Julie Lyonn Lieberman has helped develop the multi-style string field over the last forty+ years through her work as an educator, author, radio producer, composer, writer, recording artist, and performer. She has performed on and off Broadway as well as in folk and jazz clubs throughout the United States, and Canada, France and Scotland. She is the recipient of the 2014 American String Teachers Association (ASTA) Kudos Award, over two-dozen ASCAP Plus Awards, eight Meet the Composer awards and three American String Teachers Association’s National Citation for Leadership & Merit awards. She ..read more

Seoyeon Im, aka SixMinor, aka V.OLIN is a jazz and pop violinist from Korea. After studying classical violin in Korea she attended Berklee School of Music in Boston and recently earned a Masters Degree in Jazz from Queens College in NYC. She has large and growing audiences on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Find links to her social media and sheet music sales at linktr.ee/sixminor. Music heard in this episode: 'Up In the Air' unreleased original single by Seoyeon Im 'SWING 42' by Django Reinhardt with Jason Anick and Yeonsong Kim Bach Double Violin Concerto arranged for jazz quintet by Seoyeon ..read more

There are lots of amazing players out there but when you talk to the best players about who blows their minds, one name keeps popping up. Billy Contreras is only in his 30s, but his playing has been raising eyebrows and dropping jaws for over 20 years, from his days as a young fiddle prodigy to his mastery of other genres, including jazz, bluegrass, Western swing and country. When he was six years old, Contreras attended a local fiddle contest and was encouraged to study violin using the Suzuki method. At the age of ten Billy joined Buddy Spicher's Nashville Swing Band. By the time he was 12 y ..read more

Exceptional among modern fiddlers for his versatility and depth, Darol Anger has helped drive the evolution of the contemporary string band through his involvement with numerous trailblazing ensembles such as his Republic Of Strings, the Turtle Island String Quartet, the David Grisman Quintet, Montreux,and others. Darol is at home in many of musical genres, some of which he helped to invent! Darol has performed and taught all over the world with musicians such as Dr. Billy Taylor, Bela Fleck, Bill Evans, David Grisman, David Balakrishnan, Tracy Silverman, Mark O'Connor, Phillip Aaberg, Mark O ..read more

Jared Burnett is a consummate self-made, full-time professional violinist, touring widely to perform everywhere from night clubs & corporate conventions to Broadway & Carenegie Hall. With influences such as The Charlie Daniel’s Band, Jean Luc Ponty and more mainstream artists such as Boyd Tinsley of the Dave Matthews Band, Jared’s musical style has evolved from classical to include bluegrass and jazz, contemporary and modern rock sounds. In our interview with Jared he discusses how he built a valuable brand. His 6' 5” muscular physique and long blonde hair are instantly recognizable, a ..read more

With performances often described as passionate, vivacious, electrifying, and innovative, Billboard-charting international recording artist Chelsey Green brings the vibrancy of violin and viola playing and unique, rich vocals to worldwide audiences in a whole new way. Dr. Green is an Associate Professor in the String Department at the prestigious Berklee College of Music. She and her ensemble, The Green Project, tear down all stereotypes of the violin and viola by fusing traditional classical technique with popular favorites and enticing original songs in various genres– including R&B, Pop ..read more

Cremaine Booker, aka ThatCelloGuy, is a cellist who hails from Dallas, TX. Whether you know it or not, you’ve almost definitely heard Cremaine play.  He was on the new Lion King soundtrack.  He’s recorded with Black Violin, Lauren Daigle, Keb Mo, Sheryl Crow, Michael McDonald and so many more.  He’s performed live with Hans Zimmer, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, LeAnn Rimes, Chris Stapleton, Martina McBride, and many more. As an outstanding classical player, Cremaine serves as principal cello for the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra and the Jackson Symphony Orchestra. Tracks ..read more

Welcome to another episode of Rockstar Violinist, the podcast from Electric Violin Shop that brings you the biggest stars in the world of electric strings. There may be no bigger star in our world than Lindsey Stirling. From regular appearances on the biggest stages to over 3 billion views on YouTube, she is...everywhere. We recently loaned Lindsey a Viper for what, at the time, was a top secret project. We did this interview a month or so before her Christmas show came out and we’ve been sitting on it so we could share some behind the scenes info. But now we can share it - as well as a really ..read more

*This is part 1 of our 2-part extended interview with Rachel Barton Pine. Stay tuned for part 2, coming soon!* Rachel Barton Pine is one of the most recognized names on the classical music scene today. She made her debut as a soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 10. Since then, she’s gone on to perform with orchestras all over the world, as well as with many of rock’s biggest names such as Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and Steve Vai. She performs on the “ex-Bazzini, ex-Soldat” Joseph Guarnerius del Gesu (Cremona, 1742), and when plugging in Rachel plays a 6-string Wood Violins Viper ..read more

*This is part 1 of our 2-part extended interview with Rachel Barton Pine. Stay tuned for part 2, coming soon!* Rachel Barton Pine is one of the most recognized names on the classical music scene today. She made her debut as a soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 10. Since then, she’s gone on to perform with orchestras all over the world, as well as with many of rock’s biggest names such as Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and Steve Vai. She performs on the “ex-Bazzini, ex-Soldat” Joseph Guarnerius del Gesu (Cremona, 1742), and when plugging in Rachel plays a 6-string Wood Violins Viper ..read more