The Best of Fourplay, Remastered, with Nathan East on bass… I could easily wrap up this review of The Best of Fourplay by pointing out that...
Michael Feinberg, Hard Times… Bassist and composer Michael Feinberg issues Hard Times, his eighth album as a leader spotlighting a fiercely integrative sound. At once stark and uplifting, the Fresh...
Closed and Open Position Voicings, Register Voicing Tendencies, Drop Voicings In this episode we’ll talk about closed position voicings as well as open position voicings, voicing...
Martin Wind, My Astorian Queen… Bassist and composer Martin Wind is on a roll with two upcoming albums from Laika Records. He celebrates 25 years in NYC...
Bassist Paul Gray… It is always very cool when I have the opportunity to talk to musicians that have been at it for over half a...
Part III of 5 Ways to Create a Bass Line… Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month we are going to continue with...
John Lodge, The Royal Affair and After… John Lodge, legendary bass player, songwriter and vocalist of The Moody Blues, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer,...
Alex Malheiros, Tempos Futuros… Stargazing from the sands of the Niterói beach, Tempos Futuros is low-end-led Brazilian futurism from one of Brazil’s most prolific and influential...
Bassist Jo Berger Myhre, Unheimlich Manoeuvre… Norwegian bassist, composer and producer Jo Berger Myhre has long thrived on collaboration, bringing his distinctive voice to a wide...
Is Music Theory Important for Bass? It depends! What I mean by that is the level of music theory to learn. There are many life situations...
Inversion Chord Symbols, Slash Chords, Voicings, Voices, Doubled Factors, Typical Voicings In this episode of Music Mechanics we’ll discuss how to write chord symbols for inversions,...
Guitar Identification, A reference for Dating Guitars Made by Fender, Gibson, Gretch and Martin… What can I say about this book that the title already hasn’t?...
Anthony Muthurajah… I am always excited to talk to bassists from around the world and when Vuyani Wakaba recommended I get to know Anthony Muthurajah, we...
Bassist Sam Bower… Sam Bower is a bassist and an educator with a lot of passion for music. Not only is he very active playing bass...
Movo UM300 Review of the Multipattern USB Desktop Microphone… Movo UM300 Review… Many musicians have had to adapt to new and different technologies during the pandemic....