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293: Crushing Classical with Tracy Friedlander

I had a blast reconnecting with my old friend Tracy Friedlander!

Tracy is the host of Crushing Classical, a new podcast about creating a career you love as a classical musician in today’s world. I was fortunate to be one of her first guests!

Tracy also writes regularly on her Crushing Classical Facebook page, and she’s in the process of writing a book as well.

Tracy and I used to play together in the Civic Orchestra of Chicago nearly 20 years ago, and it has been a lot of fun reconnecting with her through the podcasting world.

We talk about her motivation for launching this podcast and her vision for the show going forward. She’s had some wonderful guests on so far, and I can’t wait to see where she goes from here.

Be sure to subscribe to her show in iTunes and follow her Facebook page!

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292: podcasting talk with James Newcomb of MusicPreneur

This is an inside baseball episode for sure.

I love talking podcasting, whether its talking interview techniques or my biggest podcasting mistakes. I also love talking with other podcasters about the nitty-gritty details concerning their craft.

That’s today’s conversation with James Newcomb: a no-holds-barred geek-out on all things podcasting.

James is the host of the MusicPreneur and Trumpet Dynamics podcasts. Like me, he has made podcasting the core of his business, and he’s doing it in really interesting ways.

We talk about:

providing value to listeners
coming up with new ideas
figuring out the “next step” as a solo entrepreneur
why he chose to podcast
his experiences working with EOFire host John Lee Dumas
where he sees his MusicPreneur podcast heading

This was a super-fun conversation, and if you want a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes world of podcasting, this is the perfect episode for you!

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289: Chris Hanulik on auditioning, expressiveness, and life in the LA Phil

Chris Hanulik hit the ground running career-wise, landing a position in the Los Angeles Philharmonic after graduating from Juilliard.

“Leaving New York to had out to Southern California… what was that transition like?” I asked.

“I did not have too much trouble adjusting!” Chris said jovially.

Chris and I dig into all kinds of topics like:

studying at Juilliard with Homer Mensch
the year he spent as principal bassist of the Cleveland Orchestra
his favorite studies for the bass
how he sees his role as principal bassist of LA Phil
audition preparation advice

It was a blast to get to sit down with Chris in person for this interview. I totally love talking in person and do so whenever possible, so it was super-cool to get together with Chris a few weeks back in LA!