Recent content by Mike Tonks

I remember seeing an interview with Christian McBride / Sting where Sting had said that, during rehearsals, if someone else sung instead of him, or the full band wasn't playing, he couldn't remember the bass part - he needed to "hear" the song so that his memory was triggered to play the part...

At our church people use music stands or not, entirely up to individual preference. Personally I try not to since I’ve found I end up playing off the charts and it interferes with my eye contact with the rest of the band, and you end up missing the on-the-fly cues and changes that the WL or...

Theory question that I can’t answer; Just listening to Michael W Smith’s “Let it Rain”; very simple song to play, 4 chords repeating throughout, no problem. Great song too. I’m listening to the live version from the “Worship” album. Here’s...

That's just showing off ;) Saw them headlining CreationFest this summer. Fantastic live sound.

Cheers mate. Autosig amended :) Well, it’s a large Baptist church – we have 2 services every Sunday morning, usually pull in about 3-400 people altogether. It’s a well-supported church with loads of emphasis on working in the local community and a commitment to overseas...

Hey all, brand new member and subscriber, so please be gentle :) I play bass at a large, contemporary Baptist church in the UK. Right now about to start rehearsing for our two carol services, which will hopefully be packed. So the important thing is.... what do I do to get a club number? :)