I was doing a little tweaking on my YouTube channel the other day when I happened to notice that my Amati recital video was inching up on 20,000 views. This video consistently comes up on double bass search results, and it’s been on YouTube since 2006, so...
For many more auditions, also visit http://www.afm.org/ for information on the auditions below:Opera Pacific OrchestraDOUBLE BASS – Principal Double BassResume Date – January 4, 2008Audition Date – January 28, 2008Starting Date – May 2008 or...
This past weekend we released a Contrabass Conversations episode featuring double bassist John Grillo that the major double bass excerpts requested on auditions. I strongly feel (and I know that John agrees) that this project will have a real and lasting impact on the...
This is a post by Bill Harrison – playjazznow.com _____________ I’ve been immersed in a fascinating book called This Is Your Brain On Music. The author, Daniel J. Levitin, is a musician/recording engineer/producer turned neuroscientist. Despite the...
Double bass virtuoso and Contrabass Conversations guest Guy Tuneh has just come out with a new line of double bass bow cases. Here are a couple of photos of these new cases: You can learn more about these cases at Guy Tuneh’s website. He designed...
