• Rick Brodsky bass player

      Bluegrass & American Roots Music

      Production Manager & Sound Engineer

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

    • WHAT I DO

       

      Musician

      I play bass! Mostly double bass; a.k.a. the stand-up or upright bass. I play tons of classic bluegrass as well as other American roots styles. I have played in bands that play strictly first generation bluegrass all the way to bands that incorporate blues, folk, reggae, swing, gypsy jazz and rock. I also play electric bass guitar and a bit of dobro too.

      Live Event Production and Sound Engineering

      With over 20 years of experience, I produce independent live concerts covering all aspects of the event. I also provide sound engineering for live events specializing in small to medium, intimate acoustic concerts.

    • Recordings

      Here are some samples of my work on bass in the studio

      (Try listening with actual speakers or headphones. You won't hear much bass on a cell phone or laptop)

       

    • I Have Had the Honor of Performing and Recording With The Following Artists

      Jonathan Edwards * Flagpole Radio Cafe Orchestra * Korey Brodsky Band * Peter Yarrow * Tom Chapin

      Sleepy Hollow String Band * Ben Freed * Stacy Phillips & His Bluegrass Characters * Jesse Brock * Joe Walsh

      Jeff Scroggins & Colorado * Rock Hearts * Laura Orshaw & The New Velvet Band * Guy Davis * Lost Dog * Shoregrass         

      Dar Williams * Vaneese Thomas * Lucy Kaplansky *Christine Lavin * Francine Wheeler * Howie Bujese * Richard Neal 

      Jim Allyn * Tom Snow * Ramblin' Jack Elliot * Michelle Canning & Rough Edges * Mike Sassano * Jon Sholle

        Livingston Taylor * Kalia Yeagle * Sofia Chiarandini * Rob Bonnacorsa * Connie McCardle * Lara Herscovitch

       

      Jonathan Edwards

      left to right: Jonathan, Me, Jim Allyn

      Fairfield Theater Company

      Korey Brodsky Bandy odsky Band

      left to right: Korey, Me, Sofia

      Podunk Bluegrass Festival

      Stacy Phillips & His Bluegrass Charactershi His Bluegrass Characters

      l to r: Phil, Stacy, Andy, Me, Pete

      Daryl's House

      Sleepy Hollow String Band

      l to r: Me, Ben, Connie, Bob

      Paramount Theater, Peekskill

      Flagpole Radio Cafe Orchestra

      l to r: Howie Bujese, Richard Neal, Greg Burrows, Jim Allyn, Me, Francine Wheeler

      Edmond Town Hall Theater, Newtown CT

      Jeff Scroggins & Colorado

      l to r: Me, Ellie Hakanson, Greg Blake, Tristan Scroggins, Jeff Scroggins

      Northeast Pennsylvania Bluegrass Festival

      Jonathan Edwards

      l to r: Tom Snow, Me, JE

      Mitchell Farm, CT 2014

      Peter Yarrow

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      Peter, Paul & Mary

      l to r: Francine, Me, Jim Allyn, Peter Yarrow

      Flagpole Radio Cafe, Newtown, CT

      Rock Hearts

      2019 Jenny Brook Festival

       

      L-R Danny Musher, Bill Thibedou, Me, Alex McLeod, Joe Deetz

      Sleepy Hollow String Band

      l to r: Michael Snow, Bob Bernstein, Me, Ben Freed, Connie McCardle, Jon Sholle

      Clearwater Festival, NY 2009

      Jonathan Edwards

      l to r: JE, Me, Tom Snow

      Lara Herscovitch

      photo credit: Adam Jason Photography

    • Production Management and Sound

      As a production manager and festival coordinator, I have years of experience supervising sound operators and stage crews at multi-stage events and festivals. I have supervised and provided leadership for planning and logistics in all facets of live music events. I have also independently produced concerts in Connecticut in small to medium venues, managing all aspects of the events. In 2013, I co-produced The Concert for Healing at the Ridgefield Playhouse along with Peter Yarrow and Tony Arancio; this concert was aired on PBS.

      As a sound engineer, I have provided live sound reinforcement for many artists including Pete Seeger, Lucy Kaplansky, Dar Williams, Tom Chapin, Guy Davis, David Amram, Josh White Jr., Suzzy Roche, Lucy Wainright, and Richard Shindell.

      "With Rick mixing sound, it felt like I was in a really great club in NYC. The sound was amazing"

      ~Lucy Kaplansky, Billboard-charting singer/songwriter

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