The Pitch Gone Wrong, Stage Presence, Listening to Mixes

In this episode:

• Cory uploaded never-before-seen footage of Hank Mobley and Dexter Gordon to YouTube (0:49),
• First topic: "I once booked an amazing pianist at a club in the UK where the promoter told me 'I honestly don't think I can sell more than 30 tickets for him but I love it and I can book on that occasionally.'" (4:28),
• Cory shared a pitch gone wrong and received over 150 comments back on Facebook (9:42),
• What do I need to know about how to present myself on stage? (15:09),
• I'm in jazz school, but I want to learn about audio production, recording, and mixing. How can I go about this, without having to go to audio school? (20:37),
• Best-of-2022 highlight: Cory didn't have any recording experience (21:41),
• How do you learn to hear what makes a good mix or master recording? (25:00),
• The Fraser MacPherson Jazz Fund is offering scholarships now to instrumentalist students in BC (30:59).

Links:

• Fraser MacPherson Jazz Fund - Apply for scholarships if you're an instrumentalist student in BC
• New Jazz Underground - YouTube channel of three people just going for it and having fun recording themselves
• How to approach a jazz bar or club owner as a musician - written by Cory from our website
• Hank Mobley video - Cory's YouTube channel
• Dexter Gordon footage - Cory's YouTube channel
• These 110 words just went 4-for-4 on local gig bookings - Will's Rhythm Changes Update on his local gig pitches