This is a first small excerpt from my new album "CIRCLE" (will be released in a few weeks ...)
I had the pleasure of meeting Ben personally when he visited us in Heilbronn a few years ago for a Genelec demo. After his first music requests (John Mayer) already met with great approval from me, what he wanted to hear afterwards was an "ear opener" for me. It was the mixes for his own album that immediately caught my attention. Multi-layered, detailed and very varied arrangements with a great sound of their own.
Having Ben on board as my studio bassist since "As You Are" is so great. I've noticed that I can already hear his typical melodic bass lines in my imagination during my pre-productions - and then (as best I can) incorporate them into the initial programming. When the sessions are at his place and the first recordings come back to me a little later, there's always that "Wow. This is exactly what this song needs"-moment. Groove to the point, always the right feeling for song-serving bass lines, out of which, however, a little tricky, catchy lick can emerge at any moment, which I then listen to about 50 times 😉 .
Thank you so much for being part of "Circle".
4 мар 2021
