Dear Musicians, In this 21st episode of our podcast “Music on cruise ships” I’ll discuss the details of a cover bands’ job with bandleader Tim Redman. You’ll get insider tips on repertoire, equipment, life on a ship and much more. Feel free to contact us with questions via email at info@oceanbound.ca or via phone at [...]
Dear musicians, Sax players face a couple of unique challenges on cruise ships such as having to double on flute and clarinet, packing their instruments so that they make it to the ship safely and more. Rob Pratt, a friend, client and saxophone player was nice enough to record a conversation with me about these [...]
Dear Musicians, In the coming weeks I’ll be posting interviews with some of our clients and friends that work on cruise ships. This way you’ll get some first hand accounts on what these gigs are all about. Today, I’ll talk to George Adams, a guitar/vocalist who has recently added cruise ship gigs to his successful [...]
Dear Musicians, I had previously mentioned that I would post separate episodes for trumpet and trombone, but given that these procedures are so similar, I’ve lumped them together into one podcast. To find all podcast episodes, click on the podcast link to the right or go to the podcast page on our main site. Here [...]
Dear Musicians, Today we’ll take a closer look at the orchestra auditions for saxophone players. For your convenience I’ve listed below all the recent podcast episodes about auditions. Episode 11 – General remarks about auditions Episode 12 – Solo Entertainers and Bands Episode 13 – Piano (orchestra auditions) Episode 14 – Guitar (orchestra auditions) Episode [...]
Dear Musicians, In this episode we’ll talk about the audition procedure for those drummers looking to be a part of the orchestra on ships. If you play a different instrument and would like to audition, check the list below to find the right episode for you to listen to. Don’t forget that we have a [...]
Dear Musicians, In episode 15 of our podcast “Music on Cruise Ships” we’ll talk about the audition for bass players looking to be a part of the orchestras on ships. Episode 11 – General remarks about auditions Episode 12 – Solo Entertainers and Bands Episode 13 – Piano (orchestra auditions) Episode 14 – Guitar (orchestra [...]
Dear Musicians, In episode 14 we’re looking at the audition procedure for those guitarists that are looking to be a part of the orchestra on cruise ships. Here are the episodes for orchestra musicians that will be up soon: Episode 15 – Bass Episode 16 – Drums Episode 17 – Saxophone, flute and clarinet Episode [...]
Dear Musicians, In this episode we’ll discuss the auditions for pianists interested in being a part of the orchestra on cruise ships. Note: If you are interested in a position as solo entertainer or with your band, you should listen to Episode 11 and 12. Here are the episodes for orchestra musicians that will be [...]
Dear Musicians, This is episode 12 of my podcast “Music on Cruise Ships” and we’ll outline the details of the audition procedure for solo entertainers, such as cocktail pianists, piano vocalists, guitar soloists and guitar vocalists, bands of all sizes, classical ensembles and headliners. Don’t forget that you can find more answers on our forum. [...]
Dear Musicians, I’ve decided to add a couple of Episodes to my podcasts to give you more details on the various audition procedures we have in place. More episodes to be posted in the coming days.
Music On Cruise Ships Podcast – Episode 10 In this episode I’ll talk about a couple of important topics concerning solo entertainers, ensembles and bands.
