PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM 105 bongo player, jamming together with a small audience!” Patrick Murphy, a Sound Union drummer who practices regularly in the studios, also notes the welcoming feel: “If I was practicing solo and someone walked by and I recognized them, I would invite them to play.” On most evenings, members can participate in workshops and discussions on topics such as personal performance style. A recent two-hour jazz masterclass was conducted by a multiple Grammy-nominated jazz trumpeter and music educator Mike Rocha. At the weekly acoustic guitar night, Sound Union staff create a campfire atmosphere, where the lights go down and twinkle lights sparkle with the music. There’s a Sound Union app to learn about events and find other members to round out an ensemble. What’s next? John and Tom hope to introduce the Sound Union concept in other cities throughout California and the U.S. “We want to be the place where people make the best music of their lives,” John declares. “That is a seminal part of our mission. We hope to touch a lot of lives with this.” make a sound soundunion.com PHOTOGRAPHY OF PODCASTER: COURTESY OF SOUND UNION BAND TOGETHER
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