Until recently, due to limited budget, I’ve been using the free software looping solution, Mobius. A couple of weeks ago I came across the Boss RC-20XL Phrase Recorder in my local music store… Read my full review on NoTreble.com...

Why was this guy with the sax and the dancing cat toy attracting such a crowd in Birmingham today? Was it the quality of his playing over pre-recorded backing tracks? Was it the fact that he bobbed up and down and looked at his feet the whole time? Or was it that amongst the myriad of religious, political and sandwich-based snack vendors coming at you from all sides and plying their wares that this guy was a welcome and fun sideshow? He...

One exciting way of use a looping device with your bass is to enhance a composition. http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2010/04/05/lesson-building-an-improvised-composition-for-solo-bass-with-a-looping-device/

At the moment I’m working on producing several pieces of solo bass music for a collection I’m calling ‘Blue’. It’s an attempt to set to music my current emotional and spiritual state; to ‘get out’ what is going on inside. These pieces, I feel, are some of the most creative and personal I have produced. I’m amazed at the way negative personal circumstances can stir such creative output. These...

My 2009 4-track EP, Beats In Rhythm is available for download from my Bandcamp site. Just go to MUSIC | LISTEN & DOWNLOAD above to go straight there. Pay what you like (even nothing) to download the EP in it’s entirety or separate tracks.