Contrabass Conversations

Contrabass Conversations

double bass podcast

721: Gahlord Dewald on water tank acoustics

It was great to connect with Gahlord Dewald about his latest album Coherent Light Enclosed Without.  This album was recorded at The Tank Center for Sonic Arts on a hill above the town of Rangely, Colorado.

We talk about this fascinating performance venue, how Gahlord found himself heading to The Tank for this project, what it’s like preparing to record in such a unique acoustic space, and much more.  Enjoy, and measure to follow Gahlord on YouTube and check out this new album here!

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720: Giovanni Sanguineti on visual composition

It was great to connect with Giovanni Sanguineti for the podcast.  

We start off talking about an online workshop that past podcast guest Danny Ziemann has been doing online.  Giovanni is obsessed with learning and growing as a player, and we dig into a number of resources, including Dennis Whittaker’s new series Incredibly Useful Exercises for Double Bass.

We also talk about the time we spent together in Lucca, Giovanni’s latest album Remember The Future, how he has been handling the pandemic, his visual approach to composition, and much more.  Enjoy!

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719: Olivier Babaz on The Creative Improvisor

It is a pleasure to have Olivier Babaz back on the podcast!  Olivier recently released a course with Discover Double Bass titled The Creative Improvisor.

In this episode, we talk about our shared experiences filming for Discover Double Bass, using iPads creatively for music, Olivier’s livestreams, creative flow, and much more.

Enjoy, and be sure to follow Olivier on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram!

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716: Christian Dillingham on joining the Indiana University faculty

Today we’re featuring Christian Dillingham, a Grammy Award-winning bassist who happens to be one of my longtime friends.  Christian recently joined the faculty at Indiana University to teach jazz bass.  We chat about that and much more!

Check out my in-person conversation with Christian from the 2019 International Society of Bassists Convention, and be sure to follow him on Instagram!

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715: Sam Morel on bass making

Today we’re featuring Sam Morel, a French double bass luthier who has recently taken a job at David Gage String Instruments.  Sam won a Silver Medal for Tone at the 2019 International Society of Bassists Convention and a Certificate of Merit at the 2018 Violin Society of America Competition.

We talk about the various basses he has built, how life has been for him during the pandemic, working with Patrick Charton, and much more.

Enjoy, and be sure to follow Sam on Facebook and Instagram!

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