- Sex:
- Male
- Location:
- Los Angeles (Sherman Oaks), CA
- Current Setup:
- Basses:
Music Man Stingray V fretted and fretless
MTD 535 fretless
NS Designs EUB
DeArmond Ashbory bass
Ibanez SR 506 6-string
a cheap 8-string
Amp:
Ashdown ABM500RC EVO II
ABM Mini 48
ABM Mini15
Effects and such:
Echoplex Digital Pro
Ebow
Ableton Live
Zoom 506
EBS Octave
Boss Digital Delay
Morley Wah
Barber Tone Press
Boss Bass Synth
Visual Volume Pedal
Behringer FCB1010
Bass Pod - Previously owned gear:
- Eden WT 800 + (2) D210XL (Sounded great when it worked)
SWR SM-400 + 4x10 Goliath (Not a fan of the SWR. Way to scooped sounding)
Ibanez SDGR 5 strings - G.A.S. List:
- 62 P Bass
Hofner Beatle bass
Maybe an F Bass, Jerzy Drozd, Conklin, or a Fodera - Gigs, Bands, & Ensembles:
- John 'Drumbo' French, (ICU) Improvising composers United, Dark Numbers, World Ambient Symphony, Chris Opperman's Special Opp's, Onibaba, Freelance, Improvisation, Jazz, there isn't a gig I haven't done.
- Influences and Teachers:
- Blogs I write:
http://socalcreativemusic.blogspot.com
http://urbannerdsmusic.blogspot.com
Teachers:
Gary Willis, Jeff Berlin, Dave Carpenter, Alphonso Johnson, Todd Johnson, Baba Elefante, Putter Smith, Wadada Leo Smith, Vinny Golia, Larry Koonse, Aashish Khan, Jim Lacefield
Other Influences:
Mark Dresser, Charlie Haden, Jaco, Frank Zappa, Miles Davis, Anthony Braxton, Steve Swallow, Tony Levin, Ornette Coleman, John Zorn, Vinnie Colaiuta, Scott LaFarro, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Bill Laswell, Bootsy, John Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones, John Cage, Earle Brown, Morton Feldman, Gyorgy Ligeti, Harry Partch, JS Bach, Radiohead, Tool, The Flaming Lips, Public Enemy, KRS One, Grandmaster Flash, Anthony Jackson, Geddy Lee, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, James Jamerson, Pino Palladino, Aloke Dutta, Peter Gabriel, James Brown, Zakir Hussain, The Beatles, The Who, King Crimson, David Bowie, John Scofield, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Squarepusher, Venetian Snares, Ben Wa, Buckethead, Secret Chiefs 3, Mr. Bungle, Marvin Gaye, Selvaganesh - Favorite Genres:
- music
- Other Hobbies & Interests:
- 60's Japanese Cinema, Reading, oh yeah, and midget porn
- Available for instruction:
- Los Angeles (Sherman Oaks), CA
- Areas of Instruction::
- Double Bass (Jazz), Bass Guitar
- Teaching Credentials:
- MFA and BFA from CalArts in electric bass and composition.
More than 10 years teaching experience with current roster of students. Ton's of professional experience, in every imaginable situation. | giantrobot_69 is not a member of any public groups |
