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Climate Emergency

Nate Mayland

Apr 23

CD Release "Not A Novelty" w/ BONEGASM

Recording involves suspending your conscious thought and allowing your mind to meld completely with what you hear.

What is the Music Industry's role in addressing our climate emergency?

Erin Mayland

Apr 22

What is the Music Industry's role in addressing our climate emergency?

Musicians, what are ways you see that our industry can "green" itself?

Nate Mayland

Apr 13

Show Your Ears Some Love

I said to myself the ringing was worth it, but one day it never stopped. The problem is, your inner ear never heals.

mapleandbrass

Apr 6

Announcing Recital Club!

In this virtual drop-in recital series, young musicians practice performing in a nurturing environment with an appreciative audience.

Listening Room: Thad Jones, Mel Lewis Consummation

Nate Mayland

Mar 25

Listening Room: Thad Jones, Mel Lewis Consummation

Snooky's build into the uptempo is the jazz equivalent of Bud Herseth's legendary entrance in the CSO's recording of Tchaik 6.

Blending & Pitch: Recording Ave Maria 11 Years Apart

Nate Mayland

Mar 22

Blending & Pitch: Recording Ave Maria 11 Years Apart

This month I challenged myself to revisit music I recorded eleven years ago to find out what a decade of work has done to my playing.

Studio Time: La Bamba, Tom Waits, and Southside Johnny

Nate Mayland

Mar 12

Studio Time: La Bamba, Tom Waits, and Southside Johnny

Recording Grapefruit Moon with Southside Johnny was a career highlight for me. Hard hitting, bluesy, open-hearted rock and roll.

Reimagining What's Possible On Your Instrument

Nate Mayland

Mar 1

Reimagining What's Possible On Your Instrument

Listening to Tim sing so low snapped me out of believing I couldn't play low notes. I needed a new concept of my embouchure.

Instrumentalists: Routine or no Routine?

mapleandbrass

Feb 22

Instrumentalists: Routine or no Routine?

To do a routine, or to not do a routine for any instrumentalist is a big question.

mapleandbrass

Feb 17

Listening Room, Ep. 01: John Allred

John Allred is a master of the trombone. What makes some musicians transcend their instrument?

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