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Pete Griffin - Dethklok, Steve Vai, Zappa and... Hanson??!

You may know Pete Griffin as the bass player for 'real life cartoon band' Dethklok, but that is just one of the many musical hats Pete dons on a regular basis. From touri

Travis Dykes - Modern Gospel Bass and Social Media Success

If you've ever searched for bass related topics on YouTube or Instagram (which if you're watching this then the answer is probably yes) then I'm sure you will have come a

James Genus - Daft Punk to Herbie Hancock

It was such a pleasure to sit down with James Genus while he was in town playing with jazz icon Herbie Hancock. Genus' has had an incredible career not only as a first

Ep. 65 Garry Gary Beers - INXS & Beyond

Garry Gary Beers is a founding member of Australian rock icons INXS and has played the biggest stages in the world as well as selling over 50million records globally. H

Ep. 64: Doug Wimbish - Living Colour

I've been a fan of  @DougWimbishBass  and  @LivingColour  since my early teens with 'Stain' being a hugely inspirational and ear opening album for me so getting the cha

Ep. 63: Anthony Muthurajah - "Complex information in a simple format"

It was a blast getting to chat with Anthony for this new Player Profile a few weeks ago. I'm a big fan of his YouTube video lessons and of course his playing and we cover

Ep. 62: Steve Jenkins - "from face-melting prog-metal to experimental microtonal jazz-funk to dubbed-out electronica"

This has been a long time coming but I'm thrilled to finally publish this brand new interview with the incredible Mr. Steve Jenkins! We get into all kinds of nitty gritty

EP. 61: Pt.3 - Aussie Bass Legends

It's been a while but welcome to last episode of 2020 and I've tried to end this year on a bit of a high note with an epic 3 part episode featuring some of Australia's mo

Ep. 61: Pt.2 - Aussie Bass Legends - Roger McLachlan, Harry Brus, Craig Newman

It's been a while but welcome to last episode of 2020 and I've tried to end this year on a bit of a high note with an epic 3 part episode featuring some of Australia's mo

Ep. 61: Pt.1 - Aussie Legends - Roger McLachlan, Craig Newman, Harry Brus

It's been a while but welcome to last episode of 2020 and I've tried to end this year on a bit of a high note with an epic 3 part episode featuring some of Australia's mo

Ep. 60 - Kaveh Rastegar - Kneebody, John Legend, Sia

Kaveh Rastegar is a bassist, multi instrumentalist, producer and recording artist who has collaborated with a long list of artists. As a bassist, Rastegar is best known

Ep. 59 - Scott Ambush - Spyro Gyra

Five time Grammy nominated bassist, composer and luthier, Scott Ambush has been performing since the age of twelve. A native Marylander, Scott began playing electric bass

Ep. 58 - Neil Fairclough - QUEEN + Adam Lambert

Queen are rock'n'roll royalty, with an incredible legacy of hit songs and a worldwide fanbase that continues to grow, there seems to no end to their global domination aft

Ep. 57 - Dave Boonshoft - President of Aguilar

Dave Boonshoft is the president of Aguilar Amplification (New York), known for their high-quality bass heads, cabinets, preamps, pickups and effects pedals for bass playe

Ep. 56 - Anthony Wellington - Bassology, Victor Wooten

Anyone who gets the call to play bass for Victor Wooten needs to be taken seriously, and Anthony Wellington is that guy. Not only is he an incredible performer but Anthon

Ep. 55 Max Moran - Nicholas Payton

As artists, we try to combine all of our influences to create something new. Bassist Max Moran has achieved that with his album, Neospectric. The forward-thinking jazz al

Ep. 54 Nigel Rivers - Erykah Badu, The Gritz

Texan native Nigel Rivers has had a fascinating path to his current position as top call bassist for artists such as Erykah Badu and the Gritz. An alumni of NTSU, Nigel h

Ep. 53 Felix Pastorius - Hipster Assassins, Onyx Collective, Yellowjackets, Mu'tet

Felix Pastorius!!! A true gentlemen and rising star of the bass guitar, it was a privilege to get to spend some time with Felix and hear more about his philosophy on musi

Ep. 52 Jay Bratten - Drake/Mark Ronson/Musiq Soulchild

Born and raised in Delaware, Bratten grew up in a musical family. He was influenced by his father, James Bratten Sr. who played the bass guitar and directed the choir at

Ep. 51 Leland Sklar - James Taylor/Phil Collins/TOTO

Leland Sklar is a true living legend of the music world. Having played on over 2,500 recordings, toured the world with such iconic acts as James Taylor, Phil Collins and