The Virginia Bass Forum presents a clinic with Stewart McKinsey. Stew McKinsey has been a musician since before his memory begins, although it wasn’t until he saw a friend’s punk band playing in high school that he found the electric bass. Not only has he never looked back, but he has been looking forward to Read More …
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The Virginia Bass Forum; Whose Box Is This Anyway?
Bassist, clinician and author Michael Dimin talked about the nature of creativity and how our own ideas get in the way of truly creative solutions. Mike demonstrated, through stories and his own playing, ways to step out of the box. With Neil Mullanaphy, Billy Wooten, Andrew Baciocco, Nathan Lake, Dylan Cloyd, and many more! Many Read More …
Whose Box Is This Anyway?
Next weekend we have a ton of great events scheduled for Michael Dimin’s visit to the ‘burg! Join us Friday 4/18 at 7 pm for a house concert with myself and Mike! (Message me if you want to attend, and I’ll send you info). Here’s a pic of the venue we’re setting up in for Read More …
Tomorrow; The Virginia Bass Forum presents Aaron Gibson, Scott Varney, Ben Titus, and yours truly in concert
This will be a concert featuring phenomenal musicians from both the East and West coast. The phenomenal Aaron Gibson will be coming in from Portland, Oregon. The amazing Scott Varney will be coming in from Williamsburg, Virginia. Rounding out the roster is Frederickburg’s own Ben Titus and Brittany Frompovich. “Aaron blows us away with each Read More …
The Virginia Bass Forum’s Two Year Birthday Bash
We’ve got some great things planned for May 15th. And the party keeps getting bigger and better…here’s some breaking news on the Bass Forum’s 2 year birthday party. First off, we celebrate our new partnership with Fredericksburg Academy. I’m sending a huge thank you to Fredericksburg Academy and their Music Department for hosting and partnering Read More …
The Virginia Bass Forum – Building Walking Basslines Clinic
This is a series of video clips from a Virginia Bass Forum workshop taught in 2009 on walking bass lines. All video shot for this clinic by the multitalented bassist/videographer/photographer Billy Wooten.