There's no bassist. Just a DJ and a bunch of backup dancers. Maybe you want to be a backup dancer??
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Who is Justin Bieber's current bassist?
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There's no bassist. Just a DJ and a bunch of backup dancers. Maybe you want to be a backup dancer??
Ugh. This vapid ******** just makes me so sad.
This dude gets all the glory, while most of us get, essentially, ignored. I get ignored. Because I'm not sexy like Bieber.
This dude gets all the glory, while most of us get, essentially, ignored. I get ignored. Because I'm not sexy like Bieber.
Henrik Linder. There are a couple of threads about him, and there are already You tube attempts to cop his licks bbut none get his fluidity.
Most studio cats bite the bullet and play anything. It's a gig, but done well it will make a hit. The trick is to play it so that it sells, sounds easy but you try it sometime.
Who Cares???? Id be suicidal after a week of gigs in his band--TOOL ++
Who are his backup dancers? The Villiage People? thats probably an insult to them. Sorry Villiage People lol.
Who are his backup dancers? The Villiage People? thats probably an insult to them. Sorry Villiage People lol.
I don't listen that much to studio musician who play to whomever pay. I'm sure many of those studio musician love the style of music they are asked to play. You can't be only motivated by the money because at one point only playing music you don't like is a fast way to kill you inner muse.
I know the whole pop scene aspect and cleaner atmosphere does the screening for me, I don't want groupies!
Trust me...it would not be a great time. You'd be a slave. You'd have zero creative license. You'd have zero freedom. You might get paid well, and you'd get the rush of being onstage in front of a huge crowd. But you're practically behind a curtain in the background. The only reason to do this gig is if you want to be paid comfortably to played bass. That's not a bad thing, but this kind of gig practically defeats the purpose of PLAYING bass. You don't get any of the perks (as far as being creative) but you have to tour your ass off. Meh.
^This is exactly it. If, against all current odds, somebody offered me a similar gig, sure I'd have a bit of a dilemma about playing music that I loathed...but I think I'd probably take it so I could earn the money, get acquainted with the contacts and use it as a springboard to further the progress of my own band, who I actually want to play with for a living. (Or to fund some crazy experimental-jazz-blues-prog solo project)
Although I've heard variations on this story over the years during the 80's Andy West got a call to play with Cher. The first question they asked him on the phone was, "What do you look like?" Not "How well do you play?"
Given the fact that Andy West was chubby and balding in the 70's he didn't get the gig. He could easily have played that gig in a ****ing coma.
Granted I'm not too sure of the validity of the story since I've heard variations on it over the years. I've also heard it was Stu Hamm and Madonna, Stu Hamm and Billy Idol and various others.
I read an interview with Lady Gaga's bassist where he talked about going to the audition watching other players on the first day and deciding he needed a new outfit before it was his turn.
I think the main point is that Beiber, Gaga, Madonna, etc. aren't "Music" they are "Entertainment". The music is really secondary to the clothes, haircut, choreography, presentation etc. Given this state of affairs it's amazing that Anthony Jackson still has any session work coming to him.
Essentially my problem with the whole thing is that they are essentially selling an empty package. They don't really need musicians because the whole track can be programmed. The singer doesn't really need to be able to sing because we can slice it together, move it on the grid and autotune the living **** out of it.
I know if I worked on it I could probably play one of these gigs but I probably wouldn't get the call because I'm 37, greying and have dreads.
I read a quote from Frank Zappa that said and I'm paraphrasing, "The Music Industry is run by a 14 year old white girl from the suburbs named Debbie. Debbie loves entertainment but hates music. She uses her babysitting money to buy everything with her favorite pop star on it."
I've been called racist for pointing this out to non-musicians. But it is a fact that 14 year old white girls from the suburbs have more discressionary income to buy useless crap with. It's not racist it's classist. Nothing in the top ten is aimed at my demographic.
Stay Brown,
Rev J
Given the fact that Andy West was chubby and balding in the 70's he didn't get the gig. He could easily have played that gig in a ****ing coma.
Granted I'm not too sure of the validity of the story since I've heard variations on it over the years. I've also heard it was Stu Hamm and Madonna, Stu Hamm and Billy Idol and various others.
I read an interview with Lady Gaga's bassist where he talked about going to the audition watching other players on the first day and deciding he needed a new outfit before it was his turn.
I think the main point is that Beiber, Gaga, Madonna, etc. aren't "Music" they are "Entertainment". The music is really secondary to the clothes, haircut, choreography, presentation etc. Given this state of affairs it's amazing that Anthony Jackson still has any session work coming to him.
Essentially my problem with the whole thing is that they are essentially selling an empty package. They don't really need musicians because the whole track can be programmed. The singer doesn't really need to be able to sing because we can slice it together, move it on the grid and autotune the living **** out of it.
I know if I worked on it I could probably play one of these gigs but I probably wouldn't get the call because I'm 37, greying and have dreads.
I read a quote from Frank Zappa that said and I'm paraphrasing, "The Music Industry is run by a 14 year old white girl from the suburbs named Debbie. Debbie loves entertainment but hates music. She uses her babysitting money to buy everything with her favorite pop star on it."
I've been called racist for pointing this out to non-musicians. But it is a fact that 14 year old white girls from the suburbs have more discressionary income to buy useless crap with. It's not racist it's classist. Nothing in the top ten is aimed at my demographic.
Stay Brown,
Rev J
I couldn't do it. Not for money, not for studio cred. You wouldn't be able to live it down and you wouldn't get taken seriously by an actual rock band.... and I've done some really pop stuff in my career. I've even done some of the Glee stuff (Mind you, Glee versions of original songs played live. Not recordings)
According to my mailman, JB lives in my neighborhood. Great, even the mailman is randomly name dropping.
According to my mailman, JB lives in my neighborhood. Great, even the mailman is randomly name dropping.
"A" level pop tours arent resume builders. you need to build a mf'r of a resume before youre even in the circles to get a gig like this.
Dig.
These days, touring pop musicians are basically the best gospel musicians in the country, especially when talking about drums, bass and keyboards. And they definitely LOOK for these gigs and get together and sort of "gospel-chops" the live pop gigs they land.
You are mistaken. The purpose of musicianship is to perform music. You are confusing it with the need to integrally have an inextricable link to the composition, and perceived image. Equally stupid to different parts or society, and the society that is made up of music playing people is the relative stupidity of jazz, country, pop, metal, punk, rock, classical to an individual preference. George Benson thought like this and hated Jimi Hendrix and pop music. Then he grew up.
I have two full time bands, one near downtown L.A. and one in Beverly Hills. I also take on as much hired work as possible which usually keeps me busy.
I don't think so. Do you really think Will Lee, Carol Kaye, Joe Osborn, Leland Sklar, Chuck Rainey etc play whatever music because they have musicianship and the other guys have enough money ??? I think they do like the style of music they are asked to do. I also think they have forged a reputation to do a session in a certain music style. When an artist call John Patitucci to play bass on their album, it will obviously be a jazz album, his reputation is in jazz. I think it is the same thing with any other session player who get a call. You will call the one that as a good reputation in your music style ...
