Prague: A Double Bass Love Story

  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...
My Search for the Perfect Double Bass Tone – Part 3: Set-Up

My Search for the Perfect Double Bass Tone – Part 3: Set-Up

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...

Musicnotes will save your bacon on a gig (sponsored)

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...

My Biggest Podcasting Screw-Ups

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....