My guest for this episode is Bijon Watson.  

Bijon is a straight-up beast. Originally from Boston, Bijon began his studies of classical trumpet at the prestigious New England Conservatory Of Music Preparatory School. While doing his undergrad work at The Unversity of Southern California, Bijon began his journey into the world of commercial music. Equally at home in the concert hall, studio, or arena, Bijon has made a name for himself as a versatile and dependable player who always tries to look as good on stage as he sounds.   

Check out what Bijon has to say about East Coast vs West Coast styles, playing lead trumpet, Snooky Young, a balanced approach to sound, mouthpiece buzzing, learning to adjust, lip size and pliability, trumpet mouthpieces, switching musical genres, his favorite types of gigs, the differences between playing live, in the studio, and on television, how to develop consistency, the need for constant improvement, the importance of a consistent warm-up routine, shirts and shoes, and so much more!  

So pour yourself a big glass, pull up a chair, and let the hang begin! 

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00:00:00:00 Intro 

00:02:38:00 East Coast vs West Coast 

00:06:18:11 Playing lead trumpet 

00:10:51:21 Snooky Young 

00:16:30:17 A balanced approach to sound 

00:20:57:06 Mouthpiece Buzzing 

00:30:09:10 Learning to adjust 

00:35:50:17 Lip size and pliability 

00:42:54:01 Trumpet mouthpieces 

00:46:33:23 Switching genres 

00:51:46:22 His favorite types of gigs 

00:54:27:18 The differences between playing live, in the studio, and on television 

00:58:48:10 How to develop consistency 

01:04:00:03 The need for constant improvement 

01:07:30:14 The importance of a consistent warm-up routine 

01:14:03:05 Sound Off 

01:16:48:04 Geared Up 

01:19:47:10 Shirts and shoes 

01:23:17:20 Be aware of your brand 

01:24:53:02 Jose's tip for avoiding sore feet and backs on long gigs 

01:26:42:13 Rapid Fire Round