{"id":2247,"date":"2014-04-20T17:02:13","date_gmt":"2014-04-20T17:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/?p=2247"},"modified":"2021-06-12T01:14:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T01:14:28","slug":"the-virginia-bass-forum-whose-box-is-this-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/?p=2247","title":{"rendered":"The Virginia Bass Forum; Whose Box Is This Anyway?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bassist, clinician and author Michael Dimin talked about the nature of creativity and how our own ideas get in the way of truly creative solutions. Mike demonstrated, through stories and his own playing, ways to step out of the box. With Neil Mullanaphy, Billy Wooten, Andrew Baciocco, Nathan Lake, Dylan Cloyd, and many more! Many thanks to Forte Music Studios for hosting the event. 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