Mike Bishop

This evening, I finally chose a performance rights organization (PRO) and joined the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (@ASCAP) as both a writer and a publisher. I’m very much looking forward to releasing some new music over the summer and into the Fall!

Clair de Lune, but with a Nintendo Gameboy soundfont instead of piano

Sony Pictures Dedicates Music Building to John Williams on Historic Lot variety.com/2024/artisans/…

Scrolling through musician videos on TikTok telling all the piano players to work on their intonation

@Komaniecki_R I’ve been Apple Music and Tidal! I am specifically required to use Spotify for school, however, and that’s annoying

I thought we all ditched Spotify a few years back when they gave Joe Rogan a bunch of money to peddle COVID conspiracies! Was I the only chump that actually did that? 😭

@Komaniecki_R Feel like that video is not for music professionals as much as it is for getting the general public and casual classical music enjoyers excited about the movie

Am I the only person on music Twitter who thinks it’s reasonable that an actor could prepare for several *years* and do a pretty good job conducting Mahler as a result? Conducting is hard but it’s not alchemy, and it’s only one piece, copying Bernstein

The @FSUChiefs have sounded like a million bucks all night on the broadcast. One of the great college marching band programs!

Y’all know what time it is

Watching the Lions halftime performance: Me: “This is diet Lil Dicky.”

My two toddlers love @lawrencetheband & @scarypockets (proud they have such great taste in music) so we spend a lot of time w/ YouTube playlists of their various videos. I’ve probably seen the SP Mmmbop vid 100x & just now realized that’s @its_adamneely holding it down on bass

@SamTompkinsUK So sorry to hear this, Sam. I remember being absolutely moved to tears when you debuted your song & video, “hero.” I can only imagine how much he must have cherished it. I hope to be half the hero to my kids as your dad was to you. Much love to you, brother.

it deeply hurts me to be saying this, but after a lifelong battle with his inner demons, my lovely dad sadly decided to make the ultimate decision to take his own life last thursday. he peacefully passed away yesterday morning. my life will never be the same. my dad was a lot of things. he was a friend, a confidant, a cheerleader, an advisor, a philanthropist. his voice like a great big warm hug at the end of a long hard day. he listened intently to my every word, problem, achievement and always met each one with a smile. his wisdom, his stories and his way with words crafted my whole artistic identity. i couldn’t make the music i make without him. my dad was my best friend. he will be sorely missed by everyone especially my siblings and i. I can’t even tell you how sad i am, i’m wiping the tears away from my eyes as i write this, but the reason i have decided to post this is that this has just given me the most violent nudge to remind you all (especially men) to fucking talk to each other, man. speak about your feelings, reach out to one another and don’t hold back. be free with your deepest darkest thoughts, speak to people. let them know you’re in pain. we have the opportunity to save a generation and beyond thinking this way. lastly, to my lovely dad. i am so sorry i couldn’t have been your friend growing up. i’m sorry we couldn’t go for a walk or a pint and i couldn’t turn to you and really ask you if everything is okay. let you know it’s alright to chat to me. Tell you all the brilliant things that you are and will become. and just how much you meant to the people who knew you, but i will continue to share your story and let people know just how special you truly were. i will always miss you. whenever anyone asks me “how’d you get that wonderful beard?”, i always say “i don’t know, ask my dad”…. well i guess we will never know now. i love you, dad. may you rest in glorious peace. some turn invisible, but that’s not original. might not be invincible, but you’re still my hero, dad. john winston tompkins - 1948 - 2023 🥺💔

first video in my new studio :) brought out the resonator for some lightnin' hopkins-style acoustic blues ✨

Dang! Finally coming out from under a rock and hearing Jon Batiste’s“Worship” for the first time & I’m blown away! Bravo to @JonBatiste @jonbellion @PeteNappi @tenroc_ Serban Ghenea, Chris Gehringer & the rest of the team. Beautiful song w/ incredibly creative production quality

One of my clients! Go Tigers!

@CinematicAshley I just did the same 😂

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary Me being petty and changing the default text to TWITTER LOL

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I sure don’t, but apparently it’s #MyTwitterAnniversary🎉

This is such great social media content in the orchestral realm. A wonderful way to engage people, young & old. As a young percussionist, I would’ve loved content like this when I was first learning the ins & outs of orchestral percussion. The London Philharmonic nails it again.

I’m ready.

@JacobSAllinson @jimboknows27 @NickStarrMusic It's like seeing a video of Adam Lambert w/ Queen and saying, "wow Adam, you do a great job of pretending to be Freddie Mercury" as if he's not been paid solely to pretend to be Freddie Mercury

@JacobSAllinson @jimboknows27 @NickStarrMusic It could be, and I don't want to speak for Nick here, but it could be a bit of dry humor in the fact that someone was like, "oh hey Mozart is hard but you interpreted it pretty well" to one of the best living Mozart interpreters.