A version of this article was originally published in the International Society of Bassists Bass World Volume 34 #2 2010 as part of the “Year of Collaborative Music” initiative. Recommendations were submitted by fifteen great bass players, and I...
Here’s the latest Weekly Update episode! Check out all past episodes at contrabassconversations.com/news, and send me any stories you’d like shared at feedback@contrabassconversations.com. Stories Covered: Festivals and Competitions Fredonia 2017 BassFest –...
This series is divided into five parts: Part 1 – Preface: My Strange Path Through the Music World Part 2 – Building My Freelance Career Part 3 – How Sinking My Freelance Career Helped Me (what you’re reading) Part 4 – Working in Education – What My Career Looked Like...
I went through music school with one goal… Get… an… orchestra job! This was my Holy Grail. The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The early part of my career is a good example of what happens with someone on that path doesn’t get an orchestra job. This...
For the last few months, I’ve been thinking about writing something about music careers. Maybe I’m feeling the itch because I see more people focusing on the hot topic of musical entrepreneurship. I’m not sure. I’ve written about the topic of careers in music quite a...
