Matt Garrison... bassist for WHITNEY HOUSTON!!!!!

PDavyduck · #1 09-18-2009, 12:14 PM

Just saw Matt's post on his MySpace,

looks like he's landed the bass chair for Whitney!!!!!

Great gig for an even better guy!!! Sweet!!!

kesslari · #2 09-18-2009, 12:23 PM

Congrats Matt!

jwbassman · #3 09-18-2009, 12:29 PM

Yeah, I just saw this on Face Book too. Very cool.

BigOldHarry · #4 09-18-2009, 12:33 PM

Hope it pays well... Seems like a waste of a chop machine like Garrison to be touring with an act like that, but a gig's a gig!

PDavyduck · #5 09-18-2009, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BigOldHarry

Hope it pays well... Seems like a waste of a chop machine like Garrison to be touring with an act like that, but a gig's a gig!

Dude, some of Whitney's tunes are iconic Pop tunes that connect with many many many many people around the planet... that's more than "a gig's a gig".

and "hope" it pays well, ya, I think Matt's gonna have a profitable 2010

Dr_Funkdamental · #6 09-18-2009, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by PDavyduck

Dude, some of Whitney's tunes are iconic Pop tunes that connect with many many many many people around the planet... that's more than "a gig's a gig".

and "hope" it pays well, ya, I think Matt's gonna have a profitable 2010

+100. Plus think about it this way. Because shes breaking back out, he can have a great hand in crafting her new sound, which could easily lead to more producing/playing opportunities.

People have to understand, Whitney is different than alot of these current pop artists. Not only was she iconic, people loved her enough to hold out while she was going through her problems and always wish her well. Shes never lost many of her fans, they were just waiting for her to get better lifestyle wise, unlike alot of others that were easily written off.

J. Crawford · #7 09-18-2009, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by BigOldHarry

Hope it pays well... Seems like a waste of a chop machine like Garrison to be touring with an act like that, but a gig's a gig!

As much as I enjoy your posts, things like this make your sig that much funnier.

Buogon · #8 09-18-2009, 05:44 PM

Glad to see Matt get the gig, a fine bassist ,this is a different thing for him ,he will do fine i wonder if he will use a Fender on this gig or his Fodera , also he will be playing key bass

mstott25 · #9 09-18-2009, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BigOldHarry

Hope it pays well... Seems like a waste of a chop machine like Garrison to be touring with an act like that, but a gig's a gig!

Wha...?

Dr. Cheese · #10 09-18-2009, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Buogon

Glad to see Matt get the gig, a fine bassist ,this is a different thing for him ,he will do fine i wonder if he will use a Fender on this gig or his Fodera , also he will be playing key bass

The man will be playing r&b with a hint ogospel and jazz, a Fodera should be fine for that gig. He ought to be able to afford a few more Foderas if the tour is successful!

ElMon · #11 09-18-2009, 09:13 PM

Good for him!!!! Being admired by chopmeisters and arcane musical geeks is fine and good, but playing in front of a CRAP LOAD of people who have so fallen in love with Whitney will probably be an incredible rush/challenge. Further proof that if you stay open-minded you can be a flashy soloist AND a working meat-and-potatoes player.

Andrew Jones · #12 09-18-2009, 09:21 PM

I wonder if he'll use "his" fodera or something Normal scale normal gauge strings "His" tone is so thin. I wonder ....

Good for him,,go buy a house.

Aj

PDavyduck · #13 09-18-2009, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew Jones

I wonder if he'll use "his" fodera or something Normal scale normal gauge strings "His" tone is so thin. I wonder ....

Good for him,,go buy a house.

Aj

I wouldn't be surprised if there's a sighting of an NYC bass or three

LiF · #14 09-18-2009, 10:01 PM

Good for him.

Will he get paid that much, though. I have heard some awful stories(from the musicians themselves) about big names getting 6 figures for shows but paying their sidemen $500 a gig.

JAUQO III-X · #15 09-18-2009, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by LiF

Good for him.

Will he get paid that much, though. I have heard some awful stories(from the musicians themselves) about big names getting 6 figures for shows but paying their sidemen $500 a gig.

The musicians who play for the very big names who settle for $500 a gig, is because that's what they choose to settle for.

Gigs with very big name artist usually make 20 times more than that a week and in some cases they can bring in between 5-10K a night.

cosmicevan · #16 09-18-2009, 10:14 PM

JAUQO III-X · #17 09-18-2009, 10:26 PM

The flip side of that is the reason you see a lot of young green players is because they can be gotten for cheap.

One thing a lot of kats need to know. Musicians are nothing more than props to a lot of artists.

A lot of times the artist doesn't even rehearse with the band and will perform with the band for the first time when the artist is announced to come out on stage. There are artist who on most occasions will not even speak to the musicians in the band under no circumstances and some times that includes no eye contact.

LiF · #18 09-18-2009, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JAUQO III-X

The musicians who play for the very big names who settle for $500 a gig, is because that's what they choose to settle for.

Gigs with very big name artist usually make 20 times more than that a week and in some cases they can bring in between 5-10K a night.

I'm sure you are right, but I think this can also happen with very big names. One rap/hip hop artist in particular has been in the news this week for reasons other than music, doesn't pay his backing musicians that well.

ElMon · #19 09-18-2009, 10:37 PM

So in effect, that elevated pay is to make up for that type of bull$%#@, day in day out. Not to mention of course that a Whitney Houston tour looks pretty darn great on the resume. I'm sure those younger cats (and I can totally see what you mean on that looking at most backing musicians) look at it as a great exposure gig. Then again, even if you were making 500 a show, I"m sure with a bigger name you'd be playing at least 100 shows or more a year. For a kid used to playing in bars that would seem pretty great at first.

I'm curious to know what type of networking you'd have to have to even be considered for a gig like this. Apparently Matt's is pretty rock solid, to have scored such a 'meat and potatoes' sideman gig (Whitney baby, you need my number?) while being primarily known for being a fusion-y/jazz guy.

JAUQO III-X · #20 09-18-2009, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by LiF

I'm sure you are right, but I think this can also happen with very big names.

Remember some artist are of, if I can get them cheap and wet behind the ears why not.

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Originally Posted by LiF

One rap/hip hop artist in particular has been in the news this week for reasons other than music, doesn't pay his backing musicians that well.

Take a look at the musicians who play with him and take a look at how fast the musician chairs changes in his camp.