The Bass Shed Podcast
Conversations with bass players, composers, and artists about
Artistry . Craft . Culture
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Thrice bassist Ed Breckenridge joins Ryan Roberts to discuss coming to the bass during the band’s early days, the influences that shaped his approach to tone and feel, and how Thrice continues evolving creatively on their twelfth album Horizons West.
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EP 112 - Roberto Vally (George Benson, Christopher Cross, Bobby Caldwell, Boz Scaggs)
Bassist Roberto Vally reflects on his New York roots, studying at the High School of Music & Art and Juilliard under Homer Mensch, and the early training that set him on a lifelong musical path.
EP 110 - Kenny Lee Lewis (Steve Miller Band / Session Player)
Steve Miller Band bassist Kenny Lee Lewis shares how he landed the gig, sustained a 40-year career, and built his Franklin Founding Father Five bass using 200-year-old spruce from Benjamin Franklin’s home.
EP 106 - Ted Pecchio
Nashville bassist Ted Pecchio discusses sessions with Tedeschi Trucks Band and Colonel Bruce Hampton, his musical upbringing, and philosophies on presence, feel, and serving the moment onstage.
EP 104 - Steve Millhouse
NY bassist Steve Millhouse discusses his trio album The Unwinding on SteepleChase Records, working with Rich Perry, choosing repertoire from jazz masters, and how his custom Fodera bass shapes the trio’s sound.
EP 103 - Becky Baldwin
Becky Baldwin is one of the UK’s busiest rock bassists. After playing the piano as a child, Becky picked up the bass guitar as a teenager and began performing with bands at school. In 2009 she moved from Trowbridge to Bristol to study at BIMM Bristol and became closely involved in Bristol’s music scene. Becky holds a BA Honors degree in Professional Musicianship and now lives in the birthplace of heavy metal – Birmingham, UK.
EP 102 - Erik Kertes
LA-based bassist Erik Kertes discusses balancing touring with artists like Shakira and Michael Bublé, running a studio, composing for film and TV, and releasing his own music under the moniker Nitwit,
EP 101 - Tony Garnier
Grammy-winning bassist Tony Garnier discusses decades with Bob Dylan, collaborations with Tom Waits and Paul Simon, life on the road, film soundtracks, and the influences that shaped his enduring career.
