Steve Lawson has been one of the most inspiring and creative solo bassists to come out of the UK in recent years. His solo albums and collaborative projects have been the talk of the world-wide bass community and have drawn enthusiastic reviews in the press. His latest album ‘Grace And Gratitude’ finds him [...]
Interview - from BassRocket.com (Jan 2005)
May 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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In Conversation - Steve Lawson & Michael Manring (2000)
May 7th, 2008 · No Comments
“SL - Michael, when you started playing solo bass, there was very little repetoir, and certainly very few precedents for people making a career out of it, or doing whole live gigs like that - who inspired you and what were the pivotal events in your coming to a position where playing solo was a [...]
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Review - Solo Show, Christopher’s, Lincoln (Michael Cowton)
May 7th, 2008 · No Comments
01/06/2000
“Lincoln is not known for its musical prowess. Buying in ageing musical hiccups like Mike Pinder’s Searchers, Leo Sayer, and the occasional tribute band is about the city’s forte. Mind you, last year we did have Jools Holland appearing at the Castle. The highlight of the year, for most. So the idea to stage a [...]
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Review - And Nothing But The Bass (Bass Player Magazine)
May 7th, 2008 · No Comments
“Compiled from various solo gigs, this CD boasts textures ranging from etheral to raucous, as Steve layers multiple loops and solos with the help of a Lexicon JamMan. The strictly live format allows an occasional wart, but there are many gems.”
- Ed Friedland, January 2001
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Review - And Nothing But The Bass (Jazz Dimensions)
May 7th, 2008 · No Comments
“As we know, bassists always have to stand in the shadows of their fellow band members. The answer is to play a solo which is as meaningful as possible in concerts, or to record a whole solo album on which you show that you also know how to handle all the other instruments. But there [...]
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friends and inspiration
May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Stevie Stuffs
BeyondBassCamp - Monthly Bass Masterclasses in London
Steve @ MySpace - My MySpace page.
Steve @ Last.fm - my last.fm artist page.
Steve @ YouTube.com - lots of videos!
Steve @ FaceBook.com - find me on facebook.
Steve @ ReverbNation.com - loads more music to listen to.
Steve @ iLike.com - click the ‘ilike’ button on there!
Steve @ Twitter.com - [...]
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Timeline and Trivia
May 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off
Musical Equipment Used
- Modulus Graphite Basses (6 string fretted and fretless and 4 string fretted), A Rick Turner 5 String Renaissance ‘Amplicoustic’ fretless bass, Mark Audio powered speakers, Accugroove bass cabinets, the Looperlative LP1 for looping, Lexicon MPX-G2 for processing, an E-Bow+, Bass Centre Elites strings, East-UK preamps, Evidence Audio cables. And I carry my [...]
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What music gear manufacturers don’t get about looping.
September 29th, 2007 · No Comments
Looping is no longer a gimmick. It’s official. If it’s your gimmick, find a new one. It’s way too mainstream to be a cover for crap music any more.
It’s all happened fairly recently - back when I started doing solo gigs (late 90s) it was a fantastic gimmick. Fortunately I never relied on it being [...]
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Time to instigate a gig checklist…
September 1st, 2007 · No Comments
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…did you just call me Pardner???
June 12th, 2007 · No Comments
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