April 25, 2012
In this episode I’ll talk a little bit about what it means to be professional. It’s an important topic and I would love to hear from you if you have any comments. Below is a link to the PDF I mentioned during the podcast.
Click here to download the PDF of the “10 principles to being professional”.
March 23, 2012
In episode 23 of “Music On Cruise Ships”, I’ll talk about three issues that I see repeatedly during auditions for the orchestra positions on ships. Learning how not to make these mistakes may make you more successful with any of your upcoming auditions.
April 26, 2010
Dear musicians,
I’m especially excited about this episode because we’ll get to look at music jobs on cruise ships from the perspective of a Cruise Director. I have recorded a conversation with Karen, Cruise Director with several cruise lines, whom I had the chance to work with a couple of years ago. Enjoy the podcast.
If you have questions about anything, feel free to contact us via email at info@oceanbound.ca or phone number at 450-714-0964.
Karen, thank you very much for your help with this episode.
April 20, 2010
Dear Musicians,
In this 21st episode of our podcast “Music on cruise ships” I’ll discuss the details of a cover bands’ job with bandleader Tim Redman. You’ll get insider tips on repertoire, equipment, life on a ship and much more. Feel free to contact us with questions via email at info@oceanbound.ca or via phone at 450-714-0964.
Thanks Tim for your help.
December 17, 2009
Dear musicians,
Sax players face a couple of unique challenges on cruise ships such as having to double on flute and clarinet, packing their instruments so that they make it to the ship safely and more. Rob Pratt, a friend, client and saxophone player was nice enough to record a conversation with me about these challenges. Rob had great insights to share about his experiences, insights that might even be of benefit to those that aren’t even looking to be a part of the orchestra.
Enjoy.
December 9, 2009
Dear Musicians,
In the coming weeks I’ll be posting interviews with some of our clients and friends that work on cruise ships. This way you’ll get some first hand accounts on what these gigs are all about.
Today, I’ll talk to George Adams, a guitar/vocalist who has recently added cruise ship gigs to his successful land-based career. He’ll tell us about his first gig on a cruise ship. You can learn more about George and listen to his music on his page on Reverb Nation.
Here’s my conversation with him.
September 29, 2009
Dear Musicians,
I had previously mentioned that I would post separate episodes for trumpet and trombone, but given that these procedures are so similar, I’ve lumped them together into one podcast.
To find all podcast episodes, click on the podcast link to the right or go to the podcast page on our main site.
September 4, 2009
Dear Musicians,
Today we’ll take a closer look at the orchestra auditions for saxophone players. For your convenience I’ve listed below all the recent podcast episodes about auditions.
August 31, 2009
Dear Musicians,
In this episode we’ll talk about the audition procedure for those drummers looking to be a part of the orchestra on ships. If you play a different instrument and would like to audition, check the list below to find the right episode for you to listen to. Don’t forget that we have a number of episodes dedicated to life on ships, becoming a musical director and more.
August 25, 2009
Dear Musicians,
In episode 15 of our podcast “Music on Cruise Ships” we’ll talk about the audition for bass players looking to be a part of the orchestras on ships.
