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How to be a subbing musician
1 July, 2023 Mindset / Professional Bass Player

How to be a subbing musician

Subbing for another musician can be a great way to make an income and create new opportunities for yourself. You get to play with, and for people that you previously haven’t had the pleasure to work with. It might even be your shot at entering a whole new scene which

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Moving to a new town as a professional musician
17 April, 2021 Mindset / Professional Bass Player

Moving to a new town as a professional musician

In 2014 I moved from the city of Groningen. I was born in that city and had lived there for all of my life. After finishing my studies I was in search of new musical adventures and decides to try my luck in Utrecht. Since Utrecht is located more centrally

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How do you remember songs fast Bass Guitar Lesson
14 April, 2021 Mindset / Professional Bass Player

Learning basslines, easy guide to remembering songs fast

It’s a Wednesday night, you hear the noise of your phone vibrating against your desk. You check the screen. The display tells you it’s Tom, that great drummer you met at a jam session a few weeks ago! “I need your help. Can you sit in with us on a

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31 December, 2020 Professional Bass Player / Recording Bass

Studio bass player, what should you bring?

Although most of us have seen our fair share of stages, the studio isn’t familiar territory for a lot of us. Where in a live situation we are able to shrug a lot of things off in the name of rock ‘n roll, playing in the studio is a whole

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