I’ve been a proud member of the International Society of Bassists for over 25 years. In my role as Contrabass Conversations podcast host, I am constantly accessing the decades of articles located in the George Vance Online Research Library. I get ideas for guests from...
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....
My double bass playing took a major leap in quality once I got my Lowendahl bass (more on that in part 1 of this series). The next big step for me in finding my “perfect sound” was upgrading my bow. Lesson No. 2 – Upgrade Your Bow Before Your Bass If you can...
I wrote a three-part series for Drew McManus’ site ArtsHacker earlier this year, and this got my brain going: what if I also put out some “pulling back the curtain” podcasts about how I do all of this and what I’ve learned in the process? So that’s what today’s...
When I ask great musicians what they most enjoy about playing their instrument, I’ve noticed that making a beautiful sound is at the top of most lists. That simple pleasure of making a beautiful sound come forth from an instrument is what keeps musicians in the game...
