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John Ferrara, a bassist and composer, has made a name for himself with his innovative tapping bass playing style and his work with his world fusion band, Consider the Source. He's our guest for the June episode of Groove.

John Ferrara’s newest project, Mono Means One, has just released its debut album, entitled “Listless Playthings of Enormous Forces.”

John Ferrara’s latest project is a trio called Mono Means One, and they’re gearing up for their debut album and a tour. We’re happy to help premiere the studio video for “Enormous Forces.”

Consider the Source bassist John Ferrara has released several amazing solo albums, but today we’re proud to help premiere the first song from his new project Mono Means One. “It Covered The Sky” features his incredible compositions and tapping technique. (Be sure to check out his tapping lessons on No Treble.) “The songs created in ‘Mono Means One’ are primarily...

John Ferrara stopped by the Bass Nerds’ studio to record a podcast episode with them. Before that, John performed some tunes, including this stunning rendition of “Fragments of Silence.”

John Ferrara’s solo playing has always blown me away. Here’s a new video of his epic eight-minute composition that explores classical, grunge, and jazz with just a bass and Ferrara’s two hands.

Consider the Source is getting ready to hit the road again. Their “Maxx Power Tour” will return to their fully electric format, following the hybrid acoustic/electric shows in support of their latest album, “Hybrid Vol. 1: Such As A Mule.”

Today we’re sharing an amazing video of John Ferrara performing “Zeros and Ones” from his latest solo album. The song has complicated passages and implements two different polyrhythms, but ultimately it’s about breaking things down to work them out.

The bass guitar’s growth as an individual instrument has skyrocketed in the last decade. John Ferrara has honed his two-handed tapping abilities to a profound level and – more importantly – used them to create spellbinding compositions. We caught up with him to get the scoop on his new album, his approach to composing, and more.

We’re super pumped for the release of John Ferrara’s new solo bass album, “A Lesson in Impermanence”. He’s just put out a video for “Riches to the Conjurer” which is mind-boggling. It is still mesmerizing to see how he does it.

Consider the Source’s John Ferrara has announced a new solo album, “A Lesson in Impermanence”, which will be released on March 11th. Today we’re featuring the video for the album’s epic 7-minute opening track, “Perhaps Everything, Perhaps Nothing”.

After releasing their new album “Hybrid Vol. 1: Such As A Mule” last month, Consider the Source has unveiled a new 10-date tour of seated, intimate shows to showcase the music.