TBJ84: Brass legend Mark Gould boldly goes where no other guests have gone before!
Mark Gould, the former Principal trumpet of The Met, the mastermind behind Pink Baby Monster and author of the hilarious new book, "Orchestra Confidential" joins Andrew & Lance in an episode filled with laughs, stories and swear words. Like, a lot of swear words.
WARNING: As mentioned in the above description, this interview is more "adult" than our usual fare. If you are sensitive to this sort of thing, maybe sit this one out. You've been warned.
In this fun and lively conversation, we cover:
- The first time Gould conducted The Boston Brass Kenton Christmas Carol show
- How his new book "Orchestra Confidential" came to be
- Pink Baby Monster, Elixirs and the Banff stories
- Reagan masks and inflatables in the "Desert Jews" show at ITG
- Pink Baby Monster's origin on 9/9/01, starting as a song and growing into a group after 9/11
- Making a hip-hop record w/Brian McWhorter
- Pink Baby Monster being covered in the Daily News
- How he got banned from ITG
- What a Conductor Can’t Say
- Snobbery in jazz music
- Training young musicians
- Project-based training with a deadline
- What he would do if starting out today
- Collaboration wish list (David Lynch)
- Harry Watters
- PBM, “Conducting the National Brass Ensemble Album” video
- Masterclasses
- Heavy valve caps make all the difference
- Q: How high can you play? A: Exactly
- Playing with Jim Pandolfi in The Met
LINKS:
Mark's new book, Orchestra Confidential
Pink Baby Monster YouTube channel
Juilliard bio
Mannes bio
Harry Watters TBJ episode
Ken Watters TBJ episode
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