I saw this quote (from EDM giant Deadmau5) on bassist Andrew Hassel’s Facebook news feed and just had to share it here on the blog: “But seriously, I’m just sayin’ . . . you should get out to the opera if you ever get a chance, the orchestra pit is a cesspool of...
Illinoisans have lowest home-state opinions in the U.S., poll says – chicagotribune.com.
I fixed the issue with the Contrabass Conversations site, so all 159 episodes are now accessible again. You can now listen to all of these old episodes without trouble. Contrabass Conversations classics: Ed Barker interview The State of the Orchestra Differences in...
Featuring a diverse group of faculty from a variety of backgrounds, the Twin Cities Bass Camp (July 7-11, 2014) looks like a really good summer option for the student bassist. Featuring Francois Rabbath (a former Contrabass Conversations guest), this five day camp...
After five years (!) of low activity on the blog, I decided to crank it back into action. After much cleaning up of code, old ads, etc., and redesigning the site so it didn’t look so mid-2000s, I’m back in the blogging arena. I’m now working on...
