Quote of the Week

"People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest."
- Hermann Hesse

"I have plenty of courage and character. I am my own worst enemy."
- BassBassDude

Play! A Video Game Symphony

Get your tickets now!

PLAY! A Video Game Symphony is a Symphony world-tour featuring music from blockbuster video games. The music is performed by some of the finest, world-class orchestras and choirs. All concerts take place in classy, prestigious venues. Graphics on large screens suspended above the orchestra accompany the scores, highlighting memorable moments from the video games.

The concert tour took off in North America on May 27, 2006 in Chicago, followed by Europe, Asia, South America, Australia and New Zealand.
PLAY! features award-winning music from a catalogue of blockbuster video game titles.

Says producer Jason Michael Paul: "We are working with distinguished orchestras that are concerned with providing quality programming for their fans all over the world. They all know about the success of our previous productions and are extremely pleased with the idea of presenting PLAY!.".

* FINAL FANTASY®
* THE ELDER SCROLLS® III: MORROWINDTM
* METAL GEAR SOLID®
* THE LEGEND OF ZELDA®
* HALO®
* SUPER MARIO BROS.®
* CHRONO TRIGGERTM
* CHRONO CROSSTM
* WORLD OF WARCRAFT®
* KINGDOM HEARTSTM
* SHENMUETM
* SILENT HILL®
* BATTLEFIELD 1942TM
* SONIC THE HEDGEHOGTM

PLAY! features around 20 titles in total, following the tradition of Dear Friends-Music from FINAL FANTASY by highlighting memorable moments of the games, showing the orchestra performing and soloists playing as well.

This should be a blast... in fact I know one of the double bassists playing in this.

Quote of the Week

"If your parents never had children, chances are you won't, either."
- Dick Cavett

"If your parents never had parents, chances are you won't be thinking too much about your family tree."
- BassBassDude

Dennis Masuzzo on Tuning in 5ths

Here's an article I found by Dennis Masuzzo on tuning in 5ths.

"For every challenge of fifths tuning (relearning three of the four strings and a new fingering system); there are many advantages, including the ability to play low C without an extension and a sense that the instrument vibrates more naturally. Intonation is one of the best reasons to play the bass tuned in fifths. I feel a connection with the other stringed instruments as though we are speaking the same language.

Learning a new fingering system for fifths tuning poses a problem initially; but if you have proficient knowledge of the fingerboard, across as well as up and down in fourths, you might enjoy the challenge of finding fingering solutions for fifths tuning. Occasionally, I shift farther to reach a given note; otherwise I use the same fingering system in fifths tuning that I use when the bass is tuned in fourths. It’s a small sacrifice for playing an instrument I enjoy more than ever."

You can read more about Dennis Masuzzo and tuning in 5ths on his website www.dennismasuzzo.com

When You Got It... Flaunt It

Well, the run of "When You Got It... Flaunt It" is up at Herrongate Theatre. I had a great time playing and learned a lot. The cast and crew were great and I hope to work with them in the future. In fact, the way things are working out, this might become a reality in the near future. More on this later...

A little bit of ingenuity...

... and a lot of free time can reap great rewards. That and a lot of scrap parts. Click the link below.
Double Bass Fun.

Quote of the Day

"Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects."
- Lester B. Pearson

"The skillled use of a baseball bat is also known as Effective Persuasion"
- BassBassDude

Quote of the Day

"A bore is a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company."
- Gian Vincenzo Gravina

"Boring"
- BassBassDude

Quote of the Day

"We're not lost. We're locationally challenged."
- John M. Ford

"We're not lost. We're just taking the scenic route."
- BassBassDude