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Hi all, sticking my head back into Talkbass after a decade away working on a PhD. Finally finished that this summer, so now re-exploring the world as it existed before every spare moment was spoken for! So, bring on your questions, discussions, queries and comments. I'll endeavour to be...

hey all, I've been busy with videos of late - here are two you might enjoy: my MXR pedal/Dunlop Strings demo: and my cover of REM's Orange Crush: ...and I have a new album out next Monday! Busy times. :) Steve www.stevelawson.net

I had the amazing privilege of gigging and recording with Julie Slick a few weeks back. We did a gig with drummer Andy Edwards (Robert Plant/IQ/Frost*/Magenta), and some trio and duo recording. The first two rough mixes are up on Soundcloud for your delectation and delight: [Invalid or Expired...

Hi all, There are two new videos of mine up on YouTube over the last week or so - first there's this solo one, filmed by Gregor Fris from BassTheWorld.com at the Frankfurt Musikmesse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qvLtxke7m4 And then there's this run-down of the 5 main pedals I'm...

I've just finished four months of work on a 10 album set of music I made with a multi-instrumentalist from San Francisco called Daniel Berkman. It's by far the biggest music project I've ever undertaken, and has spiralled out of all proportion to my estimation of the amount of work it would...

Hi all! I have a brand new album out, called FingerPainting. It's a live album, recorded at a house concert in California in January, with San Franciscan multi-instrumentalist Daniel Berkman. Daniel and I have now done 10 shows together, and this is the 2nd complete show to be...

Happy New Year, bass-monkeys :) I've got quite a few things happening of late. Firstly, a new album - http://music.stevelawson.net/album/accidentally-on-purpose - its' a duo record with a multi-instrumentalist from San Francisco called Daniel Berkman, recorded live last year in Oakland...

Hi all, this has just been released (about an hour ago) - it's a duo album with guitarist Mike Outram, called Invenzioni. We recorded it about 2 years ago, and it's taken us that long to mix/master and find space in our schedules to release it! I think it's worth the wait. The whole...

Hi All, Two new Beyond Bass Camp dates for October - 13th and 14th - if you want a whole weekend of bass-focussed learning, they will work together as a two day course! 13th is 'Tier one' for anyone who hasn't done B*B*C before (it's not ability-streamed at all) and Tier 2 is for anyone...

Hi all, I've just announced the dates of two masterclasses in my 'Beyond Bass Camp' series - July 14th is a normal bass masterclass, and July 28th is a looping masterclass, for any instrument or voice. Details are on the Beyond Bass Camp blog at...

I've got a whole load of new music coming out this year - it's getting very busy! This is from the one that's 2nd in the queue to be released (I think!) Recorded live in San Francisco in January, this was from the first of two improv gigs I did with multi-instrumentalist Daniel Berkman -...

Hey all, a couple of years back, I started a masterclass series called Beyond Bass Camp. It went very well, and it's time to bring it back. This time in Birmingham UK where I now live. The details are in this blog post, and there are two dates currently announced, one in May and one in...

Hi all, I've just put up a preview track from my v-soon-to-be-released solo live improv record, Believe In Peace - recorded live in an amazing art gallery in Minneapolis. The rest of the story is over on Soundcloud, if you want to read it while you're listening. Here's the link: The...

Just a quick note to say that I've started teaching via skype. It's something that I've been asked about a fair bit over the years, and have done a handful of times. Am now offering it properly. See the blog post about it for more :) Invalid Link Removed Steve

Hi all, my new album, "11 Reasons Why 3 Is Greater Than Everything" is out now, via Bandcamp. You can listen to it on the front page of my site ( — Steve Lawson: Bass 2.0 — the soundtrack to the day you wish you'd had ) or on the bandcamp store page - 11 Reasons Why 3 Is...

Hi all, I recorded my set at Round Midnight last week, at the show with Michael, and it's now available to buy from Bandcamp. http://music.stevelawson.net/album/ten-years-on-live-in-london As usual, it's 'pay what you think it's worth', so feel free to listen to it on the site as many...

Hi all, just a note to say that Michael and I are playing in London on Oct 20th, at Round Midnight (the same venue we played at this time last year). Last time it sold out, so best get in early if you want to reserve tickets... Here's my post with info about it on my site...

April 2000, I joined Talkbass... August 25th 2000 was the day my first solo album, And Nothing But The Bass came out. 10 years later, today has just been my biggest download sales/listens day ever, thanks to my brand new duo album with Trip Wamsley, Slow Food, which was released...

...just so you know ;) This actually happened. Uhm, probably. :) Steve

Hi all, Michael and I have got a gig together in London for the first time in about 5 years, on Oct 7th, at Round Midnight Jazz and Blues Bar ( http://www.roundmidnightbar.com/ ), starting at 8.30pm. It's £8, or £7 if you reserve your tickets in advance by calling 020 7837 8758 or emailing...

Hello talkbass-y people, sorry for extended absence - been off doing all kinds of fun things that are best documented elsewhere (see my blog for more - Invalid Link Removed ), but am finally getting round to work on a new album (or what passes for an album these days - we'll see what happens...

Hi TBers, The Lawson/Dodds/Wood album is available to pre-order now - the band is my trio with drummer Roy Dodds and Rhodes/guitarist Patrick Wood, and the album was recorded live in the studio, all improvised, with me looping and layering my basses via the Looperlative on all the tracks. We...

Hi all, I've been rather busy of late with video stuff - most recently, I recorded a bit of a solo gig I had last week, and uploaded a solo version of 'Don't Stop Believing' by Journey to Vimeo - it's embedded on my blog Invalid Link Removed There's also a whole series of videos about my...

Hi guys, nice to see some activity in the forum here - I'll get to those posts later on today, after I've finished teaching. For now though, I'd like to let you know about a couple of video blog posts I put on youtube yesterday from a studio session I was doing with Dave Bainbridge...

Hey TalkBass-ists, I've just made two of my albums available for free download - one on last.fm here And one via my Reverb Nation Page - you'll have to sign up for my mailing list to get this one, though :) So there you go, enjoy! If you want read more about it - the how and why...

Hi all, I've just posted three new live videos of my duo with singer Lobelia -

Hi all, I've just booked a really amazing gig for March 4th at Link Removed in Clerkenwell (the venue home of the Recycle Collective). The line up will feature a really diverse range of solo bassists - TODD JOHNSON - on his first visit to the UK, Todd is one of the finest electric...

Hi all, This is really late notice, but I've got a few shows and a couple of masterclasses coming up in California this month, starting this Friday (11th) in Walnut Creek at the Red House ( Link Removed ) Then on the 12th and 13th I'm doing two masterclass in San Jose - the Saturday is a...

Hey TBers, there's loads of interesting discussion going on around the blogosphere, around the subject of where the music industry goes from here - have a look at [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] for one thing, www.endofcontrol.com for another, and at Gary Willis' blogpost on his site at...

Hey all, Thought y'all might like to know about a new album I released today - it's under the name of 'Invalid Link Removed'. it's a collaboration with an amazing Scottish lo-fi singer/songwriter (his last full album, 'The Old Fox Of 45' is the album Radiohead wish they were about to...

hi guys, My US tour starts this week - lots of shows in places I've never been to before, so please come out and say hi if you can! May 23 2007 8:00P Low Down Sound, (clinic/masterclass) Detroit, Michigan May 24 2007 11:30P Mickey Finn's Pub, Toledo, Ohio May 25 2007 9:00P Quinn and...

hi All just uploaded a couple of videos from my clinic at Bass And Beyond in Sacramento in January - it's an amazing shop, and any of you in NorCal really need to go check it out. here's Scott Peck (originally from my album Behind Every Word)

Hello TBers finally putting together the plans for this January's bass masterclass in Cupertino. The venue has changed - it's going to be at the Accugroove HQ (address to follow), and there are TWO days this year - Saturday 27th Jan, as usual, will be the full day workshop for 20...

Hi TBers, Got a fantastic bass-centric gig coming up next week. It's part of my Recycle Collective monthly gig series, and the two special guests thing month are drummer Seb Rochford and double bassist Andy Hamill. Seb Rochford was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize last year with his...

talkbass peoples, this interview has just been posted at bassplaying.com - go and have a read, if you're interested! :) cheers Steve www.stevelawson.net

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=StevieSteve46 - just uploaded a whole load of video clips - a lot of live stuff, and a looping tutorial that was filmed for Bassics magazine... enjoy! Steve www.stevelawson.net

People of the Independent Republic of Talkbass, Finally, my new album is available to order from my online shop. YAY! AND, if you get it before the release date (June 20th), you'll get an extra exclusive download-only album, 'Lessons Learned From The Fairly Aged Felines (Lessons Learned...

Hi all, My new solo album, called 'Behind Every Word', is just about finished, and I've uploaded two MP3s from it to Link Removed. The two tracks are Jimmy James (a remake of a track from Not Dancing For Chicken), and Me Myself and I, a brand new tune... enjoy! Steve...

Guys, just in case you haven't been browsing around, I thought I'd give a plug for Todd Johnson's new ask the pros forum. Todd has been one of my favourite players ever since I first heard him, and knows more about jazz chording than most guitarists and pianists I know, let alone...

TB-ers Happy New Year! I've got quite a few gigs coming up in Jan/Feb, both in England and California - LONDON Jan 12th - Recycle Collective @ Darbucka World Music Bar, with Cleveland Watkiss and BJ Cole - trio improv gig, this is going to be fab, don't miss it! Tix £6/£4 or buy...