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Animusic - Resonant Chamber

Folks out there may already be familiar with Animusic videos–they’ve been around for many years. To me, however, they are a great example of how creative people can be when envisioning music, and they are excellent videos to show young students and get them excited about music. Hope you have fun with these videos!

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Freelancing in the new economy

My good friend Josh Nemith just put out a two-part series about freelancing in the economic downturn that we’re entering. It’s a great piece of writing and full of advice for folks in all sorts of various self-employed niches in the music industry. Check it out through the following links:

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Blogging for the long haul

In “Internet years” I’ve been blogging for quite some time now, though it’s only been for a fraction of my actual life. My main blog (doublebassblog.org) has had a substantial readership for the past several years, and the number of visitors continues to increase with each passing month.

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Funky Formalwear

Most guys I know have formal wear that resembles a petri dish. I don’t know if women’s formal wear gets this nasty (something tells me it doesn’t). Men seem to be able to tolerate a high degree of funkitude before deciding to finally take their formal clothes into the cleaners.

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A quick introduction to blogging basics

My sites get a lot of traffic from folks who don’t spend every waking moment of their life perusing the Internet, and every once in a wile I like to do a little summary of how this blog works and some similarities and differences between it and a newspaper, magazine, radio show, or any other form of media with which you might be more familiar. Though this post pertains specifically to doublebassblog.org and Contrabass Conversations, it’s probably a similar situation for other blogs and podcasts that you might like, so this might be a quick glimpse behind blogging and podcasting in general for you.

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October 20, 2008 | Jason Heath | Comments 0

Zoo man

I’ve spent the majority of my days the past two years in Lincoln Park on the north side of Chicago, working on an education certificate and blogging in local cafes during my spare time. I’d generally have classes both in the morning and the evening, so I’d have a lot of time to kill during the afternoon.

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October 17, 2008 | Jason Heath | Comments 2

Jeremy Kurtz on Contrabass Conversations

We’ll be featuring San Diego Symphony Principal Bass Jeremy Kurtz this weekend on Contrabass Conversations. Jeremy has been actively involved in the International Society of Bassists and was the catalyst for the recent John Harbison Concerto for Double Bass, which was jointly sponsored by many orchestras across the country. Jeremy is also releasing his first solo album, and you can check out exclusive tracks from it this weekend on Contrabass Conversations. Be sure to check out Jeremy online at jeremykurtz.com.

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October 13, 2008 | Jason Heath | Comments 0

Nine dynamite practice room accessories

When it’s time to hit the woodshed and do some serious practicing, there are a handful of no-brainer items that everyone needs–instrument, music, and music stand. Adding a few extra tools into the mix can make for much more productive and enjoyable practice sessions, however.

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