Yazan: Jason | 25 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: bass, blogging, technology
While blogging via a cell phone may seem like a painful experience, the iPhone is no ordinary cell phone, and with the release of the brand spanking new WordPress app especially for the iPhone, it’s easier than ever. While I doubt that iPhone blogging (which I’m doing right now) will replace desktop blogging for longer [...]
Yazan: Jason | 12 June 2008 | No Comments
Categories: blogging
I’m off to scenic Door County, Wisconsin tomorrow for my very enjoyable annual summer music festival. I put out a video about this festival earlier this week. It’s fun to think back on my previous seasons spent up in Wisconsin. In 2005, this blog wasn’t even a twinkle in my eye. A little blog history [...]
Yazan: Jason | 19 May 2008 | 3 Comments
Categories: advice, bass, blogging, opera, technology
Check out part 1 of this series here. One of the main tasks I use my laptop for is blogging, and the workflow on the Mac was of primary importance to me. Though I spent the first few years of my blog ging career on a PC, I knew that over 50% of all bloggers [...]
Yazan: Jason | 12 April 2008 | No Comments
Categories: bass, Contrabass Conversations, podcasting, student resources
I’m pleased to be able to share this interview with Robert Meyer, one of our most experienced and interesting members of the double bass community. Robert has had a long and illustrious career on the double bass, working for over 50 years in most of the major orchestras in London (including the London Symphony, London [...]
Yazan: Jason | 11 April 2008 | 2 Comments
Categories: bass, blogging, podcasting
I’m putting the final touches on this week’s Contrabass Conversations interview episode with Robert Meyer. I’ve been an avid follower of Robert’s blog Musical Reminiscences since he launched it in late 2006, and I was thrilled that he was interested in doing an interview for the podcast! At age 87, Robert looks back on a [...]