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Keith White
Looking for touring, session, teaching, writing or other musician type work.
My musical journey:
1968-70: Kings Springs Elementary, Smyrna, GA Studied trombone
1970-75: Begins guitar and bass studies (self taught) Lands first gig as a musician (school dances)
1974-76: Campbell High School, Smyrna, GA Begins study of music theory under the guidance of band director Mickey Driver
1976-78: GA State University, Atlanta, GA Continues theory studies and begins upright study with Tom Thoresen of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
1979-99: Long string of club, corporate and private party dates playing dance or jazz music as both a leader and sideman.
2000-01: Begins teaching @ the East Cobb School of Music, Marietta, GA
2003-present Begins teaching privately @ home
Concepts taught:
Electric right and left hand technique Upright pizz and arco technique Fretless intonation Music theory and Jazz music theory Scales and modes Creating bass lines Walking bass lines Advanced solo techniques The importance of groove and rhythm Music as language Styles Reading A host of other outside-the-box musical concepts not normally taught
Keith has attended many bass camps and clinics including:
Victor Wooten's bass nature camp, Burns, TN (03 & 05) Steve Bailey's Bass @ the Beach, Myrtle Beach, SC (04) Gerald Veasley's Bass Bootcamp, Reading, PA (05) The Bass Collective NYC (06) Bass Club of Georgia ATL (06)
Keith has studied and or played with notable artists such as:
Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones) John Patitucci (Chick Corea) Steve Bailey (Dizzy Gillespie, Paquito de Rivera) Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackts) Gary Willis (Tribal Tech) Gerald Veasley (Weather Report, Grover Washington, Jr) Chuck Rainey (Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin) Bahkiti Kumalo (Paul Simon) Michael Manring (solo artist) Jerry Peek (Steve Morse Band) Adam Nitti (Steven Curtis Chapman) Anthony Wellington (Victor Wooten) Scott Smith (Laustin Harris, Bunky Green) Tom Thoresen (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) Steve Freeman (founder of Atlanta Institute of Music, we are currently recording a record) Eric Essux (solo artist) Jerry Byrd (Freddie Cole) Barry Richman (solo artist) Tinsley Ellis (solo artist) Yon Rico Scott (solo artist, Derick Trucks) Ike Stubblefield (solo artist, Eric Clapton) Terrance HIggins (solos artist, Dirty Dozen Brass Band) Dr Dan Mattrazzo (Aquarium Rescue Unit, Allman Brothers)
Gear
roscoe 6 string fretless w/midi controller, sam shen upright, eden wt-800, trace elliot smx 12, lexicon mpx g2, yamaha g50 midi controller, yamaha mu100r, lexicon jamman, digitech lexicon jamman, various boss and morley pedals, too much other stuff to name here.
Tags
Primary Instrument
Bass
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Credentials/Background
2000-01: Begins teaching @ the East Cobb School of Music, Marietta, GA 2003-present Begins teaching privately @ home Concepts taught: Electric right and left hand technique Upright pizz and arco technique Fretless intonation Music theory and Jazz music theory Scales and modes Creating bass lines Walking bass lines Advanced solo techniques The importance of groove and rhythm Music as language Styles Reading A host of other outside-the-box musical concepts not normally taught Keith has attended many bass camps and clinics including: Victor Wooten's bass nature camp, Burns, TN (03 & 05) Steve Bailey's Bass @ the Beach, Myrtle Beach, SC (04) Gerald Veasley's Bass Bootcamp, Reading, PA (05) The Bass Collective NYC (06) Bass Club of Georgia ATL (06) Keith has studied and or played with notable artists such as: Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones) John Patitucci (Chick Corea) Steve Bailey (Dizzy Gillespie, Paquito de Rivera) Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackts) Gary Willis (Tribal Tech) Gerald Veasley (Weather Report, Grover Washington, Jr) Chuck Rainey (Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin) Bahkiti Kumalo (Paul Simon) Michael Manring (solo artist) Jerry Peek (Steve Morse Band) Adam Nitti (Steven Curtis Chapman) Anthony Wellington (Victor Wooten) Scott Smith (Laustin Harris, Bunky Green) Tom Thoresen (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) Steve Freeman (founder of Atlanta Institute of Music, we are currently recording a record) Eric Essux (solo artist) Jerry Byrd (Freddie Cole) Barry Richman (solo artist) Tinsley Ellis (solo artist) Yon Rico Scott (solo artist, Derick Trucks) Ike Stubblefield (solo artist, Eric Clapton) Terrance HIggins (solos artist, Dirty Dozen Brass Band) Dr Dan Mattrazzo (Aquarium Rescue Unit, Allman Brothers)
Clinic/Workshop Information
Music
Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
