Kaelan Decman joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic as Associate Principal Bass in spring 2022.  Prior to his appointment, he was a member of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra bass section.  He is a graduate of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. We talk about his audition journey and much more in this wide-ranging conversation.  Enjoy!   Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!   Connect with us: all things double bass double bass merch double bass sheet music   Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle. Check out my Beginner's Classical Bass course and Intermediate to Advanced Classical Bass course, available exclusively from Discover Double Bass.   theme music by Eric Hochberg