Trombone Timo shares his social media journey, surprising goals, and the impact of arts organizations. Stories from the Trombone Retreat include getting lost, causing chaos at small businesses, and unexpected success. The podcast explores collaborations in content creation, challenges in the music world on social media, and musical adventures like playing Harry Potter on trombone.
Trombone Timo shares social media strategies for arts organizations.
Importance of vulnerability and authenticity for classical musicians on social media.
Social media offers free promotion for musicians to reach wider audiences.
Deep dives
Importance of Music Education at Duquesne University
Duquesne University's Mary Pappert School of Music in downtown Pittsburgh is now accepting applications for its upcoming academic year. The school offers various programs in music education, performance, music technology, music therapy, composition, jazz, and music ministry. Students learn from dedicated instructors who are also renowned performers, composers, and recording artists. Scholarships and audition opportunities are available.
Diverse Faculty and Resources at the School of Music
The faculty at Duquesne's School of Music includes trombone professors Sebastian Vera, James Novo, Pittsburgh Symphony, and jazz artist Jeff Bush. The school offers weekly studio classes and showcases one of the longest running trombone choirs in the country. Students can also take advantage of a free lesson with Grammy award-winning faculty.
The Journey of a Musician
The podcast episode touches on the experiences of musicians, including auditions, the impact of technology on content creation, and the challenges of navigating social media. The episode highlights the need for support and collaboration within the music community, while also discussing the effects of online fame and the importance of creating meaningful and substantial content.
The Power of Vulnerability in Classical Music
This podcast episode explores the importance of vulnerability and authenticity for classical musicians, particularly in an era of social media. The speaker discusses how classical musicians are often fixated on perfection and constantly compare themselves to others, which can lead to unhappiness. The speaker advocates for embracing imperfections and sharing them openly on social media, as it helps to create a genuine connection with the audience. They also highlight the changing landscape of social media and how orchestras are starting to recognize its potential for reaching a wider audience.
Using Social Media to Support Musical Careers
This podcast episode delves into the role of social media in supporting musical careers in the 21st century. The speaker discusses the fear and hesitation that classical musicians often face when it comes to using social media, mainly due to the pressure to maintain constant perfection. However, the speaker emphasizes that social media offers a free and effective platform to promote one's craft, reach a broader audience, and attract students. They cite examples of orchestras like San Francisco Conservatory and Boston Symphony that have successfully embraced social media, and encourage musicians to leverage these platforms to establish their own voice and advance their careers.
In his first podcast interview, Trombone Timo aka Tim Maines as we've always known him hangs with Nick and Sebastian and describes his crazy world of trombone in social media.
We talk about how he went about building his prodigious following, his goals with his platform (you might be surprised), the power social media can have to galvanize arts organizations and how underutilized it still is!
We talk about his summers at the Trombone Retreat getting lost and causing a stir with small businesses and how we're not shocked he's doing what he's doing.
Limited edition first batch JSV Signature Mouthpieces by Verus are now available for pre-order at Houghton Horns! Use limited time pre-sale offer code JSVPRESALE for 10% off at checkout!
Learn more about the Trombone Retreat and upcoming festival here: linktr.ee/tromboneretreat Hosted by Sebastian Vera - @js.vera (insta) and Nick Schwartz - @basstrombone444 (insta)
Produced and edited by Sebastian Vera
Music: Firehorse: Mvt 1 - Trot by Steven Verhelst performed live by Brian Santero, Sebastian Vera and Nick Schwartz
