The Brass Junkies

The Brass Junkies, hosted by former Boston Brass tuba player Andrew Hitz and a rotating cast of characters, features interviews with the best and brightest brass players in the world. Subject matter includes everything from the serious to the ridiculous, just like the music business.

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Episodes

Amy McCabe: Episode 9

Andrew & Lance are joined by Amy McCabe to talk about her winning a major military band audition, what it was like to be the featured soloist for Blast while being suspended from the ceiling every night, and about a health scare that helped her to focus and become the world class trumpet player she is today. Interestingly, Amy went to undergrad planning on being an elementary school librarian! She did not decide to become a professional trumpet player until later. She also touches on the "Ch...

Jun 23, 2015•57 min

Rex Richardson: Episode 8

Andrew and Lance are joined by their good friend, international trumpet star Rex Richardson. Rex talks about touring all over the world, playing with Rhythm and Brass for the last two decades, and how he came to be so accomplished at both jazz and classical music. He has one of the most diverse and interesting careers in the brass world today! You can help offset the costs of producing the show by making a small donation at https://www.patreon.com/thebrassjunkies . Your support is greatly apprec...

Jun 09, 2015•1 hr 2 min

Fredericksburg Brass Institute's Austin Boyer & Buddy Deshler: Episode 7

Andrew and Lance are joined by the Fredericksburg Brass Institute's Austin Boyer & Buddy Deshler, otherwise known as the producers of this podcast! Austin & Buddy discuss how they came to successfully launch a brass festival featuring world class soloists while they were still in their early 20's. They also talk about their roles within the Pedal Note Media Podcast Network and what it's like to constantly be made fun of by Andrew and Lance. You can help offset the costs of producing the ...

May 26, 2015•48 min

Victor Barranco: Episode 6

THE BRASS JUNKIES EPISODE 5: VICTOR BARRANCO Victor Barranco, trombonist for the US Army Blues, is the guest on this episode of The Brass Junkies. He talks about growing up in the only Puerto Rican family in North Pole, Alaska, playing in the One O'Clock Lab Band at UNT, how he got his gig with the Army, and about his passion for woodworking. Spoiler Alert: He's hilarious. You can help offset the costs of producing the show by making a small donation at https://www.patreon.com/thebrassjunkies . ...

May 12, 2015•50 min

Andrew Hitz & Lance LaDuke: Episode 5

Andrew and Lance interview - themselves. No really. They give you a little bit of background on Pedal Note Media, the origins of this podcast, and their Pray For Jens campaign. You can help offset the costs of producing the show by making a small donation at https://www.patreon.com/thebrassjunkies . Your support is greatly appreciated!

Apr 28, 2015•50 min

Kevin Gebo: Episode 4

Kevin Gebo joins Andrew and Lance for the latest episode of The Brass Junkies to discuss the many different aspects of his career. Kevin Gebo joins Andrew and Lance for the latest episode of The Brass Junkies to discuss the many different aspects of his career. Kevin is a trumpet player with the US Army Ceremonial Band in Arlington, VA. He is also a soloist, chamber musician, and entrepreneur. In this episode, he discusses his latest solo album, being a part of the first volume of the Brass Reco...

Apr 14, 2015•30 min

Michael Parker of Parker Mouthpieces: Episode 3

THE BRASS JUNKIES EPISODE 3: MICHAEL PARKER OF PARKER MOUTHPIECES 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 com...

Mar 24, 2015•40 min

JD Shaw: Episode 2

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...

Mar 11, 2015•54 min

Ryan Anthony: Episode 1

For the first ever episode of The Brass Junkies, Andrew Hitz and Lance LaDuke welcome one of the greatest brass players in the world, Ryan Anthony. Ryan is the former star of Canadian Brass and is currently the Principal Trumpet of the Dallas Symphony. On top of that he is a cancer survivor, the head of The Ryan Anthony Foundation, and one of the nicest human beings you could ever hope to meet. Ryan discusses with us his entire career from soloing with major symphonies at the age of 16 to the Ca...

Feb 19, 2015•58 min

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