Session Bass Player

Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

A: Not yet, but I guess pretty soon.

Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A: That would probably be the delivery time and I have to say I am proud of my punctuality

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

A: That would be KIVA. We started everything all together from scratch, made a really good album, in the exact way we imagined it and everything is going up

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: We are touring with KIVA, promoting our debut album, firstly in Greece and hopefully abroad soon. Also, Euphrosyne's new album that is coming out soon. Currently working on a lot of soundtrack ideas, which is one of my passions, "dressing" an image with music.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both, everything has its own grace and character. Lately I am a digital guy, mostly for portability and weight issues, but I will always love a huge SVT head with an 8x10.

Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

A: That they will bang their head or shake their hips when I am done!

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: That everyday there is a different challenge, a different story, a different day. Everything about it is creative.

Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

A: That I am a metal guy and I can't groove. I spent my first 10 years of playing exclusively on funk, blues and R&B, so I do my part quite decently.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I would love to hear about the concept of the music. The particular feeling that they are trying to express and the story behind it.

Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A: The biggest help is information. The more details, regarding the sound, the style and the rhythm, the better.

Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

A: My tricked-out-of-insanity Jazz Bass, my Fender Stratocaster, a pair of drumsticks, a pencil and a notebook.

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

A: I started out as a guitar player when I was 9, picked up the bass at 20 and I never looked back.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I would say a bit aggressive, but always trying to stay in the pocket and I always "hug" the drummer.

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

A: That is a difficult and surely a loooong answer.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: There is a thin line between artificial compression and the right hand. Once you find that, everything sounds a lot better.

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

A: Rock, heavy rock and metal stuff. I love funk and reggae too and I am having the most fun with pop.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I would say my ear. Starting out as a self taught player, I had to trust my ear first and it stays that way until this day.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I would say the bottom end, but it must be a cliche. So, I will stick to the secondary role of the bass guitar, the glue that holds rhythm and harmony together.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I listen to the song once, putting some mental markers on chord changes, song structure and sound, I write down the structure on the second time, third time chord changes and then details

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: My Line 6 HX Stomp, an Ampero Volume Pedal, an SSL 2 audio interface and there we go!

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

A: As a bass player, I always love working with a great drummer

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

A: I love to work creatively and work together with sounds and arrangement, but mostly bass lines