Episode 90 - John Bogenschutz

Dec 10, 2018

John Bogenschutz, the creator of the band and music themed Tone Deaf Comics tells the story of why he switched from band director and composer to comic strip creator and offers thoughts about our community from a very different perspective.

Topics:

• John’s early musical background and his experience as a band director and composer.
• How being a stand-up comedian is similar to being a band director.
• The story of the founding of Tone Deaf Comics and the development of the strip’s style.
• How John comes up with ideas and anecdotes about some of the notable composers and conductors who have appeared in the strip.

Links:

• Tone Deaf Comics
• “The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield
• Mahler: Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”

Biography:

Tone Deaf Comics was created, and is ran, by John Bogenschutz. John received a Bachelors of Music Education degree from Northern Kentucky University. He was also a band director for a couple of years, a music arranger for about ten years and now cartoonist. He also has 3 published compositions to his credit (Hymn for the Altruistic, Red Rocks Fanfare, and Contambiance Fanfare). John currently lives in Union, KY with his beautiful wife and three sons.

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