So you’ve decided that you want to start learning how to play jazz piano, but everyone says that you need to start listening in order to learn. The only issue is that perhaps you’re not sure where to turn. If you have no experience playing jazz, you might not know exactly where to look to […]
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Many of us who work in live theatre are just beginning to fully process the effect that COVID has had on our industry.
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In this post, I’ve selected four of the best budget audio interfaces for MainStage under $100 to highlight. I’ll list the various key features and highlight a few pros and cons of each model.
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In this article, we’ll take a look at three of the best digital pianos for beginning piano students. I often hear from piano teachers who are searching for an electronic keyboard to recommend for beginning piano students who aren’t yet ready to commit to an acoustic piano. Thankfully, the technology has evolved to the point […]
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In this post, we’ll take a look at some of the best audio interfaces for MainStage in three different price ranges from under $200 to over $1,000.
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In a recent post, we looked at how to draft your contract as a synth programmer for music theatre. In this post, we’ll look at some of the elements that you should consider when determining your fee. Disclaimer Again, I must that that I’m not an attorney and nothing in this post should be construed […]
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As an electronic music designer for Broadway productions, I’ve negotiated and papered many contracts both with and without the assistance of an attorney. Regardless of whether one uses legal representation and regardless of the size and budget of the production, the guiding principles of what should be involved in the agreement are generally the same. […]
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When setting up a new show, I find there are certain tools that are absolutely indispensable for the work I do onsite. For a moderate sum of money, it’s easy to assemble a basic toolkit to bring to the theatre that will cover nearly everything you need. I usually put my tools in a small […]
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While setting up the new Broadway production Gettin’ the Band Back Together, the NEO Ventilator 2 was an great solution for an accurate Leslie emulator.
Continue readingMore TagThe MainStage Rigs of the Broadway Show Gettin’ the Band Back Together
I recently had the pleasure to set up the MainStage rigs as the synthesizer programmer for the new Broadway production Gettin’ the Band Back Together.
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