Advice for a young bassist pursuing a music career

[@pgs4804]

Thank you so much Jason, this video is such a blessing, I started playing the double bass about a year ago, and i've fell in love with it, been playing with a couple of friends in the a chamber music band, and even though i'm not as experienced as them, they still help me out whenever i need guidence. There are some days where i don't feel like practicing, and this video alone, changed my mentality, so thank you so much for all of the work put into these videos. Whenever i put down my bass, i pick up my phone and watch one of your videos to motivate myself to continue practicing and presue my dreams of being a soloist in the future. Keep up the good work and thank you for everything.

[@doublebasshq]

Wow--it's so cool to hear this! Thank you so much for writing in, and please keep in touch!

[@fruitytrue]

Thank you so much jason for this video! Im a 17 year old bassist and i really wanna do this for a living but ive always felt like i haven't been making progress but this video gave me new confidence, thank you!

[@doublebasshq]

That's awesome--thanks!!

[@Bass742]

Hey Jason its me rj thank you so much for this video i just got a bass with an extension for middle school symphony that was really hard to get into and i proved more than half of my teachers wrong and thisngave me motovation i needed in fact im also playing with the charleston symphony bc mr christan invited me to he also said hello! thank you so much and keep up the good work

[@doublebasshq]

You bet--thanks for writing in!

[@lesliebaker]

So nice Jason! The power of YES! You have to go for it. Music biz is a long & winding road. My advice when people ask about making music a profession is if there is anything else that you have interest to do as a job go for that. Being a freelance musician is not for the faint of heart. If music is your calling, what gets you up in the morning & keeps you ups at night then go for it-do your best and have a great time.

[@doublebasshq]

Thanks, Leslie--I hope you're doing well!

[@lesliebaker]

@@doublebasshq Just got thru a fantastic week of wonderful music work

[@davidcraig6590]

Great video Jason!

[@doublebasshq]

Thanks!!

[@themusiccovenant]

Bass Allah