The Brass Junkies 74: Bill Pritchard of Amplituba and Mercury Orkestar
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Bill Pritchard is a bad, bad man. He is a good friend and one hell of a creative force within the brass world today. I love how he is always moving his art forward, not just trying to "master" what he can already do. We can all learn a lot from him.
Our conversation with him for TBJ74 was great and inspiring which is good timing coming at the end of the year. You'll dig it!
From the Show Notes:
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
You can check out the complete show notes including all of the links mentioned during this episode over at Pedal Note Media.
