What a year 2016 has been!  

This past year is when I kicked the podcast into overdrive, and the stats bear this out:

• 125 total podcasts released
• 907,231 podcasts downloaded this year
• average of 2.4 shows released per week
• average daily listens: 2,486

This episode takes a look back at the guests featured this year and features a short quote from my conversation with them.

Here's the "guest list" along with a link to their interview:

• Paul Ellison - http://contrabassconversations.com/paul
• Lauren Pierce and Geoff Chalmers - http://contrabassconversations.com/laurenpierce 
• Marc Ramirez - http://contrabassconversations.com/marcramirez 
• Ju-Fang Liu - http://contrabassconversations.com/jufangliu 
• Andrew Raciti - http://contrabassconversations.com/andrewraciti 
• Bruce Bransby - http://contrabassconversations.com/brucebransby 
• Douglas Mapp - http://contrabassconversations.com/douglasmapp 
• Ian Hallas - http://contrabassconversations.com/ianhallas 
• Carlos Henriquez - http://contrabassconversations.com/carloshenriquez 
• Brent Edmondson - http://contrabassconversations.com/brentedmondson 
• Susan Lipkins - http://contrabassconversations.com/susanlipkins 
• Nick Lloyd - http://contrabassconversations.com/nicklloyd 
• George Martin - http://contrabassconversations.com/georgemartin 
• Ron Carter - http://contrabassconversations.com/roncarter 
• Barry Green and Jeff Bradetich - http://contrabassconversations.com/barrygreen 
• David Murray - http://contrabassconversations.com/davidmurray 
• Michael Klinghoffer - http://contrabassconversations.com/michaelklinghoffer 
• Inez Wyrick - http://contrabassconversations.com/inezwyrick 
• Gaelen McCormick - http://contrabassconversations.com/gaelenmccormick 
• Andres Martin - http://contrabassconversations.com/andresmartin 
• Bert Turetzky - http://contrabassconversations.com/turetzky 
• Ira Gold - http://contrabassconversations.com/iragold 
• Chuck Israels - http://contrabassconversations.com/chuckisraels 
• Adam Ben Ezra - http://contrabassconversations.com/adambenezra 
• Peter Tambroni - http://contrabassconversations.com/petertambroni 
• Trevor Jones - http://contrabassconversations.com/trevorjones 
• Claus Freudenstein - http://contrabassconversations.com/clausfreudenstein 
• Guy Tuneh - http://contrabassconversations.com/guytuneh 
• Joe Conyers - http://contrabassconversations.com/joeconyers 
• Madeleine Crouch - http://contrabassconversations.com/madeleinecrouch 
• Justin Locke - http://contrabassconversations.com/justinlocke 
• Leon Bosch - http://contrabassconversations.com/leonbosch 
• Robin Kesselman - http://contrabassconversations.com/robinkesselman 
• Jerry Fuller - http://contrabassconversations.com/jerryfuller 
• Arnold Schnitzer - http://contrabassconversations.com/arnoldschnitzer 
• Gjorgji Cincievski - http://contrabassconversations.com/gjorgjicincievski
• Gabe Katz - http://contrabassconversations.com/gabekatz 
• Brandon McLean - http://contrabassconversations.com/brandonmclean 
• Katie Ernst - http://contrabassconversations.com/katieernst 
• Nicholas Walker - http://contrabassconversations.com/nicholaswalker 
• Lloyd Goldstein - http://contrabassconversations.com/lloydgoldstein 
• David White - http://contrabassconversations.com/davidwhite 
• Jory Herman - http://contrabassconversations.com/joryherman 
• Matthew McDonald - http://contrabassconversations.com/matthewmcdonald 
• Thomas Martin - http://contrabassconversations.com/thomasmartin 
• Thierry Barbe - http://contrabassconversations.com/thierrybarbe 
• Sam Suggs - http://contrabassconversations.com/samsuggs 
• Pablo Aslan - http://contrabassconversations.com/pabloaslan 
• Christine Hoock - http://contrabassconversations.com/christinehoock 
• Emilio Guarino - http://contrabassconversations.com/emilioguarino 
• Danny Ziemann - http://contrabassconversations.com/dannyziemann 
• Peter Seymour - http://contrabassconversations.com/peterseymour 
• Hugh Sung - http://contrabassconversations.com/hughsung 
• Diana Gannett - http://contrabassconversations.com/dianagannett 
• Hans Sturm - http://contrabassconversations.com/hanssturm 
• Nina DeCesare - http://contrabassconversations.com/ninadecesare 
• Corey Brown - http://contrabassconversations.com/coreybrown 
• Craig Butterfield - http://contrabassconversations.com/craigbutterfield 
• Frank Proto - http://contrabassconversations.com/frankproto 
• Shinji Eshima - http://contrabassconversations.com/shinjieshima 
• Sandor Ostlund - http://contrabassconversations.com/sandorostlund 
• Trevor Davis - http://contrabassconversations.com/trevordavis 
• Seth Hanes - http://contrabassconversations.com/sethhanes 
• Rob Knopper - http://contrabassconversations.com/robknopper 
• Allan Santos - http://contrabassconversations.com/allansantos 
• Jonathan Haskell - http://contrabassconversations.com/jonathanhaskell 
• David Heyes - http://contrabassconversations.com/davidheyes 
• Szymon Marciniak - http://contrabassconversations.com/szymonmarciniak 
• Garrett Hope - http://contrabassconversations.com/garretthope 
• Johnny Hamil - http://contrabassconversations.com/johnnyhamil 
• Cornelia Watkins - http://contrabassconversations.com/corneliawatkins 
• Dennis Bergevin - http://contrabassconversations.com/dennisbergevin 
• Alex Ritter - http://contrabassconversations.com/alexritter 
• George Amorim - http://contrabassconversations.com/georgeamorim 
• Reuben Rogers - http://contrabassconversations.com/reubenrogers 
• Yung-Chiao Wei - http://contrabassconversations.com/yungchiaowei 
• Petia Bagovska - http://contrabassconversations.com/petiabagovska 
• Florian Pertzborn - http://contrabassconversations.com/florianpertzborn 
• Rob Anzellotti - http://contrabassconversations.com/robanzellotti
• David Allen Moore - http://contrabassconversations.com/davidallenmoore 
• Dave Swift - http://contrabassconversations.com/daveswift 
• Scott Devine - http://contrabassconversations.com/scottdevine 
• Ben Allison - http://contrabassconversations.com/benallison 
• Bill Merchant - http://contrabassconversations.com/billmerchant 
• Chris Hanulik - http://contrabassconversations.com/chrishanulik 
• Caleb Quillen - http://contrabassconversations.com/calebquillen 
• James Newcomb - http://contrabassconversations.com/jamesnewcomb 
• Tracy Friedlander - http://contrabassconversations.com/tracyfriedlander 

Other fun stats from 2016:

Most downloaded episodes of 2016:

1.  Gjorgji Cincievski
2. Matthew McDonald
3. Peter Tambroni
4. Lloyd Goldstein
5. Nicholas Walker

Most-viewed interviews on Facebook of 2016:

1.  Reuben Rogers
2. Johnny Hamil
3. Sandor Ostlund
4. Yung-Chiao Wei
5. Dennis Bergevin

Multiple Appearances:

• Lauren Pierce (twice)
• Peter Tambroni (twice)
• Justin Locke (twice)

Bass Festival Previews:

• ISB
• BASS2016
• RCM

Thematic Weeks:

• Luthier Week
• Gary Karr Week
• A Passion for Teaching
• Entrepreneur Week
• Teaching Week
• Memories from Prague

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