Year: 2016

208: Guy Tuneh on transcriptions, live performance, and musical curiosity

Today’s episode features soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist Guy Tuneh.  Guy was on the podcast way back in 2007, and a lot has changed for him in the intervening years.  His previous interview was one of our most popular episodes of all time, and in this talk we go even deeper, digging into why… Continue reading 208: Guy Tuneh on transcriptions, live performance, and musical curiosity

207: Claus Freudenstein on heavy metal, minibasses, and arranging

Today we’re featuring Claus Freudenstein, who is pushing the boundaries of the double bass in some really interesting ways.  Claus is innovative on a number of fronts.  He joined the world of the bass later in life than many people, and he came to it through heavy metal and the electric bass.  This resonates greatly… Continue reading 207: Claus Freudenstein on heavy metal, minibasses, and arranging

205: Trevor Jones on musical pit work, scheduling creativity, and finding balance

Today’s episode features double bassist Trevor Jones. It actually amazes me that this is the first time that Trevor has been on the podcast. Trevor kind of does it all: he studied classical bass with Rob Kassinger at DePaul University but got a music education degree as well He has played for years in the rock… Continue reading 205: Trevor Jones on musical pit work, scheduling creativity, and finding balance