He's played for Elvis, Ike and Tina Turner, Sheryl
Crow,
Dwight Yoakam, Pam Tillis, Eddie Money, Raquel Welch,
Ann-Margret, Sammy Davis... to name a few.
(For a complete list, go to www.donschiff.com and
click on 'Bio')
He has a Gold Album for the song he co-wrote for Pat Benatar called
"Cerebral Man" (Winfield/Schiff) on her "Wide Awake In Dreamland"
album.
Scored music for a few films:
"Live From Death Row", "Family
Values",
"84 Charlie Mopic"
and did a little acting in those films as well.
(Heavy on the word "little" Don says... "Don't blink you'll miss me!")
He started as a bassist/songwriter
and then around 1975 started playing the "Chapman Stick".
Later in 2000, Stick Enterprises and Ned Steinberger
(of Steinberger guitars fame) collaborated and invented the NS/Stick.
Both instruments are tapped.
(Much like a piano has two handed parts - these have that capacity as
well);
and can play bass and guitar at the same time.
The uniqueness to the NS/Stick is that you can pluck, pick and tap it.
He has developed techniques that incorporate any
of these
techniques
combined at the same time.
Given the first NS/Stick to develop styles and techniqes on,
he has continued to do so since it's inception.
His CD "Peering Over Clouds" is all NS with drums/percussion.
Buy mp3 At GreatIndieMusic.com