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Matt La Maida

Matt La Maida

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Mattia is an Italian bass player. He is a teacher and session musician who played both in studio and live with many Italian artists. He started studying music and playing the electric bass guitar at the age of twelve. Soon Mattia fell in love with Jaco Pastorius and his music. Jaco introduced Mat to jazz, funk and blues. These genres presently characterize Mat’s playing style and musical tastes.


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Bass Transcription: Mattia La Maida’s Solo Bass Arrangement of Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition”
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Bass Transcription: Mattia La Maida’s Solo Bass Arrangement of Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition”

The first thing we have to consider to play this arrangement is the accents. The trick is to emphasize the 2nd and 4th movement, just as a drummer would do with the snare drum. To do this use the “strum” technique (think Stanley Clarke in School Days), accenting the 2nd and 4th movement where I can try to keep it...

Bass Transcription: Mattia La Maida’s Solo Bass Arrangement of David Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust”
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Bass Transcription: Mattia La Maida’s Solo Bass Arrangement of David Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust”

When David Bowie passed away, I wanted to pay tribute with a solo bass arrangement of one of his songs. I personally consider Bowie one of the greatest artists in the world. He was in fact a great musician, actor, and painter. Among other things, the eclectic nature of his music was characterized by the creation of several different imaginary...