Old School to New School. I recorded in the studio where Otis Redding
and other STAX artists and Aretha Franklin recorded.
That said, I've also played in Pop and Rock groups in nultiple styles.
I excel in knowing what bass groove will launch your song, since I've
played with some of the best who are legends in the Biz. and I know how
the bass is supposed to compliment the song, I've lived wit...
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Old School to New School. I recorded in the studio where Otis Redding
and other STAX artists and Aretha Franklin recorded.
That said, I've also played in Pop and Rock groups in nultiple styles.
I excel in knowing what bass groove will launch your song, since I've
played with some of the best who are legends in the Biz. and I know how
the bass is supposed to compliment the song, I've lived with the development
of bass over many decades and absorbed the evolution of bass playing,
especailly for hit songs. Commercial bass playing has motivated my Life
as well as observing the legends of the bass clef especially bass guitar.

I play any style including current Modern music.

I am into ALL Music, as it has been said, "Music is the Universal Language".

As a seasoned bassist I've played Bass live for, or shared the stage in live shows, and TV with, or did studio gigs with Major Classic Artists including Motowns original Marvelttes, Temptations, Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, The Boxtops, Captain Daryl Dragon, ("Captain & Tennille") Don Preston, (Keys- Frank Zappa), Alice Cooper, Blue Cheer, Flash Cadillac, Expose', WAR and others. I've played just about every genre of music, ALL styles of Rock, from 50s R&R to Metal and Progressive Rock, R&B, Soul, Blues, Country, Funk, Smooth Jazz, Show & Movie songs and more.
When I recorded at STAX Records in Memphis Tenn., I was honored when Duck Dunn let me use his Fender P Bass and "Kustom" amp he used on many of the STAX Classic R&B Soul legendary hits, like Otis Reddings "Dock of the Bay" and Sam & Daves, "Soul Man" and the hits of Booker T. & the MGs. Steve Cropper engineered the session and complimented me on my bass playing.

I also took personal Bass lessons with Herb Mickman in Hollywood Calif.
who was a student of Charles Mingus and who played with Chick Corea and Sarah Vaughn. I have 50 plus years of personal study and listening to music and bass playing to know what a song needs and what makes it a hit.
I will know what your song needs also, with your vision in mind of course.
Music is the message, and the bass is the rhythmic, harmonic and melodic groove that links percussion, melody and harmony.

I approach Bass playing and music from a vantage point of "Heart and Soul".
like the musicians at STAX and Muscle Shoals did. It comes naturally for me.
That being said, I am a contemporary bassist up and on top of all the modern styles.

Let me help make your recording a hit.






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