There’s more than a few great parts of writing for “Wonder Women: Stories From the Women Who Play Bass”. First off, it’s that Corey Brown has my back. That means a lot. Many thanks to Corey for doing what you do. #rockstar It’s also interviewing new folks and finding the stories; the uniqueness and the Read More …
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Wonder Women: Stories From The Women Who Play Bass – Susan Hagen – pt 2 of 2
We’re wrapping up our two-part special feature with two Wonder Women of the Bass, Jacqueline Pickett (last month’s feature) and now Susan Hagen. Susan discusses her backstory, her current projects, and her new book of warm-ups for double bassists. She has also graciously offered a sample warm-up exercise that readers can download and try on double bass. Susan is also Read More …
Wonder Women: Stories From The Women Who Play Bass – Jacqueline Pickett & Susan Hagen – pt 1 of 2
We’re kicking off a special two-part interview series with two Wonder Women of the Bass, Jacqueline Pickett (this month’s feature) and Susan Hagen (more on her next month!). We cover a lot of ground in these two interviews. Both women will talk about their backstories, their music, and the League of Women Bass Players’ upcoming inaugural conference from June Read More …
Wonder Women: Stories From the Women Who Play Bass – March 2022 – Lynn Keller
“Really strong and versatile players will always stand out, thus opening the door to many possibilities. Being a female bassist has often been used as a novelty… I’d love to see that change permanently.” Lynn Keller graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in Music. Lynn has toured extensively with Diana Ross, The Original Fifth Read More …
Wonder Women: Stories From the Women Who Play Bass – Feb 2022 – Brittany Frompovich
“Whatever your particular dream is, at some point you’ll have to dig in your heels and fight for it.” For this month’s installment of Wonder Women; Stories from the Women Who Play Bass, Ariane Cap turns the tables on Brittany Frompovich, and interviews her for her own column. Her friend and bandleader, Ashleigh Chevalier, Read More …
Wonder Women: Stories From the Women Who Play Bass – January 2022 – Ariane Cap
“If you have an entrepreneurial bone in your body… if you know how to show up… how to put your best foot forward… if you know how to come through… if you give some extra… you are going to be noticed. We have more power over our fate than we may think.” For this month’s Read More …
Wonder Women: Stories From the Women Who Play Bass – Dec 2021 – Holly Montgomery
“Confrontation is always tough, but for others to take you seriously, you need to take yourself seriously.” Holly Montgomery is currently signed to Blue Elan Records in Los Angeles, with her west coast band, Mustangs Of The West. She has been active in the DC Music Scene since 2011 after moving to the east coast Read More …
Wonder Women: Stories From the Women Who Play Bass – Nov. 2021 – Joanna Smith
“Confrontation is always tough, but for others to take you seriously, you need to take yourself seriously.” – Joanna Smith Hailing from upstate New York, Joanna Smith started her musical journey on the piano in 2nd grade. Two years later she joined her elementary school’s orchestra on upright bass and has been honing her Read More …
Wonder Women: Stories From the Women Who Play Bass – Kirby Barber
In this month’s installment of Wonder Women; Stories from the Women Who Play Bass, we’re checking in with Kirby Barber. I first met Kirby at the Solo Bass Competition at Winter NAMM 2020, where she competed against an impressive international lineup of performers to become the second-place winner of the event. She has been Read More …
Wonder Women; Stories From the Women Who Play Bass – Liza Carbe
In this month’s installment of “Wonder Women; Stories from the Women Who Play Bass”, we’re checking in with Liza Carbe. Liza is perhaps best known as one of the co-founders of the internationally acclaimed, Billboard-charting Latin-guitar-world-fusion group Incendio. She’s a multi-talented author, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist whose career includes both composing for TV and film Read More …
Wonder Women; Stories From the Women Who Play Bass – Mohini Dey
So, y’all know there’s always some projects I’m working on in the background. I may have a broken wrist, but rest assured, I’m still finding ways to stay in the game. Thankfully I had worked on this before the wrist fracture…getting it across the finish line in recent days was far easier due to the Read More …