KATE WOHLMAN BIO  A native of the United Kingdom, Kate began performing at an early age on piano, voice, and trumpet.  After spending five years as a chorister she gained a further scholarship to study tuba at Wells Cathedral School for her high sc…
- 20 Nov 13, 12:13pm -

It’s time to shine a light on a group of instruments with a long, proud and loud history, collectively known as Brass.   Sinfini Music Brass Spotlight They’ve been around since the Middle Ages; today they are accessible to everyone, from a teena…
- 23 Oct 13, 10:10am -

Classic Albums will be Restored & Remastered for CD, Digital and 10” & 12” Vinyl Release First Reissue Sets Debuts August, 27, 2013 Verse Music Group & Naxos of America are happy to announce the reissue of iconic 1950’s Jazz catalog, Bethlehe…
- 23 Oct 13, 9:56am -

    Greetings to fellow low brass musicians,   Till the end of 2013 , I will be presenting two more – 3- day seminars for tuba, euphonium, trombone- bass trombone at the GEA AKADEMIE-located in Schrem, Austria . They will take place at the begi…
- 23 Oct 13, 9:45am -

Tone Grafting by: Brad Edwards Here’s a practice trick that might be helpful.  Sometimes we get so wrapped up in playing a phrase that we lose sight of maintaining a good TONE on every note throughout the phrase.Sometimes, it helps to extract a…
- 13 Aug 13, 10:06am -

By: Michael Attaway of Providence Brass   I can remember being in college pursuing a music degree, and I was scared to death of entering the music field. Why?  I knew that orchestra jobs are competitive, and I had no idea how to support myself outs…
- 7 Aug 13, 11:29am -

On November 16, 17 and 18, 2012 JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra performed the world premiere of Eric Ewazen’s Triple Concerto for Three Trombones and Orchestra featuring the trombone section of the BPO, Jonathan Lombardo and T…
- 11 Dec 12, 4:30pm -

Andy Scott’s Spirit of Mingus has been shortlisted for a British Composer Award 2012 in the Wind Band or Brass Band category. The work beat off stiff competition from some of the UK’s leading contemporary composers to make it on to the shortlist…
- 10 Dec 12, 2:17pm -

  This discussion was developed for horn students, but works well for all brass.  Sound is the first thing we notice and the last thing we remember about any performance.  Tone is the most important aspect of our playing.  Every note we play demo…
- 10 Dec 12, 2:03pm -

Anti-Mass, a chamber-jazz concept album by trumpeter/composer Erik Jekabson, features his String-tet playing music inspired by artwork from the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco. The impressive list of sideman includes Dayna Stephens, tenor sax;…
- 24 Sep 12, 11:53am -

You can’t watch the Orville Brothers and Amelia Earhart go to your local airport. But you can watch music pioneers revisit the first Buchla 100 modular. In a new clip from the Subotnick documentary, Morton Subotnick joins fellow San Francisco Tape…
- 37 days ago, 10 Jul 17, 5:48pm -

We’ve come a long way since the early days of apps on iOS, which brought a handful of interesting experimental noisemaker toys and some simple standalone tools. Now, you’ve got powerful DAWs, full-blown synths and effects – basically, the same…
- 37 days ago, 10 Jul 17, 1:59pm -

Presumably, very smart people are working on Artificial Intelligence, and soon even my clumsy prose will be replaced by a bot. Until then, though, readily available bot code spits out random text like a combination of magnetic poetry, William S. Burr…
- 40 days ago, 7 Jul 17, 10:41am -

There seems to be an extraordinary amount of resentment, in my social media feed, at least, directed at SoundCloud. That may be because the service as originally launched was aimed mainly at small-scale file sharing, and bears little resemblance to t…
- 40 days ago, 7 Jul 17, 8:24am -

There’s a famous line in business by Tom Peters, in his book The Circle of Innovation: “you can’t shrink your way to greatness.” But shrinking is exactly what SoundCloud now has to do, with its survival – let alone any ongoing greatness –…
- 41 days ago, 6 Jul 17, 2:55pm -

Elektron’s Analog series are getting the OLED screen, updated pads, and new aluminum enclosure design that the Octatrack MKII and Digitakt did. Bonus: new Analog Four synth circuitry, and Analog Rytm for the first time does sampling. Both Analog mo…
- 41 days ago, 6 Jul 17, 12:40pm -

This is about as affordable and easy as gestural interaction with music can get. The powerful Geco music controller app pairs with the $80 Leap Motion hand tracking hardware – and now the app is free. But it could be just the beginning. For its par…
- 41 days ago, 6 Jul 17, 9:22am -

One’s more compact and cheaper, one has deeper sampling capabilities and a longer history. Which Elektron drum machine/sampler/sequencer is the one to buy? We now know the flagship Octrack’s follow-up, the just-announced Octatrack MKII, shares th…
- 43 days ago, 4 Jul 17, 1:45pm -

Dance or die? Some kind of robot with killer lasers? Well, if you happened to be in Leeuwarden in the Netherlands round late April 1996, that’s what was promised. There’s so much to love in this VHS vintage gem. There’s the retro Wolfenstein-st…
- 44 days ago, 3 Jul 17, 4:28pm -

Okay, so we know you can keep remaking classic instruments and give people a good time. But what if you want something new and crazy? Can you bottle sonic weirdness and make it work for other people? The first time I saw Peter Edwards play live was a…
- 44 days ago, 3 Jul 17, 1:55pm -

Two Proms offered contrasting visions of music-making
- 1 hour ago, 16 Aug 17, 12:29pm -

Two bands from the ‘new London jazz scene’ merged groove and swing with confidence
- 1 hour ago, 16 Aug 17, 12:29pm -

Musical standards remain high, but La Fura dels Baus’s staging is underwhelming
- 1 day ago, 15 Aug 17, 12:10pm -

A virtually full production of the musical, with sizzling playing from The John Wilson Orchestra
- 2 days ago, 14 Aug 17, 1:16pm -

Grime acts met indie-rock and 1990s funk on the British south coast
- 2 days ago, 14 Aug 17, 12:53pm -

Chip Taylor’s song failed to chart at first — but then became part of the ’60s zeitgeist
- 2 days ago, 14 Aug 17, 8:33am -

The songs collected here are more contemplative than on the preceding album
- 5 days ago, 11 Aug 17, 11:33am -

This varied programme takes in Calvinist Protestant psalm settings and secular music of the Huguenots’ circle
- 5 days ago, 11 Aug 17, 11:33am -

The composer’s music retained its intellectual grip right to the end
- 5 days ago, 11 Aug 17, 11:33am -

A lattice of fresh statements, standout solos and knowing references
- 5 days ago, 11 Aug 17, 11:33am -

Dear Readers,Please note that Music Pro News will move from our current address (www.voiceanddrumnews.blogspot.com) to www.musicpronews.blogspot.comWe look forward to continuing to serve the DC theatre community!
- 9 Apr 16, 11:45pm -

Fast-talking professor Harold Hill arrives in River City, Iowa with a grand plan: to form the finest band America has ever seen! Despite the town’s enthusiasm, straightlaced librarian Marian Paroo smells a scam. Will Professor Hill and his lively y…
- 9 Apr 16, 8:35pm -

Olde Towne Carolers, the region’s foremost caroling company, is seeking talented singers for the 2016 holiday season. The caroling season runs from mid-November through the end of December. Gigs are primarily in eastern PA (Philly, Main Line, Leh…
- 9 Apr 16, 8:31pm -

We believe that the individuality and the expressivity of the singers is the most important aspect of an operatic production. Therefore the goal of our competition is to choose the singers that best exemplify this philosophy. Once the finalists are s…
- 5 Apr 16, 2:04pm -

Mid Atlantic Arts FoundationThe guidelines and online application for the next grant round of the French-American Jazz Exchange (FAJE) program are now available.Co-administered by FACE Foundation (French-American Cultural Exchange) and Mid Atlantic A…
- 2 Apr 16, 6:41pm -

Our next auditions are for Footloose April 11 & 12Who: See Character DetailsPRINCIPALS2 Women2 Teen Girls1 Man3 Teen BoysFEATURED3 Women3 Teen Boys1 ManENSEMBLESinging-dancing ensemble consisting of Townspeople and High School StudentsAuditions are l…
- 2 Apr 16, 6:36pm -

Established Northern Virginia Voice Studio is seeking a part time Beginning and AP music theory and sight singing / ear training instructor. We will be offering small classes for teens or adults, and private tutoring. Some materials will be provided;…
- 1 Apr 16, 5:46pm -

The Baltimore Choral Arts Society seeks a full-time Music Director to succeed its esteemed Music Director Tom Hall, in leading this critically-acclaimed professional chorus.Recognized as one of the nation's premier choruses, Baltimore Choral Arts per…
- 31 Mar 16, 8:54pm -

If you've ever wanted to strut you stuff on the Corny Collins Show, today is your lucky day! NBC and Telsey + Company just announced that there will be an open call to cast HAIRSPRAY LIVE!'s young leading lady. Check out the details below!Wanna Be In…
- 29 Mar 16, 4:39pm -

Capitol Opera Richmond is looking for singers for an original Filipino opera sung in Tagalog entitled "Noli mi tangere" (or "Touch me not.") It is the only Filipino opera in Tagalog based on the story of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. "N…
- 29 Mar 16, 4:34pm -

Arguably the most prolific pop songwriting duo of the 20th century, John Lennon and Paul McCartney crafted some of the best known and most beloved tracks of all time as the major powerhouses behind the Beatles. Although each would go onto have succes…
- 5 hours ago, 16 Aug 17, 9:00am -

When working with the endless options of vocal effects in today’s average digital audio workstation (DAW), it can be very tempting to go overboard. It’s like having a huge, free buffet in front of you — of course you’re going to want some of…
- 1 day ago, 15 Aug 17, 9:00am -

Whether you’re making pop, hip-hop, or EDM, chances are your music is going to include sub-bass. For those who aren’t familiar, sub-bass are low-pitched notes below approximately 60 Hz, and often go below the lowest frequencies that humans can ac…
- 6 days ago, 10 Aug 17, 9:00am -

You’re probably used to drafting up fan-oriented Facebook posts and newsletters, but one hurdle many artists can’t surmount is how to give individual fans the attention they crave. After all, you’re busy marketing, promoting shows, booking tour…
- 7 days ago, 9 Aug 17, 9:00am -

Great lyrics have the power to mold a shapeless piece of music into a profound statement, but a few poorly-written lines could potentially ruin an otherwise great song. Well aware of this fact, many would-be songsmiths opt to sit out of the songwriti…
- 8 days ago, 8 Aug 17, 9:00am -

Have you ever wondered how some artists seem to have all the luck? How they’ve acquired troves of dedicated fans, and seem to constantly be in motion, be it with a new single, tour, or video? How is it that they seem to have such a solid support sy…
- 13 days ago, 3 Aug 17, 9:00am -

Zac Green from popular music blog ZingInstruments.com walks us through some important tips on creating viral video content for your band. YouTube is one of the best platforms for promoting your music and building a huge fanbase. Music videos are amon…
- 14 days ago, 2 Aug 17, 9:00am -

Ah, summer. The smell of fresh-cut grass, sunblock and warm PBR. It’s tour season, and this summer tens of thousands of up-and-coming bands across North America will hit the road in hopes of bringing their music to new listeners far from home. With…
- 15 days ago, 1 Aug 17, 9:00am -

Social media is both a blessing and a curse. This shouldn’t be news. These days, it’s easier than ever to connect with friends, fans, and total strangers. For musicians, it opens new portals to press opportunities and even lucrative contracts, bu…
- 20 days ago, 27 Jul 17, 9:00am -

Relationship building is the cornerstone of the music industry, and yet, it’s one of the areas that artists most struggle with. As an introvert myself, I get it. But as a business owner, I push past it. Whether you own a business or you’re an art…
- 22 days ago, 25 Jul 17, 9:00am -

Friends! Cascadians! Lend me your ears. Today the countdown to summer begins! Fresh off of a spectacularly successful winter edition in Leavenworth aptly named Timbrrr!, the fine folks at the Timber Outdoor Music Festival are returning to Carnation t…
- 18 Feb 14, 12:05pm -

Seattle Super Bowl Champion Seahawks have inspired no shortage of musical dedication in the past few years, and 12th Man repped as hard as ever on Youtube this season. Spekulation recently putting the elusive but quotable Marshawn Lynch to a beat in…
- 10 Feb 14, 9:00am -

“In going over these songs to re-learn them for the ‘Mouthfuls’ shows, I was shocked with how quiet I sang them, how naive my playing was, and how slow everything sounds. These are all good things – I wish I could harness that kind of focused…
- 8 Nov 13, 2:02pm -

From the title of this piece, you might think I’m going to tell you what music is. That was misleading. I’m so sorry. I don’t know. I’ve spent most of my life trying to figure that out. It’s something that I can’t create very well, as any…
- 22 Oct 13, 1:20pm -

If you enjoy modern R&B or “popular” music, you do so at a price. So much of it can be seen as a bland prize in a candy machine. It’s as if people who read books about Berry Gordy ended up enjoying Regis Philbin’s act on Who Wants To Be A Mi…
- 20 Sep 13, 2:09pm -

  Modern Kin, formerly known as the dynamic alt-gospel act Drew Grow and the Pastors’ Wives, are back with a new album, name and leaner line-up. Gone are the hints of bucolic folk, the band’s soaring harmonies now rage, ragged edges left raw and…
- 18 Sep 13, 1:00pm -

By all accounts, whether overheard firsthand on the festival grounds or seen thirdhand (new realm of voyeurism) via your most frequented social media site, Bumbershoot predominantly seen as quite the success. Normally when I go to any music festival,…
- 16 Sep 13, 11:00am -

When I downloaded Translatlanticism in 2003 I was fifteen, and I did it off Limewire, which was extremely illegal. But I was a teenager and experimenting with danger, and I didn’t have a debit card yet. I spent all of my sophomore year of high scho…
- 30 Aug 13, 3:26pm -

Look, I get it. It’s summer and everything is burnished and everyone is making out everywhere, and that’s wonderful. Please continue to do this indefinitely. But, can we just clear something up real quick? Most love songs are just the worst. I sa…
- 9 Jul 13, 2:59pm -

  Seattle summer’s are a fickle beast. One day you’re swearing its time to invest in air conditioning and the next you’re digging your sweaters out of storage. (Okay, so you never got a chance to put them in storage, but you folded them real n…
- 25 Jun 13, 12:57pm -

Advice. There’s an utter buggerload of it out there on the internet. Some of it wonderful, but a worrying amount of it utterly useless that never gets to any real crux of the issue and is simply masquerading as click bait for advertising revenue or…
- 23 Oct 15, 5:05am -

By Patrick – follow me on Twitter 2014 is drawing to a close and like a survivalist counting tins of corned beef we have been checking and re-checking all the syncs we have licensed over the past twelve months. What a year it has been with an unpr…
- 11 Dec 14, 12:43pm -

As part of Fund Your Future we’ve teamed up with Miloco Studios to offer one of our artists the chance to win a two day recording session so who better to give advice on the do’s and don’ts than Matt Lawrence, the Grammy Award winning producer,…
- 9 Dec 14, 5:44am -

According to ABBA, money is a thing of hilarity if you are lucky enough to have plenty of it in the first place, but as the majority of artists I know are yet to have written enough über hits to fill a musical and then some on top; it appears to be…
- 19 Nov 14, 5:30am -

It’s the penultimate podcast of 2014 and, unsurprisingly, we have yet more rather brilliant new music for you. It’s a tried & tested format by now so why change it, eh? If you don’t discover your new favourite song in this episode we’ll refun…
- 3 Nov 14, 10:49am -

So what is PPL? (also known as ‘neighbouring rights')PPL is an income stream that is split between two parties;1) The master rights ownerSo, traditionally (oh that word in these blogs, hey?), the master rights owner is the record label,…
- 19 Aug 14, 12:21pm -

The kids are off school. They need entertaining *constantly* (seriously; what's that about? Why can't they just have a nice sit down for a while?) so here's an hour of music to keep them occupied as you get some alone time with a cup of tea which has…
- 14 Aug 14, 12:54pm -

June. The World Cup, Wimbledon and, as this podcast is uploaded into the world, it's only bloody sunny as well isn't it?! WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE I TELL YOU!!! With all these amazing things happening you're going to need a soundtrack to go with your…
- 18 Jun 14, 5:19am -

Fifty months ago a simple man with a simple idea coupled with a simple vocabulary sat down to record the debut Sentric Music podcast. It was a farcical affair back then, but after 49 more attempts we arrive here, in May 2014, with this; the 50th Sent…
- 15 May 14, 6:39am -

Easter is here, you've got to entertain the kids/nieces/nephews/cousins/grandchildren and you simply can't watch any more Peppa Pig for fear of insanity. Stick them in front of SoundCloud for 57 minutes and give them an education in new music
- 15 Apr 14, 8:21am -

There’s a unique intimacy in the piano duet and a special etiquette must be observed when playing. For this reason, you need to be on friendly terms with your duet partner! The players sit very close together at the keyboard, often their hands will…
- 2 days ago, 14 Aug 17, 9:34am -

It’s late Saturday afternoon and I’m sitting in the Italian sun on a hill in southern Le Marche, contemplating the view and recovering from the physical exertion of playing the piano for 6 days, 6 hours a day.
- 4 days ago, 12 Aug 17, 6:30am -

Who or what inspired you to take up the organ and pursue a career in music? When I was ten years old, my best friend at school asked whether I wanted to come and join the local church choir. I said that I wasn’t interested until he said that I woul…
- 6 days ago, 10 Aug 17, 8:15am -

Best known for his BAFTA-winning comedy show, ‘Alistair McGowan’s Big Impression’, in which he delighted audiences nationwide with pinpoint-accurate impersonations of celebrities such as David Beckham, Gary Lineker and Jonathan Ross, Alistair M…
- 7 days ago, 9 Aug 17, 12:59pm -

At a recent Wigmore Hall concert, given by the wonderful young Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov, I eschewed the printed programme and went into the hall empty-handed. It hardly mattered – I knew what was on the programme (and I could peek at my con…
- 9 days ago, 7 Aug 17, 9:00am -

The dance is as old as music itself, and many dances for keyboard or piano have their origin in folk dances such as the Mazurka, Polonaise, Polka, Tarantella and Tango. These folk dances and their characteristic rhythms and metres were taken by compo…
- 11 days ago, 5 Aug 17, 6:31am -

Guest post by Gil Jetley, pianist, teacher and director of Music Holiday Italy Whilst putting on his music critic’s hat, George Bernard Shaw once declared with great wisdom that the primary function of a conductor is to beat time.   Er, yeah – I…
- 11 days ago, 5 Aug 17, 6:00am -

The biggest challenge for a piano accompanist is also the most interesting part of the job: to reinvent constantly the way you play pieces you know well and have played many times to reflect new ideas brought to the table by different partners.
- 13 days ago, 3 Aug 17, 6:00am -

The concerto opens with a ferociously portentous drum roll and darkly-hued, angst-ridden orchestral tutti, and the entire first movement charts a terrain of pain and instability
- 15 days ago, 1 Aug 17, 5:00am -

On leaving and returning to familiar repertoire I’ve recommenced work on Schubert’s penultimate piano sonata (D 959 in A), following a few months’ hiatus due to family health issues, during which I was unable to give the music my full and prope…
- 16 days ago, 31 Jul 17, 9:30am -

Have you ever been in that situation where you’re desperately panning a track but just can’t seem to find the best place for it? Here’s one trick that can save you some serious hair-pulling: Set your stereo bus temporarily to mono. Pan the trac…
- 4 Sep 16, 3:39pm -

Eric uses all bands of his EQ to achieve an incredible, musical Motown sound with just one mic.
- 27 Apr 13, 4:41am -

Dave Grohl loves analog recordings but, unfortunately, the CD release has fallen prey to "The Loudness Wars".
- 8 Mar 13, 6:40am -

I've spent some time customizing Reaper to iron out what I consider to be the big kinks it its editing
- 3 Mar 13, 4:40am -

Dan Connor releases a new mini-LP called "The Return of Agency".
- 3 Mar 13, 1:06am -

Useful website that aggregates information on the dynamics of various album releases as submitted by users.
- 29 Oct 12, 4:22am -

Albini's beautifully opinionated approach to recording is perhaps most evident recording drums, capturing the instrument in an authentic way.
- 30 Apr 12, 12:56am -

A brilliant video on mic placement & axis positioning for recording metal guitars.
- 15 Apr 12, 7:56pm -

If you absolutely must mix with headphones, here are some tips to help avoid the biggest mistakes people make.
- 26 Mar 12, 10:17pm -

Today I read an excellent writeup on the tribulations of distributing music at “HD” quality like 192khz/24bit. In his writeup he goes over some of the very things I’ve brought up in the past: harmonic distortion introduced by ultrasonic frequen…
- 6 Mar 12, 4:13pm -