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Irie Bassist

About Me

GIVE THANKS FOR LIFE! Bassist, Multi-instrumentalist, Song Writer.(hope you like what hear) Born in New York, Started playing Bass at age 13, playing primarily Gospel, Jazz, Mowtown, and Rock. Shortly after acquired a passion for Reggae, Latin, Zouk, Funk and similar genres. Started performing at 15 and hasn't stoped since. Over the past several years perfomance, recording,song writing, teaching, and, of course, practice and learning have been the main focus. I have played in many diverse settings ranging from performances with live reggae,gospel, rock bands, at universities, jazz gigs, various studio projects, community and benifit concerts.-Currently, I am open for booking as a Bassist (primarily), I have also been booked for Guitar,Conga,Binghi Drum, melodica, and perc. -I am working on compiling songs and arrangments for recording and production. If you have resources HOOK IT UP! -I play all styles of music, I especially enjoy playing Reggae, Zouk, Funk, Soul, Latin, Jazz, Hip-Hop and Chill out Music. I am always looking for reggae musicians,especially good drummers, to perform with. -I am playing with several regional acts around Seattle and Portland.

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Member Since: 1/18/2007
Influences: To long to list, First and foremost Jah, James Jamerson, Bootsy Collins, BunnyWailer(all of the wailers for that matter), Larry Graham, Vic Wooten, Stanley Clark, Paul Jackson, Too many musicians who mainly play Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, and everything between. Animal from the muppets was my first influence at age 3 1/2.
Sounds Like: Check out the song and Video Clips. Songs I write, Natural, Reggae mainly, some Zouk and soul. When I play bass, Smooth, Solid, In th pocket, makes your heart go thump. Agressive when there is a need.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

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