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  • Artist Voices: The WAV Series Electric Violin

    by Laurie Green
    July 14, 2021

    NS Artist Voices WAV Series Electric VIolin image

    NS Design’s WAV Series Violins are fully equipped for studio performance and the plugged in world of amplifiers and sound reinforcement. Versatile, traditional in tone and character but able to range into any sonic landscape. Lightweight with widely adjustable chin and shoulder rests, this electric violin frees you to discover new musical ideas.

  • CONNECTLIVE “Coffee with Ned” ZOOM Chat

    by Laurie Green
    June 24, 2021

    NS CONNECTLIVE with Ned Steinberger

    NS Design recently hosted another ConnectLIVE event with NS Design Founder and award winning instrument designer Ned Steinberger in a “Coffee with Ned” Zoom chat. Ned was joined by several fans, friends and NS Artists on the call in a lively and informative discussion. Check it out here!

  • Artist Voices: The CR Series RADIUS Bass Guitar

    by Laurie Green
    May 25, 2021

    NS Artist Voices CR Radius Bass Guitar

    Ned Steinberger’s CR Series RADIUS Bass doesn’t just advance the art of headless design, with innovations such as the Fusion neck, the DiradialTM body, the NS/EMGTM Integral Pickup System, and the remarkable NS Tuning System, it elevates the bass guitar to an entirely new level of performance and playability.

  • NS Artist Jamaaladeen Tacuma “This Room of Love” Solo Free Jazz Performance at moers Festival

    by Laurie Green
    May 23, 2021

    Jamaaladeen Tacuma with the WAV Radius Bass Guitar

    NS Artist Jamaaladeen Tacuma is in Germany this weekend at the 50th Anniversary moers festival, where on Sunday May 23 (10am EST) he will premiered “This Room of Love”, a livestream solo performance with the NS WAV Radius Bass Guitar. NS will partnered with the Festival on Sunday to bring the performance live via Facebook.

  • CONNECTLIVE Electric Strings Educator Edition with NS Artist Educator Scott Laird

    by Laurie Green
    May 20, 2021

    NS Artist Educator Scott Laird with CR Vioin

    NS Artist Educator Scott Laird of North Carolina School Of Science and Mathematics premiered 3 educational videos accompanied by a live roundtable discussion hosted by NS founder Ned Steinberger and NS Artist Relations Manager Corey Redonnett.

  • CONNECTLIVE! Cello Edition with NS Artists Greg Byers and Calum Ingram

    by Laurie Green
    April 30, 2021

    CONNECTLIVE Cello Edition with Greg Byers and Calum Ingram

    NS hosted a CONNECTLIVE- Cello Edition event on Thursday, May 6th. A livestream available from our website, Facebook and YouTube channels featuring NS Artists Greg Byers and Calum Ingram in concert and conversation. thinkNS.com/connect

  • NS Artist Chance Wilder Onody test drives the CRM Upright with a V-15

    by Laurie Green
    April 27, 2021

    Chance Wilder Onody playing the CRM Upright in studio setting

    We love to see endorsements and partnerships among the NS family of artist with our friends in the music industry! Here’s a recent demo including NS Artist Chance Wilder Onody for the launch of the new Tsunami Cables V-15 preamp.

  • Tony Levin For Bass Players Only Interview

    by Laurie Green
    April 20, 2021

    Photograph of NS Design Artist Tony Levin playing his CR5M Electric Upright Bass with King Crimson on their 50th Anniversary Celebration Tour.

    For Bass Players Only conducted its 700th bass player interview with none other than NS Artist Tony Levin. Congrats to Jon Liebman for many years of wonderful interviews with some of the world’s best bass players! https://forbassplayersonly.com/tony-levin/

  • ARKAI’s TED Institute Performance “Letters from COVID”

    by Laurie Green
    April 13, 2021

    Arkai featuring CR Violinist

    ARKAI features violinist Jonathan Miron on the CR Violin with cellist Philip Sheegog. Check out their passionate musical performance ‘Letters from COVID’ “our reflection on the unprecedented times we’re living through – full of both difficulty and loss as well beauty and hope.”

  • NS Artist Brittany Frompovich Finalist in 2021 Virtual Washington DC Area Music Awards 2021

    by Laurie Green
    March 26, 2021

    NS Artist Brittany Frompovich bowing the CRM Upright Bass

    Congratulations to NS Artist Brittany Frompovich who is a finalist in two categories in the 2021 Virtual Washington Area Music Awards, also known as “The Wammies.” Bassist and strings educator, Frompovich is nominated for Educator, and Best Blues Artist/Group,  as a part of The Ashleigh Chevalier Band.

  • NS Artist Xiaolin welcomes Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Self-Portrait “Warrior” to Hong Kong

    by Laurie Green
    March 23, 2021

    Xiaolin Olivia Dawn with Basquiat's The Warrior

    NS Artist Xiaolin, violinist and DJ, recently collaborated with Christie’s Auction House to create a promotional music video to welcome Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Self-Portrait “Warrior” to Hong Kong for the first time. The video features Xiaolin’s music accompaniment on the CR Violin with the painting in the gallery.

  • CONNECTLIVE March with The Company Stores and Friends

    by Laurie Green
    March 5, 2021

    The Company Stores CONNECTLIVE March event hosted by NS Design

    NS Design just wrapped on it’s first ever CONNECTLIVE hour long online livestreaming event with music and conversation with The Company Stores, from Charleston, West Virginia on Thursday, March 4th at 5pm EST. These indie-roots rockers performed original songs from their upcoming release, featuring NS Artists Michael Micuccui, on CR6 RADIUS bass, and Joeseph Cevallos, […]

  • NS Artist Greg Byers Featured during ASTA’s 2021 Electric Strings Extravaganza

    by Laurie Green
    February 26, 2021

    NS Artist Greg Byers in photographs with his NS Cello

    The Electric Strings Extravaganza from The American String Teachers Association 2021 National Conference is Wednesday, March 3rd from noon to 3PM, EST. with live Q&A and guest appearances from several acclaimed electric violin, viola and cello artists. Are you a music instructor? Make your plan this week to recharge, learn, connect, and make music together […]

  • The Electric Strings Extravaganza is at ASTA 2021!

    by Laurie Green
    February 1, 2021

    Are you a music instructor? Make your plan in March to recharge, learn, connect, and make music together at the American String Teachers Association⁠ annual conference.⁠ ⁠ The Electric Strings Extravaganza is Wednesday, March 3rd from noon to 3PM, EST, with live Q&A. You are invited to join NS Artist Julie Lyonn Lieberman and friends […]

  • CONNECT2021 with NS Design – A Virtual Gathering

    by Laurie Green
    January 15, 2021

    CONNECT2021 A virtual gathering of NS Artists and Ned Steinberger

    NS Design recently showcased an online series of informative and entertaining events including special performances, demonstrations, and live roundtable discussions among NS Artists, and NS founder Ned Steinberger, hosted by NS Artist Relations Manager Corey Redonnett. You can see a collection of videos and demonstrations at thinkNS.com/connect. A message from NS Design founder Ned Steinberger⁠

  • NS Artist Michael Micucci Interview with For Bass Players Only

    by Laurie Green
    October 13, 2020

    In the most recent For Bass Players Only interview, NS Artist Michael Micucci talks about his childhood challenges of being homeless, how buying a bass guitar from a friend on a whim changed his life, apprenticeship with Berkelee’s Bruce Gertz while in Boston, the discipline his band The Company Stores brings to his bass playing […]

  • NS Artist Tony Cimirosi Interview with For Bass Players Only

    by Laurie Green
    September 14, 2020

    In the most recent For Bass Players Only interview, NS Artist Tony Cimirosi talks about his 30 plus years in the New York music scene, his early days in Boston at Berklee and later at the Contemporary School of Music; he describes how he first met NS founder Ned Steinberger, and a bit of the […]

  • NS Artist Noor Che’ree’s Interview with For Bass Players Only

    by Laurie Green
    August 19, 2020

    In his recent For Bass Players Only interview, NS Artist Noor Che’ree tells the story of his journey as a musician, how important his family has been on his path as a creative artist, and how his ongoing collaborative project with violinist and producer Jonas Petersen, called Symphonic Planet, has transformed his time in Los […]

  • NS Artist Derek Menchan’s Interview with For Bass Players Only

    by Laurie Green
    July 20, 2020

    Photograph of NS Design Artist Derek Menchan playing his EU6 Electric Upright Bass. Photo by Jamin Smith

    NS Artist Educator Derek “The Professor” Menchan is a concert cellist, bassist, composer, and college instructor of the humanities, philosophy, and music. In his recent For Bass Players Only interview with Jon Liebman, Derek describes the ways he performs his musical interests, combining seemingly disparate musical genres in to what he calls mruzick where “all […]

  • Steinberger: A Story of Creativity and Design by Jim Reilly

    by Laurie Green
    June 11, 2020

    Steinberger A Story of Creativity and Design by Jim Reilly Authorized biography book

    Pushing the boundaries sonically, ergonomically and aesthetically for over 40 years, Ned’s instruments continue to be played and revered by extraordinary players worldwide.

  • NS Artist Bakithi Kumalo’s NAMM Show 2020 Interview with For Bass Players Only

    by Laurie Green
    May 22, 2020

    NS Design bassist Artist Bakithi Kumalo with NXTa Omni Bass

    NS Artist Bakithi Kumalo sat down with For Bass Players Only at the NS Design Booth during the NAMM Show 2020 for another fun and insightful interview. Kumalo shares his simple, sage advice about what it takes to be a good bass player, his passion for mentorship, and working with students in The Zoellner Arts […]

  • Remember the Power of Music in Turbulent Times

    by Laurie Green
    April 10, 2020

    Extraordinary Instruments by Ned Steinberger

    On behalf of our worldwide community of NS Artists, Ned and the NS Design team take this moment to recognize all musicians for their power to sustain, transport and heal in tumultuous times. Your music is vital to our well-being, and we are profoundly grateful. Please enjoy, share, and find inspiration in these videos. We’ll […]

  • NS Artist Marcos Varela’s 2020 Interview with For Bass Players Only

    by Laurie Green
    March 25, 2020

    NS Design Artist Marcos Varela plays the CR Radius Bass Guitar

    The latest For Bass Players Only interview is with jazz bassist and NS Artist Marcos Varela, who sat down with Jon Leibman at the NS Design booth during the Winter NAMM Show 2020. Among the topics, they talk bass technique, Mingus Big Band in NYC, a new debut record release planned with the Illumination Quartet […]

  • Laurie Anderson Resident Artistic Director SF Jazz Center

    by Laurie Green
    February 7, 2020

    Phtotograph of NS Design Artist Laurie Anderson playing the NS CR Electric Violin at the SFJazz Concert Series

    NS Artist Laurie Anderson visited San Francisco last week as Resident Artistic Director at SF JAZZ Center for a four-night performance series. Anderson, who plays the NS CR electric violin, shared the stage on night one with her NYC Improvisations Series collaborators – virtuoso bassist Christian McBride and cellist (NS Artist) Rubin Kodheli; night two […]

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