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Mark Evans: A Life of Rock and Roll by Kilian Duarte… Few people in this world are fortunate enough to say they have fulfilled their dreams of doing what they love to do for a living and having stories of their accomplishments and triumphs. Even fewer can say they can do that with music, and a near [...]
The third featured artist in this series, “From Bedroom to Business” is bassist Derek Jones. Over the years, he has performed with such notable musicians as Bela Fleck, The Pete Escovedo Orchestra, Jeff Sipe, Orestes Vilato, Dori Caymmi, Crystal Gayle, and Kai Eckhardt. Derek has also performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The [...]
Bassist Brandino – Bass Musician Magazine Interview… Get to know Bassist Kevin “Brandino” Brandon in this Bass Musician Magazine Q&A! Name: Kevin “Brandino” Brandon My Family Is From: New Orleans, Louisiana Was Born In: South Central Los Angeles Current Band(s) I Play With: Brandino and Friends Former Bands I Have Played With: Aretha Franklin 22 Years [...]
Bassist Ben Zwerin – Bass Musician Magazine Interview… Get to know Bassist Ben Zwerin in this Bass Musician Magazine Q&A! Name: Ben Zwerin Born In What City: Nimes, France but grew up in Paris. I moved to the states when I was 19 and then went to Boston first to go to the Berklee College of [...]
How to Danko: A Lesson in the Style of Rick Danko by Rob Collier… The late 1960s was the era of the “supergroup.” Cream. The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Traffic. Blind Faith. It was a time when bands were built around a group of individuals with superior instrumental prowess. Guitar virtuosos reigned. Drummers demanded (and were granted) [...]
The second featured artist in this series on how to successfully make the transition from home bassist to concert hall virtuoso is Dave Marks. A freelance musician living and working out of London, Dave has worked as a professional musician, producer, writer, arranger, teacher, gear demonstrator and journalist since 1997. Aside from his full playing, [...]
Dirty Loops – Blazing in the Baltic with Bassist Henrik Linder… Sometimes in one seeming fell swoop, a new force enters the music realm. Ladies and Gentleman…….. witness the force that is Dirty Loops. A fusion band masquerading as pop music is what these guys are up to. Bassist Henrik Linder is about as formidable as [...]
Interview with Dywane ‘Mononeon’ Thomas Jr by Kilian Duarte… There is something to be said and honorable about those individuals who take creative risks in the modern music industry. For whatever the outcome: good, bad, shocking, or predictable, the individual committing the feat is undertaking a risk few seldom dare to venture upon. Luckily, in the [...]
Everyone has heard stories about musicians trying to make it in New York. Between day jobs, low budget gigs, and life in the city it’s almost rare to hear about someone actually doing well. Originally from Illinois, Evan Marien started getting his act together on the bass in early high school. After realizing that music [...]
By Guest Writer, Andrew Waite Rodney Jones leans back in his chair, the soundboard and music studio behind him. He wears a black baseball cap backward and a long chain around his neck as he’s interviewed about his bass playing in a YouTube video uploaded in 2010. Jones smiles often as he converses, and does [...]
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