Drum and bass is a genre of electronic dance music characterised by fast breakbeats with heavy bass and sub-bass lines,samples,and synthesizers. The genre grew out of the UK's jungle scene in the 1990s.
The double bass,also known as the upright bass,the acoustic bass,or simply the bass,is the largest and lowest-pitched chordophone,in the modern symphony orchestra. Similar in structure to the cello,it has four or five strings.
A musical ensemble,also known as a music group or musical group,is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music,with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist solely of instrumentalists,such as the jazz quartet or the orchestra. Other music ensembles consist solely of singers,such as choirs and doo-wop groups. In both popular music and classical music,there are ensembles in which both instrumentalists and singers perform,such as the rock band or the Baroque chamber group for basso continuo and one or more singers. In classical music,trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group instruments from the same instrument family,such as string ensembles or wind ensembles. Some ensembles blend the sounds of a variety of instrument families,such as the orchestra,which uses a string section,brass instruments,woodwinds,and percussion instruments,or the concert band,which uses brass,woodwinds,and percussion.
Men at Work are an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1978 and best known for breakthrough hits such as "Down Under","Who Can It Be Now?","Be Good Johnny","Overkill",and "It's a Mistake". Its founding member and frontman is Colin Hay,who performs on lead vocals and guitar. After playing as an acoustic duo with Ron Strykert during 1978–1979,Hay formed the group with Strykert playing bass guitar and Jerry Speiser on drums. They were soon joined by Greg Ham on flute,saxophone,and keyboards and John Rees on bass guitar,with Strykert switching back to lead guitar. The group was managed by Russell Depeller,a friend of Hay,whom he met at La Trobe University. This line-up achieved national and international success during the early to mid-1980s.
A jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands vary in the quantity of its members and the style of jazz that they play but it is common to find a jazz band made up of a rhythm section and a horn section.
A bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass,bass guitar,synthbass,keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or trombone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments. Since the 1960s,the electric bass has been the standard bass instrument for funk,R&B,soul music,rock and roll,reggae,jazz fusion,heavy metal,country and pop music. The double bass is the standard bass instrument for classical music,bluegrass,rockabilly,and most genres of jazz. Low brass instruments such as the tuba or sousaphone are the standard bass instrument in Dixieland and New Orleans-style jazz bands.
Adam Charles Clayton is an English-born Irish musician who is the bass guitarist of the rock band U2. He has resided in County Dublin,Ireland since his family moved to Malahide in 1965,when he was five years old. Clayton attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School,where he met schoolmates with whom he co-founded U2 in 1976. A member of the band since its inception,he has recorded 15 studio albums with U2.
Michael Ryan Pritchard,better known by his stage name Mike Dirnt,is an American rock musician who is the co-founder,bassist,backing vocalist,and occasional lead vocalist of Green Day. He has also played in several other bands,including the Frustrators. His stage name Dirnt was originally a nickname that his friends from grade school gave him,as he constantly played "air bass/guitar" and made a "dirnt,dirnt,dirnt" noise while pretending to pluck the strings.
James Lance Bass is an American singer,dancer,actor,podcaster,film and television producer. He grew up in Mississippi and rose to fame as the bass singer for the American pop boy band NSYNC. The band has sold over 70 million records,becoming one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. NSYNC's success led Bass to work in film and television. He starred in the 2001 film On the Line,which his company,Bacon &Eggs,also produced. Bass later formed a second production company,Lance Bass Productions,as well as a now-defunct music management company,Free Lance Entertainment,a joint venture with Mercury Records.
Maurice Ernest Gibb was a British musician. He achieved worldwide fame as a member of the pop group Bee Gees. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin Gibb were the group's main lead singers,most of their albums included at least one or two songs featuring Maurice's lead vocals,including "Lay It on Me","Country Woman" and "On Time". The Bee Gees are one of the most successful pop-rock groups of all time.
Miami bass is a subgenre of hip hop music that became popular in the 1980s and 1990s. The use of drums from the Roland TR-808,sustained kick drum,heavy bass,raised dance tempos,and frequently sexually explicit lyrical content differentiate it from other hip hop subgenres. Music author Richie Unterberger has characterized Miami bass as using rhythms with a "stop-start flavor" and "hissy" cymbals with lyrics that "reflected the language of the streets,particularly Miami's historically black neighborhoods such as Liberty City,Goulds,and Overtown".
The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common soprano B♭ clarinet,it is usually pitched in B♭,but it plays notes an octave below the soprano B♭ clarinet. Bass clarinets in other keys,notably C and A,also exist,but are very rare. Bass clarinets regularly perform in orchestras,wind ensembles and concert bands,and occasionally in marching bands,and play an occasional solo role in contemporary music and jazz in particular.
Charles Edward Haden was an American jazz double bass player,bandleader,composer and educator whose career spanned more than 50 years. Building on the work of predecessors such as Jimmy Blanton and Charles Mingus,Haden helped to revolutionize the harmonic concept of bass playing in jazz,evolving a style that sometimes complemented the soloist,and other times moved independently,liberating bassists from a strictly accompanying role,to allow more direct participation in group improvisation.
Roberto Agustín Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz is an American musician who has been the bassist for heavy metal band Metallica since 2003. He first rose to prominence as the bassist of crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies from 1989 to 1995,while also collaborating with Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir for funk metal supergroup Infectious Grooves. After leaving Suicidal Tendencies,he performed with Ozzy Osbourne,Jerry Cantrell,and heavy metal band Black Label Society. Trujillo joined Metallica in 2003 and is the band's longest-serving bassist. He was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Metallica in 2009.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG),marketed as IHG Hotels &Resorts,is a British multinational hospitality company headquartered in Windsor,Berkshire,England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. It is also a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
Nathan Harrell East is an American jazz,R&B,and rock bass guitarist and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings,East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from the University of California,San Diego (1978). He is a founding member of contemporary jazz quartet Fourplay and has recorded,performed,and co-written songs with performers such as Bobby Womack,Eric Clapton,Michael Jackson,Joe Satriani,George Harrison,Ringo Starr,Phil Collins,Stevie Wonder,Toto,Kenny Loggins,Daft Punk,Chick Corea,and Herbie Hancock.
Don Edward Fagenson,known professionally as Don Was,is an American musician,record producer,music director,film composer,documentary filmmaker and radio host. Since 2011,he has also served as president of the American jazz label Blue Note Records.
Michael Peter Balzary,known professionally as Flea,is an Australian-American musician and actor. He is a founding member and bassist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and,along with vocalist Anthony Kiedis,the only member to appear on every one of the band's albums.
Meghan Elizabeth Trainor is an American singer-songwriter and television personality. She rose to prominence after signing with Epic Records in 2014 and releasing her debut single "All About That Bass",which reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and sold 11 million copies worldwide. Trainor has released five studio albums with the label and has received various accolades,including the 2016 Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
"All About That Bass" is the debut single of American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor,released on June 30,2014,through Epic Records. The song was included on Trainor's debut extended play (EP),Title (2014),and her debut studio album of the same name (2015). Written with Trainor and producer Kevin Kadish,"All About That Bass" is a bubblegum pop,doo-wop and hip hop track. Trainor,who as a teenager struggled with her negative body image,was inspired to write the song to promote self-acceptance.
