I had a bass line that was a bit funky and then found this Nate Smith drum loops that worked with it. It's fun and happened to come together one night while I was jamming in my pjs.

Funk In My PJs

This is the first track that I've recorded with my new Modern Vintage MVP4-62 bass. It began with just the bass chords in the upper register and my wife said "you should record" that.  For the title "In the Middle", is a bit like the stage of life right now, what's the next move, the next step. I'm in the middle of decision time on things these days - all good of course, just in the middle of it all. So here it is in its rough form. More to come.

In The Middle

I was playing around with a couple of loops this morning in Ableton and started fooling around on my Jazz bass.

Fooling Around Trip

It started with a bass line and dancing around in the room. I need lyrics and the chorus to me sounds like "Call On Me" and then dances on.

Call On Me

Call On Me 2020 Rough Version

Celtic Idea 2020 rough

Had this melody in my head last night and had to record it before bed. Then the jazz bass got out and only did one take. It's a work in progress and all first takes.

Call From A Friend

Call from a Friend rough

This bass groove and melody I've been messing with for probably 30 years and it keeps popping back up. So, one evening I recorded a sketch of it. I added a little percussion loop today so season it some. It's very basic on the piano, for just the melody for a singer/horn, etc.

Hopefully more soon. Ciao!

Minda ROUGH IN PROGESS

I'm a husband, dad, and bass player for pop, funk and jazz artists around DFW. I also do session work online. Hit me up for some bass!

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