LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we have a great episode with my long time friend Matt Bronstein. Matt currently plays with the Axiom Brass Quintet. Matt’s career has taken him all over, and his audition track record indicates that he was incredibly close to having a full […]
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Spatial Studies For Hitting Things: Because Hitting Things Is What We Do – Josh Jones | Ep. 75
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we have a great episode featuring Josh Jones, the principal percussionist with the Kansas City Symphony. It feels wrong to limit Josh to that one position though – he is also a passionate educator, contributes to the symphony social media accounts, has […]
Functional Advice For Musicians Who Want Long, Healthy Careers – Austin Pancner | Ep. 74
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast we have an interview with Austin Pancner, otherwise known as “The Functional Musician”. Not only does Austin play the bass trombone, he has started a business to help musicians develop great physical and mental health habits as well. Many of you know […]
Do You Believe In Life After Focal Dystonia? – Greg Hix | Ep. 70
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week’s episode of the podcast is very special for me. Greg Hix and I went to grad school together at Northwestern, and he remains one of my best friends to this day. A few years ago, we attended a friends bachelor party, and he revealed to […]
I Don’t Want My Body To Exist When I’m Playing – Micah Wilkinson | Ep. 69
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout Who Do You Think You Are? Micah spoke in this episode about his struggles dealing with imposter syndrome while putting his book of solos together. Wrestling with questions such as, “Will anyone care about this?” and “Who am I to put my stamp on these solos?”, Micah […]
I Have No Use For Woodwinds Anymore – Lee Harrelson | Ep. 65
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This episode of the podcast features Lee Harrelson. I know Lee as the artistic director of the Fountain City Brass Band, but when you listen to the episode, you’ll find out he has 5-6 other job descriptions to his name. I’ve admired Lee’s leadership and work ethic […]
The One Where Kathleen Interviews Ryan – Designing Fundamental Routine Programs | Ep. 64
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout Continuing with the trend of doing things a little differently on the podcast, this weeks episode features.. me! My lovely wife Kathleen sat down to talk about the fundamental routine programs that I’ve been working on for the past year or so. Hopefully this provides some tangible […]
I Went As Slow As I Had To In Order To Play Perfectly – Jeremías Sergiani-Velázquez | Ep. 63
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, I’m really excited to bring you an episode that is a bit surreal for me to make. I got a text on February 3rd from a friend saying their friend, Jeremías, had just won the principal second violin position with the Metropolitan […]
Just Because You Have A Great Microphone Doesn’t Mean You Know How To Use It – Patrick Oliverio | Ep. 61
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast we’re featuring my good friend and epic beard grower, Patrick Oliverio. I’ve known Patrick for many years, and he’s been incredibly supportive of the podcast and of my content in general. He’s also a fellow powerlifter/strongman! It seems like our current social […]
I’m Really Interested In The Things I Don’t Know That I Don’t Know.. Ya Know? – David Rodgers | Ep. 60
LISTEN ON – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This week on the podcast, we have a really great interview with virtuoso pianist, David Rodgers. David can quite literally do it all, so I was excited to have the opportunity to sit down and chat with him about how he organizes his time, his thoughts on […]