A podcast for Composers, Songwriters, Orchestrators, Songmakers, and Music Producers. We talk about composers' life, DAWs, plugins, virtual instruments, and much more. We also invite interesting guests.
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Nick Hanson and Brian Seemann talk about all things handbells, oh, and sometimes tacos!
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Composers Ronit Kirchman, Will Bates, And The Newton Brothers Talk Scoring Suspense and Horror
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As part of our Wondercon 2019 coverage; I spoke with Ronit Kirchman, Will Bates, and The Newton Brothers talk about composing for some of the best Horror and Suspense shows on television. BMI and White Bear PR teamed up to bring the “Spine-Tingling Suspense: Music from Thrillers and Drama” panel at WonderCon 2019. The panel featured renowned composers Ronit Kirchman (The Sinner, Zen and the Art of Dying), Will Bates (The Magicians, Imperium, Nightflyers), and Andy Grush and Taylor Newton Ste ...
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A Podcast for Directors and Players in Concert, Marching, Jazz and Chamber Ensembles
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The Road to International Symposium, Part 3 with Tim Willetts
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Brian and Nick talk to Executive Director of the International Handbell Committee, Tim Willetts about what makes International Handbell Symposia special to him, his role as Executive Director of the IHC, and a preview of the 2026 Symposium in Aberdeen, Scotland!
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Handbell Hangout - Choosing Repertoire with Griff Gall and P.L. Grove
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Griff Gall P.L. Grove join us to talk about choosing repertoire for your ensemble or event, and the many considerations that go into choosing appropriate repertoire for the situation.
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The Road to International Symposium, Part 2 with Ali O'Connell
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Brian and Nick talk with Australian handbell ringer and director Ali O'Connell about the handbell programs in Australia, experiences at past International Symposia, and even start making plans for the 2026 symposium in Aberdeen!
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Brian and Nick talk about where to buy all things handbells, including tips for buying from your traditional handbell suppliers, alternative sources for regularly used handbell products, and what to look for when buying and selling used sets of bells.
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Handbell Hangout - One Year Anniversary with Dean Jensen, Paul Weller, Derek Nance, and Bryce Nance
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Brian and Nick are joined by the original handbell podcasters, Dean Jensen and Paul Weller as well as Derek and Bryce Nance from the Handbell Brothers' Blog to celebrate the one year anniversary of Two Tacos High
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Have Bells, Will Travel, with Tessique Houston and Genevieve “GeeBee” Hanson
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Brian and Nick talk with Tessique Houston, Equipment Manager for Sonos, and Genevieve Hanson, Assistant to the Director of Music at St. Matthews United Methodist Church, about how their ensembles tour and travel, and how they transport all of the necessary equipment that comes with bell ringing!
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The Road to International Symposium, Part 1 with Damien Lim
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Brian and Nick talk with Damien Lim, Executive Director of Handbell Ringers of Singapore and Principal Conductor & Artistic Director for the Ministry of Bellz about handbell programs in Singapore, experiences at past Symposia, and what we are looking forward to at this upcoming Symposium!
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Start C̶o̶m̶p̶o̶s̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ *Composing* Today!
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Nick and Brian talk about their start composing and arranging, what you need to get started composing yourself, and some tips and tricks they learned from their experience writing and publishing.
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Brian and Nick take on some of the biggest handbell myths and misconceptions (and throw in a few physics and history lessons in the process!)
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Handbell Hangout - Composers Roundtable with Sandra Eithun, Michael Joy, and Jason Krug
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Sandy Eithun, Mike Joy, and Jason Krug join us for a Handbell Hangout where they discuss their background in composing for handbells, their writing process, and their favorite pieces by other composers.
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Now that you have that earworm in your head, join Nick and Brian as they talk through the process of starting a handbell ensemble at your church along with tips and tricks for finding equipment, recruiting, and finding appropriate repertoire.
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Brian and Nick give a preview of 2024 handbell events - local, national, and international! We also give a preview of what to expect from a few of this year's upcoming episodes!
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There's no escaping it when you play bells around the holidays. Join Nick and Brian as they review some of the many different handbell arrangements of "that bell tune", Carol of the Bells.
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The Two Tacos High Handbell Ensemble Presents....
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Nick and Brian plan a concert program for the first Two Tacos High Handbell Ensemble holiday concert!
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Handbell Hangout - Thanksgiving with Greg Hanson, Eric Hanson, and Diane Seemann
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Brothers Eric and Greg, and mother Diane join us for a Thanksgiving themed Handbell Hangout to talk family traditions, favorite childhood memories, and poolside parakeets!
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Nick and Brian talk Halloween traditions, Halloween songs we think would work well on bells, and talk about what some of you have done for Halloween with your ensembles.
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Get to Know Your Handbell Musicians of America Board!
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Newly elected President-Elect Kathryn Jurado, and At-Large Members Lynn Atkins, Dave Harris, and Kath Wissinger join us to talk about what got them into handbells, how they got connected with the Guild, and their plans for the next 6 years on the Board of Handbell Musicians of America.
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Nick and Brian talk about their experience leading rehearsals in school, church, and community group settings, and tips that they use to get the most out of their rehearsal time.
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Handbell Hangout - To Glove or Not To Glove
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Gloves or no gloves? Michèle Sharik, Josh Fitzgerald, and Justin Wooten join us to in a special Handbell Hangout episode to answer the biggest question in handbells!
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Back to School! with Greig Ashurst and Rob Riker
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Fellow music educators Greig Ashurst and Rob Riker join us to talk about how they start the school year, curricula and resources they use in the classroom, and also morph suits and PVC instruments!
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A Handbell Can Make How Many Sounds?!? with Dr. Christian Guebert
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Dr. Christian Guebert joins us to talk about his dissertation on the "Timbral Use of the Handbell Ensemble", proposals for the handbell ensemble to reach its full potential, and the importance of connecting the handbell world with the greater musical world.
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Handbells in a public school?! with Corbin Rasmussen
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Nick and Brian talk with winner of the National Seminar Handbell Commons Raffle, Corbin Rasmussen about how he got into handbells and is working to spread handbells throughout public schools in Idaho!
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National Seminar Recap with Two Minutes for Two Tacos
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Brian and Nick recap the 2023 Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar in Irving, TX and feature the Two Minutes for Two Tacos interviews from our booth at the Handbell Commons.
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Handbell Hangout - Technique Tier List with Gillian Erlenborn and Cam Carter
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Gillian Erlenborn and Cam Carter join us for our first Handbell Hangout as we debate and rank handbell techniques!
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Itching for more handbells? Nick and Brian talk about the many handbell events taking place over the summer, from Area Festivals to Bay View to church music conferences.
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We’re Going to Disn-....*checks notes* National Seminar! with Linda Onorevole
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Executive Director of Handbell Musicians of America, Linda Onorevole joins us to talk about plans for the upcoming National Seminar event, what the Guild is looking forward to in the future, and a little bit of 80s rock!
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Conductor, clinician, and solo ringer Michael Kastner joins us to talk about the origin story of the phrase "two tacos high", the history of SEE and STEP, and his experience teaching (and of course continuing to learn) at handbell events around the country.
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Conductor and composer Tim Waugh joins us to talk about the Washington Independent School Handbell (WISH) Festival, what it's like to prepare for a youth festival, and where in the world handbells have taken him.
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So we have a podcast, but who are we and why are we talking to you about handbells? Plus - What to expect from future episodes.
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Episode 13: Black Friday with guests
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Today we are joined by THREE guests and get the chance to have a real roundtable. This is one of out favorite episodes so far. We had a great time and learned a lot. Enjoy! Guests: 🎼 Christopher Siu Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChristopherSiu 🎼 Mattia Chiappa Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MattiaChiappa 🎼Lautaro Arino Soundcloud: https://…
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Don't miss this very inspiring and encouraging interview with the great John R Graham, who has worked with projects like Final Fantasy, Avatar, The mummy, Benjamin Button, and many more.
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In this episode we get to know the talented composer (and guitarist) Mattia Chiappa from Italy, currently residing in London. Check out the audio version here on any podcast platform. Don't forget to rate it! Guest: 🎼 Mattia Chiappa Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MattiaChiappa/featured Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mattiachiappa WebPage http…
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Todays Topics 1. Tracy Collins 2. Indiginus 3. Guest: 🎼 Tracy Collins Website: https://www.indiginus.com/ Don't forget to rate it! Podcast Members: 🎼SecondTierSound (Sam) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SecondTierSound Twitter: https://twitter.com/secondtiersound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secondtiersound Facebook: https://www.facebook…
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Todays Topics 1. Who is Christopher Siu 2. Music by Christopher 3. Do you need Musical Education? 4. How to get work as a composer Guest: 🎼 Christopher Siu Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChristopherSiu Website: https://www.christophersiu.com/ Free Guide from Chris: https://www.christophersiu.com/the-composer-s-toolkit Don't forget to rate it! P…
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Episode 8: Let's talk about synths with Dr. Emmet
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Todays Topics: 1. SYNTHS! 2. MOOAAAR SYNTHS!! :) Guest: 🎼 Dr. Emmet or Temme. You can find dr. Emmet on V.I Control Don't forget to rate this episode! Thank you for your support! :) Podcast Members: 🎼SecondTierSound (Sam) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SecondTierSound Twitter: https://twitter.com/secondtiersound Instagram: https://www.instagram…
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Episode 7 - Game music with Lautaro Ariño
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Check out the audio version here on any podcast platform. Don't forget to rate it! Guest: 🎼 Lautaro Ariño webpage: https://arinomusic.com/Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/lautaro-arino### OBSIDIAN PRINCE ### Link to the game on STEAM: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1373260/Obsidian_Prince/ Podcast Members: 🎼SecondTierSound (Sam) Youtube: http…
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Episode 6 - Where do you get your spark?
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Today's Topics:. Where do you get your spark? News/Deals? Check out the audio version here on any podcast platform. Don't forget to rate it! Podcast Members: 🎼SecondTierSound (Sam) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SecondTierSoundTwitter: https://twitter.com/secondtiersoundInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/secondtiersoundFacebook: https://www.f…
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We are back! And we will announce the winner of the Ben Osterhouse library Pattern Strings. Todays Topics: 1. Reverbs! Convolution vs Algo? 2. Modeled or Sampled? 3. EQs? 4. Sketch libraries? 5. News, and Winner! Check out the audio version here on any podcast platform. Don't forget to rate it! Podcast Members: 🎼SecondTierSound (Sam) Youtube: https…
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In this Episode we talk to Celloist and Virtual Instruments maker Ben Osterhouse If you post a comment for this episode (not LIVE) you have a chance to win the virtual instrument "Pattern Strings" made by Ben Osterhouse. We will decide a random winner by the next episode. Good Luck! Todays Topics: 1. Ben, and his great instruments 2. Composing tech…
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Episode: 3 - Music Software Marketing
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Todays Topics: 0:00 Intro 6:39 Music Software Marketing 42:29 Creative Block/Getting stuck 1:01:11Health, and why it matters 1:29:33 News/Deals Check out the audio version on any podcast platform Podcast Members: 🎼SecondTierSound (Sam) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SecondTierSoundTwitter: https://twitter.com/secondtiersoundInstagram: https://w…
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Todays Topics: - Native Instruments Sale Music technology - The good , the bad, the wonderful - Best Pianos - The importance of Kontakt Check out the audio version on any podcast platform Podcast Members: 🎼SecondTierSound (Sam) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SecondTierSound Twitter: https://twitter.com/secondtiersound Instagram: https://www.ins…
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Episode 1 - How did you get started?
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Todays Theme: How did you get started? Also in this episode: Spitfire's Wonderous Flutes EastWest Opus Edition 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:47 Who are we? 00:24:24 Collaborate, don't compete 00:29:22 Easier/harder today working as a composer? 00:34:55 Wonderous Flutes and Spitfire 00:52:25 EastWest Opus 01:10:20 Outdated libraries? 01:21:30 Opus Orchestrat…
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Composers Ronit Kirchman, Will Bates, And The Newton Brothers Talk Scoring Suspense and Horror At Wondercon
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As part of our Wondercon 2019 coverage; I spoke with Ronit Kirchman, Will Bates, and The Newton Brothers talk about composing for some of the best Horror and Suspense shows on television. BMI and White Bear PR teamed up to bring the “Spine-Tingling Suspense: Music from Thrillers and Drama” panel at WonderCon 2019. The panel featured renowned compos…
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Star Trek News, Quakecon, And More On A New Skewedcast
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This week Gareth, Justin, and Michel talk about new DVD releases, Gamescom, new hardware, an Earthfall update and all the big news from Creation Star Trek: Las Vegas. They also discuss Quakecon, Gen Con, Gamescom, Black Ops 4, And more. The show schedule is as follows...1:38 - News Recap: Call of Duty 4 beta, Grand Theft Auto 5, DVD release news3:3…
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The Meg: Cast And Creative Roundtable Interview
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Here is a roundtable interview with the cast and creative for the pending film "The Meg".--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meg-star-wars-casting-disney-fox-netflix-news-skewedcast/support
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Meg, Star Wars Casting, Disney Fox, Netflix News Skewedcast
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This week with Michael overseas, Justin and Gareth look at the Disney/Fox Purchase, Supergirl News, Star Wars Casting, Netflix News, The Meg, and more.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meg-star-wars-casting-disney-fox-netflix-news-skewedcast/support
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Wind Bands of Every Flavor Episode 12: Fall 2011 Repertoire Roundtable Join host Dr. Chad Nicholson and his guest panelists as they make suggestions for a variety of concert openers, chorale/lyrical pieces, “big” pieces, and closers to help directors plan their concerts this year! Dr. Matthew Brunner from Temple University and Mr. Matthew Arau from…
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Wind Bands of Every Flavor Episode 11: Steven Bryant Returns! And, the U. S. Army Band hosts a new competition!
Wind Bands of Every Flavor Podacst Episode 11: Steven Bryant Returns! Composer Steven Bryant joins host Chad Nicholson to discuss the completion of his massive new work for winds, the Concerto for Wind Ensemble, to be premiered by Jerry Junkin and the University of Texas Wind Ensemble! Then, Staff Sergeant Leigh LaFosse stops by from Washington, D.…
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Wind Bands of Every Flavor Episode 10: An Interview with Jonathan Newman Renowned composer Jonathan Newman joins host Chad Nicholson for Episode 10 of Wind Bands of Every Flavor, and he shares many insights into his creative processes, as well as musical elements we might consider with our own ensembles. Then, Minnesota band director Nicholas Ellis…
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Wind Bands of Every Flavor Podcast Episode 9: Summer Fun! Join host Chad Nicholson in this summer episode of Wind Bands of Every Flavor! Matthew Arau joins the show to talk about the latest news of the American Band College. Next, Nicholson delves into the wonders of Aaron Copland’s Emblems for Band. Then, part 2 of a fascinating interview with com…
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