Former podcast guest Donovan Stokes recommended that I contact Zach Rowden and dig into what his musical journey looks like. I did just that, and the result was a fascinating conversation about careers, traditional music school mindsets, and how wide the possibilities really when you decide to do your own thing.
Category: Careers
399: Miles Brown on Alarm Will Sound, extended techniques, and versatility
It was great to chat with Miles Brown about what it’s like playing with Alarm Will Sound, learning massively complicated music for this group, and how to be versatile in today’s music world! Miles ran the after hours sessions for ISB 2017, and he just took a new position at the University of Delaware after… Continue reading 399: Miles Brown on Alarm Will Sound, extended techniques, and versatility
398: Max Dimoff and Ranaan Meyer on team teaching at the University of Michigan
Cleveland Orchestra principal bassist Max Dimoff and Time for Three bassist Ranaan Meyer are the new teaching team at the University of Michigan! Both Max and Ranaan have been featured on past podcast episodes as well as in my 2016 book Winning the Audition.
396: Orin O’Brien on Leonard Bernstein, Fred Zimmerman, and life in the New York Philharmonic
It is an honor and a pleasure to welcome Orin O’Brien to the show! I’ve been hoping to have Orin as a guest for years, and I want to give a big shout-out to Chris Mathers for connecting the two of us! We chat about numerous shared acquaintances, including Greg Sarchet, Miloslov Gajdos, David Grossman, Ira… Continue reading 396: Orin O’Brien on Leonard Bernstein, Fred Zimmerman, and life in the New York Philharmonic
393: Level Up Your Music Career With Jennifer Rosenfeld
Jennifer Rosenfeld is a leader in the world of music entrepreneurship and has been helping musicians “level up” their career since 2009.