Contrabass Conversations

Contrabass Conversations

double bass podcast

706: Tom Walley on staying active during quarantine

Tom Walley has certainly been keeping busy during the quarantine, publishing a ton content on his Instagram and YouTube, including his arrangement of the Adagio from Mahler’s 9th Symphony with his fellow London Philharmonic Orchestra section members.

Tom and I talk about this recording and his other quarantine projects, canceled tours, moving out of London for the time being, long distance relationships, traveling with a bass, and even shaving his head!  Enjoy, and be sure to say hi to Tom on Instagram. 

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705: Hans Roelofsen and Rudolf Senn on bass duo adventures

I’ve been following along with the musical adventures of Hans Roelofsen and Rudolph Senn for years.  They have toured the world as a bass duo, with 15 trips to the United States alone.

Throughout these trips, they have collected some fantastic stories.  We dig into these stories, how they came to play as a duo, challenges of transcription, the implications of choosing a particular key for an arrangement, and much more.  Enjoy!

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701: Carlos Barriento and Opportunity Music Project

The whole world is adjusting to new ways of interaction, and the world of music advocacy is no exception. Jessica Garand’s Opportunity Music Project has been doing a particularly good job of adapting their El Sistema-style program to these current times, with their Sponsor a Student program and many other initiatives and offerings.

In today’s episode, we chat with Jessica and OMP bass instructor Carlos Barriento about the work that this program does, what it has been like teaching online, the challenges and meaningful moments that online teaching has been bringing them, and much more.  Enjoy!

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699: Marcos Machado on Tao of Bass Volume 2

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Marcos Machado shows no signs of slowing down even during the pandemic!  He recently joined the Discover Double Bass teaching team and released a course in the fall of 2019 titled Integral Technique.

This course is based on the extensive research and experimentation Marcos has done in fingerings through his epic work Tao of Bass.  We spoke with Marcos about volume one of this series a few years ago, and he’s gearing up to release volume two later this year.

This interview digs into Marcos’ fingering journey, what’s in store for volume two, and much more.  Enjoy!

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698: Miles Perkin on extended techniques

Miles Perkin is exploring fascinating musical territory with the double bass.  Originally from Canada and now living in Berlin, he recently released a solo bass album called Subtones that mixes voice, bass and extended techniques in unexpected and compelling ways.

In this conversation, recorded in March just before the pandemic fully shut down the globe, we talk about his background, the Berlin experimental music scene, and much more.  Enjoy, and be sure to follow Miles on Facebook and Instagram!

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