Michael Parker joins Andrew and Lance to discuss his line of mouthpieces, being an entrepreneur, and a special connection he feels through his mouthpiece manufacturing with his late father.
Michael is an accomplished player, teacher, and entrepreneur. He is the tuba player for the Monumental Brass in Washington DC and teaches tuba and euphonium at Bloomsburg University. He is also the founder and owner of Parker Mouthpieces, a company that has seen a great deal of success in a very short period of time.
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Our former colleague from Boston Brass, horn player JD Shaw, joins us for this episode of The Brass Junkies. JD is currently Associate Professor of Horn at the University of South Carolina, musical arranger for Santa Clara Vanguard, and is frequently in demand as a soloist and clinician.
This episode was actually recorded way back in January 2014 immediately following our recording session for the Brass Recording Project. We had planned to launch the podcast shortly thereafter but things like a baby ended up pushing that back until now! JD talked to us a lot about arranging: his process, what instrumentations he likes to write for, and how he got started. He has written extensively for brass quintet, drum corps, wind ensemble, orchestra, big band, and a bunch of other instrumentations.
He also touches on his time with Boston Brass, his over 25-year history with drum corps, recording his arrangements with us for the Brass Recording Project, and much more!
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