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Life in the Pit

Life in the Pit

By: David Lane
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This podcast is devoted to the lives and experiences of instrumental musicians who play for musical theatre. Listeners can hear the stories of what goes on in "the pit" and aspiring musicians can learn what it takes to become a pit musician.Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Music
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  • Getting Started as a Musician with National Tours - Sachio Nang: keyboardist, bassist
    Feb 14 2025

    CORRECTED: Original post was missing the interview, and has been updated.

    Sachio Nang chatted with Life in the Pit in 2021 talking about his recent high school experience and getting started with theatre music directing. Since then, he has done professional work including 3 national tours! He played keyboard 2 and was associate music director for Elf and Shrek, and is currently playing bass on the Ain't Too Proud national tour. We talk about his young professional career, his adventures in social media, his hobbies as an arranger, and some of the things he's done to develop his skills to be this marketable at a young age!

    Follow the podcast on Instagram or Facebook @LifeInThePitPod. Feel free to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Visit www.lifeinthepitpod.com for more info or to send feedback regarding the podcast. Donations are also gratefully accepted. Please leave a rating and a review on your podcast app. Thank you for listening.

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    49 mins
  • Music Directing as a High School Student - Sachio Nang (ENCORE)
    Jan 31 2025

    Sachio Nang was recently a high school graduate in the Chicago area in 2021, and has since been part of 3 national tours since we originally spoke! Before we soon reconnect to talk about his very young career as a Broadway touring musician, here is an encore presentation of our interview from April 2021.

    Follow the podcast on Instagram or Facebook @LifeInThePitPod. Feel free to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Visit www.lifeinthepitpod.com for more info or to send feedback regarding the podcast. Donations are also gratefully accepted. Please leave a rating and a review on your podcast app. Thank you for listening.

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    35 mins
  • Bows and Exit Music
    Jan 20 2024

    Life in the Pit had reached its end as a podcast a few months ago, but I resisted making it official. This episode was recorded and released simply because YOU the listener deserved a proper farewell, and I wanted to share just a little of why I'm not continuing here. As I mentioned in this episode, I'm very proud of the work accomplished in the episodes, and I'm determined to keep the entire history of this podcast available and archived for as long as possible. Thank you for listening, and for taking an interest in pit musicians, the unsung heroes of a theatre production!

    You can visit http://www.davidlanemusic.com/podcast to find all episodes of Life in the Pit as well find a contact form if you wish to get in touch.

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    14 mins

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