Session Bassist

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

A: I can't single out one in particular, each project has been unique in its own way at each time and I am proud of them all

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: We've just finished a new album, so just rehearsing or playing this or that

Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

A: Of course! Chris Hodges! He is a perfect singer and a great guy. We've already made a lot together.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: I think it can be mixed

Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

A: It's not a promise first, it is like a bargain. But of course, in every way I do my best, and finally every one should be glad

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I was dreaming to do it, now I'm doing it dreaming :)

Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A: Various... and they differ

Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

A: "Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best"

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Usually it's not questions, it's a dialogue: I ask what does the client want and I suggest what I can do.

Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A: To have absolute and clear understanding of what you need and deliver it to the provider.

Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

A: All of them! I've got no more then 5 of them... joke :)

Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

A: It was "long hard road out of hell". Should I write my biography so far?

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I play with fingers (3). I am fond of tapping and I hate slapping

Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

A: I really did not think about it. But if to think quick, it could be Lady GaGa, Paul Stanley, Bob Rock, Metallica...

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: I can't. Everybody's got his own secrets :)

Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

A: Now I work most on hard and pop rock music. But I have a lot of behind and ahead, I hope

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Perseverance and skills applicability

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Oh, I guess, not a part of me, but what the song needs indeed

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: If there is already prepared bass line I just sit down, start practicing, then playing, then recording. If there was no bass line prepared it's almost the same process but including the bass line work out.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have various basses (Ibanez, Schecter, Warwick, Music Man). Under my foot there are Microtubes Darkglass, Radial, Boss, Seymour Duncan, Mooer, etc. Also, I have a 1000W wall of sound in a form of two different cabs.

Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

A: There are too many of them, too many :)

Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

A: I record bass line for the client's song. I've made some. Usually, for comfortable process of recording I ask for finished drums track and maybe full track if available. As a result, I send back ready-to-use bass track .wav