Interview with Marco Mendoza by Ty Campbell, Bass Frontiers Staff Contributor Recently while in St. Louis, I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Marco Mendoza. Marco has played with such great artists including Ted Nugent, Whitesnake, Edgar Winter, Bill Ward, Blue Murder with John Sykes, Delores O’Riordan, and countless others. Marco is [...]
Anyone who has not been living under a rock can recognize the signature sounds of beloved Stevie Wonder songs, such as “Do I Do,” “Sir Duke,” “Higher Ground,” and “Superstition.” Nate Watts has been providing signature bass lines alongside music legend Stevie Wonder since 1974. This dynamic duo makes for quite a show and if [...]
As a bass player and a martial artist I have always believed that there is a strong connection between the two…. As a bass player I have been working on my craft for 28 years. Near the end of high school I began playing with FIRST GLANCE which played locally around Los Angeles, we eventually [...]
by Shane Vahle Bass Frontier Contributor Mark Robertson has more than one iron in the fire. He’s a multifaceted Upright/Electric player who has spent the better part of the last decade touring and recording with The Legendary Shack Shakers as well as finding time to work from his Nashville-based studio producing albums and writing music [...]
Welcome to the first part of a series on what tools you’re probably going to need to land a gig that will keep the bills paid and food in your mouth. These tips come courtesy of bassist Larry Crew, who has had a serious 30+ year career in the Nashville music industry. Read these things. [...]
Neil Stubehaus. Where to begin? I suppose you begin with this list of people he’s been associated with since the 1970s: Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones, Aerosmith, Gigi D’Alessio, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Billy Joel, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Wilson, Patti LaBelle, Michael Bolton, Ricky Martin, Dan Fogelberg, John Fogerty, Cher, Joe Cocker, Bobby Caldwell, Taylor Dayne, [...]
Interview by Barbara Wiesenberg Who is one of the busiest working bassists you’ll meet? That would be the versatile, dynamic, industrious and accomplished Ivan “Funkboy” Bodley. To wit, the bulk of this interview was conducted virtually; during “down time” at hotels and on buses between Japanese towns and during sound checks while Ivan was out [...]
by Matt O’Donnell Managing Editor, Bass Frontiers I think everyone who has ever owned a Real Book can clearly remember where they got it from. My story begins in early 2004, so it’s not nearly as cool or as similar to a drug deal as many others have to offer. I had never taken a [...]
It is impossible to tell you how cool we feel to have this video interview with none other than Michael Anthony! Currently the bassist for supergroup Chickenfoot (with Sammy Hagar, Chad Smith, and Joe Satriani), but best known as a founding member of Van Halen, Michael is one of the most loved and revered rock [...]
Derrick Hodge is a true phenom of the new generation of professional musicians. He is functioning (or has functioned) as a bass player with Maxwell (for whom he is now music director), Robert Glasper (in his trio as well as the RCDC Experiment), Gretchen Parlato, Kenneth Whalum III, Terence Blanchard, Chris Dave, Jill Scott, Mos [...]
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Zoot:
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