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Laurence Mollerup

About Me

Laurence Mollerup ~ Bassist,Laurence is active in a wide variety of fields, including classical, jazz, Latin, and world music. He has performed with many symphony orchestras and choirs, including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Victoria Symphony, Vancouver Opera Orchestra, and Vancouver New Music. His jazz credits include work with Herb Ellis, Louis Bellson, Alan Matheson, Charlie Byrd, Van Django, and his own jazz quartet. He has recorded and played with Sumalao, Sal Ferreras, Tango Paradiso, Adama, Aché Brasil, Celso Machado, Silk Road, and the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble.Laurence is on faculty at both VCC and Capilano College. Theatre work includes the musicals Sweeney Todd and Ain't Misbehavin’ for the Arts Club, and Fiddler on the Roof, Hello Dolly, Guys and Dolls, and The Music Man at the Vancouver Playhouse. He played on the soundtracks for feature films including The French Guy, Emile, Live Bait, and A Place Called Chiapas, on jingles for BC Credit Unions, Alberta lottery, video games including Homeworld 2, and many short NFB features. In his spare time, Laurence studies Danish, and makes fine bass guitars. . I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/7/2007
Band Website: www3.telus.net/mollerupbass
Sounds Like: Double Bass and 6-string electric bass, many styles.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Black History Month

Last night's Good Noise Gospel Choir concert was absolutely sublime, but there was a truly exceptional moment at the end. It is Black History Month, so we are thoughtful of the struggles people went t...
Posted by bassinbc on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:51:00 PST

Challenge and Mastery

I have a theory that in any growing/learning endeavour, there has to be a balance of challenge and mastery. If something is too hard, we are discouraged and give up. If it is too easy, we become disin...
Posted by bassinbc on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:13:00 PST

My Flickr site!

My photos on Flickr.comhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/21554641@N02/Basses, gigs, old cars, buildings, and stuff I like taking pictures of. . .
Posted by bassinbc on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:59:00 PST

Ashcroft Opera House

No kidding, it's an Opera house, in Ashcroft!One of the coolest venues we've played in. Built during the gold rush, it was home to an Opera troupe of 26 from Philadelphia, so the name stuck. Now the o...
Posted by bassinbc on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:56:00 PST

Toronto

Hi all, So tonight Van Django was playing in Toronto at the Isabel Bader theatre. We're staying right downtown, but there just hasn't been time to explore and walk around here the way I'd like. Found ...
Posted by bassinbc on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:05:00 PST

Kansitty Missorah!

Random thoughts from my tour to Totoland: For some reason, I say "I bet the rental drums will be orange sparkle!"Ribs, chicken, brisket, BBQ sauce, cornbread. . .all on one platel!Old brick buildings....
Posted by bassinbc on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:36:00 PST

Kinal! @ VCC Bass Weekend

Hi all, Good news for the VCC bass weekend! Luthier Mike Kinal http://www.kinal.com will be exhibiting some of his instruments and giving an hour-long workshop on bass maintenance and setup at the b...
Posted by bassinbc on Thu, 31 May 2007 11:53:00 PST

Roland at Bass Workshop!

Hi All, Just heard from Jason over at Roland Canada, and he is going to be giving away a Roland Micro-BR portable digital recorder after his demo of cool new gear at the VCC Bass workshop! Check it o...
Posted by bassinbc on Fri, 18 May 2007 05:12:00 PST

Bass Class

Hi all!I am teaching a Bass workshop at Vancouver Community College on June 9-10th 2007. It will be aimed at beginner and intermediate bass players. There will be classes on Theory and the Fingerboard...
Posted by bassinbc on Mon, 07 May 2007 02:42:00 PST