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Ioanna Dourakis (USA)

Where are you based Ioanna? New York, USA

When did you first take a bass in your hands? When I was 14 years old.

What attracted you to playing bass? The fact that it had 4 strings

Did you play any other instrument before you started playing bass? Piano,

What was your very first public performance? Hard Rock Cafe in New York.

What's your current band? Damsel (See Damsel website on Links page - Ed.)

What's your main bass? Ibanez

Body colour/wood? black

Do you sing? Yes

Have you recorded/released any CDs? Yes

Fingers, plectrum or both? fingers

What type of music do you play? Rock, pop, reggae

Who do you listen to when you're not playing? Everything from hard rock to pop to funk

What was your best gig/venue ever? Vanderbilt in 2004 in front of 2000 people

Do you own any other instruments? piano and violin

What's your opinion on basses with more than 4 strings? I think they should be playing guitar then

What do you feel is the bass-players function in a band? the backbone of the band that keeps the groove

What are your ambitions? To tour the world and have a hit song

Anything else? Keep rocking and follow your dream

 

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