Check out my interview with the Brass Junkies!

FYI I had a blast with my friends at the TBJ (one of THE BEST podcasts out there...)

Thank you Andrew Hitz and Lance LaDuke for the opportunity to bore you incessantly about the power of gold-plated water key screws!

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I love the topic list they compiled. That alone should compel you to listen for at least 18 seconds. In this fun and lively discussion, we cover:

Trumpeting Renaissance Man

Moving to Kansas City from Boston

Impossible Tuna

Impossible Tuba

Bribery will get you everywhere

Trumpet placebo

Machining and Geekery

Designing horns for Adams

Bonding with his dad

Computedated

Mouthpiece as a gateway drug

Common tweaks

Fraggle Rock

Clark Terry buttermilk story

A good horn cleaning regimen

Stanford TRB TB story

Nick the Bio Writer

Adventures in Unnecessary Trumpet Modification

Dents in critical areas

Heavy valve caps

Everything affects everything

The King of Trumpet Geeks

Augmented trumpet

The fate of brick and mortar stores

Specialty stores will have an easier time surviving

ITEC vs. ITG

The influence of Clark Terry

The Clark Terry "Keep On Keepin' On" documentary

Trentbot 2000

Everything is monetizable

It's all about the hang

Bob Malone

Making sacrifices for your dreams

How badly do you want it?

Sleep harder

Gold-plated water key screw

22nd Aug 2019 Trent Austin

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