Author: Drew Holmes

Need to Live Stream but Don’t Know Where to Start? We Have You Covered

If you are starting to live stream, OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) is free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. Do not let the price tag fool you, this is a powerful piece of software that can do a lot. But where to begin to learn how to unlock it’s potential? This Seven […]

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New episode of Beyond the Stage, the Podcast that explores non-performing careers in music!

Episode 3 – Manufacturer Representative with Wes Kreitz (Part 1) In the interest of brevity the title of this episode calls Wes Kreitz a “Manufacturer Representative” but he does so much more.  Wes is the District Manager for the Western US for Yamaha, but more than that he is a School Services Representative.  If you […]

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Happy Birthday! It’s Your Weekend Update.

July 4th is not only the birthday for America but also for Drew!  If all goes to plan there will be piecaken in store for his family.  In this Weekend Update: Farewell Jeannette! This week we said farewell to Jeannette Popp, one our longest tenured Boomerites, as she heads into a well-earned retirement. We may […]

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Happy Retirement Jeannette!

Yesterday we said farewell to Jeannette Popp, one our longest tenured Boomerites, as she heads into a well-earned retirement. Jeannette came to us after a career in the Air Force band.  She was brough on initially to help with the sheet music department, but over the years has done so much more. She took over […]

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Thinking of a Career in Music? How About One of These

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We’ve been nominated for the 2021best of noco!

Voting begins today for NOCO Style Magazine’s 2021 Best of NOCO and Boomer Music Company has been nominated for Best Music Store! We have been honored to win this award in the past and would appreciate your support again this year. Please follow the QR Codes above or click on this link to cast your […]

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Happy Summer! It’s Your Weekend Update

Summer has arrived, officially!  As always get out there and enjoy the glorious weather! In this Weekend Update: Podcasting Rigs are Complicated, Right? Wrong! Take a peek behind the curtain at the gear Drew uses to record Beyond the Stage. He walks you through the thought process behind the equipment and shows you how a […]

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Happy Father’s Day! It’s your Weekend Update

I hope all you dads out there are having a great day with your family. Timothy is super into baseball these days, so where better to celebrate than a Rockies game at Coors Field? It will be a great memory he will talk about for years to come. In this Weekend Update Hercules has two […]

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A Short Walk Leads to a Significant Discovery

“Okay hon, I’m leaving for my meeting!” I called to Jamie as I headed out the door. “Are you driving?” she asked. “No, it’s not that far.  I could use the walk.” I put on my jacket and slung the trumpet case over my shoulder.  As the intermittent rain eased, I questioned the decision to […]

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“You didn’t just drop a cake, did you?”

admin | Posted on May 5, 2021 by Drew Holmes (Originally posted at the Medium page for The Podcasting Store) This past week Timothy’s Kindergarten class was fully remote due to a positive COVID test. Thankfully, the problem does not seem severe, our family is and remains healthy, and he is back to in person learning. While at first […]

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