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Justin Raines Facing Kidney Failure, Launches GoFundMe
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Justin Raines Facing Kidney Failure, Launches GoFundMe

Gospel great Justin Raines needs the bass community’s help. The bassist, known for his work with Israel Houghton and Ne-Yo, has just announced that after nearly a decade, his transplanted kidney has failed.

Lee, Kaybass, Feraud, Wright, Reed, Chaplin, Cleveland, Lewis, and Raines: Incredible Bass Solo
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Lee, Kaybass, Feraud, Wright, Reed, Chaplin, Cleveland, Lewis, and Raines: Incredible Bass Solo

Taylor Lee shared his latest bass player collab video, and it’s pretty insane. He wrote and arranged a tune and got a killer list of bassists to absolutely shred over it.

Gerald Veasley’s Bass BootCamp Returns March 18-20
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Gerald Veasley’s Bass BootCamp Returns March 18-20

Gerald Veasley’s Bass Bootcamp is back for 2022, which will mark the camp’s 20th anniversary. The weekend-long getaway will once again include hands-on workshops, masterclasses, giveaways, and meet and greets with the camp’s faculty.

Justin Raines Releases New Single, “Never Letting Go”
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Justin Raines Releases New Single, “Never Letting Go”

As bassist for Israel Houghton & The New Breed, Justin Raines typically didn’t have time to work on his own music. Of course, that’s changed this year and now he’s released a brand new original song called “Never Letting Go”.

Steve Bailey, Victor Wooten, and John Patitucci to Host Free “Gospel Rhythm” Webinar
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Steve Bailey, Victor Wooten, and John Patitucci to Host Free “Gospel Rhythm” Webinar

Steve Bailey, Victor Wooten, and John Patitucci are back this Thursday at 1pm Eastern with another special webinar. This week’s topic is “Gospel Rhythm: Bass and Drum Pioneers and Practitioners,” which will feature a who’s who of the Gospel world.

Justin Raines, Daric Bennett, Kenneth “Kaybass” Diggs, and Alan “Snoop” Evans: Gospel Shout Bass Shed
Bass Videos

Justin Raines, Daric Bennett, Kenneth “Kaybass” Diggs, and Alan “Snoop” Evans: Gospel Shout Bass Shed

The Gospel Chops series always delivers the goods, and this clip from Bass Sessionz, Vol. 3 is just more proof. The clip features Justin Raines, Daric Bennett, Kenneth “Kaybass” Diggs, and Alan “Snoop” Evans throwing down over a shout, trading solos and bass lines.

Gospel Chops Bass Sessionz, Vol. 3 Now Available
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Gospel Chops Bass Sessionz, Vol. 3 Now Available

You don’t have to be a worship bassist to know that the Gospel Chops series features some amazing musicians. Their latest release, Bass Sessionz Vol. 3, follows suit with amazing bass played by four extreme talents. The “2-hour low-end extravaganza” features Justin Raines, Alan “Snoop” Evans, Kenneth Diggs, and Daric Bennett. Each player performs, but BSV3 is filled out with...

Gerald Veasley’s Bass Boot Camp Returns for 2017
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Gerald Veasley’s Bass Boot Camp Returns for 2017

Gerald Veasley’s Bass Boot Camp is returning for 2017, and it’s promising to be another great event. The three-day camp will take place March 17th through the 19th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a great lineup of instructors. This year participants will learn from Bryan Beller, Mike Pope, Adam Nitti, Justin Raines, Freekbass, Rob Smith, Anthony Wellington, and of course, Veasley....

Justin Raines: Freestyle Bass
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Justin Raines: Freestyle Bass

Bassist Justin Raines is bringing it in this improv performance during a past NAMM event, performing on an MTD bass. Raines has played for Bobby Perry and RAIN, JoJo, GospelChops, and others.

New Albums

GospelChops: Bass Sessionz Volume 1 now available

GospelChops is now shipping the Bass Sessionz, Vol. 1 DVD. Bass Sessionz includes over three hours of instructional videos, performances and interviews with gospel and jazz bassists Andrew Gouche, Janek Gwizdala, Damian Erskine, Robert “Bubby” Lewis, Justin Raines, Jon Reshard, Dywane Thomas, Anthony Nembhard, and Hadrien Feraud, with special appearances by John Beasley, Michael Tobias of MTD, and legendary drummer,...

Bass Videos, New Albums

GospelChops: Bass Sessionz Volume 1

GospelChops, a producer of gospel music instructional DVDs, is releasing Bass Sessionz: Volume 1 later this month. The DVD includes over three hours of instructional videos, performances and interviews with gospel and jazz bassists Andrew Gouche, Janek Gwizdala, Damian Erskine, Robert “Bubby” Lewis, Justin Raines, Jon Reshard, Dywane Thomas, Anthony Nembhard, and Hadrien Feraud, with special appearances by John Beasley,...