Re: Upcoming Bass Events in No. Virginia, DC, Maryland - Bryan Beller Clinic, & more

Thanx for the heads up.=20

Kinda tied up here in Cleveland and won't be there, but you guys have a goo=
d one=20
and break a leg it you are playing.

Later,=20

Steve 'da ol' SmokeDog in Cleveland




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From: Brittany <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wed, April 27, 2011 12:36:43 PM
Subject: [Bass Place] Upcoming Bass Events in No. Virginia, DC, Maryland - =
Bryan=20
Beller Clinic, & more

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Hey gang,

I just wanted to share these bass related events that are coming up with th=
e=20
group.

The Virginia Bass Forum is celebrating it's second birthday on May 15th, 20=
11.

First off, we are excited about the Virginia Bass Forum's new partnership w=
ith=20
Fredericksburg Academy. I'm sending a huge thank you to Fredericksburg Acad=
emy=20
and their Music Department for hosting and partnering with the Virginia Bas=
s=20
Forum. This gives us another home for the local bass community to meet.=20


So at our next Bass Forum event help support the FA Music Department by sto=
pping=20
by the FA Band Boosters concessions table. In addition to food and drink, t=
hey=20
will also be selling jewelry created by a friend of mine; April Tos of Corv=
us=20
Creations. April has her own unique spin on recycling. She takes used bass =
and=20
guitar strings and creates one of a kind jewelry pieces from them. She's al=
so=20
generously offered to split all of the proceeds from her jewelry sales with=
 the=20
FA Band Boosters.

We're going to kick off the birthday event at 3 PM with a clinic with Bryan=
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Beller (bassist for Dethklok/Steve Vai/Mike Keneally). This is definitely a=
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"hands on" clinic, so bring your bass. Bryan is going to take participants=
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through learning songs by ear. You are welcome to bring either an electric =
bass=20
or an upright bass to participate.

We are going to have a potluck dinner after the clinic ends (so please brin=
g a=20
dish to share!). During dinner, we have added a Bass Open Mic/Open Jam. Sev=
eral=20
people have asked if we were going to do another concert like we did in 201=
0 for=20
the one year birthday bash. Since a good portion of the bass community will=
=20
already be together, this seemed like a great opportunity to get local bass=
ists=20
up and performing. We will have 2 bass rigs set up, a vocal mic, and a drum=
 set.=20
I'd love to see a mix of student performances and jams by local bass=20
instructors.

The dinner break will also be a great time to pick up CDs from Bryan and Ki=
ra.=20
Both of them have new CDs out, and Bryan will be releasing a new DVD.

At 6:30, we will wind down the Bass Open Mic/Open Jam. Kira Small and Bryan=
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Beller will have a house concert at that point. Kira Small is well known fo=
r her=20
work as a solo artist and as a vocalist for such artists as Martina McBride=
,=20
Peter Frampton, and many more. She is also a former Berklee vocal instructo=
r.=20


We will settle in to finish off the evening with lovely, sultry vocals and =
R&B=20
music. And Bryan has been known to throw in the occasional solo bass piece.=
 Solo=20
bass meets R&B. This is Bryan and Kira performing at WesFest 5.
http://youtu.be/6_GC-_scrAY

So...how cool is that? A clinic, dinner, a bass open mic, and a house conce=
rt.=20

Advance discounted tickets are now on sale:=20

Clinic only: $20 (starts at 3 PM)
Concert only: $20 (starts at 6:30)=20
(This is a great option if you have a bassist in the family, but the family=
 only=20
wants to come for the concert portion. Buy 1 ticket at $35 for the family b=
ass=20
player, and $20 concert tickets for everyone else who only wish to see the=
=20
concert.)
Entire day (clinic, open mic, and concert) $35

Prices at the door:

Clinic only: $25
Concert only: $25
Entire day: $40

To purchase tickets, you can send a Paypal payment to=20
[email protected]. Please send an email to lady.bass.music@gmai=
l.com=20
to confirm a payment was sent.

Also, mark your calendars for another Bass Forum event on Saturday June 18t=
h at=20
2 PM. We are going to host a bass clinic mash up with the awesome Dr. Donov=
an=20
Stokes (on upright bass), Michael Dimin, and Christian DeMesones. More info=
 to=20
be announced at www.ladybassmusic.net

Thanks for reading all the way through this! I hope to see you at one of th=
e=20
upcoming Virginia Bass Forum events!

- Brittany Frompovich

www.ladybassmusic.net




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