Southern California Stick Seminar 2012

Friday night March 23 through Sunday March 24, 2012
Featuring Instruction and Performances by:
Bob Culbertson, Tom Griesgraber and Emmett Chapman

General Information (watch this section for updates)
The 2012 S. CA. Stick Seminar will be held Saturday and Sunday March 24 and 25 at MiraCosta College in Oceanside, CA. It will feature two full days of instruction from Bob Culbertson and Tom Griesgraber as well as a special Saturday afternoon clinic with Emmett Chapman and a Stick Night performance Saturday night from all three instructors. Additionally a special "welcoming" Stick Night is scheduled for Friday Night at the Museum of Making Music in nearby Carlsbad, CA that will give interested seminar participants a chance to perform as well.

The seminar is open to all levels and all Stick, Grand Stick, NS/Stick and Stick Bass instrument configurations and tunings. All levels really does mean all levels and includes those who might simply want to try out a "Stick experience" before committing. A very small number of rental/loaner instruments may be available for in class use by people looking to "try before they buy." For details, contact Tom Griesgraber at tom@thossounds.com. Individual rooms at the school will allow for the teachers to provide a combination of small group and private or semi-private lessons.

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How to Register
Registration is $175 if paid before March 9, $200 thereafter. The registration fee includes two full days of instruction, plus admission for the participant to the Stick Night performances on both Friday and Saturday nights. Any travel and lodging expenses are the responsibility of the student. (See About Oceanside below for area info). If you are interested in renting an instrument for the seminar, the cost is $25 and will allow you to use the instrument at the school only during seminar hours (9-5) both Saturday and Sunday. Please email tom@thossounds.com for more information and to reserve an instrument.

To pay by check:
Please send your payment to:

Tom Griesgraber
PO Box 230862
Encinitas, CA 92023

To pay by credit card
Please visit www.paypal.com and submit your payment to Tom Griesgraber at tom@thossounds.com, or you can contact Tom at 760-942-1031 and pay by phone.

Please include with your registration what type of instrument you play, in what tuning, and a brief description of your musical and Stick background and what you hope to gain from attending. Also include your e-mail address if you have one as we'll be sending out updates about the event as it gets closer.

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About The Concerts
The "Stick Night" concert will feature performances from all three of the instructors, and will be held Saturday, March 24 at 7:30pm in the MiraCosta College Concert Hall on the Oceanside campus. Tickets are available in advance by calling ThosSounds at 760-942-1031. General admission is $10. All Stick Seminar participants receive one complimentary admission. Seating is all general admission (first come first served).

Additionally, a special welcome night performance opportunity called "Exploring The Stick" has been arranged on Friday night March 23, 7:00 pm at the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, CA. This event will be arranged as something like an "open mic" to give seminar attendees a chance to play both for each other and the public. Set times will depend on the number of interested participants. If you'd like to perform, please let us know when you register for the seminar! This event is open to the public as well. Admission for seminar participants is included in the registration fee. Additional tickets will be available through the Museum of Making Music for $5. As an added bonus, the Museum has offered to keep the Museum galleries open late from 6pm-7pm to allow anyone interested a chance to tour them as well. General admission to the Museum is $8, students (age 6-18), seniors and active military just $5.

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About The Instructors / Performers

		Bob Culbertson With well over 100,000 albums sold and several hundred students to his credit, Bob Culbertson is one of the most influential touch soloists today. His musical style ranges from light jazz with folk and blues flavor to classical with Spanish, contemporary, and traditional influences. Bob began playing the Stick over 30 years ago when introduced to the instrument by its inventor, Emmett Chapman. His recordings have been described as “...the sound of the Stick in its purest form." Bob plays a variety of festivals, gigs, and concerts annually. He has toured nearly every state in the US as well as over fifteen countries worldwide including France, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Japan. His concerts include openings and performances with the popular acts; Robin Trower, Robben Ford, Eric Martin, Tuck and Patti, Steve Morse, Doobie Brothers, Allan Holdsworth, Sheila E, Leon Russell, Dave Mason, Babatunde Olatunji, Neal Schon, Alex De Grassi, Fattburger, Micky Hart, Zakir Hussain, Fog Hat, David Grisman, Abraxas, Robin Hitchcock, and members of Santana. Visit Bob's site at www.stickmusic.com

Tom Griesgraber
Tom picked up his first Stick in July of 1997. Originally a guitar player, Tom is an honors graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Tom performs as both a soloist and with several collaborative projects including the San Diego based Agent 22 with drummer/didj player Ryan Moran (of Slightly Stoopid), an international duo with guitarist Bert Lams (of The California Guitar Trio) and a duo based in Italy with drummer Andrea Ruta.

Tom has also toured and recorded with drummer Jerry Marotta, recorded and toured as a guest with the California Guitar Trio, opened for several US and European tours with The Tony Levin Band, performed four times for the Grammys and opened shows for acts like Paula Cole, Andy Summers, Steve Hackett, Carl Palmer, Stickmen, Bill Bruford's Earthworks, Adrian Belew, Tim Reynolds, Tuck and Patti, Asia, Michael Manring, Stanley Jordan, The Dixie Dregs, Larry Carlton and Steve Lukather, Al Dimeola and many others.

For more on Tom, visit www.thossounds.com

Emmett Chapman
In addition to full time teachers Bob Culbertson and Tom Griesgraber, the 2012 S. CA. Stick Seminar will feature a special clinic from Stick inventor Emmett Chapman, who will also perform at the "Stick Night" concert.

In addition to inventing and building the Chapman Stick instruments, Emmett has also had a career as a performer and recording artist. From 1969 to the present, Emmett has done both solo performances and played with many jazz legends. He has done concert tours playing colleges, and has performed throughout the world.

In 1985 Emmett released a solo album titled Parallel Galaxy. This recording contained ten pieces, some solos and some duets. The album is available on vinyl, cassette, and was remastered for CD in 1999.

One piece, Backyard, that appears on the album was used in the film Dune. The director's cut of the film shows a decorated Stick painted gold playing the role of the mythical "baliset" instrument described in Frank Herbert's novel. Emmett's recording is what we hear when we see Patrick Stewart play the baliset.

In 1987 Emmett released his Hands Across the Board video. The tape includes a live solo performance of Emmett followed by an interview.

For more on Emmett and The Stick, visit www.stick.com

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About MiraCosta College and Oceanside, CA
Oceanside is roughly forty minutes north of downtown San Diego, and about ninety minutes south of downtown LA (on a good traffic day). As the name MiraCosta implies, the college has a great view of the coast and generally features the weather that Southern California is famous for. MiraCosta's website (www.miracosta.cc.ca.us) is loaded with information about the college and has a nice campus map here:

http://www.miracosta.edu/officeofthepresident/pio/downloads/map_ocn.pdf

The seminar will take place in the recently completed Music Building; a wonderful state of the art facility shown in orange at the bottom left of the campus map. and the Stick Night performance on Saturday night will take place in the college's amazing new Concert Hall, located adjacent to the Music Building.


MiraCosta Music Building (click to enlarge)	"Studio A" (one of our classrooms) (click to enlarge)	The MiraCosta Concert Hall (click to enlarge)

Since Oceanside is something of a tourist town, there are many hotels located fairly close to the College. Motel 6 has a location "almost" within walking distance (maybe 2-3 miles) that many past seminar attendees have stayed at (motel6.com, look for the location on college avenue in Oceanside, near highway 78). MiraCosta's physical address (for online computations) is One Barnard Dr, Oceanside, CA 92056. If you have specific questions about the area, e-mail Tom Griesgraber at tom@thossounds.com

Hope to see you there!