Here are my “top secret” plans for the podcast!
230: Taking the Podcast to the Next Level
229: BASS2016 Prague European Biennial Double Bass Congress Preview
Today’s episode features a conversation with Ursula Dieterich-Pedersen, who is organizing the 5th European Biennial Double Bass Congress, which will be taking place in Prague this September 20-25. Ursula and I got a chance to talk recently about some of the details for the event. You can find all the details for this event at bass2016.eu.
Crazy Gig Stories!
We are featuring a series of crazy gig stories that I had recorded in the first phase of the podcast. I had a total blast doing these back in the day and hope to do more of these in the near future.
You’ll be hearing four of my own stories on this episode:
- My Car Caught Fire and Exploded
- Bugs Bunny is my Mortal Enemy
- Annoying Conductors 101
- Auditioning is a Rotten Pastime
The last story is from podcast guest David Cardon, a fellow bassist from my time at Northwestern University. He’s a cool guy and incredibly funny, and I think that you’ll really enjoy this tale from him!
178: Useful Music Apps
Today’s episode is a bit of a departure from the norm for us. This is a recording of a talk I did for the Illinois American String Teachers Association’s Fall Teacher Enrichment Workshop in October of 2015. I have been involved with this organization for many years and am their current state chapter president. I have done presentations like this many times in the past (you can find them in the archives of Contrabass Conversations). I cover all sorts of music apps for iOS and Android that I use in my own practicing and teaching, and I think that listeners will discover some useful tools by listening to this presentation.
I recorded this talk on my iPad, and I actually use the iPad for a few parts of the talk, so you will hear some audio strangeness from time to time as I pick up and manipulate the iPad. I also demo a device called the MIDI Fighter using a piece of software called Ableton Live, and again, you’ll hear me kind of banging away at this device as I talk, so that’s what’s going on at the end of the talk.
Here’s a link to a video of the MIDI Fighter in action–it’s an interesting device!
Moving to San Francisco!
I will be moving to San Francisco this June! Major life changes taking place for the Heath household. I put together this podcast episode that explains the move–check it out!
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