Bass Lessons Melbourne Player Profiles

Nov 24 2024 68 ep. 59 mins 1.2k
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A monthly (ish) podcast featuring interviews and jams with local and international bass players.

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James Genus - Daft Punk to Herbie Hancock

Nov 24 2024 74 mins  
It was such a pleasure to sit down with James Genus while he was in town playing with jazz icon Herbie Hancock. Genus' has had an incredible career not only as a first call sideman for the likes of Branford Marsalis, Roy Haynes, Bob James and Chick Corea, but he has held the bass chair at Saturday Night Live (SNL) for nearly 25 years and played on one of the biggest pop albums

Ep. 65 Garry Gary Beers - INXS & Beyond

Feb 05 2024 77 mins  
Garry Gary Beers is a founding member of Australian rock icons INXS and has played the biggest stages in the world as well as selling over 50million records globally. He has since gone on to design his own 'quad coil' pickups and subsequently his own line of boutiqye handmade instruments - GGB Basses. It was great to sit down with Garry and chat about his journey not j

Ep. 64: Doug Wimbish - Living Colour

Nov 22 2023 49 mins  
I've been a fan of @DougWimbishBass and @LivingColour since my early teens with 'Stain' being a hugely inspirational and ear opening album for me so getting the chance to sit down with Doug and pick his brains was a really exciting. This interview was recorded after a 2hr masterclass with @willcalhoun98 and Doug still had the graciousness to sit with me for 4

Ep. 63: Anthony Muthurajah - "Complex information in a simple format"

Sep 10 2021 99 mins  
It was a blast getting to chat with Anthony for this new Player Profile a few weeks ago. I'm a big fan of his YouTube video lessons and of course his playing and we cover a vast array of topics in this interview ranging from tonewoods to time perception. Be sure to check out his music via the spotify link below and get ready for his new single dropping very soon!https://open.spotif

Ep. 62: Steve Jenkins - "from face-melting prog-metal to experimental microtonal jazz-funk to dubbed-out electronica"

Jul 24 2021 135 mins  
This has been a long time coming but I'm thrilled to finally publish this brand new interview with the incredible Mr. Steve Jenkins! We get into all kinds of nitty gritty in this episode including FX, streaming, technique, touring etc; so please jump on instagram and follow Steve, buy his albums and generally support the guy :) http://www.stevejenkinsbass.com/ As a sideman, he

EP. 61: Pt.3 - Aussie Bass Legends

Dec 23 2020 64 mins  
It's been a while but welcome to last episode of 2020 and I've tried to end this year on a bit of a high note with an epic 3 part episode featuring some of Australia's most prestigous bassists: Roger McLachlan, Craig Newman and Harry Brus. If you've ever watched a TV show with a band, you'll have seen these guys. Heck, if you've ever seen a high profile artist with a 'local' band,

Ep. 61: Pt.2 - Aussie Bass Legends - Roger McLachlan, Harry Brus, Craig Newman

Dec 23 2020 62 mins  
It's been a while but welcome to last episode of 2020 and I've tried to end this year on a bit of a high note with an epic 3 part episode featuring some of Australia's most prestigous bassists: Roger McLachlan, Craig Newman and Harry Brus. If you've ever watched a TV show with a band, you'll have seen these guys. Heck, if you've ever seen a high profile artist with a 'local' band,

Ep. 61: Pt.1 - Aussie Legends - Roger McLachlan, Craig Newman, Harry Brus

Dec 23 2020 58 mins  
It's been a while but welcome to last episode of 2020 and I've tried to end this year on a bit of a high note with an epic 3 part episode featuring some of Australia's most prestigous bassists: Roger McLachlan, Craig Newman and Harry Brus. If you've ever watched a TV show with a band, you'll have seen these guys. Heck, if you've ever seen a high profile artist with a 'local' band,

Ep. 60 - Kaveh Rastegar - Kneebody, John Legend, Sia

Oct 01 2020 120 mins  
Kaveh Rastegar is a bassist, multi instrumentalist, producer and recording artist who has collaborated with a long list of artists. As a bassist, Rastegar is best known as a founding member of the genre-blurring, GRAMMY® Award-nominated quintet Kneebody, though he’s also toured the world with superstars like John Legend (and also appeared as his fictional counterpart in the bel

Ep. 59 - Scott Ambush - Spyro Gyra

Aug 13 2020 108 mins  
Five time Grammy nominated bassist, composer and luthier, Scott Ambush has been performing since the age of twelve. A native Marylander, Scott began playing electric bass when he discovered that the drum slot in the band he wanted to join was filled. Scott has no regrets. As a member of contemporary jazz super group, Spyro Gyra, he is known for his versatility, sensitivity and lyri