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Thrice bassist Ed Breckenridge joins Ryan Roberts to discuss coming to the bass during the band’s early days, the influences that shaped his approach to tone and feel, and how Thrice continues evolving creatively on their twelfth album Horizons West.

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EP 148 - Ed Breckenridge (Thrice)

EP 147 - Darren Sacks (Double Bass Coach)

EP 146 - Ben Suarez (The Hip Snacks)

EP 145 - Mark Johnson (The Unfaithful Servants)

EP 144 - Dr. Sean Young (UC Irvine)

EP 143 - Trish Imbrigno (Bluegrass / Americana Artist)

EP 142 - Georgia Weber (Double Bassist, Singer/Songwriter)

EP 141 - Bud LeCompte (Bass & Pick-up Builder)

EP 140 - Chris Hornung (Double Bassist / Educator / Zimmerman Publications)

EP 139 - Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, WhiteSnake, DIO)

EP 138 - Lawrence Haber (Freelance Bassist, Music Director, Educator)

EP 137 - Steve Billman (Frank Gambale, Billy Cobham, Liza Minnelli, Alex Acuña)

EP 136 - David Dyson (Me'Shell N'degeocello, New Kids On The Block, Producer, Songwriter)

EP 135 - Steve Rosati (Steve The Bass Guy / Author, Eduactor, Performer)

Inside the Music Industry with Nomad: Guitarist, Producer & Director | Bass Shed Podcast EP 134

Oskar Cartaya Interview: Serving through music & Latin Grooves | The Bass Shed Podcast EP 133

EP 132 - Gary Wicks (The Manhattan Transfer, Stevie Wonder, Take 6, John Williams)

EP - 131 Matt Krahula (Bassist, Songwriter, Producer)

EP 130 - Sam Misner & Megan Smith (Recording artist Misner & Smith)

EP 129 - Peter Dominguez (Educator, Solo Artist, Richard Davis Foundation, Milt Hinton Institute)

EP 128 - Frank Canino (Ray Charles, Joe Cocker)

EP 127 - Andrew Ryan (NY Bassist/Recording Engineer, 9 Horses)

EP 126 - Mark Egan (Session Player, Solo Artist, Pat Metheny Group)

EP 125 - Joris Teepe (Rashid Ali, Veteran NY sideman & Composer, band leader)

EP 124 - Tom Kennedy (Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Stitt, Micheal Brecker, Solo Artist)

EP 123 - Reggie Hamilton (Seal, Whitney Houston, Billy Childs, George Duke)

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EP 147 - Darren Sacks

Darren Sacks joins The Bass Shed Podcast to discuss orchestral auditions, rhythmic precision, and building a system for accelerated growth. From hearing the Boston Symphony at sixteen to designing his Double Bass Audition Accelerator, Darren shares what truly separates good playing from audition-ready performance.