Steve Metcalf is the new principal bassist for the Colorado Symphony.  I first became acquainted with Steve several years ago when he was an undergrad student at Indiana University creating cool cover videos of pop songs for his YouTube Channel.

Steve went on to study with Peter Lloyd at the Colburn School in Los Angeles and moved into a temporary contract with the Colorado Symphony before winning the principal job in 2017.

We dig into a ton of topics, including:

• breakthroughs in Steve’s audition process
• why undergraduate degrees should have more of a business focus to them
• recording excerpts and putting them up on his Instagram account as he neared his Colorado Symphony audition
• playing his mock audition for a group of climbers

Links to Check Out:

• Steve's website
• Steve's YouTube Channel
• Steve's Instagram
• Steve's Colorado Symphony profile
• YouTube videos:
  • Passione Amorosa
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers - C'mon Girl Cover
  • Smash Mouth - All Star Cover Feat. Evan Chapman
  • Semisonic - Closing Time Cover Feat. Sophie Bird
• Instagram videos:
  • Koussevitzsky
  • Arpeggione
  • Schubert 9

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