For the last few months, I’ve been thinking about writing something about music careers. Maybe I’m feeling the itch because I see more people focusing on the hot topic of musical entrepreneurship. I’m not sure. I’ve written about the topic of careers in music quite a...
For the last seven years, I held down a full-time job that obliterated any possibility of attending events like the BASS2016 European Double Bass Congress in Prague. The possibility of sneaking away to Prague for a week was out of the question. How thankful I...
Set-up for your double bass is our topic today! Getting your bass really cooking with a good set-up will change your life. So far, I’ve covered how getting a better instrument increases your motivation and what a massive impact getting a better bow makes. But...
The following is a sponsored post from Musicnotes.com. Have you ever scrambled through your music cabinet looking for one piece? I know I have. What about an obscure song request from a bride? Ditto. Back in the day, I’d drive to the music store and root through the...
On both the blog and the podcast, I’ve always taken the stance of making things as good as I can and then putting them out in the world without any apologies. Nothing drives me crazy more than listening to a podcast and hearing the host immediately start apologizing....