Bass shot(s) of the day

Check out this cool double bass montage:Related Posts:Trio bass’in tears it upHey, Mr. Bass Man – David Anderson storyMatt Heller’s Calgary Philharmonic audition storyTime for Three videoA Brief History of the Double Bass

Visible sound waves in sand

Double bassist Doug Johnson (Gunnelpumpers, Contrabass Conversations guest) recently sent me a link to this very cool video featuring a demonstration of how sound waves affect some sand. Very interesting–you can actually see how sound waves look visually!Related...

Elgin Symphony Orchestra featured on Polyphonic.org

The Elgin Symphony Orchestra (of which I am a long-time member) was recently featured in a great extended article on the orchestral musician forum Polyphonic.org. The piece starts with some introductory information about the Elgin Symphony, and how, despite their...

Flea starts music conservatory in Los Angeles

I found this Washington Post story through a recent post on Alex Ross’ blog The Rest is Noise. According to the Post, federal and state cutbacks prompted Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea’s organization of the Silverlake Conservatory:Flea (born Michael...

Song about getting a bass on a plane

Double bassist Scott Worthington recently sent me a link to this very funny video featuring Jay Leonhart singing about trying to get a bass violin on a plane–any plane. Scott’s own composition ‘Disrepresentation’ was featured back in January on...