Solobasssteve

Solobasssteve, 24 days ago to bass

everything I've released since Jan 2023. That's a lot of music. Most of it subscriber-only. All of it made possible by the Bandcamp subscription.

I just added a new track to the latest release, cos I can and it made musical sense. :)

head to https://stevelawson.bandcamp.com/subscribe for more x

#bass #bandcamp #music #subscription #bassguitar #sustainability #independent

Edent, 24 days ago to random

Oh #LinkedIn, never change!

Solobasssteve, 27 days ago to bass

A few people have asked me recently about in-person bass lessons, so I thought I'd better write about why I only teach on Zoom these days, and why I think it's actually better than the in-person lesson experience.

https://www.stevelawson.net/2024/04/why-i-only-teach-bass-on-zoom/

(lesson deets are at that link too)

#bass #musiclessons #musictuition #bassguitar #basslessons #zoom

Solobasssteve, 1 month ago to cycling

kids, I'm doing Ride London again this year, raising money for the brilliant Bike Project, who do up bikes and give them, along with training and support, to refugees and asylum seekers. I'm WAY out of shape, having had my slowest start to the year cycling since before COVID. Here's the link to sponsor me, if you'd like to help support them and motivate me :) xxx

https://2024fordridelondon.enthuse.com/pf/steve-lawson

@cycling #cycling #refugees #refugeeswelcome #thebikeproject #bikes #roadbikes #sportive #ridelondon2024

a photo of Steve Lawson on a bike not smiling, wearing a Bike Project cycling jersey
a photo of steve lawson in sunglasses and a cycle helmet smiling
a photo of steve lawson smiling at the finish line of the 2022 Ride London sportive

raichoo, 2 months ago to bass

Day 1 on the #fretless #bass. Binged @Solobasssteve videos and got some pointers by Arran McSporran. It's a very different beast, but tons of fun! 😸#bassguitar https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OLlvH3fkFy8

Solobasssteve, 2 months ago to random

what the fuck is it with labour centrists and Thatcher??? FFS, I don't care what rhetorical hoops you think you can leap through to make that shit mean anything other than being an apologist for starving miners and the utter decimation of public services, it is never, ever a good move for a Labour politician to try and squeeze Thatcher into a speech. The Labour heartlands that you so desperately need to win back still remember the strikes, still remember the utter contempt. Fucking idiots.

Solobasssteve, 3 months ago to random

And got to see Stevie Wonder play completely acoustic 😲

Solobasssteve, 3 months ago to random

I played a solo show in San Jose - album out soon for Bandcamp subscribers

Solobasssteve, 5 months ago to bass

Black Friday
Bloke Friday
Bleak Friday
Blank Friday
Slack Friday
Snack Friday
...wait, Snack Friday? That sounds like something I can get behind!
Anyway, I'm doing a black friday sale - £5 off the annual cost of subscribing (unless you want to pay more, in which case you can) & 25% off all downloads with the code 'blackfriday'. All money will be spent on getting some long, long overdue new glasses, the front-runners being in the picture below! 🙂

https://stevelawson.bandcamp.com/community?sid=1299913&st=sm
#bass #music #bandcamp

Solobasssteve, 5 months ago to cycling

This is really powerful - "bloody cyclists", from the More Than A Cyclist campaign:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoD3pLLxwok

@mastobikes #cycling #activetravel #roadbike #commute

Solobasssteve, 6 months ago to cycling

Man, cycle infrastructure is SO fragile. Here in Birmngham there's big structural building work going on along National Cycle route 5, and the diversion that's been set up is through a field. So when it gets wet, everyone's commute turns into cyclocross training. I did it on Monday, unwisely, and ended up looking like I'd been mucking out a cowshed (managed to ride it without putting my feet down though! 😁) ...cont...
@mastobikes #cycling #transport

Solobasssteve, 7 months ago to random

It's no exaggeration to say that finding a new home for my music if Bandcamp was to actually shut down would be at least as much of an upheaval as finding a new job. My entire creative economy rests on Bandcamp. Long term, that may prove to be unwise, but I'm closing in on £100K in gross revenue over the last 15 years, so it's been absolutely essential to my viability as a musician in that time. I certainly couldn't have made the kind of music I make in the way I make it without #Bandcamp

sharan, 7 months ago to random

There might be a slight chance my SansAmp is dying on me, mere 8 months after I bought it... I really don't need that in my life right now.

#SansAmp #Tech21NYC #BassGuitar

Solobasssteve, 7 months ago to music

just wrote a 'How To Find Music On Bandcamp' post, for #BandcampFriday if that's of interest to you :)

https://www.stevelawson.net/2023/10/how-to-find-music-on-bandcamp/

#music #bandcamp #bass #discovery #newmusic #sustainability

Solobasssteve, 7 months ago to random

Went to see Nik Kershaw play on Saturday night. Absolutely incredible. Now trying to play along with a bunch of his tracks. Holy shit, he fit more key changes into a single than Ed Sherean and Taylor Swift's catalogue combined. Have a listen to Wide Boy or The Riddle or Wouldn't It Be Good... absolutely outrageous jazz fusion/prog harmony with the catchiest of pop melodies. A total one-off. ♥️

Edent, 7 months ago to random

Quietly mourning all the video startups which died in the last decade.

Found this old blog post of mine - https://web.archive.org/web/20110107045546/http://shkspr.mobi/blog/index.php/2009/11/barcamp-africa-uk/

All the videos from Qik and TwitCam are just gone. I can't find any archive of them 😞

Also, I kinda miss my blog's 2009 CSS!

Solobasssteve, 7 months ago to random

Following developments in the sale of #Bandcamp closely - here's Songtradr's own statement, FWIW, https://www.songtradr.com/blog/posts/songtradr-bandcamp-acquisition

and some commentary from Create Digital Music (CDM) - https://cdm.link/2023/09/bandcamp-sold-to-songtradr/

Best case scenario? Bandcamp continues as is with a bunch of backend options to opt into licensing subscription offers etc. Songtradr massively increases its catalogue, but the front end of Bandcamp continues as is.

Worst case scenario, the back end becomes the front end...

Lamah, 7 months ago to bass French

Hello #basstodon community. Are small amps (>30 watts) useless ? Are headphone-oriented devices (Vox Amplug or heads/preamp like Warwick Gnome, Ashdown Ant, Orange Bass Butler, Two Notes Revolt Bass, Darkglass Ultra...) better suited for bass players who don't need an amp at home ? What do you think ? #bass #bassguitar

Solobasssteve, 7 months ago to bass

Just released a new subscriber-only album on Bandcamp! It's the recording of my gig with Daniel Berkman and Artemis in Point Arena, California back in May.

If you're already subscribed to me on Bandcamp, you'll have access to it now - https://stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/reunion

if you're not, click the link and then click 'subscribe' to get this and 90-something other åalbums straight away :)

#bass #improvisation #bandcamp #ambient #kora #looping #livemusic