I play bass in bands and have done for over 23 years, but my first love, musically speaking was electronic music. If it was Germanic and shaped like an orange, I loved it and couldn’t get enough of it. Only one person in my life…
Tags: Composition, Electronica, Ideas, Synths
I was happy to play bass on six of the songs on my friend Andy Billington’s latest album, Mercy Mercia. I’ve known Andy since we were at University together in Southampton in the early 90’s and have seen him develop into an excellent songwriter. In…
Tags: Artists, Bass, Music, Recording, Songwriters
I love playing my old Fender Precision bass strung with flatwound strings (LaBella strings, seeing as you were wondering!) and I’m not the only one. For those of us who appreciate the ‘traditional’ nature of playing the bass, it’s the approach that makes sense in so many musical…
I’ve always dreamed of writing my own music, developing my own sound and ideas into something that other people would want to listen to. For the longest time it’s remained a dream, something that other people do and do well, but something I only mess…
Here’s some video of a gig we played in Chester in November 2013 featuring (once again!) Aynsley Lister’s songs ‘Inside Out’ and ‘Hyde’ from his recent album ‘Home’ The footage was taken by my good friend Michael ‘Mick the Dog (of Birmingham)’ Allen and his two-video-camera set-up. Thanks Mick!…
Tags: Artists, Bass, Lakland, Live Music
I was very happy to be involved with this album, my first with Aynsley Lister recorded shortly after joining the band in 2012. Co-produced by Aynsley and long-time friend of the band, drummer and producer Wayne Proctor and recorded by Andy Banfield of Superfly Studios…
Tags: Artists, Fender, Harmony, Lakland, Music, Recording, Songwriters, Studio, SuperflyHere’s a little bit of the Aynsley Lister band playing his song ‘Inside Out’ at the Linton Festival, June 2014. What a lovely summer’s day that was. I even managed to get home early enough to have a few beers and watch the World Cup…
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