After finishing my doctoral coursework in 2002, I moved out to the suburbs of Chicago, not knowing what I was getting into with building a private studio. Like many bassists, I planned on trying my hand at freelancing (in a bassist saturated city like Chicago). What...
Seoul Philharmonic OrchestraDOUBLE BASS – Section Double BassResume Date – On or before: October 1, 2007Audition Date – Preliminary and Final Audition: October 20-28, 2007 New York CityStarting Date – Not ProvidedSalary/Benefits –...
After discovering this Maniac World post through Digg, I did some hunting and pecking, eventually finding the same video on YouTube (allowing me to embed it here). Zappa remains, in my mind, one of the great musical minds of the 20th century, a unique, compelling, and...
Double bassist and blogger John Floeter recently put up an excellent post on his bass studio blog containing advice on how to get in shape fast after taking some time off. Recently taking a few weeks off for my wedding and honeymoon, I can definitely attest to the...
In keeping with today’s theme, I’ve got some more posts from fellow bass bloggers to share with readers. Hellafrish author and Calgary Philharmonic bassist Matt Heller recently put up an interesting post titled Is it lies, or is it Memorex? (Matt refers to...
