Hello Friends! Hello Friends!
Well its getting close to that time of year - in just a few short weeks we'll be jamming up a storm of subsonic frequencies!!!
I have some Great news, some good news, some not so good news, and some bad news
- so lets start from the beginning and let it all slide downhill from there
The Great News!
This years Denver Bass Bash is FREE!! yes you heard me right its FREE! Our sponsors have stepped up and funded the fees associated with this years bash making it free and open to the public - so spread the word and get all of your friends to join us for a 2 day musical subsonic adventure. All we ask is that you drop a few dollars in the Blue Sky Collective donation bin to help us help Blue Sky! There will be food and drink available during the event as well!
The Good News!
Any of you that were at the very first bass bash got to see Gregory Bruce Campbell do some amazing things with his abundance of technological goodies - due to unforeseen circumstances Greg was not able to attend the last few events here in Colorado......well Greg is Back! He will be joining us this year for the bass bash, performing on Saturday! So make sure you make it out to see Greg work his magic on bass!
We will also have representatives from Nordstrand Guitars and pickups, Circle K Strings, and APC Instruments there to discuss everything from Strings to pickups, from basses to MIDI electronics. So make sure you bring your questions, and spend some time chatting with Mike Cooper(Nordstrand Pickups), Skip Fantry (Knuckle Guitar Works and Circle K Strings), Carey Nordstrand (Nordstrand basses) and all the other product reps!
The not so good news:
We had 2 cancellations, Paul Rogalski and Ray Reindeau will not be joining us this year due to unforeseen circumstances. Their presence will be missed!
Now for the bad news
As most of you know, I have been an extremely busy guy. With my day job, my bass building, Circle K Strings, and my music - I just cannot manage this event any longer. I do not have the time and resources necessary to make this event a continuing success. So this year will be the last year of the Denver Bass Bash. It was a fun and enlightening experience. I have met many amazing musicians, made a lot of great friends, and really had a lot of fun - however i just do not have the time it takes to put an event like this together anymore. I encourage all of you to support another bass event here in Colorado the Front Range Bass Slam - Paul R form Mojo Music Academy puts this on ever summer and it is a blast!
Final list of artists scheduled to play this years event
Kent Beatty - Traffic City Louisiana -
http://www.myspace.com/kentbeatty Mathew Moss - Lake Charles Louisiana -
http://www.myspace.com/matthewryanmoss Darren Michaels - Atlanta Georgia -
http://www.darrenmichaelsbass.com Stewart McKinsey - Southern California -
http://www.subcontrabassist.com Matt Skellenger - Englewood Colorado -
http://www.mattskellenger.com Adam Tanner and Zen Beer - Ottowa Canada -
http://www.zenbeer.com Jeff Martinez - Denver Colorado -
http://www.jeffmartinezbass.com Gregory Bruce Campbell - Helena Montana -
http://www.nineandzen.com Brady Muckelroy - Budah Texas -
http://www.myspace.com/bradymuckelroy Christopher "C3" Cardone - Evergreen Colorado
http://www.christophercardone.com Alex Costy - Denver Colorado -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f_NpjRUkF4
and special guests:
Dray Pryor - Denver Colorado
Richard Ball - Denver Colorado
Paul Mimlitsch - Denver Colorado
Dave Ferguson - Denver Colorado
Michael Cooper - Nordstrand PIckups
Skip Fantry - Knuckle Guitar Works and Circle K Strings
Carey Nordstrand - Nordstrand Basses
Events start Friday afternoon at 4pm with an artists meet and greet, and then an open mic - so if you are a solo bassist looking for an opportunity to express yourself to your fellow bassists and fans - bring your bass and plan on playing 10 minutes of your best stuff!
Saturday the events kick off at 10 am with a clinic from C3 discussing the endless possibilities of MIDI bass and virtualization! Then a full day of lessons, clinics and performances from some amazing musicians!!
If you are interested in private lessons with any of the musicians above - please go to their associated websites and contact them directly- for they are all offering discounted lessons for Bass Bash attendees.
We encourage you to forward this email to everyone and anyone you know - lets do some street team work and get a really big crowd for our last and final event! Remember its free, and all we ask as that you drop a few bucks into the Blue Sky Donation Bin to help us support an amazing place, the Blue Sky Collective!
There will be a few giveaways from Circle K Strings (
http://www.circlekstrings.com) and most of the artists will have CD's and other merch for sale!
If you have any further questions please feel free to shoot us an email and we will do our best to get them answered as quickly as possible!
Take care
and see you in August!
Denver Bass Bash
August 7th and 8th
Blue Sky Collective
9635 West Colfax Ave
Lakewood Colorado 
