Michael onyango awalla on SoundBetter

A super, professional, african session bass player from africa..kenya/nairobi..

Mike onyie, born in kenya, Nairobi, has been playing professionally for 8 years. His father Fredrick Awalla who is also a professional guitarist for over 30 years was his primary guitar teacher.

His main genres are bebop, Afro jazz , Funk,salsa and slow blues.he has played for james Gogo, fadhilee itulya, brian ming, keke {SA}, Sage chemutai, chris adwar, jack muguna, simply thomas, the kansoul and others..

He has also been privileged to grace the stages of festivals like SAUTI ZA BUSARA [zanzibar],ONGALA FESTIVAL [tanzania] ,KARIBU FESTIVAL [tanzania] , KOROGA FESTIVAL[kenya] ,ONGEA SUMMIT[kenya], UTAM FESTIVAL [kenya], CAKE ART AFFAIR [kenya] and others..

This artist is currently working on his own album

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Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I can record you an awesome bass line in less than 24hours, and with professional equipment..
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I have done 7 live albums with different artists..
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I am currently working on my album
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both.. I depends with the sound you're looking for..
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: The delivery is needed in how long. What sound you exactly expect.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Fender jazz bass, aguilar amplifier, boss effect pedal, Proel cables and a vocoder
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Currently i have been a session bass player working with different artists i have an experience of about 7years
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: A fusion of african and jazz..
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Afro jazz, swing, funk, black gospel..
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have an original fender four strings,an Ibaneze five trings and a yamaha Rbx 4 strings.. I record using logic pro, fl studio, cubase, garage band..