Davemarks

If you care about the music you make, you never stop learning. Whether that means taking lessons or simply applying yourself to a study prinicple (i.e. buying a book on Latin bass, joining a band and getting that kind of groove under your hands) is a choice that you have to make. I find going out for a lesson or just taking a gig where I get my ass handed to me is musically very refreshing and invigorating.... d

Hey guys - I'll be doing an In-store evening with Music Man at Absolute Music in Poole on Thursday 20th of May. It'll run from 7 - 9 and I'll be doing a bit of playing and chatting about a whole range of stuff, from EQ settings to technique, keeping your practice musical to coping with performance anxiety. If you wanna come along, just get in touch with the chaps at the store. Here's the details: Absolute Music Solutions Ltd 58 Nuffield Road Poole BH17 0RT [url="http://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/store/index.php"]http://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/store/index.php[/url] d

Hey guys and girls - I have 5 free spaces on the guestlist to our masterclass coming up at the ICMP, Kilburn on Monday 19th April. The masterclass will be covering grooving, improvising and composing in Odd time signatures. For those of you who'd like to develop your playing in Time Signatures other than 4/4, this is a prime opportunity.... If you'd like to be on the list, email me at [email protected] - first come first served... :-) d

[quote name='richrips' post='801083' date='Apr 9 2010, 05:39 PM']And i was 2 then...... I did however get to do my audition just before the school moved from Acton then did the 1 year diploma in Kilburn a few years back. Memory is a bit hazy for that particular episode......can't think why....? Did John Curry and Paul Scott work there back then? Absolute legends, whereas that Dave Marks chap.....well..... Rich[/quote] oops.... did I do something wrong? :-)

I'll get around the country with Musicman in the rest of 2010. Just got details finalised for a masterclass in Poole, so dates up north should hopefully follow. Re: Getting new basses.... it's hard to say - it depends what you already have, and what sort of stuff you want to play..... I'll take a look at those models when I do the masterclass and might be able to give you a better idea.... d

[quote name='Faithless' post='794654' date='Apr 2 2010, 09:26 PM']Hey, Dave, I doubt, that I'll make masterclass, obviously.. but, I'm just curious - does it mean, that you're now 'oficially' playing MusicMan's, not Sei's anymore (as your main basses)?[/quote] It depends on the gig... if the musicman is a good choice, i'll play it. If the gig is like a heavy jazz or fusion gig, the Seis come out. I still use my Marcus Fender Jazz and my P bass... I let the music decide for me. It doesn't benefit anyone if I play at a gig or in a session with a bass that has the wrong sound for what I need to deliver :-) d

It will start at 7pm and go on until 9pm. There will be a large selection of Musicman basses there for you to have a play on. Entry is free, but spaces are limited, so you need to call the Bass Merchant to reserve a seat! Tel: 01206 751173 Here's the press for the event: Musicman UK presents an exclusive Masterclass with Irish Bass extrordinaire Dave Marks. Dave's playing credits include guitar Gods Larry Carlton, Albert Lee & Matthais Eklund, ex-Squeeze vocalists Paul Carrack and Chris Diffford, D:Ream, Gareth Gates, prog rock drum legend Carl Palmer (ELP), Saintsaviour (Groove Armada vocalist) and many more.... Dave is one of the UK's foremost players and educators, writing a very popular column in Bass Guitar Magazine and having taught at the London ICMP for the last 9 years. He keeps a solid web presence with music and educational material on his own website and his Youtube channel has had nearly 2 1/2 million views! His masterclass will focus on time, groove and note choice, but he'll be taking questions throughout, so feel free to come along and steer him into topics you want covered! Also, don't be suprised if you find yourself onstage with him, playing some grooves on a delicious Musicman bass....

Hey guys - just posting a quick note about a masterclass that I'll be doing over in Colchester. Thursday 15th April, in association with MusicManUK, I'll be hitting the Bass Merchant, Colchester to deliver a masterclass. (Time TBC) The Bass Merchant, Unit D1 Colchester Seedbed Centre, Wyncolls Road, Severalls Ind.Est, Colchester, Essex, UK, CO4 9HT Tel: 01206 751173 [url="http://www.bassmerchant.com"]http://www.bassmerchant.com[/url] My masterclass will focus primarily on time, rhythm and feel, but I'm gonna leave it open to lots of Q & A, so if people want advice on something specific, they need just pipe up and steer things to the topic of their choice. :-) I'll be asking people to jump and play things for / with me, so don't be totally suprised if you find yourself grooving on my Stingray..... d [url="http://www.davemarks.com"]http://www.davemarks.com[/url]

Hey everyone - Hope you're all keeping well, here are my my Private lesson slots for March 2010. If you'd like one, just get in touch and we'll book it in. I'm doing 1 or 2 hour slots - whichever you prefer..... as usual, they will operate on a first come, first served basis and lessons are £40 per hour. They will be held in my studio room at Stanley House, 39 Stanley Gardens, Acton W3 7SY. The dates are: Sunday 14th 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm And Sunday 21st & 28th 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm Email me back if you would like one... d

[quote name='Platypus' post='757581' date='Feb 25 2010, 09:16 PM']Thanks from me also Dave, would love to hear about any future ones. BTW What was the Me'shell Ndegeocello track with the slides that you played? Paul[/quote] It's called 'The Way' - the 1st track from the 'Peace beyond passion' album. d

Nice one chaps - glad you enjoyed it. There will be more in the future - I'll try and keep some spaces open on the site for Basschatters... d

January’s Bass Guitar Magazine Style file is online now! It’s an uptempo fusion take on the old familiar jazz blues. Have a listen to the track and get hold of the downloadable playalongs by clicking here. [url="http://davemarks.com/?page_id=2163"]http://davemarks.com/?page_id=2163[/url] Hope you enjoy it... d

[quote name='richardcoughlan' post='733680' date='Feb 3 2010, 01:36 AM']Hi Dave yorick kindly scanned me a copy of the pages it's a great track! really enjoying playing with it, probably gonna use it in my ICMP audition at the end of Feb while I remember, the masterclass you're doing with Darren Ashford on Feb 23rd, is this open to guys who aren't ICMP students (yet....) would love to come along and hear what you guys have to say! all the best Rich[/quote] Nice one dude - gad you're diggin the track - it was a lot of fun to cut with Oli. I'll be seeing you at the Masterclass then... :-) d

oops... thanks for the heads-up on that. It's fixed now. :-) d

oops... The drop down menus at the top aren't working for some people, so here's the direct link... [url="http://davemarks.com/?page_id=1936"]http://davemarks.com/?page_id=1936[/url] d

I've just posted my Marcus Miller Style file onto my site. It's from waaaaay back in Bass Guitar Magazine issue 32, so if any of you worked on it, but wanted to hear what the bass parts should have sounded like, you can now listen to mp3 examples, as well as play along to bass-less tracks (one slowed down for practice, and one at the original tempo.) Best of all.... it's all free. :-) Let me know what y'all think of this format. I may give more of my old columns the same treatment..... d

The list was full at 15:10 today. :-) d

Hey guys (and girls) I have 4 spaces left on my reserve list for a masterclass that I'll be doing at the ICMP, Kilburn. Here's the info: "Dave Marks & Darren Ashford - February 24th For all instruments, this groove-based masterclass features two of the ICMP's finest, bass tutor Dave Marks and drum tutor Darren Ashford, presenting a progressive approach to developing your sense of time and feel, helping to unlock the secrets behind a selection of 'classic' grooves." (It's very similar to what we were doing at the 2010 bass day, but across 2 hours, instead of crammed into 30 mins :-))) If you'd like to come along, mail me at [email protected] d

Hey Rich - You got em yet? I can send you over a pdf of the original score if you like... Seeing as yr going to such lengths. :-) d

Hey y'all - I won't bore you with tales of what went wrong, but I've now (a bit later than intended) got the latest Style file track on the site, as well as the backing tracks to download, should any of you feel like tackling it... Ghetto Upgrade is a slice of staggered beat hip hop, featuring myself, Darren Ashford on drums and regular Janek Gwizdala cohort Oli Rockberger on keys. Some wicked playing from the chaps on this track... [url="http://davemarks.com/?page_id=1193"]http://davemarks.com/?page_id=1193[/url] d

Hey y'all - I won't bore you with tales of what went wrong, but I've now (a bit later than intended) got the latest Style file track up, free to listen to on the site, as well as the backing tracks to download, should any of you feel like tackling it... Ghetto Upgrade is a slice of staggered beat hip hop, featuring myself, Darren Ashford on drums and regular Janek Gwizdala cohort Oli Rockberger on keys. Some wicked paying from the chaps on this track... [url="http://davemarks.com/?page_id=1193"]http://davemarks.com/?page_id=1193[/url] d

Hey guys and girls, I've had some private lesson slots come open again over Xmas. (a few cancellations!!) Let me know if you'd like to book in for a lesson. The slots are: This Sunday, 17th Jan, 3pm 4pm 5pm All the usual details apply for these lessons... [url="http://www.facebook.com/events.php#/event.php?eid=236687318571&index=1"]http://www.facebook.com/events.php#/event....571&index=1[/url] d

I should put up a video on this soon.... I'll try and do it today. :-) d

Hey guys - I've posted up some songs on my website that tie in with my Bass Guitar Magazine style file columns. The first one is a ska track and the second one is a brit funk track. For £1 you can download the full track and a playalong with the bass removed that you can jam along to. Both are great fun to play along with and I've got vids up on youtube for the 1st track (vids for the funk track will be up in the next week or so...) Here's the links.... Ska Track: [url="http://davemarks.com/?page_id=762"]http://davemarks.com/?page_id=762[/url] Brit funk track: [url="http://davemarks.com/?page_id=1012"]http://davemarks.com/?page_id=1012[/url]

Hey guys - I've got the tracks up on my site for the latest style file column. [url="http://davemarks.com/?page_id=1012"]http://davemarks.com/?page_id=1012[/url] It's a wicked sounding funk track - I'm really pleased with how it turned out :-) I'd love to hear back from any of you who download it to see what you think.... d