Reader Spotlight: Erik Uhlen
Meet Erik Uhlen, our bassist in the spotlight for June 8, 2010.
Bio:
I’ve been playing for 23 years and have had the good luck to play with popular and working local acts over the years, whether they were original and/or cover bands. As of late, I have been involved with studio efforts, by two artists and am in the process of working out a deal to become an in-house session player at an established studio here in Montreal.
Location:
St. Bruno, Quebec, Canada
Day gig:
I currently do data entry from home.
Years experience:
I started at 17, which makes it 23 years
Bands & Gigs:
Doing session work only, but here are the two projects I’m currently involved with:
Gear:
- 75 Jazz reissue
- Mid-80’s Kramer Spector
- Dean Edge Hammer 10-string
- John Barron fretless 5-string
- Godlyke prototype 5-string
- Ibanez BTB 5-string
- Carvin r600 amp
- Sunn 1200s amp
- Various effects…
Why I play the bass:
Necessity. As the old story goes, I had played some guitar in my youth and was drafted to play bass for a high school talent show. It’s been all downhill from there…
My bass superpower/claim to fame
I fart in tune
My influences
Off the top of my head… Billy Sheehan, John Entwistle, Steve Harris, Larry Graham, Mark King, Jaco Pastorius, Tony Franklin, Tom Petersson, Dug Pinnick, etc…
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