Door County and my summer blogging schedule

I’m off to scenic Door County, Wisconsin tomorrow for my very enjoyable annual summer music festival. I put out a video about this festival earlier this week. It’s fun to think back on my previous seasons spent up in Wisconsin. In 2005, this blog...

Instrumental Junkies Part 2: Musical Scavengers

Author note: One of my favorite things about summer is getting the chance to finally spend some time outside, and writing on my MacBook sitting under a tree with the birds chirping and the sun shining in the sky (which I’m doing right now) has to be one of...

The joys of chamber playing for the bass player

As a bass player, it’s a rare treat to be able to spend the summer playing chamber music with world class performers (and getting paid for it!). This is my fourth year of performing for the Midsummers Music Festival, and I’m just as pumped as ever to get...

17th century music and 21st century technology

This is a guest post from double bassist and early music specialist Jerry Fuller. Learn more about Jerry and his early music podcast at ArsAntiguaPresents.com. ______________ I had a fascinating day. I performed Biber’s Mensa Sonora composed in 1680 with...

Here Comes the Bride

After publishing my first book Road Warrior Without and Expense Account last month, I’m hard at work editing my next book, which will feature scores of crazy gig stories and will (probably) be titled “My Car Caught Fire and Exploded!” This amusing...