Music & Recording
Playing and recording music has been a part of my life since high-school. I play upright bass in a band called Accident Clearinghouse. My brother Jon plays in a band called 'High On Stress'. He and I built a recording studio called Ouibeatough Studio or OBT Studio so we could record our music and our friends' music. Here are some of the bands that have recorded at OBT:
- Accident Clearinghouse
- The Ashtray Hearts
- Calvin Krime
- Dillinger Four
- Duplomacy
- Florida
- First Prize Killers
- Heiruspecs
- Hero
- Man Afraid
- Mike Brady
- Molly Cuddle
- Plastic Constellations
- Quillan Roe
- The Strike
- Valet
Upright Bass Info
I play a pre-World War II Kay Concert Bass. I got my bass for $700 in 1996.
I use steel D'Addario Heliocore strings for the E & A strings and LaBella Gut strings for the D & G Strings.
I use an Underwood bass pick-up and a Mesa Boogie WalkAbout Scout bass amp live.
When I record, I use two condenser microphones: one on the top of the outside F-hole near the bridge to pick up the low-end and one near the middle of the neck to pick up more of the slap sound.
- Lemur Music - The World's most complete source of Bass instruments and Bass supplies for the double bassist.
- Kay Basses - Kay Bass history, information and registration.
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- John Michael Smith - I've used Micheal for all my Upright Bass repair. Finger board dressing, new bridge, sound post adjustment, etc. He's in St.Paul, MN. 651-647-1148
Other Music I Like
My Record Collections: 78s, 45s and 33s
I like a lot of different artists, probably too many, but here's a sampling:
- Ryan Adams
- Billy Bragg
- Johnny Cash
- The Carpetbaggers
- Hot Club of Cowtown
- Louvin Brothers
- The Jayhawks
- Jellyfish
- Mason Jennings
- Willie Nelson
- Buck Owens
- Prefab Sprout
- Prince
- Robert Skoro
- The Smiths
- Tears for Fears
- Uncle Tupelo
- Gillian Welch
- Wilco
- Hank Williams
- Bob Wills
- XTC
- Faron Young