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Madeleine Crouch

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John Davis

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Paul Johnson

Miles Brown

Kevin Brown

Rick Jones

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Today’s episode features Madeleine Crouch, who has served as general manager of the International Society of Bassists for the past 25 years.  Madeleine and I talk about her musical background, the value of a liberal arts education, the growth of the ISB over the years, and new developments for the organization like the ISB/George Vance Online Research Library, Online Journal of Bass Research, ISB Connect, teacher directory, and luthier directory.  We also give a sneak preview of the 50th anniversary convention which will take place at Ithaca College in upstate New York.  Enjoy! Summer camps we cover post-interview:  Golden Gate Bass Camp (I’m on faculty for this event!) Kansas City Bass Workshop Peabody Bass Works  Blog post I talk about:  How I’m Doubling My Productivity and Increasing My Happiness

Today’s episode features <a href="http://madcrouch.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Madeleine Crouch</a>, who has served as general manager of the <a href="http://isbworldoffice.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">International Society of Bassists</a> for the past 25 years.  Madeleine and I talk about her musical background, the value of a liberal arts education, the growth of the ISB over the years, and new developments for the organization like the <a href="http://www.isbworldoffice.com/members-library.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ISB/George Vance Online Research Library</a>, <a href="http://www.ojbr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Online Journal of Bass Research</a>, <a href="http://isbconnect.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ISB Connect</a>, <a href="http://www.isbworldoffice.com/teacher-directory.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">teacher directory</a>, and <a href="http://www.isbworldoffice.com/luthier-directory.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">luthier directory</a>.  We also give a sneak preview of the 50th anniversary convention which will take place at Ithaca College in upstate New York.  Enjoy! Summer camps we cover post-interview: <ul> <li><a href="http://goldengatebasscampsf.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Golden Gate Bass Camp</a> (I’m on faculty for this event!)</li> <li><a href="http://kcbassworkshop.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kansas City Bass Workshop</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.peabody.jhu.edu/summer/bassworks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peabody Bass Works</a></li> </ul> Blog post I talk about: <a href="http://doublebassblog.org/2016/04/how-im-doubling-my-productivity-and-increasing-my-happiness.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How I’m Doubling My Productivity and Increasing My Happiness</a>

211: Madeleine Crouch on managing the ISB, organizing conventions, and innovating online