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Jay McAleney

Session Bassist

About Me


Please contact me if you wish a copy of my Session C.V.

I'm a Scottish session bassist born and based in Glasgow.
But I'm willing to travel all over the U.K for session's, if the price is right!

Availible for:

*Live Touring
*Studio Sessions
*TV/Radio Sessions
*I also teach Bass Guitar

If you wish to know about my skills, experience, musical qualifications, references etc..then please send me your e-mail address and ask for my session C.V. I will get it to you A.S.A.P

*Please note, that my C.V is only available to Music Industry Professionals

Please do not hesitate to contacted me if you are looking for a bass tutor!

Space Mission: Funk - Pick up the Pieces

Jay McAleney is a member of:

The Musicians Union

The James Watt College School Of Music

Jay McAleney, AKA The Bass Playing Pixie

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/1/2007
Band Members: Musicians on Solo

Bass & Keyboard: Jay McAleney

Space Mission: Funk, are:

Sharron Kaighin
Ryan Hendry
Leith McDill
Jay McAleney
Graham Catterson
Kathleen McFarlane
David Kerr

Scantastic, are:

John Rush
Andrew Eaddy
Graeme Sutherland
Jay McAleney
Billy Kinnear

Knights of NI, are:

Chenara Dunnigan
Ryan Hendry
Jay McAleney
David Blair
David Kerr

Influences: Bands (to name a few)

*The Police
*Led Zeppelin
*The Who
*Inxs
*Sting
*Deep Purple
*Jethro Tull
*Cream
*Alice Cooper
*Pink Floyd
*The Rolling Stones
*Aerosmith
*Rush
*Yes
*AC/DC
*Janis Joplin
*Suzi Quatro
*Gary Moore
*Parliament Funkadelic
*Average White Band
*Tower of Power
*Grace Jones
*Herbie Hancock
*Jaco Pastorius
*Weather Report
and so on.......

Bass Influences:

*Jaco Pastorius
*John Entwhistle
*Bootsy Collins
*Sting
*Chris Squire
*John Paul Jones
*Suzi Quatro
*Tom Hamilton
*Tina Weymouth
*Geddy Lee
*Phil Lynott
*Gail Ann Dorsey
*Roger Waters
*Bernard Edwards
*Leland Sklar
*Gary Willis
*Steph Greer (my bass tutor, how could I forget him!)

Sounds Like: What ever the Artist/Producer/M.D want's me to sound like
Record Label: Sgt.Rydo Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

I have set my player to let you......

Well I have set my player on my page to let you guys comment and rate my song's. well why not I've been getting alot of really good feedback....mostly for "Solo" so I'm feeling brave...comment and rat...
Posted by Jay McAleney on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 06:55:00 PST

Pay to Play (Dont support it!)

"I Strongly support the below article, what ever happend to the day's when bands were getting the money!  It is'nt fair, espeacially when the venues that do Pay 2 Play are the venues that te...
Posted by Jay McAleney on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:15:00 PST

New Song up!

I currently dont have a name for this new wee bass solo thing! it's up my player as "Untitled" at the moment , maybe someone out there can help me name it! he! he! Anyway I thought I would do this wit...
Posted by Jay McAleney on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:03:00 PST

I got a new toy! yea!

He! he! bass synth! managed to get it for £89! It's a bit difficult to work out and I cant be arsed reading the instruction manual, theres loads of setting's but I'll figure it out........eventually!...
Posted by Jay McAleney on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:06:00 PST

Composing away!!

well for the last two weeks all I've really been up to is writing more tunes. I recently composed a funk tune for 8 instrument's!!, which I hope to use for Space Mission: Funk! I t...
Posted by Jay McAleney on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

Improv & walking jazz

Huzzah! New tracks up. 'Walking Jazz' was one I did a while ago but Steph had the idea that I should solo over it lolz. It's been lying around for a while and I thought I'd put it up b...
Posted by Jay McAleney on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:08:00 PST

New material on the way!!!!

Currently writing some new material, some solo stuff. Going good so far, just started & ive got a lot of idead's. It's probably all going to be just rhythem bass lines with lead bass lines/solo on...
Posted by Jay McAleney on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:25:00 PST