Huw Foster

Hey Tom! Yeah I've found that there's plenty of online stuff, but not much that offers the same sort of specific goal, i.e. an exam. I'll keep looking though.

Hi everyone, First of all - hopefully this is the right forum. Secondly, if this has been covered numerous times I apologise - had a quick scan through the forum and couldn't find anything. A student of mine has asked me if there are any courses he can go through, with my assistance. He likes having something to aim for. We've already done the RGT grades, culminating in the grade 8 which he entered and passed around a year ago. Is there anything of a similar vein that can help him progress in a few selected disciplines? He's keen to work on: sight-reading (which is covered in the RGT books - perhaps something more prescriptive on that front?) theory improvising techniques, e.g. slap Thanks in advance, Huw

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it 😁

My band Goodfoot did a live session the other week. Hope you guys like it!

[quote name='Stephen Houghton' timestamp='1494239164' post='3294162'] Yeah nice grooves, definetly Funkeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyy, love it. Steve [/quote] Cheers Steve, glad you like!

[media]http://youtu.be/yMuH86XndVg[/media] [url=http://fanlink.to/newshoes]download/stream[/url] Another new one! 70s car chase / jamiroquai / chic vibes 😄

[media]http://youtu.be/jfEHPBtM9Ug[/media] New Goodloop live looping cover! This one's (mostly) MJ.

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1490270710' post='3263762'] Did someone share this in Vulfpack on Facebook? I've seen All I Can Give before, very groovy [/quote] Yeah that was me! Glad you like

Hi everyone, Been ages since I posted here. I've been busy, particularly with my project [url="http://facebook.com/goodfootuk"]Goodfoot[/url]. To date we've released 2 tracks, and have a third on the way that will form an EP. More on the way later this year! We're definitely in the funk/soul/r&b bracket. Let me know what you think anyway! [media]http://youtu.be/iFnDih5Pjns[/media] [b]Anita[/b] [url="https://GoodfootMusic.lnk.to/anitaID"]download/stream[/url] [media]http://youtu.be/ET9R6vJFRe0[/media] [b]All I Can Give[/b] [url="https://fanlink.to/allicangive"]download/stream[/url] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2pMTLRLb4Y[/media] We also do some live-looping covers. Here's the first one, which is loosely based around 'Who's That Lady' by the Isley Brothers. Cheers! Huw

Recorded this about a month ago to honour the one and only David Bowie... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1fYWCBwRsw[/media]

[b]BL007 Slap in E with superfast fill[/b] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83qA-aq9J2w[/youtube] New video! I used the EQ on my Darkglass B7K for this one. Bass boosted, low-mids cut, treble boosted a small amount. Transcription and backing track at [url="http://www.huwfoster.co.uk/bl007/"]http://www.huwfoster.co.uk/bl007/[/url] Enjoy!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5L3XuiYXjk[/youtube] New video!

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1435097280' post='2805537'] I cannot stand solo bass stuff. Endless self indulgent dross. Really, bass is to be played with people. The ensemble thing is what it is all about in my not so humble opinion. So why am I digging this? I'm not sure, but I am [/quote] Haha, I think I agree with you on most solo bass arrangements (glad you like mine though!). Tbh I'm not sure why I started doing them... Thanks for the kind words everyone!

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1435081625' post='2805299'] Hi Huw. Nicely played! I enjoyed that Performance videos are usually posted in the 'Share Your Music' sub-forum of the Recording section. But no bother.., I'll move the thread next chance I get. Cheers, Paul [/quote] Cheers Paul!

Hmmm... should this go in the 'share your music' sub? Sorry if so.

Hey guys, Hope it's OK to post my solo bass arrangements here. Here's the most recent one: [b]Marvin Gaye - 'What's Going On'[/b] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUK5dwMfN6I[/media] For anyone interested in the tech specs, here they are: - Japanese non-export 62RI Jazz (bought from a basschatter called Josh a few years ago) - Line 6 M9 for reverb and delay (I usually add reverb afterwards, but I wanted to switch on the delay for the bridge so I used a moderate amount of both on the way in) - DI'd through Darkglass B7K (switched off though) - a bit of compression and cut below 80Hz in Logic - Canon EOS550 The playlist is [url="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5A4D894AF907A009"]here[/url]. I don't profess to be a technical wizard. There's the occasional blemish. However, I hope you agree they're all played with soul. I'm really keen to do them more often, which is why I want to have a thread going. I've got some more collaborations in the works too. Watch this space! Thanks, Huw

This is a great idea. I've started using the Wooten exercise thanks to this thread. I like the repetition of phrases as presented in the RGT grade books. You tell the student the key and the root note, then it's usually a 2-bar phrase. It gets increasingly difficult as you go up the grades, ie not starting on the root note, use of modes etc. I'll try to think of some fun exercises I use in lessons. Mostly it is teaching songs or improv, with a bit of sightreading though!

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1433952345' post='2795395'] Great synth sound. What pedals are you using? [/quote] Hey Roland. In the video I go through my signal chain in detail, but I'll post it here: Octabvre You're Doom Proton Phaser (Line 6 M9) I also use the EHX Micro Synth for synth sounds quite a lot. Cheers! H

[quote name='Tandro' timestamp='1431375892' post='2770741'] Hey Huw, Just wanted to say I really dig the stuff on your channel and these latest bassline videos! Thanks and I hope you have the time once in a while to keep adding to them. [/quote] Thanks Tandro! Just came back to post a new one. I'll hopefully have some time over the summer to do more of these. [b]BL006 Synth bass jam 2[/b] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJYoTTxKex0&feature=youtu.be[/media] Inspired by my new 3 Leaf Audio pedals. Enjoy! [url="http://www.huwfoster.co.uk/bl006/"]Transcription & backing track[/url]

Hey everyone, I've got a series of original bass tutorials on my youtube channel. No covers, but sometimes I'll do videos that are influenced by certain bassists (e.g. Marcus Miller). Here's the playlist: [media]http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQz-mtHrPtg2iZ3Ae1KgsU4oi9wEDkbF8[/media] I've been adding to it sporadically, but I'm aiming to keep it more frequent now. Here's the most recent one, a funky picked riff with some tasty fills. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIzL4cUGZlA[/media] Transcriptions and backing tracks available on my website: [url="http://huwfoster.co.uk"]huwfoster.co.uk[/url] Cheers!

Bump for new video - Part Three: "Dependency"

Thanks Bluejay! Another video is due this weekend...

Last November I played at the London Jazz Festival with Narcissus. It was absolutely terrifying! I don't really consider myself a jazz musician, so more so for that reason... Anyway, we recorded video & audio for the whole gig. We're releasing one video per week at the moment. Here's what is on youtube so far: Part One: "Untitled" [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oud4FNF6xg[/media] Part Two: "Mirror Stage" [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApT8AOgmCo4[/media] Part Three: "Dependency" [media]http://youtu.be/Y8xxi_Iw6UI[/media] Part Four: "Criss Cross" [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37uJ67go6oU[/youtube] Let me know what you think! Huw