Another tune – more vocal processing effects

Here’s another one of my relatively recent tunes (from a couple of months ago). In it, I’m chopping up a vocal sample and applying some autotune, then slicing it into MIDI and pitch bending a melody out of it. The actual vocal loop appears relatively...

1980s Nostalgia – dance track from yours truly

I spend several hours a day working on electronic music, almost totally in Ableton Live. While I’m still playing bass regularly, I seem to be finding myself spending at least a few hours each day immersed in electronic music. I’ve written/produced/put...

Free Chamber Music . . . who’s playing?

Double Bass Blog Guest Post Last year, when the International Society of Bassists was involved with the Year of Collaborative Music, I spent a lot of time scouring the web for more chamber music that involves the bass.  I stumbled upon a lot more than I ever knew was...

Double bass position open at UW-Whitewater

The University of Wisconsin – Whitewater has a double bass faculty vacancy.  Details are available through the link below: BassJazz_PD I taught bass at UW-Whitewater for five years (2002-2007)–great place to work!

Summer study at Peabody

Hello all – this is Jeff Weisner, bassist in the National Symphony Orchestra and faculty member at Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, MD. There’s a new, week-long bass institute happening this Summer on the historic Baltimore campus of Peabody Conservatory...