Playing Catchup – Can’t Slap, Won’t Slap – Trade Show Fatigue Checking the Instagram post date of this video tells me that I’m a woeful 9 months behind on…
Author: Tom Kenrick
Received Wisdom: 3 Pieces of Advice I Should Have Listened To
Are you as terrible at taking advice as I am? While putting off filing my tax return (one of my favourite January activities) I did a few calculations: Over the…
Groove Of The Week #29: Michael Jackson – ‘Billie Jean’
Sounding Like a Synth, Part 2 The previous edition of Groove of the Week dealt with one of the many scenarios in which bass players might be called to emulate…
Reality Check: You Are Not Your Gig
Almost every week of the year I play function gigs; weddings, parties, corporate events, fundraisers, product launches – the occasions are varied but the music is largely the same. Regardless…
Groove Of The Week #28: The Weeknd – 'Can't Feel My Face'
Following a request to include something more contemporary in the series, I scoured mainstream radio for something bass-heavy to transcribe: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tom…
Groove Of The Week #27: Weather Report – ‘River People’
27 posts into Groove Of The Week and we haven’t yet heard from Jaco Pastorius – let’s change that. There are plenty of Jaco lines to choose from, and while…