Be yourself, no matter what they say. Bass Player, Mastering Engineer, let's build a new song together and let it shine at its best.
Welcome to my profile!
It will be my pleasure to be your Bass player or Mastering engineer.
I am excited to hear more about your project and how I will be able to assist you.
In the meantime, if you haven't already, please feel free to provide me with some additional information about your music project, including the style, reference song, and any other pertinent details.
This will allow me to better understand your needs and provide you with the best possible service.
I will be back with everything we need to start our work together.
Talk soon, thanks for your trust in me.
Antonio D'Amato - TonnoBass
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Languages
- English
- Italian
Interview with Antonio D'Amato - TonnoBass
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Laptop, headphones, audio interface, a jack, and a bass (maybe a classic one).
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I started playing bass at 14. Professionally, from when I was 17. Still doing this at 33, I worked a lot with some live bands with a huge number of live concerts, and I played in more than 1000 gigs until now.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Open your ears, open your heart, feel the vibe, and get the mood. You'll work in the right direction now. You have to feel it by yourself. Your heart will tell you.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Every kind of genre for the bass recordings, except metal and heavier genres. I usually enjoy a lot of Pop songs, and I'm comfortable with Disco, Funk, Rock, Soul, R&B, Country, Blues, Chill,
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Being musically at the service of the song. Music is emotion, music is dreaming. -For the bass rec, I always glue with other musicians, getting some nice interplay, and establishing a stable and solid groove, suitable for the song. -For the Mastering process, I listen to similar song to get the right vibe, and enhance what's in the mix, to get it to the next level.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I love to be at the service of the song, adding that extra taste, and never annoying the listener.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Bass recording: I use a tube preamp Studio Pre from MarkBass, in parallel with a dbx160a Dual Channel Apogee Duet to record CLEAN and AMP sound simultaneously. Great sounding and very versatile sounds. Song Master: I work in the box, with the finest plugins. Monitoring: Audeze LCD-X, headphone preamp Topping A70Pro; Pylon Opal Monitor.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Pino Palladino, Paolo Costa, Lorenzo Poli, Nathan East Flea, Marcus Miller,
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Bass line for every kind of song (excluding metal songs); Mastering a song.
- Bass ElectricAverage price - $100 per song
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $30 per song
- Basses: Lakland 55-02
- Fender Jazz mid 70s
- Tokai Hard Puncher 79
- Music Man Stingray 5 Special
- Sandberg VM5 California mk2
- Ibanez Gary Willis Fretless
- Hofner Violin Icon
- Sadowsky RV5
- Eko acoustic bass.
