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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: Yamaha Keyboard, SX Guitar, Hohner Harmonica Why did you begin studying music? After hearing John Lennon’s “Imagine”, something just clicked in my brain. I loved the piano before, but that sparked my interest in learning it. After I found a decent, 61-key Casio board in a D.A.V. thrift store, I began …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: I’ve been singing since i was born, I’ve played the guitar for 7 years, I’ve played the piano for 4 years and i played the trombone and trumpet for around a year. I own 3 guitars, one electric, one acoustic and one electric acoustic. i own a trumpet and a piano. …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: 1 guitar, manufacturer: chantry, 1 tuner 1 flute, manufacturer: lindo What are you doing with music now? Writing lyrics and composing music with guitar and vocals. Most importantly i’m listening.[/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last] Guitarist Charlotte Barnard Located in Norwich, Norfolk Guitar 6 years of playing Doubles: I play guitar, flute and vocals [What’s …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: I’ve got a black acoustic Oscar Schmidt guitar, a solid red Washburn electric, and an Ibanez electric. I usually use line 6 amps, and I have a “Ibenez phase modulator” pedal and a “Ibanez Chorus/Flanger pedal. These two can create very unique sounds when used together. All other gear such as …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: Alto Saxophone Black Nickel/Gold Keys Cannonball Big Bell Stone Series Alto Saxophone (Black “SKY” Alto Saxophone for Marching Band) Metal Yanagisawa 5 Mouthpiece (Selmer C* for Concert and Classical Music) Rico Jazz Select 2 Medium Reeds (Rico Hemke 3 Reeds for Marching Band and Classical Music) Olegature (Rovner Light Ligature for …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: I play on a Otto link 6 star hard rubber mouth piece and my saxophone is a Yamaha 62 II alto saxophone. Why did you begin studying music? I always liked music growing up and when in church as a younger kid I wanted to learn every instrument I could see. …
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Name: Darren Rahn Instrument: Saxophone, clarinet Years Playing: Clarinet since the 4th Grade Saxophone since the 7th grade Location: Denver, Colorado School/Major/Degree: Masters degree from the University of Northern Colorado, Bachelors Degree from Adams State College Whether he is out on the road touring or in the studio producing a CD for artists like Wayman …
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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CAROL KAYE: Carol Kaye has been playing bass since 1963, but started out as a jazz guitar player in 1949. Her career commenced with her playing in all the jazz clubs in the late 1950s and she started doing studio work on guitar in 1957. She first became a recording bass …
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Name: Roger Greenberg Instrument: Saxophone Years Playing: more than 50 years Location: Greeley, Colorado School/Major/Degree: BM Saxophone Performance – Julliard School, MM Saxophone Performance-University of Southern California THE INTERVIEW ADVICE FOR YOUNG MUSICIAN? CAN YOU HELP EXPLAIN SOME OF THE PROCESS THAT YOU WENT THROUGH TO HAVE THE SUCCESS THAT YOU HAVE HAD IN THE …
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THE INTERVIEW WITH JODY ESPINA: HOW LONG HAS YOUR COMPANY BEEN IN BUSINESS? WHAT HAS SOME OF THE GROWTH BEEN THAT YOU SEEN? “I have been making mouthpieces for five years. For four years we have doubled revenue each year.” WHO ARE YOUR TARGETED CONSUMERS? “Anyone who plays sax or clarinet; primarily professionals and students …
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