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Nobody picks up the bass guitar with the goal of staying locked in the bedroom, staging jaw-dropping performances to a collection of stuffed animals. Sure, we may all start there. Eventually, Teddy and his action figure friends will grow tired of our amazing bass skills so we move on to the next level: shredding for [...]
Sunday night finished a three-week theatre run with a very diverse group of people in the pit. The rhythm section was comprised of “veterans” in the area, all of whom I’ve played with for many years; three of us had also played the show before. The horn and reed parts were all comprised of students [...]
Performing on stage is something we all have to think about and evaluate at one point or another when we start to play live. Everyone has their own views and ideas on what they should and should not do, and most importantly, what their performance will bring to the live show. This is just the [...]
This month’s article will address, which in my opinion, is probably the most important asset that we the bass players have when it comes to exercising our profession… it’s name? “The Bass Pattern”. The Bass Pattern is a musical concept that has existed for centuries before the appearance of the Electric Bass. We would be able to say that [...]
Meet Igor Saavedra – The word “Professional” is like a rubber band that can be expanded everywhere on its meaning depending on what somebody would like to express, and quite often depending on what’s convenient, which in fact, in my opinion, is the most dangerous and toxic aspect. When most of the people make use [...]
Meet Andreas Farmakalidis – I always find myself engaging in conversations about the importance of “details” in music as a whole. If you check the dictionary, details are particulars considered individually and in relation to a whole. In other words, without the details, it is difficult to understand and see the big picture. These small, [...]
Meet Igor Saavedra – After many years of experience, after many mistakes, after many experiments, and finally after many conclusions, I think I have something to say regarding this matter. There’s no better master than experience itself, because when you experience something it is more likely that you’ll never forget it. So beware of this [...]
I’ve received hundreds of e-mails enthusiastically reacting to my “call to action” at the National Association of Recording Merchandisers convention last month. The music business is facing huge challenges from piracy and theft. Never before in American history has an entire industry been so decimated by illegal behavior. Yet the government has not responded in [...]
Meet Doug Johns – First and foremost, I want to give a big congrats and thanks to Bass Musician Magazine for their 3rd annivesary! Over the years, Jake Kot and staff have continually produced an original product based in truth, a thing that’s somewhat rare these days… Now, this article won’t be a “lesson” per [...]
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