Worship Bass Talk with David Curran
Best known for his tasty bass playing with Elevation Worship, David Curran stepped away from the security of his native Charlotte and into the...
Essential Grooves for the Worship Bassist (Part 1)
Having a wide vocabulary of bass grooves is invaluable, whether playing live or in a studio environment. The term ‘vocabulary’ is appropriate as it...
Higher Joy Through Solid Simplicity
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Worship Band Bass 101
It’s always good to review the basics. A lot of the people that I meet don’t know some of the basic requirements of being...
6 Tips for Your First Recording Session
A former student of mine from Biola University recently approached me for advice as she prepared for her first recording session in a big...
Better IEM Mix?
I recently had the honor of playing for a great conference. The conference was hosted by a wonderful world evangelist. Everything about the conference...
7 Things to Keep in Mind as a Worship Bassist
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Composing a Bass Line
I think everyone has their own approach to writing the correct foundation for a song. Yes…I said “writing.” Every time we play a bass...
6 Tips for Bass Line Creativity
There are times that our bass part is already firmly established and it’s our job to simply perform a solid rendition of it -...
Playing What’s In Your Head
Getting good bass tone is a life-long, science experiment.
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