The Musical Geek: Recent Episodes
Cello Ben
Join me every other Monday for interviews with great guests to fuse the worlds of music and technology.
It was my great pleasure to speak last week with Marc Sabatella. He’s not only an accomplished Jazz pianist and educator, but he’s also a software developer, working on the development team for MuseScore, a piece of software I really love. It’s a free, open-source music notation program, and it’s incredibly powerful. Join us on ... Read more The Musical Geek – Episode 4 – With Pianist, Educator, and Software Developer Marc Sabatella
Hi all…did you wake up today and think to yourself, “I really wanna listen to a rambling nerd today”? If so, you’re in the right place. This was a very tech-heavy episode, but I’m hoping to talk to some musicians in the near future for some more music-heavy discussions. For now…enjoy, and as always, stay ... Read more The Musical Geek – Episode 3 – Flying Solo
I’m so excited for Episode 2 of The Musical Geek, where I chat with the great Philip Sheegog, a fellow cellist and techie…and also an old college buddy of mine! We talk about his passion for contemporary music, how he uses technology in his music making, and more…we even go down a brief rabbit hole ... Read more The Musical Geek – Episode 2 – With Cellist Philip Sheegog
It was such a pleasure to get to speak with my former teacher, Yeesun Kim, for the inaugural episode of The Musical Geek. Professor Kim is the cellist of the Borromeo String Quartet, and a founding member, and is a member of the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music. She and I discussed ... Read more The Musical Geek – Episode 1 – With Cellist Yeesun Kim
Those of you who have been following what I’ve been up to know I’m a huge music nerd…what you might not know, though, is that I’m also a giant tech geek. I’m so excited to introduce my upcoming new podcast, The Musical Geek, where I’ll fuse those passions as I interview movers and shakers in ... Read more Introducing The Musical Geek