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For Bass Players and the Bass Industry Offering Interviews, Gear Reviews, News, Lessons, Events, Music, Books and More
I wish I could accurately share the extraordinary experience that we have been privileged to enjoy in Winter NAMM 2012. Anything I can say would fall short of describing this mega-event of the music world. Imagine a veritable beehive of musical activity of every kind possible filling the entire Anaheim Convention Center and surrounding facilities [...]
As we start the New Year, I want to take a moment to contemplate our journey and thank all those who have made it possible. I must first take a moment to bid a fond farewell to Jake Kot… Editor, teacher and friend. As Jake engages his new ventures, all of us here at Bass [...]
Life seems to move in phases, and I find myself now in a position where it’s time to move on from this prestigious position that I’ve enjoyed for years and embark upon a new journey that will more than consume all of my time. This is nothing new in the world of the arts… change [...]
A few players recently went to my blog at neoCreativity.com and got back to me on my most recent subject matter with some comments and interesting questions. I decided to follow up on a couple of requests, or better said suggestions that I put this article up in the mag. I was moved that people [...]
Last issue I brought up the subject of looking outside of our industry specialists as a way to gain new insight to a problem, and the problem I was addressing was the ongoing what can/should I do to keep my musical endeavors my “vocation”, specifically, what should I be focusing on beyond my immediate skills [...]
In this issue’s interview with Cheikh Ndoye, I spent some time getting his opinions on what he felt were the necessary steps to be aware of (beyond his immediate skills on his instrument) for getting ahead in the business. No matter how old this subject is, or how many times it’s been talked about, it’s [...]
What came to mind for me immediately when I considered writing to this auspicious occasion for the magazine was the thought, “You should all be lucky enough to be in my shoes.” I’ve literally lost count on the amount of interviews I’ve done over the past four years, but I can tell you that every [...]
I can’t remember where I heard the comment, (I think it was a Facebook comment) but someone was speaking to the value of what he learned from going out and seeing a live band. He felt he learned more at that concert than he could have ever learned spending hours at home practicing, or watching [...]
First off, I hope you are enjoying and making the most of our upgraded Bass Community section. Raul and Val have put serious time into this to help all of you get better connected and have more options for any type relevant info on yourself that you’d like to get out there. As always, my [...]
As of late, I’ve been working on a new project called Applied Imagination. I’m giving two hour seminars on the topic of Creativity. My need to bring this up is not centered on boasting about my latest endeavor, it’s about sharing a quote that I discovered while putting my program together that I feel is [...]
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