Artist Spotlight
Eli Eisenberg
Toronto native Eli Eisenberg grew up in a family of intense musical appreciation and schooling: private lessons on piano, tickets to the Toronto Symphony, Junior High School concert band, High school stage band and smaller jazz combos with musicians from different parts of the city. This was all a huge part of Eli’s musical upbringing, however by his late... Read More »
Nick Montou
Nick Montou started playing bass when he was 15 years old. Nick happened to catch the sound of Flea slapping his bass on the “Higher Ground” video that was on VH1 at the time and after hearing it, Nick recalls he was never the same. Shortly after he bought his first bass which was a 4 string “Ibanez Ergodyne”,... Read More »
Adam Stevens -Marvin Gaye –...
Adam Stevens has been working on more than a few Bass Loop Versions recently. Adam says “it felt right when doing the idea of a loop version of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” came into my head, and I knew I had to do it”! Adam has always had a passion for Marvin Gaye’s music and is a... Read More »
Seb Tull
Seb Tull has had a calling for playing music since childhood. Tull recalls his first instrument being a cello which he played until the age of twelve. He then decided he would rather play in a rock band than an orchestra. After being influenced by bands such as Nirvana, The Offspring, Green Day and Slipknot, Seb picked up drums... Read More »
Robbie Gallant
Robbie Gallant is originally from Prince Edward Island. Growing up in a musical family, Robbie began playing the bass guitar at the age of eleven. He received his first Lylon 4 string bass guitar for his eleventh birthday. Robbie started playing Gospel music with his father and older brothers and continued that circuit until he was 18. Robbie has... Read More »
Artist Spotlight:Laura Fisher
Laura Fisher started playing instruments in primary school. Picking up a passion for music at such an early age she started doing solo performances with a treble recorder in front of her school with her teacher. Although her parents did not play any instruments, her father would let Laura listen to Vinyl records of such artists as Jimi Hendrix... Read More »
Artist Spotlight-Sara Solheid
Sara Solheid is from Hudson, Wisconsin. Sara was drawn to music at an early age when she was on fishing trips with her father while listening to such bands as REO Speedwagon, and The Eagles. Sara was especially drawn to the bass guitar as she loved how unique it was, the feel, and the thump of it. At the... Read More »
Artist Spotlight- Top Five-Roberto...
We asked Roberto Bernardinello about five albums that were most influential: Chick Corea Electric Band – Electric Band This is the first ‘fusion” album I listened, a friend of mine gave me a copy and I never heard a music like that, I though of it was phenomenal and I was very impressed by Dave Weckl drumming, I didn’t get... Read More »
Antonella Mazza
Antonella’s passion for music started as a child. Growing up in Italy Antonella was listening to anything she could get her hands on around the house. When she was 12 her father bought her a guitar for Christmas. Antonella would practice with friends and later put together a Beatles tribute band. Antonella was accepted to the Conservatory where she... Read More »
Artist Spotlight- Laura Anderson
You tube sensation Laura Anderson aka Andy started experimenting with instruments as a child. Her mother, a musician encouraged her to play as much as possible. Laura Started on piano as a child and later moved to oboe. Laura picked up her first bass 3 years ago on March 11, 2009 to be exact when she heard Red Hot... Read More »
Artist Spotlight- Michael Van Polen
Michael Van Polen’s father owned an electric guitar and as a child Michael had his eyes on guitars. His father introduced him to guitars gods such as Jimi Hendix and Santana. Even growing up in the Netherlands Micheal was envisioning himself as a Radio DJ. Micheal’s father bought him an acoustic guitar and put him into guitar lessons. Michael... Read More »
Artist Spotlight- Alysha Moore
Alysha Moore was seventeen when she saw The Red Hot Chilli Peppers play live on video and immediately took great interest in playing bass. Alysha’s first bass was a pink encore bass followed by a series of bass guitars leading to her Fleabass. Although Alysha’s family may not be musicians they do have great taste in music as Alysha... Read More »
Life With Stew Mckinsey
A closer look at Stew Mckinsey extended-range bass player extrodinare Read More »
