Mark Simos's guest appearances

Mark Simos

Creative Strings Podcast with Violinist Christian Howes

Get Up in the Cool

The Balancing Act by Security Compass

Joe McHugh

Mitch McConnell

Ben Smith

Matt Brown

Noa Kageyama

Christian Howes

Joel Brown

Colin Thomson

Mark Harris

Mike Burns

Chris Miller

Bruce Molsky

Jess McIntosh

Kaia Kater

Ida Mae

OwlTail

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Mark Simos, fiddler and professor at Berklee College of Music. I visited him in his home back in February when I took my Boston trip. I didn’t know Mark at all prior to our session, but both Mark Kilianski and Adam Hurt recommended him, so my expectations were high. And I wasn’t disappointed! Mark’s a fantastic fiddler and he has a lot of ideas about what music is and why it’s important; traditional music especially. So, basically the perfect Get Up in the Cool guest. It was nice to not feel like I was being self-indulgent when I wanted to wax philosophical about fiddle tunes, he was right there with me. But, don’t get the wrong idea, this is by no means an overly talky episode. Mark curated a great jam of great versions of great tunes, with an emphasis on effective, intentional simplicity. I’m really excited for you to hear it! Tunes we’ll play: Old Aunt Jenny With Her Nightcap On Old Billy Hell Poor Little Johnny’s Gone to the War Duck River Shaking Down the Acorns aking Down the ShAcorns Bonus Track: Run All Night Mark's CDs: https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/MarkSimos http://www.5-string.com/ Mark's songwriting book, Songwriting Strategies: A 360º Approach (Berklee Press/Hal Leonard 2014) www.songwritingstrategies.com www.360songwriting.com - community site (w/book audio files) https://www.facebook.com/songwritingstrategies/ Mark's blog:  http://songwriterscompass.wordpress.com/ Mark’s artist/songwriter site www.devachan.com The Singer Songwriter Handbook, which features Mark's chapter, "The Performing Songwriter's Dilemma": http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/the-singer-songwriter-handbook-9781628920291/ Miles of Music camp: http://www.milesofmusiccamp.com/  Berklee’s Summer Songwriting Workshop (June 26 - 30): https://www.berklee.edu/summer/programs/songwriting California Coast Music Camp July 9 - 15: https://www.musiccamp.org/2017 Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool That Radiolab episode I mentioned: http://www.radiolab.org/story/debatable/Support Get Up in the Cool

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Mark Simos, fiddler and professor at Berklee College of Music. I visited him in his home back in February when I took my Boston trip. I didn’t know Mark at all prior to our session, but both Mark Kilianski and Adam Hurt recommended him, so my expectations were high. And I wasn’t disappointed! Mark’s a fantastic fiddler and he has a lot of ideas about what music is and why it’s important; traditional music especially. So, basically the perfect Get Up in the Cool guest. It was nice to not feel like I was being self-indulgent when I wanted to wax philosophical about fiddle tunes, he was right there with me. But, don’t get the wrong idea, this is by no means an overly talky episode. Mark curated a great jam of great versions of great tunes, with an emphasis on effective, intentional simplicity. I’m really excited for you to hear it! Tunes we’ll play: Old Aunt Jenny With Her Nightcap On Old Billy Hell Poor Little Johnny’s Gone to the War Duck River Shaking Down the Acorns aking Down the ShAcorns Bonus Track: Run All Night Mark's CDs: <a href="https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/MarkSimos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/MarkSimos</a> <a href="http://www.5-string.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.5-string.com/</a> Mark's songwriting book, Songwriting Strategies: A 360º Approach (Berklee Press/Hal Leonard 2014) <a href="http://www.songwritingstrategies.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.songwritingstrategies.com</a> <a href="http://www.360songwriting.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.360songwriting.com</a> - community site (w/book audio files) <a href="https://www.facebook.com/songwritingstrategies/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/songwritingstrategies/</a> Mark's blog:  <a href="http://songwriterscompass.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://songwriterscompass.wordpress.com/</a> Mark’s artist/songwriter site <a href="http://www.devachan.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.devachan.com</a> The Singer Songwriter Handbook, which features Mark's chapter, "The Performing Songwriter's Dilemma": <a href="http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/the-singer-songwriter-handbook-9781628920291/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/the-singer-songwriter-handbook-9781628920291/</a> Miles of Music camp: <a href="http://www.milesofmusiccamp.com/%C2%A0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.milesofmusiccamp.com/ </a> Berklee’s Summer Songwriting Workshop (June 26 - 30): <a href="https://www.berklee.edu/summer/programs/songwriting" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.berklee.edu/summer/programs/songwriting</a> California Coast Music Camp July 9 - 15: <a href="https://www.musiccamp.org/2017" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.musiccamp.org/2017</a> Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool</a> That Radiolab episode I mentioned: <a href="http://www.radiolab.org/story/debatable/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.radiolab.org/story/debatable/</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Get Up in the Cool</a>

Episode 44: Mark Simos (The Other Side of Complexity)

In the second of a two part interview, I sat down with my former colleague at the Berklee College of Music, Mark Simos, to discuss the strategies featured in his book Songwriting Strategies: A 360-Degree Approach. Improvisation as a historic part of the classical composition processSongwriting and improvisation as part of a balanced music educationTune writing and generating new materialmuch moreHuge thank you to our sponsor Electric Violin Shop, your one-stop shop for electric instruments, amps, gear, accessories, and most of all, expertise. Use code CHOWES at checkout and take 5% off of your order. Call 866-900-8400 to get your questions answered on "all things electric strings".While you are talking to EVS, be sure to ask them about the new Yamaha electric violin (you can check out my video review here). I've been a Yamaha performing artist for almost 20 years now and am very proud to be a part of the Yamaha family.

In the second of a two part interview, I sat down with my former colleague at the Berklee College of Music, Mark Simos, to discuss the strategies featured in his book Songwriting Strategies: A 360-Degree Approach. Improvisation as a historic part of the classical composition process Songwriting and improvisation as part of a balanced music education Tune writing and generating new material much more Huge thank you to our sponsor Electric Violin Shop, your one-stop shop for electric instruments, amps, gear, accessories, and most of all, expertise. Use code CHOWES at checkout and take 5% off of your order. Call 866-900-8400 to get your questions answered on "all things electric strings". While you are talking to EVS, be sure to ask them about the new Yamaha electric violin (you can check out my video review here). I've been a Yamaha performing artist for almost 20 years now and am very proud to be a part of the Yamaha family.

Songwriting Strategies: A 360 Degree Approach (Part 2) w/ Mark Simos- Creative Strings Podcast Ep.15

In the first of a two part interview, I sat down with my former colleague at the Berklee College of Music, Mark Simos, to discuss the strategies featured in his book Songwriting Strategies: A 360-Degree Approach.  I think you'll find that these strategies apply to writing tunes in all genres. If you're like me, you probably struggle in various ways to complete, or start, original compositions. Listen in below and start using these strategies right away to start, and finish, more of your own works! "Song seeds are the most valuable kind of starting process"Scroll down to learn about:The 360 degree approach"Song Seeds" - how to capture a short idea and grow it into a full compositionTranslating song seeds across variations in lyric, melody, rhythm and harmonyUsing different forms of restraint to enhance your creativityHuge thank you to our sponsor Electric Violin Shop, your one-stop shop for electric instruments, amps, gear, accessories, and most of all, expertise. Use code CHOWES at checkout and take 5% off of your order. Call 866-900-8400 to get your questions answered on "all things electric strings".While you are talking to EVS, be sure to ask them about the new Yamaha electric violin (you can check out my video of it here). Christian has been a Yamaha performing artist for almost 20 years and have been great partners.

In the first of a two part interview, I sat down with my former colleague at the Berklee College of Music, Mark Simos, to discuss the strategies featured in his book Songwriting Strategies: A 360-Degree Approach. I think you'll find that these strategies apply to writing tunes in all genres. If you're like me, you probably struggle in various ways to complete, or start, original compositions. Listen in below and start using these strategies right away to start, and finish, more of your own works! "Song seeds are the most valuable kind of starting process" Scroll down to learn about: The 360 degree approach "Song Seeds" - how to capture a short idea and grow it into a full composition Translating song seeds across variations in lyric, melody, rhythm and harmony Using different forms of restraint to enhance your creativity Huge thank you to our sponsor Electric Violin Shop, your one-stop shop for electric instruments, amps, gear, accessories, and most of all, expertise. Use code CHOWES at checkout and take 5% off of your order. Call 866-900-8400 to get your questions answered on "all things electric strings". While you are talking to EVS, be sure to ask them about the new Yamaha electric violin (you can check out my video of it here). Christian has been a Yamaha performing artist for almost 20 years and have been great partners.

Songwriting Strategies: A 360 Degree Approach (Part 1) w/ Mark Simos- Creative Strings Podcast Ep.14