"Bass Invader"
- Martin Motniks bass solo CD with Gregg Bissonette and Mattias IA
Eklundh
It is a great pleasure for me to present my
first bass solo CD entitled "Bass Invader"!
"Bass Invader" is a CD on which I tried to play complete songs, usually
played with several different instruments like guitars or keyboards,
only with bass guitars. I think it worked out quite well, but on some
songs I missed one thing which usually should build one unit together with the
bass: real drums!! During the preparations for the "Bass Invader"
recordings, I could win a real icon for the drum parts: drummer legend
Gregg Bissonette! If somebody should not know who this expert is, check out
his credit list below. All I can say is: this guy is a star all around the
world!
My original plan was to reproduce everything
with
bass and drums. But on the Musikmesse 2005, I met Swedish guitarist
extraordinaire Mattias "IA" Eklundh, who plays a very unique - or freaky
- style. My first thought was, this style would perfectly fit on
my CD, and so I asked him to appear as a guest star. He instantly
agreed. Now you can hear some guitars as well, at least on two songs.
And so I started recording the tracks for "Bass Invader" in January
2005, which are now completed in July 2005. If you click on
Audio,
you can listen into every song of the CD. Please check out the link
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Info
page for media and press
Though I think that a
personal web site should be entertaining and not deadly serious, there
are certainly situations where you should show that you're taking your
work serious nevertheless. So I added an
info page which contains all
relevant info about me - like biography, references, discography,
endorsements or web sites - on one single page. I hope to make the work
of press representatives a little bit easier. If I forgot something
important, please inform me!
Who is Gregg
Bissonette?
Gregg Bissonette is one
of L.A.'s hottest studio and live drummers. His credit list features
performances with Ringo Starr, James Taylor, David Lee Roth, Joe
Satriani, Toto, Brian Wilson, Electric Light Orchestra, Andy Summers,
Linda Ronstadt, Gino Vanelli and legendary Carlos Santana, and some
of the most famous recordings he played on are The Counting Crowes'
(featuring Vanessa Carlton) single "Big Yellow Taxi", Carlos Santana's
CD "Supernatural" (which won 11 Grammy Awards), Don Henley's CD "Inside
Job", Duran Duran's CD "Pop Trash", Larry Carlton/Steve Lukather "Live
in Japan" and certainly David Lee Roth's CDs "Eat 'em and smile" and
"Skyscraper" featuring Steve Vai and my mentor/teacher/role model Billy
Sheehan. Wow, I never dreamed I would play together with the same
drummer like Billy... Ok, I think that's enough to explain Gregg's
expertise, if you want to learn more about him, check out his web site
on
www.greggbissonette.com. His drumming is phenomenal, and he added much spirit and
his personal note to the tracks, so you can say "Bass Invader" is his
solo CD as well. Drum fans will get their money's worth! I still can't
believe that I played together with a real drummer legend on my own CD,
and I'm very proud and honored!
Who is
Mattias IA Eklundh?
A special feature for guitar fans - and a
further honor for me - is the appearance of another star on my CD:
Swedish guitar player extraordinaire
Mattias "IA" Eklundh! Mattias is today considered one of the most
innovative and ground breaking guitar players around with a fast growing
global following from fellow "guitar nerds" to simply true music freaks.
Mattias’ minimalist, home-brewed, and stripped down approach to the
guitar has surprised record buyers and journalists around the world.
There simply aren’t any signs of expensive guitar effects or processors
involved in his playing, despite the sometimes "outlandish" sounds you
hear. (Mattias receives e-mails daily from dedicated guys and gals
asking him what type of whammy pedal he owns. He finds this very
amusing). Still, the unorthodox Swede occasionally uses anything from
hose-clips to remote controls and a few other devices (not suitable for
printing) to stimulate the listeners hearing organs. Mattias can be heard on "Bass Invader" on the
opening song "Bee on speed" playing a very zany chorus melody. Furthermore he takes part on a highlight of the
CD, a new version of the Rush hit "YYZ", which is now played
by the trio Eklundh/Motnik/Bissonette. Mattias goes far over the edge of
usual guitar playing and creates total new sounds, especially through
his own high pitch harmonics technique. Plus he has a great sense of
humor and he is a very nice and reliable guy. To have him on "Bass
Invader" is a very big enrichment! BTW, the nickname IA is, pure
and simple, an abbreviation of Mattias!
And who is Martin Motnik?
Hmm, good question... Well, maybe it's best
to give it a look at my biography page.
And if there are further questions, just ask me... But bas(s)ically I'm
just a guy who likes it to produce deep frequencies!
