Dave Austin - Music Professor

May 20, 2016

January 4, 2013

By Dave Austin, the "Music Professor” Over the holidays, I made a swing through Florida, and while there, had the opportunity to...

Holiday Music

December 10, 2012

By Dave Austin “Music Professor” I was walking through the mall this past week and one of the large department stores had...

So, You Want To Be a DJ?

November 6, 2012

By Dave Austin, “Music Professor” I spoke before a group of high school students recently and I was amused by some of the questions...

Gagnam Style & K-Pop Music

October 12, 2012

By Dave Austin, “Music Professor” I belong to a local business group and at each weekly meeting, members offer a short statement about...

Dance Floor Expectations

September 5, 2012

By Dave Austin, “Music Professor” So you're a new DJ standing behind the mixer at your first major event. If you're like...

Music to Fit Your Audience – Programming: Part 3

August 9, 2012

By Dave Austin, “Music Professor” This month brings us to Part 3, the concluding installment of this series on music programming. In Part 1 I...

Music to Fit Your Audience – Programming: Part 2

July 10, 2012

By Dave Austin, “Music Professor Last month, in Part 1 of this series, I began a discussion of programming with an eye on selecting music...

Music to Fit Your Audience – Programming: Part 1

June 13, 2012

By Dave Austin, “Music Professor” A couple of weeks ago, our Publisher & Chief Scribe, Stacy Zemon, suggested I explore the topic of programming music...

Jazz – The Roots of Our Musical Tree

May 16, 2012

By Dave Austin, “Music Professor” In an interview, trombonist J.J. Johnson observed, “Jazz is restless. It won’t stay put and it never will.” Jazz, in...

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