BassByScooter
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ABOUT

Have played extensively in club circuit, local indie scene and directed ensembles
Any style – pop, rock, blues, country, soul/funk, dance/electronic, reggae, roots, bluegrass, singer/songwriter, post-rock
Already know hundreds of pop/rock/blues songs, and learn new material very quickly.
Great ears! Creative and appropriate grooves to your original material, and extensive improv/jam experience.
Professional attitude and on time (in more ways than one!).
Professional gear – from the cafe to the arena to the studio, there's a large variety of tools at my disposal
Additional upright bass, rhythm guitar and drums/percussion skills
Backup vocals and harmonies (mid-baritone-to-mid-tenor)
Very good at session recording
Knowledgeable of live and studio engineering
Experience in chart reading, musical education in classical and jazz
Professional experience in conflict resolution, public address, negotiation and generally dealing with teams and authorities.

Screen name:
BassByScooter
Member since:
Aug 20 2012
Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:
Very Committed
Years playing music:
20
Gigs played:
Over 100
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:
6-7 nights a week

Influences

Songs I already know well:
does your mama know abba
tnt acdc
whole lotta rosie acdc
if you want blood acdc
you shook me all night long acdc
walk this way aerosmith
bet... dancefloor arctic monkeys
brian wilson barenaked ladies
do ya barney bentall
fight for your right beastie boys
can't buy me love beatles
saw her standing there beatles
tax man beatles
all my loving beatles
day tripper beatles
from me to you beatles
i feel fine beatles
i wanna hold your hand beatles
love me do beatles
she loves you beatles
rebel yell billy idol
white wedding billy idol
you may be right billy joel
it's still rock 'n roll to me billy joel
tighten up Black Keys
paranoid black sabbath
all the small things blink 182
one way or another blondie
you give love a bad name bon jovi
i want candy bow wow wow
lido shuffle boz scaggs
summer of 69 brian adams
crazy bitch buckcherry
that'll be the day buddy holly
Video Killed the radio star Buggles / pusa
short shirt and long jacket cake
just what i needed cars
i want you to want me cheap trick
london calling clash
should i stay or go clash
gel collective soul
bounce danko jones
lovercall danko jones
I believe in a thing called love darkness
suffragette city david bowie
ziggy stardust david bowie
heroes david bowie
china girl david bowie
holiday in cambodia dead kennedys
you spin me right round dead or alive / dope
breakfast at tiffany's deep blue something
hush deep purple
pour some sugar on me def leppard
runaway del shannon
personal jesus depeche mode
uncontrolable urge devo
runaround sue dion and the belmonts
the wanderer dion and the belmonts
goodbye earl dixie chix / me first and the gimme gimmes
take it off donnas
long train running doobie brothers
la woman doors
hungry like the wolf duran duran
connection elastica
all shook up elvis
heartbreak hotel elvis
hound dog elvis
jailhouse rock elvis
suspicious minds elvis
hound dog elvis
pump it up elvis costello
bye bye love everly brothers
dance, dance fall out boy
paralyzer finger eleven
go your own way fleetwood mac
i ran flock of seagulls
faith george micheal
i will survive gloria gaynor / cake
tainted love gloria jones / soft cell
crazy gnarles barkley
some kinda wonderful grand funk railroad
holiday green day
longview Green Day
when i come around Green Day
american idiot greenday
can't you hear my heartbeat herman's hermits
don't you want me human league
sex machine james brown
Be my Girl jet
don't mess around w/ jim jim croce
the middle jimmy eat world
i'm the man joe jackson
got the time joe jackson
folsom prison blues johnny cash
ring of fire johnny cash
any way you want it journey
got another thing coming judas priest
get down tonite kc and the sunshine band
bette davis eyes kim carnes
sex on fire kings of leon
really got me kinks / van halen
detroit rock city kiss
rock and roll all night kiss
I was made for Loving You Kiss
are you gonna go my way lenny kravitz
funky town lipps inc
ready teddy little richard
material girl madonna
california dreaming mama's and papa's
do wah diddy manfred mann
land down under men at work
enter sandman metallica
billie jean micheal jackson
last train to clarksville monkees
smokin in the boys room motley crue
these boots nancy sinatra
sweet caroline neil diamond
99 red ballons nena / goldfinger
head like a hole nine inch nails / AFI
here it goes again ok go,
Hard to Handle otis redding / black crowes
starseed our lady peace
talk dirty to me poison
let's go crazy prince
kiss prince
500 miles proclaimers
crazy little thing called love queen
little sister queens of the stoneage
no one knows queens of the stoneage
guerilla radio rage against the machine
blitzrieg bop ramones
i wanna be sedated ramones
dani california red hot chilli peppers
end of the world rem
ready to go republica
super freak rick james
jessie's girl rick springfield
jumpin jack flash rolling stones
miss you rolling stones
honky tonk women rolling stones
paint it black rolling stones
satisfaction rolling stones
sympathy for the devil rolling stones
What I like About you romantics
pretty woman roy orbison / van halen
cumbersome seven mary three
mrs robinson simon and garfunkle / lemonheads
don't you (forget about me) simple minds
i got you split enz
further again staggered crossing
magic carpet ride steppenwolf
superstition stevie wonder
higher ground stevie wonder / red hot chilli peppers
plush stone temple pilots
rock this town stray cats
santeria Sublime
ballroom blitz sweet
i think we're alone now tommy james and the shondells
Jenny 8675309 tommy tutone / blink 182
blow at high dough tragically hip
courage tragically hip
little bones tragically hip
locked in a trunk tragically hip
new orleans Tragically Hip
I'll believe in you tragically hip
tweeter and the monkey man traveling wilburys / headstones
vertigo U2
brown eyed girl van morrison
Turning japanese vapours
Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes
buddy holly weezer
drugs weezer
hash pipe weezer
if you're wondering weezer
say it ain't so weezer
we are all on drugs weezer
play that funky music wild cherry

EQUIPMENT

Musicman and Fender bass guitars, NSD upright electric, plus a variety of others. I Play through a variety of head/speaker/effects systems depending on the job.