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Savasmooth
I have been a player in Nashville, Tn for most of my teenage and adult life. Having grown up in Nashville, I have had a constant exposure to the music industry and experience in the band room, on stage, and in the recording studio. My first gig came when I was 13. My aunt and uncle had a touring group that lost their guitar player, and since I could play all of the parts, I was asked to fill that spot for the remainder of that band's existence. I switched to bass guitar at the age of 15, and that is when my true musical journey began. I learned the bass, mostly, from playing along with my Lynyrd Skynyrd records, alone in my room with no amp and only a pair of headphones to hear the music.
Since this time, I have been fortunate enough to play for many artists in Nashville, and appear on several records for emerging artists. I have recently toured throughout the U.S. and Europe/U.K as the bassist for Dan Baird and Homemade Sin, appearing on the whole of Homemade Sin's final album "Screamer". I have toured and played shows with artists such as Ashley Monroe, Waylon Payne, Austin Hanks, Brooke Eden, Kyle Daniel, Daniel Donato, Brad Sample, and have recorded with numerous artists and producers.
Since this time, I have been fortunate enough to play for many artists in Nashville, and appear on several records for emerging artists. I have recently toured throughout the U.S. and Europe/U.K as the bassist for Dan Baird and Homemade Sin, appearing on the whole of Homemade Sin's final album "Screamer". I have toured and played shows with artists such as Ashley Monroe, Waylon Payne, Austin Hanks, Brooke Eden, Kyle Daniel, Daniel Donato, Brad Sample, and have recorded with numerous artists and producers.
- Birthday
- May 31, 1985 (Age: 39)
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Bass player, carpenter, ameture luthier
- Current Setup
- Fender American Vintage '63 P-Bass, Ampeg V4-B Reissue, Ampeg AV212
- Favorite Genres
- Rock, Blues, R&B, Country
- Gigs and Ensembles
- The Lower Caves
- Previously Owned Gear
- Honestly, that would take forever to write
- Influences and Teachers
- My father, Paul McCartney, Leon Wilkeson, John Stirrat, Billy Mercer, John Paul Jones, David Hood, James Jamerson, Wilton Felder, Bill Black, John Pattitucci.
- Available for Instruction?
- Bass Guitar Instruction
- Teaching Credentials
- Player for 15 years, played professionally in Nashville since 2007, appeared on Numerous records including the Eastern Block and Lower Caves albums, having such commercial, TV, and film credits as "Protecting God" and "Cat Call Kids"
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