NS Design Artist, Educator, Violinist and Composer Julie Lyonn Lieberman is proud to announce her popular Strings Without Boundaries sessions for 2015. Pairing educational opportunities for amateur and professional players in a highly exciting and positive environment, exploring traditional and contemporary musical styles for string players. NS Design is excited to have NS Artists Charles […]
Experiences
NAMM 2015
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) annual conference in Anaheim, California, January 22nd – 25th is a major gathering for manufacturers, distributors and dealers in all things music. At the NS Design this year, we were honored to have performances twice daily by the Levin Brothers, featuring renowned bassist/cellist and NS Artist Tony Levin […]
Chance Wilder Onody likes to make his own rules – FBPO interview
Hot, young up-and-comer says bass is “not a background instrument” By Mindy Rochwerg December 3, 2014 Twenty-four year old Chance Wilder Onody is starting to get noticed, and deservedly so. Primarily self-taught, Onody, has been described as a “virtuoso bassist” and “classical crossover instrumentalist.” Chance recently sat down with FBPO’s Jon Liebman to talk about his musical […]
Maputo and Interlochen
Hi all – Last week, I had the pleasure of performing with the Intermediate Jazz Ensemble at Interlochen, under the direction of David Kay, on the David Sanborn/Bob James tune, Maputo. The performance was a ball and the reaction to the NS Design CR4 violin in that setting was magnificent. There were a ton of […]
Bass Player Live 2013
We were delighted to exhibit our electric upright basses and bass guitars at Bass Player Live back in November. We love spending time with many of the world’s finest bassists who gather for this event at SIR Studios in Los Angeles. At the NS Booth, we hosted performances by Chance Wilder Onody, Hal Henckel, Jonathan Moody, Nathan […]
NS Design exhibits at IBMA 2013
The International Bluegrass Music Association‘s annual World of Bluegrass conference is the epicenter of all things related to the music. NS Design returned to this event to share our instruments with our Bluegrass friends. Our electric double basses—and increasingly electric violins too—have enjoyed a rapid rise to popularity among Bluegrassers due to their good looks, […]
Blown away by the NXT bass
We love hearing people play great music on our instruments. Even better, we love it when our instruments show people new musical possibilities. Thanks to Dave Norris from Melbourne for writing—this is what it’s all about! Dear NS Design, My name is Dave Norris and I’m a bass player from Melbourne, Australia. I have a […]
American String Teachers Association conference 2012
Joined by a star-studded cast of musicians–Charles Yang, Eugene Friesen, DaXun Zhang, Jeremy Cohen, Julie Lyonn Lieberman, and many others—NS Design made a big splash at the American String Teachers Association conference last week in Atlanta. Visitors to the NS booth sampled coming attractions to our product line, including the fretted NXT and CR violins. […]
LOVING the NXT Cello
Vermont-based cellist Monique Citro just wrote us to say how much she loves performing with her NXT Cello. We’re psyched to have artists like Monique reaping the benefits of electric strings with our instruments! Have a look at her website, http://citrocello.com. Hello! I just wanted to let you know how much I am LOVING and […]
Great week at ASTA in Kansas City
This week, I have been at the American String Teacher’s National Conference in Kansas City. It has been a fabulous week of instructional seminars, exhibits, and networking for string educators and students around the from around the United States and even some from around the world. Electric bowed strings are always a big part of […]
NAMM 2011: Better than ever!
NS Design had a wonderful showing at the 2011 NAMM show at the Anaheim Convention Center, January 13th – 16th in Anaheim California. From new NS Artists dropping by the booth to longtime NS endorsees showing their support, this show demonstrated the passionate following NS Design’s instruments enjoy. Reknowned bassist and NS CR4 Omni Bass […]
NS Design a hit at Frankfurt Musikmesse
The NS team had a great time at the 2010 Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany. The show provided a wonderful opportunity to connect with current and potential customers and distributors in Europe. Visitors to the booth were particularly interested in the NXT and the Omni Bass, as well as the prototype of the WAV-5 violin (more […]
An NS view of the Grammys
Bass player Amos Heller has played just about every kind of music you can think of—from classical music to Zappa-esque rock, with some worship music and combo jazz in between. Since moving to Nashville in 2005, he’s been backing up a number of big acts, but his biggest gig yet was playing the 2009 Grammy […]
Good ergonomics makes good music
Dave Rowe, leader of the Maine-based Dave Rowe trio and a good friend of NS Design, recently began using the Boomerang Shoulder Strap on his Steinberger Synapse guitar. Not only has it made the instrument more comfortable to play, Dave says the improved ergonomics have made his playing better: “It has been about six months […]
Interview with Ed Howe
Corey Redonnet, NS Design’s artist relations manager, recently sat down with Ed Howe, a violinist who plays the CR-5 and who has worked closely with Ned over the years. Here is the transcript of their conversation: NS CR: Allright Ed, thanks for coming out today. I’d like to get a little bit of background, where […]
Yes I play a Steinberger (old & new)
We’ve just sent a formal mailing announcing this blog to the thousands of people who’ve signed up to be on NS Design’s mailing list over the years. We’ve had some great letters from musicians whose careers Ned’s instruments have shaped. Bassist Jonn Stevens wrote a touching note about his Steinberger bass and his NS Bass […]
A Wave of WAV’s Hits Shreveport
Blaise Kielar, of the Electric Violin Shop, sends us this report from the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) conference: The winner of the NS Design – Electric Violin Shop Giveaway of an NS Design WAV violin is CiCi Lau of Shreveport, Louisiana. The drawing was held March 21 at the EVS exhibit at the American […]
NS Design CR Series Violin and Looping w/ Jamman
Hi all! I performed last weekend with the Carolina Cool Jazz Orchestra in Spartanburg, SC and this was one of my solo tunes. In this song, I create a loop with my guitar and a Lexicon Jamman and then solo with my NS CR Series violin. I hope you enjoy this. I wrote this song […]
American String Teachers Association National Conference
On March 18-22, The American String Teachers Association (ASTA) held their annual National Conference in Atlanta. I was pleased to attend the conference and present several educational sessions to both teachers and students that were involved with the conference and the National Orchestra Festival. I am happy to report that NS Design had a strong […]
Friends of NS Design
Skidompha Library concert NS Design – presents “Friends of NS Design” – artist workshop with local violinist Ed Howe. Perhaps you were lucky enough to enjoy Ed Howe’s fantastic fiddling performance at the recent Chocolate Fest benefit for Healthy Kids, or have heard the buzz around his multi-layered solo performance on a Ned Steinberger electric […]
Using CR and Wav Violin for Pit Peformance
This weekend, I will be performing at the Durham (NC) Performing Arts Center as part of a pit orchestra for a school district-wide show choir gala called “Evening of Entertainment.” The pit for this show traditionally uses professional musicians from all around NC. This year, a few high school students will be joining the pit, […]