Living Colour : Doug Wimbish Bass/Vocals
Vernon Reid Guitars
Will Calhoun Drums/Percussions
Corey Glover Vocals
Tack>>Head : Doug Wimbish Bass/Vocals/Ambiance
Bernard Fowler Vocals
Skip Mc Donald Guitars
Keith LeBlanc Drums
Adrian Sherwood Sound
Jungle Funk : Doug Wimbish Bass/Vocals
Vinx Vocals
Will Calhoun
Head>>Fake : Doug Wimbish Bass/Vocals/Ambiance
Will Calhoun Drums/Percussions
Little Axe : Doug Wimbish Bass/Vocals
Skip McDonald Guitars
Keith LeBlanc Drums
Adrian Sherwood Dubs
Nicklebag : Doug Wimbish Bass
Stevie Salas Guitars
Bernard Fowler Vocals
Ivan Neville Keyboards
Brian Tichy Drums
Mark Stewart & The Maffia : Doug Wimbish Bass/Vocals
Mark Stewart Vocals
Skip McDonald Guitars
Keith LeBlanc Drums
Adrian Sherwood Dubs
Tarja Turunen : Doug Wimbish Bass/Vocals
Alex Scholpp Guitars
Mike Terrana Drums
Maria Ilmoniemi Keys
Max Lilja & Markus Hohti Cello
Toni Turunen Lead & BV, guitars, additional drums and keys
Doug has worked with many artists over the years:
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ANNOUNCEMENT: CinemaSonics cd is now on sale at cdbaby.com
CinemaSonics is, as expected, filled with Doug’s virtuosity, electronics and signature ambient sound, but it also showcases his often over-looked melodic, lyrical and compositional skills. From horn-rich “James Bond” orchestration, to 1970s “Superfly” funk, urban “Beat Street” vibes, and darker “Miami Vice” moods, CinemaSonics is a comprehensive and stylish musical document&183; A record that serves as a soundtrack for Doug’s rich and eclectic musical life.
For this re-issue, entitled Trippy Notes for Bass & Remixes, four extra tracks were added to the original album, including new art work. On-U Sound mix magician Adrian Sherwood did a remix of Logdrum. The other three bonus tracks are remixes of Anthem, Leave it Alone and Arabic Cat.
Living Colour - The Paris Concert - DVD out 11/11/08 For their millions of fans around the world, Living Colour needs no introductions: Vernon Reid, Will Calhoun, Doug Wimbish & Corey Glover are among the leading New York musicians who helped break down the doors leading to a renewed musical landscape in the 80s. They're one the very few groups - if not the first & only - that can be coined as authentic sons of Jimi Hendrix. This is obvious in the intense concert these masters of groove gave at the New Morning in 2007.
A treat for all connaisseurs who are aware of the fact that Living Colour's groundbreaking music is the most impressive when it is performed in the intimate heat of a club!
* Type
* Middle Man
* Funny Vibe
* Song Without Sin
* Nova
* Sacred Ground
* Memories Can't Wait
* Papa Was A Rolling Stone
* Glamour Boys
* Crosstown Traffic
* Go Away
* Either Way
* Ignorance Is Bliss
* Drum Solo
* Flying
* Love Rears Ist Ugly Head
* Cult Of Personality
* 'Cult of Personality' won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1989
* Their highest charting single was 'Type' (first song on DVD)
* They were named Best New Artist at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards
* Living Colour was ranked 70 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.
Doug Wimbish is having an amazing career. A highly respected and sought-after master of his instrument, Doug records and performs with a diverse roster of talent. From his early days with Sugarhill Records, to his pioneering work in TackHead and Living Colour, Doug is best described as a musical virtuoso. His repertoire reads like a whose who of Rock, Pop and Hip-Hop; The Rolling Stones, Mos Def, Depeche Mode, Madonna, and Jeff Beck, to name a few.
Doug hails from Bloomfield, Connecticut. He began playing after receiving a guitar from his parents when he was 12 years old. Doug grew up to the sounds of the 60’s and 70’s and found inspiration from the sounds of Miles Davis, George Clinton, and Sly & the Family Stone. He was also heavily influenced by family; his brother Victor and his Bahamas based Uncle Joey and Aunt Naomi. During summer vacations, Doug frequented his Aunts music store, further rousing his musical interests.
At 16, Doug decided to study music theory at the Hartford Conservatory and soon discovered his passion was the bass. He befriended drummer Harold Sergeant, who introduced him to jazz great Jackie McLean. While attending McLean’s local Artist Collective workshops in Hartford, Doug met guitarist Skip McDonald. Together they established an unrivaled reputation for their studio accomplishments. Along with drummer Sergeant, guitarist Barton Campbell, keyboardist Hubert Powell, saxophonist Otha Stokes, and trumpet player Randy Boss they formed the band Wood Brass & Steel on All Platinum Records. Doug then went on to work with 70’s Super Disco group Musique, whose song "Push Push in the Bush" was a summer smash.
In the summer of 1979, Doug and Skip met drummer Keith LeBlanc. The trio became the legendary rhythm section behind the hits for Sugarhill Records. They performed on such classics as Grandmaster Flash’s "The Message," the Melle Mel album "White Lines," and Angie Stones first record, "Funk You Up."
At the suggestion of Tom Silverman, Wimbish, Doug, Skip and Keith moved to London to work with British mixer/producer Adrian Sherwood of On-U Sound. And in 1984 the radical cutting edge ensemble TackHead was formed. They achieved success in the London underground and dance hall scene with hits like "Mind at the End of Tether" and "What’s My Mission Now?" They also worked with Mark Stewart, formerly of Popgroup, Gary Clail, and Bim Sherman. The first studio album entitled "Major Malfunction," is a TackHead produced record under Keith LeBlanc's name and is considered by many to be a new music classic. They went on to produce "Friendly as a Hand Grenade," featuring vocalist Bernard Fowler and followed up with the album "Strange Things."
Doug was also working with top producer Arthur Baker at this time, and it was he who introduced Doug to guitarist Jeff Beck. Beck extended him an invitation to play in London with his band, which featured keyboardist Jan Hammer and drummer Simon Phillips. It was through Beck that Doug met Mick Jagger, who was recording his second solo record at that time. Doug started playing for Jagger and soon expanded his studio work, to include recording with Seal, Madonna, Joe Satriani, Annie Lennox, and others throughout the rest of the eighties.
In 1991, Doug’s long time friend and lead guitarist for Living Colour, Vernon Reid, was looking for a new bass player. It was actually drummer Will Calhoun that encouraged him to join. Doug joined Living Colour and went on to record two highly successful albums: Stain and Pride. In 1993, Living Colour was awarded a Grammy nomination for a song co-written by Doug, "Leave It Alone."
After Living Colour split, Doug then teamed up with his band mate Will Calhoun and renowned jazz vocalist Vinx, to create the group Jungle Funk. Their sound has been described as "drum and bass infused poetic music." Jungle Funk performed over 200 shows and festivals internationally including The Montreux Jazz Festival and North Sea Jazz Festival. The self-titled album "Jungle Funk" received much critical acclaim, including mention for album of the year in Australia.
Another collaboration between the explosive drum and bass team of Wimbish and Calhoun, HeadFake rose from the reminisce. Headfake is a live fusion between DJ and musician producing trance-induced rhythms.
In 1999, Doug released a solo effort titled "Trippy Notes for Bass" on Adrian Sherwood’s On-u Sound label with all the TackHead players back on board and featured special guests Bernie Worrell, Alex Forester and Nigel Butler.
On December 22, 2000, Living Colour re-grouped for a one-off show at New York's legendary CBGB's. The dynamite show rekindled Doug, Vernon, Will and Corey's desire to play together. A small tour of the West coast drew huge and enthusiastic crowds, launching them off for a string of dates in Europe, including the Montreux Jazz Festival. The summer of 2001 saw the group finishing their U.S. tour on the East Coast, highlighted by a memorable show in Central Park.
In 2002, after recording and touring the U.S. with Mos Def for his "Black Jack Johnson" album, Doug came back to New York City to record the album "Collideoscope" with Living Colour. Doug also co-wrote and played bass on a song that was written and produced by Kanye West and featured on the movie soundtrack for "Brown Sugar" starring Taye Diggs and Mos Def. The song reached Number 16 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and Number 4 on R&B/Hip Hop chart. Doug also co-wrote a song called "The Jump Off," for the "Italian Job" movie soundtrack also co-starring Mos Def.
Doug had several television appearances in 2004; Last Call with Carson Daily playing with Living Colour, and Jay Leno’s Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Show and David Letterman with Emmy Award Nominee and rapper Mos Def. TackHead also reunited and played a string of dates in the U.S. and Europe. They played a string of dates in Europe and the US. Doug teamed up with Joe Palombo and John McCarthy of Rock House Method to release an instructional DVD, "New Dimensions for Bass." Doug then produced guitarist McCarthy's record "Drive" featuring Bernie Worrell, Will Calhoun, and Leo Nocentelli.
These past few years have kept Doug extremely busy. He has been producing, recording and touring with Living Colour, TackHead, Little Axe, Headfake, Mark Stewart & The Maffia, Czech gypsy funk band Gulo Car, and Brazilian singer Fernanda Porto among others. Continuing to bless the stage at festivals and venues around the world, Doug displays his mastery of blending music and technology to lay his explosive rhythms that move the masses.
2005 presented new opportunities for Doug. HeadFake played the main stage at the Montreux Jazz Festival, followed by a tour of the US with Little Axe supporting Robert Plant. The first annual Wim-Bash took place at Sully’s in Hartford, where Doug brought together musicians Skip McDonald, Keith LeBlanc, Will Calhoun, Jamie McDonald and 13 year old female guitar sensation Desiree Bassett. Doug also rejoined forces with old friend Clive Roberts, owner of Trace Elliott, to help him endorse and promote Trace Elliott bass amplifiers.
2006 kicked off with Will Calhoun and Doug joining Lauryn Hill onstage for a private show, followed with intensive touring all over Europe and Canada with Little Axe. The band was invited to perform at Real World Record anniversary party where they jammed with Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. Living Colour toured Europe fronted by Dug Pinnick, singer of legendary band, King's X. Doug stepped out on his own for strings of gigs all over Europe, recording and producing various artists while putting the final touches on his long awaited 2nd solo record "CinemaSonics."
2007 started with a new star studded Wim-Bash at the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) convention in Anaheim California. An unusual twist recommended by sound engineer Doug Cook, had Doug joining former Nightwish vocal sensation Tarja Turunen to record her new album "My Winter Storm.” Doug then teamed back up Keith LeBlanc and Skip McDonald bringing European audiences Bernard Fowler's "Friends with Privileges.” Then it was time for Doug to strike out on his own for his first solo tour, "The Doug Wimbish SoundSystem," showcasing his astonishing showman qualities as a one-man act.
The yearly NAMM's Wim-Bash set the tone for a frantically paced 2008, headlined by Living Colour, with guest’s artists George Lynch, The Gods of Love and John McCarthy. Almost immediately afterward, Doug went back out on tour with a score of Little Axe, TackHead, Living Colour and Tarja Turunen dates happening all over the world. A new Tack>>Head collection is scheduled for release following the recent re-issue of "Trippy Notes for Bass & Mixes" and the long anticipated solo album "CinemaSonics," that is available right now on NovaSound Records.
holy fucking shit - its TRUE! Yes, dont know how I will get there but get there I must. All Praise the Almighty Living Colour. Greatest American Rock n Roll Group.
Hi Doug!Great to meet you again in Milano!Luv your solo jobs..some tracks reminds me the works of my friend Alan Davey amazing English bass player former Hawkwind member..you have something in common I think.The same attitude to explore with the sound..some bass players when they come out of the bare bass playing can became a sort of starship..traveling in the space in search of new planets...'coz the bass comes from the deep..the sound engine!Peace ,Luv and all the best for the next shows with Talja and the Colours..hope to see you soon here in Italy or somewhere in the planet..
thanks for the add, you're an idol, amazing musician and bass player, a big greeting from argentina! but I use the English translator of google, and there may be errors
hey Doug! how's life on tour my man? hope you're doing great and having fun! it was great meeting you in Bucharest and i loved the show man! thanx for everything brother! send a hug to everyone for me!
Yo Doug!i would to wish you all the best for all your musical projects,your bass techiques are strongly influencing my playing,and this is good for me! :-) Ps:Last week i bought an Ibanez DWB3,with EMG pickups...simply a beast!!You desiged a pure funk machine!!YO!! -Sendro-
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