Category Archives: Recordings

“Gadgets and Gizmos:” Microphones, Mixing Boards, and Audio Interfaces…Oh, My!

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Micah Everett

I had planned to address a topic like this anyway, but a couple of weeks earlier. Events surrounding the COVID-19 virus had the contradictory effects of both making this topic very timely, but also delaying my having time to write … Continue reading →

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Every Piece of Music is a “Song”

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Micah Everett

The advent of iTunes, Amazon music, Spotify, Pandora, and all the other legal means of purchasing, streaming, and distributing music and other media electronically has been a mixed blessing. On the one hand, it has never been easier for artists … Continue reading →

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You Kids Just Don’t LISTEN!!!

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Micah Everett

Even though this is my seventeenth year teaching at the university level in some capacity (having begun as a wide-eyed twenty-two-year-old graduate assistant), in my mind I still identify as the “young professor.” That self-identity is crumbling, though, and at … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Process of Making a Solo Recording

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Micah Everett

My first solo album, Stepping Stones for Bass Trombone, Vol. 1, was released on the Potenza Music label a little over a year ago. Some readers will know how stressful the project became for me, as its release was delayed … Continue reading →

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Preparing for College and University Auditions

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Micah Everett

Withdrawn. An updated and revised version is available here.

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