Archive for July 2023 - Page 7

If you’re looking to explore polyrhythms easily, you may want to check out a new app called Polly. Created by Brian Hutchison, the app is a metronome with a simple design for layering in up to five accents.

Striding out of the Odanak First Nation and onto international stages with thunderous aplomb, Mali Obomsawin is a bassist, singer, and composer who doesn’t just play the bass — she crafts sonic narratives. She’s our guest for this month’s episode of Groove.

Musician/producer Filippo Bubbico enlisted bassist Federico Malaman for this collaboration. “Weird Funk Crazy Song” has Federico playing two bass tracks – traditional and lead.

Funk queen Ida Nielsen has just dropped a new album of tasty grooves called “More Sauce, Please!,” marking her sixth effort as a leader.

In Part 2 of this lesson series, we further develop our bass groove with the E minor pentatonic scale and a few built-in moves perfect for pull-offs.

Evan Marien shared a video focusing on the excellent work of Jimmy Johnson, and in particular, a great fill he played during a live performance of “You’ve Got A Friend” with James Taylor.

The Winery Dogs released their latest album, “III,” earlier this year, and they’ve been steadily touring the world to share it with fans. Now Billy Sheehan and the gang will be heading to Europe for the fourth “paw” of their “202III World Tour”.

Eminence and Orange have teamed up to release the Kristian Kohle Bass IR Pack featuring 20 impulse responses that simulate four different bass cabs. The IRs can help your bass fit into a mix when a live cabinet isn’t used.

Martin Miller and his studio band put together an epic medley of music from the 70s, covering KISS, The Bee Gees, Toto, Pink Floyd, Earth Wind & Fire, and more.

Meet Nikos Chatzitsakos, a bassist originally from Athens who now resides in NYC. Here’s his story...

Sad news to report today as British session legend Mo Foster has died. He was 78 years old. The bassist had been battling cancer.

Skunk Anansie bassist Cass Lewis has been an Alusonic endorser for some time, and the company has just created a new bass for him. The Alusonic Django Deluxe 4 Cass Lewis Signature Bass offers “something unique and innovative,” the company writes.