Individuality vs. Transparency?

[zacwbass]

Hello Justin

Just a quick question regarding something that has interested me for a while.

I've read numerous interviews with you where you discuss things like your use of effects, instrument choice and other things, which when compared to what we hear alot in various bass magazines and interviews from other studio musicians makes you quite unique in what you do.

However I also read in an issue of BP where you were on the cover that sometimes you enjoy being 'invisible' in a track, which lead to my question.


Do you find you get hired more and focus more on the 'individual' parts of your musicality i.e your effects use, choice in gear, aesthetic or just general vibe? Or do you find its because you yourself have said you can be extremely 'transparent'. How does the dichotomy work for you?

Regards

Zac

[jmjbassplayer]

I enjoy this dichotomy. Both sides offset each other. I get tremendous satisfaction when I know that I've done either of them well.

I get hired for all manner of things, so it's hard for me to answer with any real accuracy, but I can speculate that I get hired more for general vibe or aesthetic than anything. Choice of gear factors in sometimes, as do effects. But I think for most, it's just a general thing.

Not quite sure if I've answered your question very well.

I love disappearing inside of a track...it's a particular kind of joy. Likewise, I really love to exert my force of will on something and dominate it in some particular way. However, rare is the project during which I am allowed/called upon to do both.

Best,
Justin