| April Bass / World Beat / Rhythm & Blues / Fusion
Los Angeles, CA Bass player
I am a diverse, groove player and am available for live performances, session work and touring. My stylistic influences include, but are not limited to, 70s R+B/Soul/Disco and Jazz, as well as being influenced by traditional and modern music from West Africa, Cuba, Brazil, the Middle East, eastern Europe and India. I have an undergrad degree from California Institute of the Arts in music. My studies included Jazz, West African drumming and dance and Latin percussion. Additionally, I studied Classical piano for a number of years (not at CalArts). I have worked professionally as a sound designer (theatre), lighting designer (theatre) and puppeteer. I take pretty good photographs. I know enough about audio recording and live sound to be dangerous.
PROFESSIONAL INFO
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Influences:
| Fela Kuti, James Brown, Ani DiFranco, tradtional West African drumming and dance, Nile Rodgers/Bernard Edwards, Stewart Copeland, The Police, Bob Marley, Bjork, Cassandra Wilson, anything Brazilian especially fused, Rachmanioff, The Meters, Steely Dan, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Meshell Ndegeocello, Tower of Power, Sade, Portishead...a little bit of this and a little bit of that! | |
Other talents:
| Musician, Bass
Musician, Keyboards | |
Official site:
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Experience:
| 6 to 10 years
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Semi-pro |
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PERSONAL INFO
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Hometown:
| St Louis, MO
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Eye Color:
| Brown | |
Hair Color:
| Dark Brown | |
Height:
| 5 ft.
6 in.
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Physique:
| About average | |
Ethnicity:
| Black/African descent | |
Education:
| College graduate | |
Astrological Sign:
| Sagittarius |
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| April's
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