Artist description I am a solo Bassist and looper. Although some of my other work is electronic in sound and texture, as a solo bassist I choose to feature the more organic sound of the Acoustic Bass Guitar. A great deal of my work is in the realm of "devised improvisation"; improvised works based upon composed themes and outlines. In this scope, many of my pieces derive from various, often divergent, ethnic elements which are fused to create a new musical bed. To augment the limitations of playing solo 4 string bass guitar, I use both a Lexicon JamMan and Line 6 DL4 Digital Looping Devices to create textures, harmonies and rhythm parts to accompany my solo playing. These loops are created live, on the fly as you will, and often played via footswitches as instruments themselves: not merely static and repetitve loops of sound, but interactive parts which are triggered in tandem with real-time performance.

Music Style Solo Bassist/Looper: performing an intricate chord/melody style on the bass guitar, with augmentations made by real-time, self-generated audio loops, and a unique

Musical Influences Jonas Hellborg, Bill Laswell, Michael Manring, Rick Walker, Mick Karn, Steve Lawson, Doug Wimbish, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Stravinsky, Ellington, David Torn, Peter Gabriel,

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Artist History Graduate NYU (BA in Compositon) Composed and performed several televison ad series, as well scoring for documentary films and televison. Noted session/sideman (bassist) Recipient of numerous Artistic Achievement Awards Artsist In Residence Grant, California Arts Council Artist In Residence, Kern Arts Council

Group Members Max Valentino: Solo Bass Guitar and Loops

Instruments Godin A4 Acoustic Bass Guitar; Godin BG4 Electric Bass Guitar; Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass Guitar; Lexicon JamMan, Line6 DL4, TC Electronic M-One and SCF; FullTone BassDrive; Raven Labs MDB1 and PHA1, SWR and Ashdown Amplification; Thomastick-Infeld strings

Albums "A Caravan Of Dreams" solo cd

Press Reviews "...an artist of unflinching integrity and rousing emotion" ---Santa Cruz Goodtimes Magazine "....stunning, lryical and beautiful compostions" ----Bakersfield Californian "....a bassist certainly in a league all his own; uniquely original and powerful" ----Central Californian

Additional Info contact: ekstasis1@hotmail.com contact for cd inquiries

Location Tehachapi, California - USA

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