So- with 3 great bassists already agreeing to be interviewed, I've been spending the last few days getting some basic "Blog-isms" together. I want each interview to follow a similiar format, with the intention of someday anthologizing all these conversations into some sort of tome. I believe there will be four main areas of conversation, the goal being to holistically capture the essence of a great bass-centered art.
So, not much exciting updates to throw your way, but I must gain the habit of posting here frequently to update. Big or small, regularity is the key. So, until then, please be good to each other, and take care of yourselves. Have a great Thanksgiving weekend, and be well!
-Deacon
Showing posts with label bass. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bass. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
NEWS: 3 of 3!
Got a reply email this morning- all three of my initial interview reqeusts have agreed to participate. We should start seeing some goodness very soon, and there are some very interesting ideas incubating right now. Like what, you ask?...
Patience is a virtue desired by many, but possessed by few, grasshopper!
-Deacon
Patience is a virtue desired by many, but possessed by few, grasshopper!
-Deacon
Thursday, November 19, 2009
NEWS: A 2nd top level bas player has signed on!
This little bass-loving light of mine- I'm gonna let it shine!
I'm 2 for 2 out of requests so far- the 2nd bass player to sign on... speechless. One of a kind legend, and a truly splendid man the few times I've met him.
This is getting awfully good...just wait and see!
-Deacon
I'm 2 for 2 out of requests so far- the 2nd bass player to sign on... speechless. One of a kind legend, and a truly splendid man the few times I've met him.
This is getting awfully good...just wait and see!
-Deacon
NEWS: Good news already!
Just posting a head's up- a bassist I've interviewed before has already agreed to be one of the first interviews! I'm not letting the cat out of the bag yet, but suffice to say if you love good, bluesy/jazzy jambands, then you know this man.
Stay tuned- I've got a couple more interview requests already out, and many more going out over the next few days!
Stay tuned- I've got a couple more interview requests already out, and many more going out over the next few days!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
JOURNAL: Alpha post- Welcome!
So- here we go...
I'm not the "Daily Diary" type of writer, so I don't make the best traditional blogger. So while my normal blog (see Midnight Wine) sometimes suffers from my non-traditional approach, I believe this blog will be just fine with it.
By using the theme of the bass- an instrument so fundamental to much of the music I love, as well as my first instrument- I plan on posting a lot of interviews with bassists you may know, and lot you probably don't. Between writing for whoever would publish me over the last 7 years or so, I have been fortunate to meet some interesting people along the way. In fact, this blog will hopefully expand your idea of who a bassist really is- sometimes it's an organist's feet or left hand, or sometimes it's a cello dropped an octave through a Whammy Pedal. It's about the sound being heard, not the sight being seen, right?
I'm sure some of you are wondering why the bass needs another blog dedicated to it- well, if you have to ask that question, then you're part of the problem! A lot of anecdotes over the years peg the bassist in most rock bands as the least talented (and often most frustrated) guitarist in the band- and I've been subject to believe that lie from time to time. That's the very reason Paul McCartney picked up his Hofner- he didn't own a guitar, and was considered the weakest guitarist of the Beatles. He would go on to chart the course of modern rock bass playing. Not bad for a third rate guitarist, eh?
To a different extreme, the bass is a very dominant instrument by nature, and many an umsympathetic band leader have tried to control and narrow its role in a group context. "Just play the roots! PLAY LESS! The bass is supposed to be felt, not heard!" Maybe you've heard that all before- or worse, maybe you've been the person saying such things. We'll be taking a look at bassists who found ways to work within and around these limitations, as well as some legends who ignored them all together.
So, in an effort to spread the gospel of Great Bass as a lifestyle, and in honor of heroes such as the late Allen Woody, John Paul Jones, Charles Mingus, and so many others, I figure I can give the instrument and it's craftsmen a platform to speak clearly. The rest is up to them, but I don't think we'll be let down! Hopefully we debunk so of those woefully horrible misconceptions along the way. See? Win-Win for all involved.
Please enjoy this blog if you've stumbled across it, and once I get a few pieces on here Google should start picking up on it. Please subscribe to this blog, as that type of support is the lifeblood of a great blog. Which I hope you will find this blog to be.
Until then, be good to each other, support live and local music where you live, and God bless...
-Deacon
I'm not the "Daily Diary" type of writer, so I don't make the best traditional blogger. So while my normal blog (see Midnight Wine) sometimes suffers from my non-traditional approach, I believe this blog will be just fine with it.
By using the theme of the bass- an instrument so fundamental to much of the music I love, as well as my first instrument- I plan on posting a lot of interviews with bassists you may know, and lot you probably don't. Between writing for whoever would publish me over the last 7 years or so, I have been fortunate to meet some interesting people along the way. In fact, this blog will hopefully expand your idea of who a bassist really is- sometimes it's an organist's feet or left hand, or sometimes it's a cello dropped an octave through a Whammy Pedal. It's about the sound being heard, not the sight being seen, right?
I'm sure some of you are wondering why the bass needs another blog dedicated to it- well, if you have to ask that question, then you're part of the problem! A lot of anecdotes over the years peg the bassist in most rock bands as the least talented (and often most frustrated) guitarist in the band- and I've been subject to believe that lie from time to time. That's the very reason Paul McCartney picked up his Hofner- he didn't own a guitar, and was considered the weakest guitarist of the Beatles. He would go on to chart the course of modern rock bass playing. Not bad for a third rate guitarist, eh?
To a different extreme, the bass is a very dominant instrument by nature, and many an umsympathetic band leader have tried to control and narrow its role in a group context. "Just play the roots! PLAY LESS! The bass is supposed to be felt, not heard!" Maybe you've heard that all before- or worse, maybe you've been the person saying such things. We'll be taking a look at bassists who found ways to work within and around these limitations, as well as some legends who ignored them all together.
So, in an effort to spread the gospel of Great Bass as a lifestyle, and in honor of heroes such as the late Allen Woody, John Paul Jones, Charles Mingus, and so many others, I figure I can give the instrument and it's craftsmen a platform to speak clearly. The rest is up to them, but I don't think we'll be let down! Hopefully we debunk so of those woefully horrible misconceptions along the way. See? Win-Win for all involved.
Please enjoy this blog if you've stumbled across it, and once I get a few pieces on here Google should start picking up on it. Please subscribe to this blog, as that type of support is the lifeblood of a great blog. Which I hope you will find this blog to be.
Until then, be good to each other, support live and local music where you live, and God bless...
-Deacon
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