The widest playlist of holiday songs youll find anywhere. Hailed by many as the worlds leading solo bassist, michael manring has been pushing back the boundaries of whats possible on the bass guitar for over two decades. Lifelong bass guitar enthusiast and professional musician michael manring offers a closer look at the unorthodox techniques which defined his seminal 1994 release thonk in this instructional release produced to offer a detailed response to the many inquiries he received about his. While perhaps best known for his so performances and recordings, manring has also collaborated with a number of music luminaries, cutting across several genres.
Hailed by many as the worlds leading solo bassist, michael manring has been. Michael manring selene soliloquyaudio buonozamon duration. I was never really that great on it, but i really lost my chops when i had to stop playing it for that long and. In addition to a tenure as the inhouse bassist for windham hill records, manring has recorded with michael hedges, alex skolnick in the bands skolpatrol and attention deficit, also featuring tim alexander from primus, larry kassin, tom darter, steve. Michael manring born june 27, 1960 in annapolis is an american bass guitarist from the san francisco bay area, northern california. Exclusive interview with fbpos jon liebman september 19, 2011. This is the first of a series of interviews we have planned on fretless bass guitar hub. The guitar festival takes place on the last weekend of july or the 1st weekend of august each year depending on the civic holiday. So it was a thrill to discover this clip of michael performing it live at the 2011 canadian guitar festival. Michael manring is considered by many to have redefined the boundaries of the electric bass guitar. Michael manring selene 2011 canadian guitar festival. Michael manring bass musician magazine, the face of bass.
This video is from the live in toronto dvd by michael manring, andy mckee and don ross. I had a chance to reach out to michael to see if he would like to participate in the ongoing how i play series and he agreed. Michael hedges topic channel subscribe subscribed unsubscribe 1. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music, umg on behalf of round hill music. The guitar festival takes place on the last weekend of july or the 1st weekend of august each year depending. Michael manring is a composer, known for intelligent life. This is my favorite piece by michael manring, i hope to do well enough but i still need her hyperbass detunable bridge. Michael manring biography, albums, streaming links. Michael manring born june 27, 1960 is an american bass guitarist from the san francisco bay area. Available for digital download from your favorite music sites. View michael manrings profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Get to know michael manring in this edition of how i play. Michael manring hailed by many as the worlds leading solo bassist, michael manring has been pushing back the boundaries of what is possible on bass.
Get his solo album soliloquy and check out selene on youtube its on there. Michael manring interview fretless bass guitar hub. Michael manring is a jazz rockfusion progressive rock artist from united states. A native of the washington, dc, area, he played classical bass in high school chamber groups and orchestra read full biography. His family lived in norfolk, virginia and moved to the suburbs of washington, d. Also covered are alternate tunings, slap technique with a fretless bass, use of the ebow, changing tunings, and more.
I played standup for about 7 years from 1973 until i went on the road in 1979 for a long time and couldnt take my upright with me. Michael manring and a youtube video of him playing his iconic solo piece selene has well over a million views. Michael manring biography widely considered to be one of the most innovative and talented living bassists, michael manring has been performing for over 20 years and covering a wide variety of styles. This entry is from wikipedia, the usercontributed encyclopedia. Michael manring is a bassist and composer known for his innovative approach to the instrument. Although i love playing in groups, i have a real passion for solo bass music. Michael manring for bass players onlyfor bass players only. Michael manring selene 2011 canadian guitar festival youtube. So i wont and just say if your looking for a good manring cd, buy this and enjoy, if your a bass nerd like i am, be prepared to be wishing you had the skill in the mans left index finger. At the time of this album michael manring was known primarily for his new age work with montreaux, michael hedges as well as his solo works.
Michael manring was born in annapolis, maryland, as the youngest of four children. Michael plays a custom bass by zon guitars called zon hyperbass. Michael manring played on a henry kaiser double cd called yo miles it is a great cd and really captures manrings depth and ability as a member of a group not just a solo artist. Of course, we kick it off with one of my alltimefavorite bass players and one helluva virtuoso in his own right, mr. Born in 1960 in virginia, manring was brought up in a musical family. This is just outstanding and his technique with the tuning and bridge tuning, or whatever he is doing is amazing, and the piece is so melodic aswell. Discussion in bassists bg started by fassa albrecht, jan 26. In his solo concerts michael weaves together his musical influences into a tapestry rich with expression, virtuosity, humor and meaning. Michael manring listen to free radio stations accuradio.
Michael manring shared a new video from 2011 on his facebook page this weekend, and i was so impressed with the performance that i had to share back with you here this was recorded at the 2011 canadian guitar festival, which curiously enough, appears to have taken place in san francisco, ca the song, if you have not heard it before, has some really interesting technique. Michael manring instructional video for bass download. Highly melodic and virtuoso music that is unmatched in its beauty and craftiness, combined with the exceptional hyperbass bassguitar you are in for something very playlist videos with one click, free online youtube playlist downloader. Longloved recordings and newer renditions of traditional christmas carols no pop compositions. Michael manring manring describes the techniques used on his thonk cd, and demonstrates his approach to performing music in this dvd. Michael manring channels featuring michael manring.
If you play 4, 5, or 6 string bass, fretted or fretless you gotta check out manring. Michael manring, one of the most innovative bass players on the planet, uses this unique video to share with you the secrets of his very individual style and techniques. Relaxing jazz for work and study background instrumental concentration jazz for work and study duration. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover michaels. He has also played with michael hedges, suzanne ciani, henry kaiser and john gorka. But make no mistake michael is his own musician with a sound, style and feel uniquely his own. Michael manring by michael manring 73999684094 dvd. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from michael manring at the discogs marketplace. Inspired by his teacher jaco pastorius, manring has taken the electric bass into new territory. Michael manring is a true visionary and an inimitable stylist who is considered by many to be the worlds leading solo bassist. Download the album scars solo bass guitar bass by jcr luthier. He was also the subject of a recent pbs tv documentary, the artists profile. Having now played and replayed this dvd for a few months, i find it is a clear, generous effort on the part of michael manring to communicate the essentials of his style to other bassists.
Im a manring fanboy so of course i would have glowing things to say about this cd. Change your mind, change your world 2009, breaking news 2006 and beneath the bassline 2018. The manrings were a very active family musically, providing a very fertile background for michaels musical development. A progressive rock, jazz fusion, funk, ambient hybrid that often includes guest artists and unusual concepts. Selene live by corey brown monday, april 29th, 2019. Bassist manring describes the techniques used on his thonk cd, and demonstrates his approach to performing music in this dvd. Manring and a youtube video of him playing his iconic solo piece selene has.
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