Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This weeks episode of the podcast is a wonderful interview with my former high school band director Terry Rush. He was the band director at Pius X, Lincoln High (when I was with him), Lincoln Southwest, and has done an incredible amount of clinics and guest teaching […]
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3 Things We Can Learn From Being At Rock Bottom (The Emotion, Not The Restaurant)
Never miss another post! Subscribe and get blog posts directly in your inbox! In 2014, things in my life were good. I was principal trumpet of the Indianapolis Symphony. I was engaged. I was at the start of what I believed would be a great career full of wonderful opportunities. 1 out of 3 isn’t […]
Your Path Doesn’t Have To Be A Straight Line – Jay Evans | Ep. 30
Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout I’m happy to bring you an interview with the principal trombonist of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and my friend, Jay Evans. Jay is one of the most laid back people you’ll ever meet, but he’s got a ton of great advice and thoughts to share during our […]
Discipline For A Better Future – ep. 28
Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout I wrote, recorded, and put together “Discipline For A Better Future” in May of 2019. I had experienced some major benefits of being disciplined in my life, and I wanted to share those experiences with others. I really believed that I had accomplished something huge in my […]
Mark Maliniak and Jaclyn Rainey – ep. 27
Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout On this installment of “Winning the Job”, we are featuring Mark Maliniak and Jaclyn Rainey. Mark recently won the fourth/utility trumpet position with the Atlanta Symphony and Jaclyn won associate principal horn with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Congrats to them both! Both Mark and Jaclyn have plenty […]
What We Can Learn From Jeff Lewandowski (About How To Win An Audition)
I’ve known Jeff Lewandowski since we attended the National Repertory Orchestra together in 2011 (that’s where the above picture was taken). In 2018, Jeff won a position with the United States Army Field band. After that, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to interview him for my “Winning the Job” series on my […]
Will Baker – ep. 25
Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This installment of “Freeway Philharmonic” features Will Baker. Will is the bass trombonist of the Monterey Symphony. In addition to that, Will is a frequent substitute musician with orchestras across the country, including the San Francisco Symphony, the San Diego Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Alabama Symphony, […]
Chris Smith – ep. 24
Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout This episode of “Winning the Job” features Chris Smith. Chris recently won the principal trumpet position with the San Diego Symphony. While most of these episodes feature two musicians, Chris’ episode features just him. That is because Chris had so many thoughts about not only his audition, […]
Barbara Butler – ep. 23
Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout I’m so happy I’m finally able to release this episode! I originally planned for it to be released on December 1st, but once I got the episode recorded, I knew I wasn’t going to be able to wait that long! In the beginning, I selfishly wanted to […]
Lessons From Indy – ep. 22
Listen on – iTunes Spotify Google Play Buzzsprout I’m so excited this episode is finally able to be released. I recorded this episode in December of 2018, so I’m sure it doesn’t reflect that fact that I’ve gotten better at podcasting since then, but it doesn’t matter to me at all. This episode holds a […]