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Cosmic French bassist talks about becoming ensconced in the studio scene in Paris and connecting with Chick Corea through Patrick Moraz ultimately bringing him to the states for the remainder of his career.
Legendary bassist / composer Bunny Brunel
NAMM 2020 – Music Industry Big Picture – with Bass Virtuoso Magazine Editor at Large, Bunny Brunel
August is joined by Artemis Film Festival founder Melanie Wise, social media maven Megan Hubbell and recording artist/publisher Kaylene Peoples to explore representations of women's strength and sexuality in films and more. With Dr. Megan Fleming's help, they weigh in for a listener who's noticed sex drive changes since adopting a workout routine. Enjoy the special outro music, courtesy of Kaylene! From her forthcoming album, "Romantic Bossa Nova," the song features Kaylene on vocals and Bunny Brunel on bass. Sign up for occasional Girl Boner extras at augustmclaughlin.com.
Bass guitarist Bunny Brunel’s musical journey was anything but a straight line to playing alongside jazz legends Chick Correa, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne Shorter. The two-time Grammy-nominated bass player shares his journey from teaching himself to play piano as a child in France, to attending Ecole Hoteliere de Nice for hospitality, to becoming a seriously advanced student of the upright bass at the Conservatory in Nice, to finding his way to his own unique melody.
Bass legend Bunny Brunel has performed and recorded with a “who’s who” list of music industry giants. Notables include Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams , Jack Dejohnette, Al Jarreau, Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Stanley Clarke, Dizzy Gillespie, Ziggy Marley, Gloria Estefan, Larry Coryell, Al Dimeola, Mike Stern, Joe Farrell, Michel Polnareff and many, many more. www.espguitars.com/bunny-brunelKaylene Peoples is what you call a quadruple threat. She was a runway model and a former Miss California; she is a vocalist with a rare 5-octave range, a multi-instrumentalist, and a prolific composer/arranger/conductor. Kaylene graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Composition and Ethnomusicology, and completed an elite Masters program in Film Scoring under the direction of Academy Award-winner composer Walter Scharf. She also studied with Academy Award-winner composers David Raksin and Henry Mancini; and has even played piano side by side with Oscar winner film composer Jerry Goldsmith. Kaylene has written and conducted countless string arrangements for record labels, including Capitol Records, Polygram, Warner Bros., EMI, and Universal/Republic. Her dossier doesn’t just stop there. She has written huge bodies of musical works including neo-classical symphonies and composed and conducted a ten-Act ballet titled Apocalitica. Her orchestration skills can be heard on several movie sound tracks, including American Pie 2, Serendipity, Ruby, and her own multi-award-winning feature film she directed, Redemption. She is also an award-winning L.A. Music Awards producer for Best R&B Album of the Year and Best New Artist Christina Fasano’s Spiritually Wet.http://kaylenepeoples.com/
Born in Brooklyn many moons ago, Mitchel began studying classical piano at age 7. Shortly after graduating from Manhattan School of Music, Mitch began touring and recording with Gerry Mulligan, playing in both his big band and quartet. Work with Stan Getz followed. In 1980 his solo career began with a piano performance at the Newport Jazz Festival. This recording became Mitch’s first album, “Live at Newport”. Mitch spent the early 80′s as one of the most sought after studio musicians in New York, working with a multitude of gifted artists (see discography) not the least of whom was guitarist John McLaughlin.Mitch joined McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra and spent a year and a half on the road with McLaughlin, recording and contributing to two of the band’s benchmark recordings – the seminal “Mahavishnu” and “Adventures in Radioland”. He then joined legendary ex-Weather Report saxophonist Wayne Shorter, touring, recording and contributing to Shorter’s “Phantom Navigator”.Mitchel is currently performing with CAB, featuring legendary fusion bassist Bunny Brunel.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchel_Forman
Virgil Donati is widely recognized as one of the most dedicated and technically advanced drummers of all time.Virgil was born in Melbourne, Australia, where he also launched his career. Since the mid-nineties he has been a household name. Residing in Los Angeles, Virgil is travelling the world as a international drumming superstar, as well as a composer and an educator. He has performed and toured with the likes of Tommy Emmanuel, Steve Vai and Allan Holdsworth, while maintaining a busy schedule as a band leader and member of numerous recording and touring bands over the years, most notably CAB with Bunny Brunel, Loose Change, Southern Sons, On The Virg, Soul Sirkus, Planet X and various incarnations of The Virgil Donati Band and The Virgil Donati Trio.His natural talent, combined with a herculean work-ethic and never-ending curiosity, has propelled him to an unbelievable performance level.Virgil has published several educational videos and books. His online store features DVDs, CD's and digital downloads. https://virgildonati.com
Bass legend Bunny Brunel has performed and recorded with a “who’s who” list of music industry giants. Notables include Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams , Jack Dejohnette, Al Jarreau, Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Stanley Clarke, Dizzy Gillespie, Ziggy Marley, Gloria Estefan, Larry Coryell, Al Dimeola, Mike Stern, Joe Farrell, Michel Polnareff and many, many more. Besides his work as a performer, he is equally at home in the roles of composer, arranger, producer and designer. As a soundtrack composer Bunny collaborated with Clint Eastwood in creating the main theme (Claudia’s theme) for the award winning film, “The Unforgiven.” He also worked on several TV shows, including the popular series “Highlander.”As a designer, Bunny created a line of electric bass guitars for ESP/LTD and a stunning new Electric Upright Bass. Taking an active interest in helping bass players, Brunel regularly gives seminars on his unique approach to the instrument. He has written several books available through Mel Bay Publications, Hal Leonard Publications as well as some instruction DVDs.
Bass legend Bunny Brunel has performed and recorded with a "who's who" list of music industry giants. Notables include Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams , Jack Dejohnette, Al Jarreau, Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Stanley Clarke, Dizzy Gillespie, Ziggy Marley, Gloria Estefan, Larry Coryell, Al Dimeola, Mike Stern, Joe Farrell, Michel Polnareff and many, many more. Besides his work as a performer, he is equally at home in the roles of composer, arranger, producer and designer. As a soundtrack composer Bunny collaborated with Clint Eastwood in creating the main theme (Claudia's theme) for the award winning film, "The Unforgiven." He also worked on several TV shows, including the popular series "Highlander."As a designer, Bunny created a line of electric bass guitars for Carvin and a stunning new Electric Upright Bass. Taking an active interest in helping bass players, Brunel regularly gives seminars on his unique approach to the instrument. He has written several books available through Mel Bay Publications, Hal Leonard Publications as well as some instruction DVDs.
Beyond the Playlist with JHammondC Bunny Brunel I talk to Jazz Bassist Bunny Brunel. We talk about how he got his start in music. We talk about some of the musicians he has worked with. His approach to writing music, how he is able to work with various styles of musicians and how he approaches the bass as an artist. He also talks about his signature series of basses and how those were designed. for more about Bunny: http://www.bunnybrunel.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/bunnybrunel/videos For more Beyond the Playlist with JHammondC @JHammondC on Twitter http://jhammondc.com jhammondc@gmail.com Find this and other shows on Alpha Geek Radio. You can subscribe on Stitcher and iTunes. Theme music by Magnus Sellergren featuring The Jimmy C and the New York Brass. Cover Art by: Phil Rood
Weitere Plattentipps zu neuen und alten CDs. Unter anderem mit: Jazzrock Made In Germany, The Avengers, Wayne Krantz, Jimmy Herring, CAB, Tony Macalpine, Bunny Brunel, Dennis Chambers.