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How to be invited back as a bass dep

November 4, 2015November 4, 2015 Mitch Cockman Leave a comment
How to be invited back as a bass dep
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We recently looked at some ideas of how to get paid bass dep gigs. For now, imagine you have been offered some gigs with a new band/music act.. I want to focus this time on some more things you might like to do to capitalise on this, meet new people, be invited back for more […]

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How to get paid dep bass gigs

November 3, 2015November 4, 2015 Mitch Cockman Leave a comment
How to get paid dep bass gigs
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You have spent years learning to play bass, invested loads of money on gear and now you want to get out there and earn some money as a pro musician. You might have a regular band or two or you might be a solely freelance session player. Either way, you need a strategy to find […]

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10 ways to behave like a pro at gigs

July 17, 2015July 17, 2015 Mitch Cockman Leave a comment
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1. KNOW THE SONGS! This seems obvious but so many times I’ve seen bands where someone doesn’t know what they should be playing. It’s much more enjoyable when you are sure what you are supposed to play. Just put the time in! 2. Turn up for sound check at the right time. You’re not Axl […]

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Recording bass guitar – An overview

June 12, 2015July 14, 2015 Mitch Cockman Leave a comment
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This article is meant to be an overview of recording, not a definitive guide! Recording bass can be tough. Low frequencies like those produced by a bass guitar and speaker need a good recording environment for us to be able to capture them in a way that will be good for our recordings. As we […]

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What is the role of the bass player?

May 27, 2015July 14, 2015 Mitch Cockman 1 Comment
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The bass guitar is one of the most overlooked instruments around. Often people just refer to them as “guitars” and if they look really closely they might wonder “why are there only 4 strings on that guy’s guitar when the other has 6?” Often if someone says “listen to that bassline”, people have a hard time […]

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Why you should learn to read music as a bass player

May 20, 2015July 14, 2015 Mitch Cockman 1 Comment
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Bass players tend to be the butt of many jokes – maybe second only to all my drummer friends 😉 I might make a blog post with my favourites one day, but they usually boil down to things like “bass players are out of tune, stupid, unemployed, cant keep time” etc etc. Personally I’m long […]

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