Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius, Mick Karn, Brian Fox, Stuart Adamson, (the SKids, Big Country), Gary Numan, Kate Bush, Ace Frehley, the Beatles, Thomas Dolby, Alice Cooper, Satie, Bach, Clannad, Devo, the Police, Queen, Zep, Joan Armatrading, King Crimson, Tony Levin Peter Gabriel, the Cocteau twins, Earth Wind & Fire, Gil Scott Heron, Heart, the Smiths, Jean Luc Ponty, (yeah I can say that in the same breath!), Japan, Tears for Fears, They Might Be Giants, David Bowie, Eno. Mostly...
Neye Benziyor?
Depends what instrument I'm playing (I play around a dozen). some people compare my bass playing to Les Claypool, but he was not an influence, we share influences. I admire him plenty tho. I really mush together the influence of my favourite players, Brian Fox (my bass mentor), Stanley and Jaco (my dads), and Mick Karn, along with non bassists, guitarists, the whole band that played on Alice Cooper's "Killer' album, an early influence on my approach to melodicism, Stuart Adamson's Celtic tinge, Johnny Marr's boldness, Brian May's classical bombast and delicacy, much as I like filling every hemi-semi-demi quaver with flashy hammer-ons and slapped and popped notes on the bass, I can also really appreciate wide open spaces, and long slow held notes. (sounds romantic. heh.) Basically I play weird funk-rock, or weird folk stuff. and some new wave-ambient this'n'that. er. the odd film score as well.
Wrote a bio on my site, go read that if you're really bored: http://www.mobiusbandwidth.com/sg-bass.html
This is my band's page on here, at last, go add us won't you? supergods
About the recordings here:
Conviction is from my old band M3's debut CD, Bob Melpignano on guitar, Greg Mag on drums, me on bass.
Stay alive is from the same disc, I play Mandolin on this one as well as (6 string) bass.
I don't have any Stick recordings posted here yet, you can hear one on my bands page, and more on my site's Stick page. (Click the Stick!)
I'll add more later.
Here is a music video from my old band Najarian, I played Bass and Stick with them.
Innocence in blue Boston
.. please enjoy this video by Japan, featuring Mick Karn, one of my favourite bassists.
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Sweet Chapman skills, Morbius. I just posted a new song. Check it out if you like, it's pretty nutty! If you do, please read the blog about the song as well. Thanks and good luck in all endeavors.
Ah yes indeed - the ginger Scottish one. Check out Me Leaving Me. That is aforementioned that you'll hear playing his axe with such awesome talent and zeal. He followed us home from a gig one night about four years ago and we've not managed to shake him off since. But we're not complaining as we love him so. It's just that he's eating us clean out of curry. And we've not much lager left either. Nice to meet you. What is that thing? WTW xxxx
