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In this episode of the DoubleBassCast I interview bassist Renaud García-Fons.

We talked after a rehearsal for a concert he was giving in Tenerife with Paquito D’Rivera.

I hope you enjoy the interview. Please email me with any questions or comments.

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In this episode of the DoubleBassCast I bring you a tech update of the Double Bass Podcast ‘behind the scenes’ and give you the answer as to why I’ve been away so long.

Segment Two: Applying for a position in a Symphony Orchestra

Tips and tricks in making your application for a vacancy in a symphony orchestra climb to the top of the pile!
I talk about resume form and different media types for getting your audio sample to its destination.

Segment Three: Basslinks

A new segment which will deal with listener comments, emails, news, products and anything else! All of the links to this stuff will be in the SHOWNOTES!
In this episode there are exchange links to other bass sites, links to new products and interviews…

All of the links on the website have been revised… Please let me know if something is broken.

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In this episode of the DoubleBassCast I bring you an interview with Dietmar Engels - Principal Doublebass of the Coburg Opera House in Germany.

This episode is all about the Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra by Jean Francaix written in 1975.

Dietmar is a good friend from a couple of years ago when he came to sub in my section in Tenerife. He’s a great guy and I hope you enjoy his insights into the music by Francaix.

This is not a well known concerto for our instrument but after having spent time interviewing Dietmar and studying the score I realize that this is a wonderful piece that should be performed more often.

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In this episode I try to explain why I’ve been reluctant to produce more episodes of The Basscast. It seems that I was infringing on a trademark belonging to another podcaster.

Well, hopefully with a new name for the podcast and a new website, email address and all the rest I can move on and start podcasting again about the Double Bass.

There may be some stray links and stuff so if you see one please let me know. I have tried to tidy it all up but sometimes a few escape…

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In this episode I respond to some listener comments and review the Double Bassist magazine’s review of the bass quartet “The Bass Gang”.

The musical selections are by The Bass Gang - four musical aces!
INTRO MUSIC
Jump - originally by Eddie van Halen. From The Bass Gang’s latest album ‘La Contrabassata’. (clip)

SEGMENT ONE

• Sorry for taking so long to get this one out there… life’s been busy!
• Tech update - GarageBand 3 rocks.

MUSICAL INTERLUDE
5 X 4 (Medley). From The Bass Gang’s latest album ‘La Contrabassata’. (clip)

SEGMENT TWO
Response to listener’s comments and questions.

• Finding notes on the neck.
• How to buy an instrument.
• More music?
• Audition excerpts.

MUSICAL INTERLUDE
Contrabajeando 4. From The Bass Gang’s 2003 album ‘Evasioni & Fughe’. (clip)

FEATURE SEGMENT - THE BASS GANG
A review of the article in the Double Bassist magazine number 35.

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In this episode I take a look at some Double Bass Resources on the Internet and I also have my say about some of the things that annoy me about conductors.

The musical selections are by Frank Proto and François Rabbath - and a special podsafe musical selection for Christmas.

INTRO MUSIC
Frank Proto - Nocturne: Micaela’s Aria from ‘A Carmen Fantasy’ (original version with piano). François Rabbath (bass) and Frank Proto (piano). From the Red Mark CD 9203 album. (clip)

DOUBLE BASS RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET

• American School of Double Bass - Improving your sight-reading
• Bowmaker Andreas Grütter - A bow on the Couch
• David Gage - The 3 H’s from Hell

SEGUE MUSIC
Iberique Peninsulaire from Rabbath’s ‘Live Around the World’ album. From the Red Mark CD 9210 album. (clip)

CONDUCTOR RANT
Just a few things that annoy me about conductors- especially the bad ones!

OUT MUSIC
Podsafe Music for Christmas - If Every Day Were Christmas
Proceeds go to UNICEF - BUY NOW

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In this episode I talk about the orchestral excerpts that I have chosen for the upcoming audition for Co-Principal Bass of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra (OST).

The musical selections are by L’Orchestre de Contrebasses - a fine group of bassists from France.

INTRO MUSIC
From the fourth CD “Jeux Dangereux” by L’Orchestre des Contrebasses a track entitled “Elita”. (clip)

TECHNICAL UPDATE

• Apologies for the technical screw-up.
• New equipment and software for a much improved listening experience.

FEATURED MUSIC
From the fourth CD “Jeux Dangereux” by L’Orchestre des Contrebasses a track entitled “Elita”. (complete)

AUDITION EXCERPTS
From Beethoven to Verdi - a little bit of everything…

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In this episode I start out by describing my podcasting setup and then move on to more bass-like topics.

NEWS

• Tina Caterina announces a bass recital in Georgia
• Patrick Neher announces The Arizona Bass Players Festival and Workshop

REVIEWS

• There’s a review of the latest ISB publication “Bass World” as well as a review of Richard Davis’ book “Becoming an Orchestral Musician: A Guide for Aspiring Profesionals”.

JOBS

• A section on jobs that are available internationally

INSTRUMENTS

• A section on buying and selling instruments - a special call for an instrument in the 2,000-3,000 euro range.

FEEDBACK

• Comments on some of the feedback that I’ve had about this podcast.

Plus a couple of sound clips from “The London Double Bass Sound”.

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DoubleBassCast101.mp3 [8.31mb 9:04min 64kbps]

This is the first basscast for DoubleBassCast.org. As this is the mission statement I thought I should talk about the following:

• Who am I?
• What is this?
• Why am I doing this?
• What can be expected in the future?