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Electric bass course by professional musician

Personalized course according to the needs and desires of the student.
All styles (soul, funk, jazz, rock, reggae, latin, pop, ...).
All levels-beginners and advanced.
Fred loves groove and has a warm and deep sound. He has played with many bands of very different styles: soul-funk, jazz, salsa, African music, pop-rock. Notably influenced by Cuban music, he developed a bass style that combines funk, jazz, soul and Cuban timba. Fred has played with the Sumo band in Europe, the USA and South America. He played in the first part of Faithless, Jamie Lidell and Gotan Project. His various style influences enrich his musical compositions.

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At teacher's location: Rue Général-Dufour, 2502 Bienne, Suisse

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Age:
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
60 minutes
The class is taught in:French, English, German

About Me

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Fred, Swiss musician, composer, bass player
Fred, bassist-composer-producer, was born in Geneva in 1974.
He starts the electric bass at the age of 16 and creates with his brother the group "Swiss Cheese Connection" which released the album "Deep in the funk" on their own label "Chiz Records". In 1998, Fred began composing his own music producing Hip Hop beats. In 1999, he and his brother formed the SUMO group. Fred composes and produces the music of 4 Sumo albums: "Before the Sun", "Rise" "Over the Beat" and "Galactika", and 8 maxy-vinyls.
Fred is mainly influenced by "black music" and likes to mix rhythms and styles. As a teenager, he listens to a lot of funk, Georges Clinton is one of his references in the field, but is also rocked by hardcore Bad Brains. Public Enemy, the Beastie Boys are part of its flagship groups. At the age of 20, he made a trip to Havana and immersed himself in Cuban music. He particularly likes rhythmic finesse.
From funk, he discovers house, then more generally electronic music. Fred uses sounds like colors and his music easily evokes a visual landscape. The title "Limpid" was selected by Fashion TV on the compilation "Spring-Summer 2001". The title "Roby" is mixed by masters of house music like Deep Dish. The track "Distant Love" is played by Gilles Peterson on his "Worldwide" show. The song "On The Life Line" wins the contest "The Island Job" and enjoys a clip shot in the Dominican Republic, sponsored by Bacardi.
In addition to the composition, Fred plays bass in other formations, in various styles. He has played with groups such as Anabaena (jazz), Maciré Sylla (African music) and Stevans (pop-rock). He likes the stage and the alchemy that is created by playing between musicians, as he likes to create music in his studio with his samplers and other instruments.

Education

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1995: EJMA School of Jazz and Contemporary Music - Lausanne
1995: Bass lessons in Havana, Cuba

College Voltaire - Geneva
Scientific Section, Federal Maturity
"Mention well"

Experience / Qualifications

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Bassist in many formations (1995 - 2016)
• SUMO (soul-funk-electro)
• Professor Wouassa (Afrobeat)
• Thaïs Diara (afro-soul)
• Stevans (pop / rock)
• Anabaena (jazz-ethno)
• The Onda Mayor (salsa)
• PPA + (funk)
• Maciré Sylla (African music)
• Swiss tour of Kulturprozent Migros (jazz)
• Swiss cheese Connection (funk)

Composer / producer (1996-2016)
• Co-founder, composition and production of 5 albums
Sumo group
• Co-founder, composition and production of 1 albums of
Swiss Cheese Connection Group

Professor of electric bass at Cradeau (1995-2000)
Meeting Center for Teenagers of Eaux-Vives
• Teaching the electric bass
• Animation of various musical workshops
• Organization of several student concerts

Private electric bass teacher (1995-2016)

Main concerts (2000-2016)
Caprices Festival (Cran Montana), Caribana Festival, Festival
Color 3 Swiss label, Expo. 02 (Neuchâtel), Summer Festival,
Jazz11 + Festival, Venoge Festiva, Cargo Club (London) Ciello
Club (New York), Batofar (Paris), Habanarte Festival (Cuba),
The Docks, D! Club, Amalgam, RKC, Shockbox, Moods,

Opening Acts
Faithless (Winterthur), Jamie Lidell (Lausanne), Morcheeba
(Geneva), Just Jack (Zürich)

Broadcast Radio / TV
BBC Gilles Peterson's "Worldwide", Radio Nova, Color 3,
Radio FG, MTV, RTS "Radio Paradiso", France Inter "The
Alternatives », One FM, TSR, Rete1, Rete3, SRF Virus, Yes FM

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