Jeff Bradetich is one of the world’s great double bass teachers. I’ve had the privilege to interview him several times for my podcast and work with him during the summer. Check out this great series of technique videos from Jeff. They’re filled...
I can’t remember what originally drew me to Dictionaraoke.org, but it is a really fun site and massively addictive. Featuring cheesy MIDI accompaniments and synthesized vocals for a ton of pop songs, you can literally lose hours hearing these fun renditions of...
Double bassist Brian Roessler recently sent me a link to this new double bass case design by Olivier Rabbath from New York weighs only 35 pounds and utilizes a suspender system to hold the bass in place. IT will cost you $4500, but it may save you a lot of flight...
My low-end friend Matt Heller (hellafrisch blog, New World Symphony) was recently featured in a New York Times article titled The Face-The-Music Academy by Daniel J. Wakin. This article is an in-depth look at Miami’s New World Symphony program, and it is a...
Here is a little more Bottesini (this time the La Sonnambula Variations) from the great Boguslaw Furtok. This is the complete rendition, and it lasts around nine minutes.
