflections, etc–I’ll put them up on the blog), I’ll be traveling to Peru and seeing sights such as Machu Piccu and Lake Titicaca. Tough times…tough times. I may or may not have gotten a [...]
Ableton Artist: Kid Beyond
Yazan: Jason | 03 June 2011 | No Comments
Categories: videos
Another great example of using Live, this time as a looper. The newest version of Live has this built in as a standard audio effect, so you can use it with a foot switch just like a looping guitar pedal:
“Last Night The Moon Came” Jon Hassell
Yazan: Jason | 02 June 2011 | No Comments
Categories: videos
As I get ready to teach electronic music, I continue to find fascinating performances everywhere in this genre. Here’s a video that one of my DePaul students hipped me to when I told him that I was digging into Ableton Live. Featuring Jon Hassell and some working in a cool sonic soundscape with collaborators, all [...]
Joseph Conyers to teach at Philadelphia International Music Festival
Yazan: Jason | 01 June 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass, events
Recently sent to me–Joe is awesome if you haven’t met him before. Highly recommended: Dear Mr. Heath, We are thrilled to announce that Joseph Conyers, Assistant Principal Bass of The Philadelphia Orchestra, will be teaching private bass lessons this year at The Philadelphia International Music Festival, and there are still a number of openings for [...]
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