bassjamm

Well i'm 21 and joined having just turned 20, so age shouldn't be an issue... As for chops, no slap is required, although it goes down nicely in some songs...i'm doing everything on Fretless for Groove Cartel at the moment. J

There's not need to been the next Jaco to groove with the Cartel boys...i'm certainly by no means an accomplished player, i just dance around a lot on stage and funk out! So don't be afraid to take on the 'i put the groove in cartel' role!!! J

Hi Guys, Just thought i'd jump in and say a few words. It's due to personal circumstances and reasons that i'm parting ways with the guys, all of whom i've become close freinds with during my time with them. There's some serious talent in the band, and i'm not just saying that,the boys a serious and know their stuff, but know how to enjoy themselves at the same time. To echo Marcus' words, i've enjoyed some awesome gigs with Groove Cartel, at some of the countries hottest funk venues. And the future of the band is only a positive one. An idea of what's feesable for anyone interested from a selfish point of view...i've managed to secure endorsements from Aguilar, Rotosound and Marleaux, as well as having turned down Mike Lull to take the Marleaux. Without Groove Cartel and some get up and go, i wouldn't have acheived this. It's there for the taking for anyone who's interested, you'll make some great friends, and some awesome music with these guys! Thanks Jamie

I've followed Marleaux for a number of years now and don't recall what your describing... Unless it was the Marleaux Pagelli that was about for a little while? Might be worth contacting Gerald at Marleaux, he's an approachable chap!

Hello boys and girls, Just spotted that the God mother of groove is providing funky filth at the Jazz Cafe in a few weeks time on the 23rd and 24th of this month... It has to be the gig of the year, or up there...she's just awesome!!! Wahoooo!!! Hope to see some of you there... Jamie

That would be a damn fine looking Single Cut...interesting stuff!!!

Hi everyone, We're back at the Yardbird this Saturday to fill the Yardbird with funky vibes and what not!!! We'll be promoting our new demo and attempting to cover the place in stickers as well as all of yee who attend!!! Hope some of you can make it boys and girls! Thanks Jamie

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='268443' date='Aug 23 2008, 01:37 PM']Nice work Jamie. Some great bass face going on there too. [/quote] Thanks mate...can't beat a bit of bass face can you

Hi guys, Sorry for the lack of a reply...i've been away for the passed week and was out gigging at the Beer fest last night...which was a stonker of a gig if i may say so indeed! The Funk - sorry mate, i don't have the files just the link...they're on our myspace though which should yield better results mate! Thedontcarebear - We're in Stamford on the 26th of Sept at the new Voodoo lounge at Mama Lizi's Soul Food Shack and then at The Parkside in Long Sutton on the 27th! More video to come soon boys and girls!

A shame i'm busy mate, i'm only 20 mins away!!! Cool little venue though!

Hello people, Here's some tasty footage taken from our festival gig last month!!! [url="http://www.metalonrock.com/groovecartel/"]http://www.metalonrock.com/groovecartel/[/url] We're doing another one this week at the Peterborough Beer Festival on Friday which should look killer!!! The lighting, stage and general event is a lot cooler for video so be sure to check them out when i get them up. Thanks Jamie

Mike Lull basses are a very Jazz-like bass mate, the one at the gallery has a very rude sound which i love!!! They're the nuts in my opinion as far as super Jazzes are concerned!!! But i would think they're extremely different to the Dolphin's though mate, and Warwicks in general!

Kind sir Dougal bought my F Bass off me this week, payment was a breeze, as was everything else!!! Enjoy it mate...thanks again!

Thanks guys!

Sounds awesome man...nice one!!! Lettuce are super hot dude, lol them!!! We do 'Squad' in my band, they're some of the guys from Soulive i think, isn't Kraz they're guitarist? Sounds killer though dude, bet the Mike Stern and Richard Bona night was pretty wicked!

I've been following Hadrien's stuff for a year or so now and agree with some of the stuff above i guess. Credit to him for his work with Mclaughlin...getting the only bass solo spots on Industrial Zen over players like Matt Garrison and Tony Grey is something worth praising. I've also read other top players opinions of him, one of which highlighted his lack of a 'unique voice'. In some ways i agree with that, but i think that's a good thing. He's very young and relatively new to the scene, yet his abilities are far beyound that of some of the guys many years ahead of him. I think we'll see him become something trully unique and special in times to come. I do think he has a niche though, he's one of the youngest players this side of the pond getting the big gigs! He's also really approachable and totally excited about music and the bass. And for a guy that did that just listening to records in his bed room, that's inspiring. Give him a few years on the road, maybe a move to a more competitive scene where he'll need to work hard to get the gigs he wants...then i reckon we'll see the Hadrien Feraud that will become one of the modern pioneers! For now though, it's trully awesome to see that he's out there doing it and willing to be cool about it, not getting head strong or brash about himself or his new found success. He's just a cool, easy going chap who loves playing bass, that's wicked!!! As a slight side point, his album...even he acknowledges it's failings in some of it's respects, or rather, he's made it known that he wants to do something different and a bit more him. I get the impression that the album was recorded a while before he really got to where he is now, and that he knows he can do something, not better, but perhaps a bit more mature! That's cool i think! Anyway, i've rambled on enough once again...i should stop coming on here late at night after gigs!!! J