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NEW YORK, NY — Aguilar Amplification, maker of high-quality amplification, pickups, preamps and effects pedals for bassists is pleased to announce a clinic with Alissia Benveniste.

Dubbed the “future face of funk music” by Huffington Post, Alissia Benveniste was making waves in the bass community while still enrolled at the prestigious Berklee College of Music. Since garnering millions of views online for her numerous performance videos, Alissia has toured with her band, Alissia and the Funkateers, opening for Talib Kweli. In early 2016 she released her debut EP, Back To The Funkture and appeared on the Stephen Colbert show backing the legendary George Clinton on his classic P Funk track, Flashlight.

The event will be held at the Aguilar Artist Loft in NYC on Tuesday, November 15th, 2016 at 7pm.

This clinic is free to attend but seating is limited! To register please RSVP to: info@aguilaramp.com

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