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Meet Steve Gregory – The other day I took some time to listen to different live recordings of the song “From the Inside Out” by Hillsong and I became interested in the subtle differences I found in the bass lines that were played. The differences were not core arrangement changes, but were “signature” changes – [...]
by Steve Gregory – In part 1 of my interview with bassist Quint Anderson, Quint shared how he began playing the bass, his thoughts on playing worship music, and how he joined the Charlie Hall Band. In this second part of the interview, Quint talks about the making of the most recent Charlie Hall Band [...]
by Steve Gregory – Quint Anderson, the bassist for the Charlie Hall Band, is a phenomenal musician with a heart for worship. Listening to his work reveals bass lines that are infused with both passion and incredible ability; further, it is obvious that Quint has mastered the ability to listen to his band mates and [...]
Meet Steve Gregory – In my last article we explored the tremendous impact small details can make on our bass playing. For that article, I had used “Our God” by Chris Tomlin, from the album, “Passion: Awakening”. This song provided fantastic material for discovering details: a strong kick drum/bass lock and dramatic dynamics that were [...]
Meet Steve Gregory – Have you ever heard a song that you know well, performed in a way that made you feel like something was lacking? I am sure that most of us have heard a cover band play a song that we recognize, yet it feels as if something is not quite right. In [...]
Meet Steve Gregory – Groove is a key concept for all bassists to understand and, as we will find out, is especially important to worship bassists. To start things off, let’s play a little game I call, “Groove or No Groove”. …Watch the following videos and decide for each if the music grooves or doesn’t [...]
Meet Steve Gregory On a recent Sunday a young woman brought her 4 year old son, who has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), to one of our services. During the service, the child was sitting down, standing up, standing on the chair, looking around, wandering several seats away from his mother, picking up [...]
Meet Steve Gregory When I was younger, I had a very cynical view of worship bassists. I imagined that playing bass in a worship setting meant sitting stoically on a stool, playing whole notes from a page in a hymnal. I was convinced that playing for worship was possibly the most boring fate a bass [...]
Review by Raul Amador – Interested in Bass Books, CD’s and DVD’s? If so, Join the discussion in the Bass Musician Magazine Community! What do you get when you bring together eight (yeah, I only see seven on the cover too) amazing Bass musicians? You get one very cool DVD! If you add in some [...]
Meet Mark Wright – Welcome to a new series of articles about Christian and Gospel Bass. Overview This will not pretend to be the ultimate guide to this amazing genre of music, but rather a starting place where one can get a glimpse into part of its history, the players and music. Along the way [...]
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