Even before receiving the NS OMNI5 Bass, Yorgis was immediately attracted to its “small size” and portability at our NAMM trade show in Anneheim, CA in January. Wanting a bass he could carry on a plane, the NS OMNI Bass fit Yorgis perfectly, replacing his upright double bass and still giving him the “upright” sound for the large Latin music bands he plays with.
Originally from Matanzas, Cuba, Yorgis’s musical path has led him all over the world backing up Award winning Latin and Cuban music singers and bands. With burgeoning careers in Cuba and Costa Rica, he moved to Miami, FL, where he and his studio are currently based. He performs with prestigious groups Rey Ruiz, Luis Enrique, Isaac Delgado and Luis Boffil. Yorgis also joined Grammy Award winner Albita Rodriguez on her live CD, Lena, as her was pianist and composer.
Yorgis is recording and arranging for Robert Vilera’s new CD, and will be touring this summer with Luis Enrique in Italy, Puerto Rico, Canada and Curacao.
Yorgis’s newest solo release “Elegance” highlights his true mastery of Cuban and Latin music. Arranging original compositions and favorites, Yorgis truly shines as a bassist, tackling trio settings to 16 piece large ensembles, “Elegance” is a must listen for Latin music fans. If you are in the Miami area, there is a CD Release Party for “Elegance” Thursday, July 22 at 9pm at the PLACE in Miami (833 SW 29 Ave). Some of Miami’s finest players will be joining Yorgis perfoming pieces from the “Elegance”.
Check out more of Yorgis Goiricelaya at http://yorgismusic.com/live/ and be sure to view the video documentary “Making of Elegance”, a beautiful and moving montage into Yorgis’s musical life.
Solo artist and session bassist Sean O’Bryan Smith recently moved from a NS WAV4 Double Bass to the just released NS NXT5 Double Bass. While not gigging and recording in an already demanding schedule, he is an entertaining clinician and prolific instrument reviewer in many music magazines.
As a solo artist, Sean has opened for and performed with Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey, Brian Bromberg, Jonas Hellborg, and Esperanza Spalding.
Throughout his twenty-plus years of playing, Sean has had the opportunity to perform for thousands of people and share the stage or studio with a diverse variety of artists including Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Billy Ray Cyrus, Larry Carlton, Kenny Rogers, Lady Antebellum, Anna Wilson, Sara Evans, Rodney Atkins and Rebecca St. James just to name a few.
Sean has also been actively involved in Nashville’s jazz scene as bandleader for Transfer Records recording artist Anna Wilson for the last seven years.
Worked with renowned producers including: Dan Huff (Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts), Monty Powell (Keith Urban, Anna Wilson), Allen Morgan (U2, Dolly Parton), Craig A. King (Queen Latifah, Ludacris, Usher), Jan Smith (Matchbox 20, Usher), and Huston Singletary (Whitney Houston).
Sean is also a writing contributor to Vintage Guitar Magazine, Premier Guitar Magazine, Bass Player Magazine, Mel Bay’s Bass Sessions, Christian Musician Magazine and Worship Musician Magazine.
Sean’s first solo CD “Tapestry” is a return to his roots in jazz, blues, and soul. Featured on fretted, multi-string, upright, and fretless basses as well as guitar and keyboards, the CD transcends many musical genres and reunites Sean with a collection of his favorite fellow sidemen including Jeff ”Skunk” Baxter ( Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers ), Jerry Marotta ( Peter Gabriel, Sarah McLachlan ), Rich Eckhardt ( Toby Keith ), and Ken Rarick ( Madonna, Cher ). The initial responses to “Tapestry” cover the gamut of top radio personalities to legendary musicians and prove why Sean has become one of the most in demand bassists in the industry.
“…soulful, melodic, and unpretentious…..” – Bryan Beller, Bass Player Magazine
Voted “#1 Most Recommended CD of All Times” at All About Jazz.com it has received rave reviews worldwide in numerous publications including Bass Player magazine, 20th Century Guitar, and Christian Musician.
Numerous major network TV appearances including performances on Kenny Rogers-The First 50 Years, ABC’s Extreme Makeover, CBS’s coverage of the 2004 thru 2006 CMA Music Fest, and FOX’s series Nashville.
Sean’s newest CD “Reflection” that is due out in late Fall of 2010, featuring Randy Brecker, Gerald Albright, and Chuck Loeb.
Look for an upcoming 2011 tour with vocalist Anna Wilson, which Sean will be playing mainly upright.
Right before Audie Blaylock and Redline took the stage at 3:20 on June 18th at the Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival in Litchfield, Maine, I delivered Matt’s bass to the band van just fresh in from Tennessee. Although “stick” basses are not allowed at this “traditional” festival, Matt and his bandmates were thrilled to see the bass, especially sitting on a tripod surrounded by campers and touring vans. Audi and company played a wonderful set and it was nice to be brought back to a time when four singers around one microphone could bust out the tightest and well blended harmonies!
Matt Wallace has been a member of Audie Blaylock and Redline since 2007, and before that playing for the Legendary Paul Williams, where he was part of 2007 and 2008 SPBGMA Traditional Bluegrass Gospel Group of the Year. After departing the Victory Trio, Matt spent time with New Road before joining Redline. Matt’s style of playing is a perfect fit for Audie’s music and really lets him showcase his talent on upright bass and vocals.
“Matt Wallace knows his way around an upright bass and is as true as any metronome.” -Phil Leadbetter
Audie Blaylock joined Jimmy Martin and The Sunny Mountain Boys at age 19 and spent nine years on the road learning the craft of bluegrass from one of the music’s first-generation legends. Audie is an award winning traditional Bluegrass guitarist with a Grammy® nomination for Best Bluegrass Album and an IBMA nomination for Recorded Event of the Year for ” A Tribute to Jimmy Martin: The King of Bluegrass.” Audie Blaylock and Redline had the honor of being nominated for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Emerging Artist of the Year award in both 2005 and 2006.
NS Design’s newest addition to it’s Artist program, bassist Joseph Patrick Moore (Earl Klugh), had first his official outing with the CR4M Double Bass for his performance with esteemed jazz guitarist Earl Klugh at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 in Chicago, IL, on June 26th. It is with great pride that NS Design is represented by such a vibrant and accomplished bassist in support of such a wonderful and important charity event.
” The CR4 is a beautifully crafted instrument. It sounds rich and warm like a true acoustic Double Bass, furthermore its playability is refreshing and inspiring. The CR4 is hands down the best electric double bass I have ever played.” – JPM
Based in Atlanta, GA, Joseph Patrick Moore has established himself as an artist with a unique voice and a diversity of talents. His skills as bassist; composer; arranger; producer; author; an educator with musicdojo.com and founding partner of Blue Canoe Records, illustrate why he is a highly sought after musician. Touring and recording with artists from cult legend and jamband guru Col. Bruce Hampton (and the Fiji Mariners) to Earl Klugh, Leo Neocentelli, Chris Duarte and Stewart Copeland (The Police).
On his debut solo effort, “Never Never Land”, JPM received a nomination for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences premier player award (Memphis chapter/April, 1997).
Joseph’s current journey continues in the pursuit of the sounds, colors, and rhythms of music. His latest cd release, “To Africa With Love” is a collection of songs inspired by the magical enchantment of Africa. JPMAfricaLove.com
It should be noted that the main focus of this event is to aid The Crossroads Centre Antigua. Crossroads Centre is a non-profit, International Centre of Excellence for the treatment of alcohol and other drug addictions. For more information please visit and donate at: http://www.crossroadsguitarfestival.com/
Growing up in Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts, James “Hutch” Hutchinson was introduced to the vibrant music scene in Boston and Harvard Square during the folk and blues revival of the 1960′s
Hutch has been the primary bassist for legendary blues guitarist and popular singer Bonnie Raitt since 1983, having played and toured with Bonnie on her multiple Grammy Award winning and Double-Platinum selling albums and singles.
Even if you don’t know his name, you have certainly heard him as a studio musician on numerous recordings by such artists as The Neville Brothers, Brian Wilson, Ringo Starr, Al Green, Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young, The Chieftains, Joe Cocker, Elton John, Jackson Browne, Hank Williams Jr., Garth Brooks, Lyle Lovett, Tanya Tucker, The B 52s, Willie Nelson, Vince Gill, The B-52′s, and many film and television projects as well.
This past January in Anneheim, CA, Hutch walked into the NS Design booth at NAMM 2010, the industry trade show and immediately latched onto the NXT series Double Bass.
I had the pleasure of hooking up with Hutch for some of his gigs in Boston and spent the afternoon at Mouradian Guitar Co., luthier Jim Mouradian’s shop in Winchester, MA. On the road, Hutch relies on the NS Omni Bass and specifically likes having that big upright sound while having the portability and size of a traditional 34″ scale electric bass that he can carry onto any flight, and easily fits in airline overhead compartment.
Hutch dubbed NS Design’s Boomerang Strap System the “best strap I’ve ever used!”
He has recently used the Omni Bass for select gigs with Bonnie Raitt and several recordings of “new” artists he is working with.
Needless to say, NS Design is very pleased to add Hutch Hutchinson to our roster of NS Design working artist endorsers.
We were excited to learn that Janice Martin, an American violinist, soprano, and aerialist, has recently started using an NS WAV-4 violin in her performances. As you can see from this video, Janice combines all of her talents into a single spectacular performance! A graduate of the Julliard and Indiana schools of music, she also has a successful career as a soloist and was selected by the Stradivari Society of Chicago to play the 1708 Burstein-Bagshawe Stradivarius Violin.
We were honored to receive this video from Danusha Waskiewicz, a violinist and violist from Germany, who performed Benjamin Yusupov’s “Viola Tango Rock Concerto” with the Tonkünstler Orchestra in St. Polten, Austria, this past October. The piece specifically calls for the soloist to improvise on the electric viola. Danusha switches between the acoustic and electric instruments with ease and achieves a remarkably consistent tone between the fourth and fifth parts of the performance, as she returns to the acoustic instrument.
Danusha Waskiewicz was born in Würzburg, Germany, in 1973. She studied the violin with Walter Forchert and the viola with Tabea Zimmerman and has received awards from the German Viola Society and from the ARD Music Contest, Germany’s largest classical music competition. She is a member of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, of the string quintet the Mahler Soloists, and of the Orchestra Mozart.
Danusha writes:
Finally I can send you the link of the Yusupov Viola Tango Rock Concert. In part 4 there you can listen to the electric viola. I hope you enjoy, I did, even though it was the first time of performing this instrument. NS Design was mentioned in the program and in the end credits of the concert recording.
All the best, thanks again for your support!
Danusha
You can see the video of Danusha’s performance on the NS Viola below. Follow this link to see the entire concerto on YouTube.
NS Design congratulates cellist David Darling on receiving a Grammy nomination for “Best New Age Album” for his album “Prayer for Compassion”. The nomination takes its place atop a list of many honors David has already received in his career. “Prayer for Compassion” was named CD of the Month by Echoes Radio and features David’s NS Cello, among other instruments. You can read more about it at www.daviddarling.com.
Click on the image below to read the full announcement.
Corey Redonnett, NS Design’s Artist Relations manager, recent interviewed violinist David Ragsdale about his work with the bands Kansas and Native Window, his musicial upbringing, and his thoughts on his NS violin.
Matt Schoening just sent us this video he made for Strings magazine, in which he demonstrates the Boss RC-50 looping system that he uses with his NS Cello. Matt does a great job explaining how he uses the technology and gives us a great taste of his skills with the instrument. The accompanying article, written by NS violinist Gregory Walker, gives a run-down on what prospective “loopers” need to get started using the technology. It’s a great resource for anyone thinking of adding electronic sampling to their performance repertoire.
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Even before receiving the NS OMNI5 Bass, Yorgis was immediately attracted to its “small size” and portability at our NAMM trade show in Anneheim, CA in January. Wanting a bass he could carry on a plane, the NS OMNI Bass fit Yorgis perfectly, replacing his upright double bass and still giving him the “upright” sound for the large Latin music bands he plays with.
with Luis Enrique in Italy, Puerto Rico, Canada and Curacao.
