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Personal
Born in Oklahoma
City and grew up in San Luis Obispo, Ca. (www.sanluisobispo.com),
which is midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Parents still live in San
Luis Obispo. Father is a very good Jazz piano player who is still playing and
active in the local Jazz scene.
Studied violin, guitar and drums before settling on
electric bass at the age of 12. Fell in love with acoustic bass in high school
and studied acoustic and electric bass privately and in school.
Attended Cuesta College and North Texas State University
briefly but preferred on-the-job training
Moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and began the journey toward
the professional level.
Music tastes range from Average White Band to XTC, with
stops along the way for Miles Davis, Steely Dan and Parliament. In other words,
I like a wide variety of music!
Hobbies include a passion for tennis, biking at the
beach, and reading.
Professional
Gigs, gigs and more gigs. Living in
Los Angeles and surviving as a freelance musician involves playing in every
imaginable musical situation. This diversity of styles makes it necessary to
have a very high level of skill.
Played/Recorded with the
following:
Eartha Kitt
Etta James
Rita Coolidge
Mark Lindsay
Kate Wolf
Susan Paul
Michael John
Joy Burnworth
Walkabout
Roger Burn
Carla Olson
Juana Chase
Vaughn Penn
David Murphy
John Kalimani
Craig Wessel
Bumpin’ Uglies
Gloria Loring
Producing
Craig Wessel
Dani Mcgee
(www.notbobby.com)
“Bar Talk” on Lexica Records
As author:
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Arpeggios For Bass
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Grooves for Electric Bass
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The Latin Bass Book
(co-author with George Lopez)
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Classic Rock Bass Lines
As player:
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The Red Hot Chili
Peppers (a study of Flea’s bass style and technique) authored by
Dale Turner
Videos
(Star Licks)
As player:
50 licks
series
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Jazz
by Bruce Buckingham
¨ Rock
by Tom Kolb
Teaching
Musicians Institute
Hollywood, Ca. (www.mi.edu),
A faculty member since 1989. Teaching a variety of core
and elective classes.
Numerous performances with visiting artists
Two promotional tours of Japan with faculty band
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