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311: Bernard O’Neill on arranging, teaching, and recording

Originally from Ireland, Bernard O’Neill has been a bassist, arranger, and educator for over 30 years. He works regularly with Sinead O’Connor and Rufus Wainwright, and he recently put out a project called Syriana: The Road to Damascus.

310: Sean Perrin on one year of podcasting

It was a ton of fun to sit down with Clarineat podcast host Sean Perrin! Sean is a fellow music podcaster and just hit his one-year anniversary of podcasting, and we got a chance to sit down and dig into what he has learned in the process.

309: Ted Botsford on auditioning, teaching, and tone research

Today’s episode features Ted Botsford. Ted is currently a bassist in the Seattle Symphony and just won a position in the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Ted played in the Oregon Symphony prior to joining the Seattle Symphony.

Ted studied with George Vance while growing up in the Washington, D.C. area and continued his studies with Paul Ellison in college.

308: Composed: A Performance Anxiety Documentary

I had the chance to sit down with John Beder and Katie DeRoche to chat about their new documentary Composed, which tackles the topic of performance anxiety.

John and Katie are on a tour screening the movie in various cities. Check out their tour dates, and if it’s not playing near you then contact them to see if you can help arrange a screening!

Here’s the trailer for the film:

…and here’s the video from the first part of our conversation:

Check out this film, and visit their website to learn how you can help!

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307: Weekly Update for 1/30/17 – Double Bass News

Here’s the latest Weekly Update episode! Check out all past episodes at contrabassconversations.com/news, and send me any stories you’d like shared at feedback@contrabassconversations.com.