Christopher Still: Second Trumpet, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Founder of Honesty Pill Coaching
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Release Date: 05/03/2021
Alexandra Gardner, Composer
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We’re closing out season 1 with a conversation with composer and coach Alexandra Gardner. Alex and I talk about what drew her to composition, and we do a deep dive into what it’s like to put together a career as a composer. You’ll also hear about what inspired her to start coaching young composers in both the artistic and business sides of composition.
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Dan Nesbitt, Head of Enterprise Services, North America at HubSpot
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Today I’m having an interesting conversation with my friend and colleague Dan Nesbitt. Dan is currently the Head of Enterprise Services at HubSpot, but he was originally trained as a trumpet player.
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Lorin Cohen, Jazz Bassist, Creator of "New Shapes for Bass" and the "Touching Bass Boot Camp"
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My guest this week is Lorin Cohen. Lorin is a prolific jazz bass player and composer who has played quite literally all over the world.
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Andrew Hitz, Former Tuba of the Boston Brass, Co-Founder of Pedal Note Media, Host of The Entrepreneurial Musician Podcast
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This week I'm talking with Andrew Hitz. Andrew is a world-class performer and musician entrepreneur. In fact, his entrepreneurial endeavors are so multi-faceted that it was difficult to come up with a concise episode title!
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Sara Sitzer and Mark Fry, Co-Artistic Directors of Chamber Music on the Fox
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This week I'm talking with Sara Sitzer and Mark Fry, Co-Artistic Directors of Chamber Music on the Fox.
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Jennet Ingle, Oboist, Entrepreneur, Teacher, Coach, Author...
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Today I’m having a fascinating conversation with Jennet Ingle, oboist, entrepreneur, teacher, coach, and author. Jennet has put together what she calls a portfolio career. I absolutely love that. She has managed to create a career that she loves from multiple sources, from orchestral and solo performances to her reedmaking business all the way to her popular online reedmaking courses and even an upcoming book!
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Rob Knopper, Percussionist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Founder of auditionhacker
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Welcome to Episode 6!
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Jason Heath, Eastman Music Strings Product Manager and Host of Contrabass Conversations Podcast
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My guest today is Jason Heath. Jason is the strings product manager at Eastman Music Company, a bass player, blogger, and the host of the highly successful podcast Contrabass Conversations, which at the time of this release has produced an astonishing 812 episodes.
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Jennifer Marotta, Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music
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In today's episode I'm having a conversation with Jennifer Marotta, Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music.
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Kat and Jeff Grant, Co-Founders of Total Shift Yoga and Soundbath
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In this episode I'm having a conversation with Kat and Jeff Grant, the husband and wife team behind Total Shift Yoga and Soundbath.
info_outlineToday I'm talking with Christopher Still, second trumpet with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the founder of Honesty Pill Coaching.
What do you do when you have managed to attack your own weaknesses head on by "swallowing the honesty pill" and ended up in one of the top orchestras in the world? You help other musicians to do the same!
Chris and I talk about how he came to play in the Los Angeles Philharmonic, how he used his experience to build a coaching business focused on helping other musicians achieve their goals, and the new reality that classical music finds itself in today.