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Doug MacLeod in Blues Matters
The August 2017 issue of the UK’s Blues Matters magazine has a fantastic new interview with Doug MacLeod titled “I’m an Entertainer Not An Artist.” I hadn’t seen acoustic- bluesman Doug MacLeod play for a while when I caught up with him on the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise of the Caribbean earlier this year; then I was able to hear him three times in four days! Californian-resident Doug is no stranger to the UK,…
Doug MacLeod on Blues Radio International
Doug MacLeod shares the story behind the Break The Chain title track in an exclusive performance for Blues Radio International at the Blues Music Awards: Order Now Doug MacLeod: Break The Chain In this release, his third album for Reference Recordings, Doug MacLeod continues to explore the breadth and depth of the human condition. Recorded by Reference’s Grammy-winning engineer ‘Prof.’ Keith O. Johnson at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California, Break The Chain brings twelve…
San Francisco Classical Voice Interviews Manfred Honeck
San Francisco Classical Voice interviews Manfred Honeck before his performances of Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony and Shostakovich’s Suite on the Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti with the San Francisco Symphony. See the excerpt below and visit SFCV.org for the full interview: At one point in that same Times piece, you said, “I’m an instrument … to make my profession more honest.” When has the profession not been honest? What I meant, probably, was that you have to…
Dallas Winds Interview with Christopher Martin
New York Philharmonic Principal Trumpet, Christopher Martin talks with the Dallas Wind Symphony. Christopher Martin will be the guest soloist on John Mackey’s “Antique Violences” on the Dallas Winds’ next recording project. Their Kickstarter for the recording is at 80% with 6 days to go, and was selected as a “Project We Love” by Kickstarter – so make sure to help them get over the top by supporting the project! Support The Project Dallas Wind…
Manfred Honeck Interview in Presto Classical
Before the Vienna Spring Concerts, Manfred Honeck spoke with Presto Classical‘s Katherine Cooper about his career, the music of Strauss and more: KC: You began your career as a viola-player with the great Viennese orchestras, but have spent the past ten years as music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Do you notice any stylistic differences between American and Austrian orchestras, and do you feel that there’s still such a thing as a distinctive ‘Viennese…
Podcast Interview With Fiona Boyes
Fiona Boyes joins the “Staces Place” podcast for a 45-minute interview! Listen below courtesy of the Stace’s Place Podcast: https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/stacesplace/Pods/SP33Fiona.mp3 Order Now Fiona Boyes: Professin’ The Blues Professin’ The Blues proclaims Fiona Boyes passion for the Blues as she celebrates the unique contribution of recording and mastering engineer ‘Professor’ Keith O. Johnson, Reference Recording’s Technical Director and audio legend. In her self-penned and illustrated liner notes Fiona makes the declaration, “’Professor’ Keith’s amazing approach to…
What Inspires Adam Schoenberg?
Order Now The Meet The Artist blog has a wonderful new interview with composer Adam Schoenberg: Who or what inspired you to pursue a career in music? My father is a world-class piano improviser, and my mother is a lyricist and children’s book author. I was surrounded by music my entire life, and began playing the piano at the age of three. Looking back, it was almost inevitable that I would eventually become a composer.…
Joel Fan Live on KUAF
Joel Fan talks with KUAF radio about exploring world music and performs Dia Succari’s La Nuit du Destin live! Joel Fan Recordings
Manfred Honeck Leads the New York Philharmonic This Week
Conductor Manfred Honeck leads the New York Philharmonic in a program of Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto and Mahler’s First Symphony February 15-18, 2017. Before his performances, he spoke with Michael Miller of New York Arts about his approach to conducting for both his recordings and performances as well as great insight into his rehearsal process. Listen to the interview via New York Arts Manfred Honeck Recordings