I have been a Mike Inez fan for a very long time. Mike was born on May 14, 1966 (Happy belated Birthday Mike!) in San Fernando, CA and started out playing guitar and saxophone at an early age. It was a real treat to sit down and get to know him through this interview…he is [...]

One of our favorite players here at Bass Frontiers is Rickey Minor. We woke up this morning to the news that Rickey would be leaving the music director spot at the wildly popular American Idol, only to go on to replace Kevin Eubanks on the Tonight Show! Here’s what Billboard had to say about it…….
American [...]

Action 3D Productions, in association with AEG Network Live and Cinedigm, announced today the initial list of cities that will debut Phish 3D on Friday, April 30th. The fully immersive music and visual experience, featuring state-of-the-art 3D technology, will screen for one week only in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, [...]

Dave LaRue will be hitting the road with the Steve Morse Band from March 5 – 14. If you’re in the area, please check it out!

Legendary Bassist Bakithi Kumalo will be taking his KALA U-Bass on tour with Paul Simon beginning in Spring 2010. Simon will be joined by Art Garfunkel in a much anticipated concert at the New Orleans Jazz Festival in April, with additional dates to be announced.
Bakithi is known for his legendary performances on Paul Simon’s albums [...]

Bassist Rhonda Smith (Prince) will be touring with Jeff Beck in 2010! This tour will feature dates in Europe with Eric Clapton. Rhonda is a long time supporter and friend of Bass Frontiers Magazine and we wish her the best of luck in her new gig. If you have the chance to go see this [...]

ICMP BASS STUDENT RECORDS WITH COLDPLAY PRODUCER, KEN NELSON
London’s Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) Bass Degree student, Chloe Treacher and her band, Unkle Bob, recently embarked on a three-week recording session at Parr Street Studios in Liverpool. With the studio famous for being home to such artists as Moby, Stereophonics, Gomez, Badly Drawn [...]

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NEW YORK, NY — Aguilar Amplification, maker of high quality bass amplifiers, speaker cabinets and accessories for bassists is pleased to welcome Justin Meldal-Johnsen to their family of endorsees.
Meldal-Johnsen is currently playing with Nine Inch Nails using the DB 750 and AG 500 amplifiers with DB [...]