“Amkeni”, a collaboration between Snarky Puppy and Burundian refugee Bukuru Celestin, has been released on GroundUp Records (groundup.ropeadope.com/). The album (the title of which means “wake...
Billy Sheehan, Hard Work and All Play by Steve Gregory: Bass Musician Magazine May 2013… It is inevitable that some musicians will be tempted to search...
Andrew Gouche – The Power of Soul by Steve Gregory: Bass Musician Magazine January 2013… It would be completely understandable if Mr. Andrew Gouche came across...
Michael League – Happiness in the Groove by Steve Gregory… When Michael League sat down for this interview, he had just arrived at the venue for the...
Stefan Lessard – Growing Back Home by Steve Gregory: Bass Musician Magazine September 2012… In album reviews and artist interviews, the phrase “going back home” has become...
Jupiter Fuzz Pedal by Walrus Audio… You could most certainly use the Jupiter fuzz pedal to add a tiny hint of fuzz to your signal; however,...
Fear: An Enemy of Excellence… At the beginning of 2012, I wrote a column in which I challenged worship bassists to strive for excellence. Rather than...
Oteil Burbridge: Playing Life by Steve Gregory – Bass Musician Magazine July 2012 Issue… When Oteil Burbridge is asked about bass, bands, and songs, his responses reveal...
Janek Gwizdala: The Bass Mogul by Steve Gregory – Bass Musician Magazine June 2012 Issue… Welcome to Bass Mogul Magazine? Perhaps a name change is in...
Start Your (Creative) Engines! by Steve Gregory… The worship bassist is an interesting animal. Insert a nature documentary voice-over here: “Here we see worship bassists in...
It seems obvious: if we want to truly become excellent worship bass musicians, we must practice our craft. However, how to practice (and how to do...
In my first article for Bass Musician Magazine, there was a sentence that bears repeating: “Have I mentioned that in our relationship, my wife is the smart...
Welcome to the latest installment of the Worship Bassist’s Toolkit series! We have been investigating the tools that worship bassists must have available, maintained, and ready...
Welcome to the next article in my “Worship Bassist’s Toolkit” series. In this series, we are thinking about tools that worship bassists must have available, maintained,...
In my last article, we started to look at the “worship bassist’s toolkit”. Rather than the cables, tuners, and other physical items we need to have,...