Session Bass Player

Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

A: Recording and/or composing a bass line for client's songs

Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

A: Pino Palladino, Marcus Miller, J Dilla, Dave Grohl

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Bass : Fender Jazz Bass American standard 4 strings, Carvin LB04 (Active) , Rickenbacker 4003, ESP Custom 5 strings. Amp : Mark Bass 151 Cmd and a 151 Mark Bass Cabinet Sadowsky Bass preamp/D.I. Soundcard : DIGIDESIGN Mbox2 Pro Monitor : Adam F7 Effects : Soundblox Pro Bass envelope filter, Electro Harmonix Modified Big Muff, Zoom B3, Deve smith instruments Evolver(delays and filters) Synths : Deve smith instruments Evolver, Novation A-station,

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I listen the song first and try to feel the groove and the type of bass playing the track needs. Then I start recording the bass, if there's any istructions or music sheets I'll follow them; sometimes it's asked to me to be free and create the complete bass line.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I try to bring not only groove and movement, but also a bass line with a soul.I try to insert myself in the mood of the song.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Groove, Arrangement and Fantasy

Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

A: Funk, rock, fusion

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: For Hip Hop and R'n'B production it's interesting dubbing the electric bass with a bass sine synth wave to make bigger and bassier sounds.

Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

A: Robert Glasper, one of the best musician and composer I ever seen in the last 10 years.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Versatile and Eclectic : from the groovy laidback hip hop to an aggressive hard rock bass.

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

A: "Hello World" album by Paolo Apollo Negri. I'm the bass player present on all the record, I helped togheter with other band members to compose and arrange the entire record.

Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

A: I started my recording experience in 2008, but I play bass from 2000

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I finished to record a Blues/Folk rock album for an Italian singer-songwriter. I'm working on my own music right now, I'm try to improve as bass player, music producer and beat maker.