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Bruce Kaphan: How to Become a Session Musician
Episode 8116th February 2022 • Master Your Mix Podcast • Mike Indovina
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Bruce Kaphan is a musician who has worked on many studio projects, often as a pedal steel player. Kaphan was a member of American Music Club.

In addition to Mark Eitzel and American Music Club, Kaphan has worked on albums for Sheryl Crow, The Black Crowes, R.E.M., John Lee Hooker, Chris Isaak, Francesco De Gregori, Love & Rockets, Red House Painters and many others. 

He has also appeared in such live or pre-recorded television performances of David Byrne’s Feelings tour, and Jewel’s Saturday Night Live and MTV Unplugged appearances. Kaphan has also written many articles for Recording Magazine, and has released 3 solo albums - Slider- Ambient Excursions for Pedal Steel Guitar (2001), Hybrid (2010) and Bruce Kaphan Quartet (2012).

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

  • How to become a session musician
  • Is it better to niche down as a session performer?
  • Does it matter if you know how to read music?
  • What does it take to be the musician people want to hire?
  • Writing for film scores - How to convey the emotion of a scene
  • How to record pedal steel
  • Pedal steel signal chains that will give you big, lush, ambient sounds

To learn more about Bruce Kaphan, visit: http://www.brucekaphan.com


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