Archive for July, 2011

The Apple Juice Kid – DJ set

Yazan: Jason | 11 July 2011 | No Comments
Categories: videos

I’ve been really digging the music of The Apple Juice Kid recently–very cool stuff.  Here’s a video of him performing a DJ set at a gallery showing from not too long ago.  He’s both drumming and doing some Ableton Live work with, among other gear, the Akai APC-40.  I’ve got that controller on my desk [...]

Juan Pablo Navarro-Octavio Brunetti

Yazan: Jason | 08 July 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass videos

Good stuff from Juan Pablo Navarro at the most recent ISB Convention in San Francisco (wish I could have been there…): view on Facebook (HD) Juan Pablo Navaror:double bass Octavio Brunetti :piano at ISB Convention,SF,USA.09/06/11 Contratango by N.Guerschberg

Composers and YouTube

Yazan: Jason | 07 July 2011 | No Comments
Categories: blogging

Here’s a rumination from composer Chip Clark on YouTube and getting your music heard in the 21st century: Recently, I’ve been writing a series of posts entitled “What kind of Classical Music Should I Write?” Part of the reason for this series is to better understand the quest to be heard. Putting black dots on [...]

My book on iBookstore!

Yazan: Jason | 06 July 2011 | No Comments
Categories: freelancing

My Road Warrior Without an Expense Account book–the book I wrote a few years ago about freelancing–is now on the iBookstore!  You can get it on your iPhone, iPod, or iPad through the following link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/road-warrior-without-expense/id443972392?mt=11

Gunnelpumpers – bass-tastic upcoming concerts

Yazan: Jason | 05 July 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, events

From Gunnelpumpers member Doug Johnson.  Wish I could go–the Whistler is one of my favorite hangs–but I’ll be playing a concert on Rock Island in Door County tonight and can’t make it. Hi folks, Amidst the often hot and loud celebration of our nation’s independence, we invite you to join Gunnelpumpers in one cool spot [...]

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