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Where are you based Tessa?
I'm in Sunny California, USA. I live in Burbank!
When did you first take a bass in
your hands? Well, my mom bought me a
cheap bass beginners package and I started learning how to play.
What attracted you to playing bass?
To be honest I was never interested in playing the bass, I learned first
out of necessity as my band and I just couldn't find a bass player. So I
said fine, I'll learn how to play it! Now I love playing the bass!!
Did you play any other instrument
before you started playing bass? I
kind of fiddled around with the keyboard, never really became advanced at
it though.
Can you remember the first song you
ever learned on bass? I learned one
of my band's original song's called "Stay Away". It's kind of a slow paced
heavy rock song.
What was your very first public
performance? The first time I did a
show playing the bass was at a venue called Cobalt Cafe, a place in Canoga
Park, CA. I was a bit nervous mainly because I was so use to performing
without any instrument. I now have gotten use to Rock out with a bass!
What’s your current band?
My band is called "Tessatura". The name
means a range of a melody and a pitch and a musical composition. In
Italian, it means stubborn and thick-headed, Ha, Ha! It really does
though. We consist of three members, myself, my sister Anissa who play's
the drums and our guitarist, Mike. For anyone who may be interested, you
can check out our website on this website's Links page.
What’s your main bass?
My main bass is a Gio Soundgear Ibanez.
Body colour/wood?
The body is agathis and the colour is a
cool Silver.
Neck/fingerboard?
The neck and fingerboard is a one piece
maple neck and rosewood fretboard
What strings to you like best?
Any brand is fine but I do like the medium size.
What is your backline bass amp
setup? My Bass amp is an Ultrabass
BX1200 Behringer.
Fingers, plectrum or both?
I usually only play fingers. It's more of
my style and sounds good for our type of music and our song's.
What type of music do you play?
I play rock. We have alot of Classic Rock as well. I have a few little
riffs I play. It's fun!
Who do you listen to when you’re not
playing? Always AC/DC, I can never
get enough of them. I also listen to Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling
Stones, Audioslave, Annie Lennox, The Eagles, Queen, Robert Plant, U2 and
The Who. Lot's of the classic's!
Have you recorded/released any CDs?
I play the bass on our recording's. We are in the process of putting a
demo together and shopping it.
What was your best gig/venue ever? Probably our BB King's shows. We have
played there several times and we love it. The audience is great, the
sound is pretty good and the atmosphere is pretty cool.
What was your worst moment onstage?
Unfortunately my mic cable has
popped off a few times, once even at BB King's. Luckily I put it right
back on without missing too much of the song.
What’s your favourite album/CD?
Well I have a few, AC/DC's "Back in Black", "The Razors Edge", "Highway to
hell", The Eagle's "Hotel California", Led Zeppelin's Greatest Hits and
Queen's Greatest Hits.
Do you own any other instruments?
A keyboard that I do not play but is
now being played by my sister. She plays it quite well infact.
Do you sing?
Yes I do. I am the singer/songwriter/bass
player for my band!! I've been singing for about 12 years now.
Did you ever perform onstage without
your bass? I never used to play the
bass until a year and a half ago. Until now, I always just performed.
What’s your opinion on basses with
more than 4 strings? I've never
played a bass with more than 4 strings, so I'm not really sure. I do know
that I prefer a bass with only 4 strings. I think it's cool though that
you have that option to play with more.
What do you feel is the bass-players
function in a band? To keep the
music more alive, fat and full! The bass always completes a song,
otherwise it can sound kind of empty.
Did you ever have a famous person in
your audience? I've actually
had quite a few famous people in the audience while performing. I've had
Mimi Kennedy from The Drew Carey show, baseball player Sammy Sosa, David
Lacher from Sabrina the Teenage Witch, the girl who played Darlene on
Roseanne, DJ Clarence Barnes from 102.7 KISS FM, and last but not least
the legendary Bob Hope.
What are your ambitions?
To make music and share it with everyone. To perform all over the world
and lift this negative world!
Anything else Tessa?
I think this world is a better place with music, music that is positive or
fun anyway. Music always has been apart of my life and I can't imagine
living without it. You can learn from music. You can also learn from
playing an instrument. You become more world-rounded I think. It's a
passion and it fulfills one's way to express themselves, through song's,
lyrics, and an instrument!
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