TBJ74: Bill Pritchard
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Amplituba and Mercury Orkestar tubist Bill Pritchard joins Andrew & Lance to discuss Bill's amazingly diverse career and his exploration into the ins and outs of combining electronics with brass playing. In addition to his amazing music-making, Bill teaches at five (5!) colleges, plays all over Atlanta with tons of groups and gives us a step by step tour of his electronic rig/setup.
Some of the topics we cover include:
The challenges of giving Skype lessons
His use of technology in lessons
What to do if the chaps are at the cleaners (don't ask)
The simplest setup to start messing with electronics (mic, cable, digital effects/multi-effects unit, into a keyboard or bass amp)
Why delay and chorus effects are a good place to start
How to get started with looping pedals
How he sets up his musical improvs
His influences, from Reggie Watts to Matt Owen and David Wolf from Drums & Tuba
How David Vining and Jan Kagarice helping him overcome challenges
Playing w/a drummer and a theremin at an Invent Room Pop gig and creating Amplituba
Blow into the small end
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