Artist description Mike is a solo bass performer , but his record features lots of bass overdubs in most of the songs. He uses many different types of bass instruments including : fretless , fretted , electric upright , acoustic upright , and piccolo basses. Fortunately, you don't have to be a bass player to appreciate this music. There are a lot of grooving tracks on The Line Between , thanks in part to drummer Mark Samson , who brings his funk chops and world beat experience.

Music Style instrumental music that features the bass guitar

Musical Influences Jaco Pastorious , Stanley Clarke , Victor Wooten , Michael Manring

Similar Artists Jaco Pastorious , Stanley Clarke , Victor Wooten , Michael Manring , David Gilmour ,

Artist History Mike started playing the bass in 1984 and since has played in many original bands covering a broad range of musical genres. Most notably Plow On Boy, Over The Rhine, the avant-garde jazz trio Slant, and currently progressive electronic jazz trio Phase3 and alternative folk rockers Monk. Mike released his first solo album, The Line Between, in February 1999 and since has been performing solo bass shows to support it. From one such concert, he recorded 'Live @ The York Str Cafe' which features drummer Mark Samson, a 505 GrooveBox, and lots of looping. Mike studied Jazz Bass at the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and currently teaches private bass lessons at Mars ( Cincinnati, OH. )

Instruments Lots of Bass instruments

Albums Solo; "Live @ The York Str. Cafe" (2000)"The Line Between" (1999),w/mp3.com/bestbassplayers; "Bass" (2000), w/ Monk; "O" (2000), w/Josh Seurkamp; "Garden of Sound" (2000), w/Ashley Peacock; "Trespass 491" (2000), w/Over The Rhine; "Amateur Short Wave Radio" (1999), w/Slant; "Glossalalia" (1999), w/Plow On Boy; "Go Round" (1996)and "Broken" (1994)

Press Reviews Praise for the Bass"If you have ever been a band and done time in a recording studio, you know the most common words from the bass player's lips are 'turn upthe bass' or 'needs more low end.' Bassist Mike Georgin gets sweet revenge on all those guitar heroes and prima donna vocalists with eclectic new instrumental release , The Line Between. Not to say that Georgin, who has played with Plow On Boy and OverThe Rhine, and is currently in the progressive Jazz trio Slant, has produced some sort of vanity project here, with endless solos and grooves. The bassist understands composition and arrangement as well as he masterfully knows how to get around the bass. On the album's nine tracks, Georgin creates vivid, soulful sonic images that are often spacious and atmospheric, while subtly infusing layers of intricate sounds. Georgin also teams with fellow Slant mates for some contemporary, airy Jazz, mining different ground than what was on that band's superb debut, Glossalalia. All in all, a surprising and refreshing entry into the local music discography circa 1999. Georgin's release party is Friday at the York St. Cafe."----- Mike Breen, Cincinnati's Citybeat Magazine Mike Georgin, bass player for the local avant-garde jazz band Slant, has arrived as a solo artist with the release of The Line Between. For the most part, solo Georgin, like Slant, straddles a line between middle period Pink Floyd jazz oddities and contemporary Middle Eastern trance music. Throw in a little Charles Mingus/ Miles Davis and you have a good idea of the scope of The Line Between. The songs on the album range from jazzy, Saturday morning cartoons to plodding bass with no percussion or accompaniment that, while they may not be perfect takes, are impeccible aesthetically. The production on the album lays every sound out seperately for you to focus on or file away, while the sheer length of the individual tracks, such as the eight-minute opus " So What ", is pretty effective in driving home the themes and feelings that Georgin is shooting for.-----Michael Milton, Cincinnati's Everybody's News

Location Cincinnati, OH - USA

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