Bassist Oytun Ersan and his band of jazz fusion all-stars shine on his dynamic new release, Fusiolicious Funk and progressive jazz fuse in a brilliant second album...
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1986 by vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt. For much of the group’s career,...
Stuart Spector, 40 Years of Craftsmanship – Bass Musician Magazine, January 2016 Issue… Stuart Spector first began producing handmade basses in his Brooklyn workshop in 1976....
Review: Ultimate Ears In-ear Reference Monitors… Every musician, engineer, producer and/or music aficionado says that quality is important when recording, listening, mixing and editing; we demand...
Review – Ultimate Ears Pro 11, Designed for Bass Players… We always forget how important it is to have great sound on and off stage as well...
Tomohiko Ohkanda – Bass Musician Magazine, March 2015 Issue… We learn more by meeting, interacting and listening to musicians from different cultures. After a recording session...
This month I am excited since I am interviewing Tony Grey! An unbelievable bass player who happens to be a dear friend of mine.Tony Grey was...
Marianne’s Wish is one of my favorite Cypriot rock bands, therefore this month I decided to transcribe one of their bass lines! Their ingenuous sound applies to...
Giuseppe Patane’, BMM February 2014 Cover Interview, is featured on New Single Release, “I Can’t Make You Love Me.” With anticipated mounting for her new full-length studio...
Interview with Bass Legend Glenn Hughes… Think of California and you think of brilliant color and bright sunlight. Think of a breed and it’s all about...
Review of the new EMG Geezer Butler Pickups… EMG Pickups has unveiled the GZR-P and GZR-PJ signature bass pickup sets for Black Sabbath 4-stringer Geezer Butler. Designed...
YES, with Chris Squire, to Release New Studio Album ‘Heaven & Earth’… Among the world’s most influential, ground-breaking, and respected progressive rock bands, Grammy Award winning, YES are...
Giuseppe Patane’ is an amazing bass player from Bagnara Calabra, Southern Italy, currently residing in Los Angeles. Giuseppe (aka PATA) started playing acoustic guitar at the...
Jiro Okada! Jiro Okada was born in 1967 in Japan. He started studying bass at the age of 12, however he did not take music seriously until...
VIEW INTERVIEW Jiro Okada, Japan’s Melodic Superstar by Andreas Farmakalidis Bass Musician Magazine April 2013 Jiro Okada Time Warp Transcription… Prism was formed in 1975 by Akira...