Don’t miss Alex Lofoco’s Mega Funk Bass Workshop in Italy this Fall at the Musicarte Music Shop in Rome… For more information, visit online at www.alexlofoco.com
Tips for Up-and-Coming Bassists with Carl Dawkins: My Ordeal
Meet Carl Dawkins – Hello all, apologies for my absence, and a big thank you to all those who in these last few difficult months have helped in the best ways they knew how. What I would like to talk to you about today is my experience with robbery in the last few months which [...]
Alfred Releases Choosing the Right DAW for YOU, a New Beginner’s Digital Audio Workstation Guide
Alfred Music Publishing, the leader in educational music publishing since 1922, expands its Pro Audio catalog with Choosing the Right DAW for YOU, a new DVD designed to help aspiring audio engineers select their digital audio software. Choosing the right digital audio workstation (DAW) is one of the most important decisions any home recording enthusiast will make. This [...]
Music City Fights Childhood Cancer, Bass Legend Vail Johnson Scheduled to Play
Chemo Duck Goes Country: Music City Fights Childhood Cancer… A Red Carpet Event Benefiting Gabe’s Chemo Duck Program Where: The Historic Berger Building, 162 Rosa L Park Blvd. (Downtown Nashville) When: Tuesday, November 9th Time: 6:30 – 10:30 pm Live music, cocktails & hor d’oeuvres Silent auction, celebrity appearances and photo opportunities Performances by multi-platinum [...]
World Rock Band Contest, Win $250,000!
The “World Rock Band Contest“ is a online networking service world wide for rock/metal bands wich are interested or actively involved in performing, creating and/or listening to all rock/metal music styles and interacting with like-minded individuals. It allows registered Members to create personalised profiles, to present their rock/metal music composed and/or played by themselves, to [...]
Fender Introduces the Roger Waters Precision Bass® Guitar
Fender introduces the Roger Waters Precision Bass® guitar, named for the world-famous bassist/singer/songwriter whose elegant grooves and infectious riffs are hallmarks of the legendary Pink Floyd sound and an acclaimed solo career that continues stronger than ever today. The instrument is as tastefully tailored as Waters’ own simple-yet-sophisticated bass work, with distinctive features including a [...]
Jayen Varma Offers New Indian Slap Bass Video
Bassist Jayen Varma (who recently wrote an article on Indian Slap Bass for Bass Musician Magazine) has released a new Indian Slap Bass Video: Visit online at www.youtube.com/jayenvarma
SA Bassists With Martin Simpson: An Interview with Leon Bosch
Meet Martin Simpson – Leon Bosch is one of South Africa’s National Treasures. He’s a very well respected musician worldwide and has appeared on a huge number of recordings as well as featuring on some wonderful recording with Pianist Sung-Suk Kang. It was indeed an honour when Leon agreed to this interview. This is what [...]
“Palimpsest” by Terry Pack
Review by Raul Amador – British bassist Terry Packs’ “Palimpsest” intrigued me when I first heard it because it combines Jazz and World music. Lucky for me, I like both! Terry offers a blend of original and popular tunes with just enough variety that anyone can find something they like on this CD. I get [...]
Herbie Hancock’s Spank a Lee Transcription by Andreas Farmakalidis
Meet Andreas Farmakalidis – We are well into the 21st century and “Thrust”, by Headhunters, still impresses the new generations of musicians. This Jazz fusion album was released in 1974 by Columbia records. On this album, we can perceive influences of jazz, rock,funk, soul as well as African Rhythms. Hopefully, after a few years we [...]
