- Date of Birth:
- June 27th, 1972
- Age:
- 40
- Sex:
- Male
- Location:
- New Albany, MS
- Current Setup:
- Basses: Solano Klotz copy, Gary Watts #26 5 string, '97 Fender Jazz; Bow: Tom Owen German; Strings:Evah Pirazzi Weich E-A-D Oliv G on doublebass DR Fat Beams on electrics; Amplification:QSC K10 powered speaker, Markbass CMD121p Combo, Heil PR-40 mic, LiveBass H-Clamp, Schertler Stat-B.
- Previously owned gear:
- 1930's Juzek 5 string; Nearly every Doublebass string in current production! Acoustic Image Contra, K & K Golden Trinity Mic, K & K Bass Max, Fishman products, AKG C3000, Schertler Pub 2/280 and 1/380 Sub, Bose PAS, Schertler Dyn B
- Gigs, Bands, & Ensembles:
- Freelance Jazz N. Mississippi/ Memphis, Bill Easley Quartet, SJO Big Band, John Michael Shaw Trio, Renardo Ward Quartet
- Influences and Teachers:
- Influences: Mingus, P.C., Leroy Vinnegar Teachers: Lynn Seaton, Jeff Bradetich, Rodney Whitaker, Larry Moore, Don Munday (Bass); Steven Fulton (Improv); John Rosfeld (Composition & Arranging)
- Other Hobbies & Interests:
- Tennis, Hunting, Craft beers, Pipe smoking, social gospel theology
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