I will never understand how a bassist my age...could not be impressed by the woman's performance. Her timing and technique is soooo on point. I don't understand how anyone could conclude that this lady's playing is "too busy" ... No...she is, shall I say... melodically prolific.I would've LOVED to have played with a bassist so harmonically aware and phrase conscious as Mohini.
I know that you texted this almost a year ago but I read it just now & I have to say that I agree with you 💯 on this. Can you imagine a bassist saying, I don't like Jaco, he's just 'too busy'? 🤟🎯
At 53 I thought I’ll take up the bass...bought my bass...practised hard...then....just watched a ridiculous set !! Luv it...that’s what I aspire to...thank you mohini dey, for making my Day!!😊😊🌞
I am listening & seeing it but not being able to believe! What I have learnt since last 30 years is waste! Incredible!! Outstanding!!! She is definitely blessed!👍😊
I believe she’s talented. But reminds me of when I sat next to my cousin on the piano bench as she played something incredibly impressive. I said ‘Candy, OMG you are SO talented!’ Her response was ‘no honey. I’m TRAINED.’ If you listen to Mohini describe her upbringing, her training and practicing sounds comparable to a child who starts at 3 preparing for the Olympics and trains night and day…. Eat drinks breathes sweats training. She’s worked incredibly hard, but at the same time I bet she never thought of it AS work and because she had no other reality to compare it to, just thought it was normal?
I have played this video many times …and I have to say what draw-dropping talent I have ever heard she has such a connection to her music that transcends reality! … did I say too much?!🤩🎶🥵🙏🤠🎸🥰
Did I hear since 1960... Pls be my Coach.. I need to play.. if you will pls send me some course at my email.please iamejiofor@gmail.com... Thanks in advance
@Karl Parish...I was in the biz, long ago, ran concerts, worked with or around some megas, I refer to the decade plus ago conver-gence of funk and jazz as FUSION. Seen it done on regular guitars. Absolutely, her technical skills are superb and she smokes many! She has Sitar moves! Rush was such a bass featured band, forget his name. My fav.? Allmand Bros. Bassist, on specific songs. Bob Marley had a pretty dang good bassist as well. How many folks you know that spent some "quality time" with the Whailers? Awesome wood!
I stopped playing the guitar and bass at the same time I heard and laid eyes on this goddess.She kills it.I've been playing since I was 8, I'm now 34,no where near her talent and skill.damn!!
Thank you! Amazing talent,many hours of hard work on full display...Wow. Sure made my day. 1,400 jealous fools couldn't handle the truth..
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Well being that she has played bass pretty much every day since she was born due to her father, I am a bit disappointed lol.. But she is very talented. She is very good a speed runs and has quick fingers, but her small fingers make her range very limited. This is why she has to use speed to compensate. But she is a fantastic player regardless.
.While her technique is more advanced than the technique of every other bass player on the planet, the aesthetic quality of her tone is what REALLY impresses me. Watching her extraordinary musicianship has truly inspired me. Thanks for sharing your gift with us, Mohini! Blessings to you and all of your loved ones :-)
Why is it a bad thing to compare, if anything that makes it better, as if their near or suparssing the individual they describe you as. A compliment is a compliment regardless!
It's a shame that everyone gets a trophy in your world...She's not doing anything that literally 5 million other bassist do nonchalantly. She's actually "muddying the waters" with that attempted fusion/jazz/funk/hip hop/heartless crap...Stop following and learn what the hell you're applying an opinion to... As a musician for 40 years, I've seen firecrackers like her and others fade into existence...Let's see where she is in 5 years or 10 years...
If Prince was still alive today I almost guarantee he would have called Mahini Dey to tour with him and his band. He was that committed to showing the world musical talent.
My great friend, Legendary Bassist Louis Johnson, would be impressed bigtime. May He Rest In Paradise! May she grow into the legend, she's destined to become.
@@mustafahajj Yes, Louis was my friend and my student. We went to High School together. I was with him before he became Thunder Thumbs, the nickname the record company gave him, which he did not like.
@@kraiguarsmith2897 Wow.... you are releasing some very good detail here. Thunder Thumbs a title he didn't like. Well, I meant no disrespect to the late legend that's for sure. Most definitely one the bass players ever.
@@mustafahajj he has a family nickname, which I won't divulge. He was cool with it, but he also had Bass players he looked up to, who were awesome and huge influence on his playing style. It was more humility, I think. Yet there was a whole lot of thunder in his thumb.
@@kraiguarsmith2897 I'm sure he looked up to other musicians. Nothing is original. But ole Thunder... oops, I mean Louis was one bad brother on the bass. You said he was your student?? Well then you have got to be a bad brother as well?
People who have ass coming out of their mouth are invariably in the process of turning inside out. It's much easier to look at than to do. Hey take a selfie!
A guitarist, but I've played bass enough to know that she could strangle any of us with her left hand. Don't care what gauge strings she's using, bass strings are physically demanding ....
@@beautifulvampires777 I see. Well it's not everybody's cup of tea. But I think there's room for every style at the table. She's got an audience, both live, here at NAMM, and online. She's a shedder and it's an attention grabber for many.
James Udell “ When I go on to Facebook pages and I start perusing like bass sites on Facebook or I go on RU-vid and I start pulling up performances that people have posted. 95% of the time nobodies playing a song, they’re showing off their chops and I want to talk to them about it. Do you want to work or do you wanna just you know maybe get into a both at NAMM once a year and blow people’s minds with your facility’s?” Leland Sklar Bass Camp 2015
Women can do things exceptionally that men have traditionally done. I get that the alien thing is a supportive meme, but she's best appreciated as another human with advanced skill and prowess. That being said, I hope many young girls watch her and realize that their potential is unbounded.
@@MusicWorld-zr5bz Sure, that's the official story: born in Mumbai, daughter and pupil of the great bassist Sujoy Dey; started playing bass at three years of age; has worked with A.R. Rahman, Dave Weckl, Steve Vai, Guthrie Govan, etc. But several people claimed they saw a woman with a bass emerge from a UFO outside NAMM, so that could explain everything. :-)
Every so often an artist comes along and smashes into my life and turns it all flippy floppy and forces me to reconsider everything I thought I knew about, and then i become hopelessly addicted to their work. Neal Morse was the last one that did that to me when I fell into his world late in 2020. And now Mohini Dey has done that for me all over again 🤯 Yes please more of that 🔥💜
Woah! This takes me back. That 2nd track she did was like a Michel Urbaniak meets Stephane Gappelli with her on bass and Stanley Clarke jamming at a Jazz meets funk & Blues Woodstock! If only. Outstanding playing. She’s going places for sure. 👌🏼👌🏽👌🏼👌🏽👌🏼👌🏼👌🏽👌🏼👌🏽
She’s playing a type jazz improvisation on jaco style on a whole new level but a style of her own and lotsa of people who are jealous will say there stupid and ignorance and try to put her down and not hear this beautiful music with an open mind
This is highly technical, not that musical. In that sense far from Jaco. People who are not into jazz-fusion music prolly won't get interested because of this. Unlike in the case of Jaco. Each to his own and she will have plenty of fans. Good for her.
@@lawfreefly I'm sorry, but she is messy. Especially if you listen to her slapping. Im not a hater just because I think there are much better players out there, but I do think if you are a pretty girl with some talent, you will get more views than a more talented dude. I've seen it time and time again. Not the girls fault, just so many creepy guys. Again, she is good, but like all of us, room to get better.
It seems that the T.M.Stevens 'rattle, clatter n jumble-note' style predominates. This girl is undoubtedly very talented but I just don't get the speed trip. Bass is about foundations and feel not speed. Great as an exhibitor but would like to see her in a band context.
I'm so bummed I missed you playing on the Cruise To The Edge. I just told my wife that wanting to see you play is towards the top of my list! Keep on kicking ass!!!!
INCREDIBLE PLAYING!! I can't to this day understand those that actually take the time to hit the thumbs down button on such a talent. It serves no purpose other than adding unnecessary negative energy into this world. RU-vid, get rid of it already!!
Bruhaaaaa! Imagine you all alone At Guitar Center with a Bass in your hands you are playing your best rehearse song,with your eyes closed then you hear some slapping behind you, you open your eyes and it's Miss Dey. You gulp the lump in your throat, you look at your watch like you have some where to go,you hang that Bass back on the wall and walk out get in your car start the engine and drive away very fast!
..This 24 yrs old Mumbaiker has been on hype for the past few years with her bass playing abilities carrying this art which often remains underated to shadow of other guitars on lead to an extra heights attracting even the great guitarist Steve Vai and others in the scene... To me it looks her creation is whole of an improvised bass playing on the beats of Indian percussion instruments like the Tabla, Dholak, Mridangam and thus has earned her a place which sounds unique to the western listeners who are used to the way bass line has long been played.... She is Mohini Dey, a prodigy from the land of noise and chaos..😜😜
Something as simple as a modulation... as that thumping impetus Melody resounds.. a simply pure addition to a recipe that makes it a gourmet delight.. without being trite.. never fear...
All the people saying she's mindlessly shredding for attention and no emotion obviously don't understand the things she's doing and techniques she's using just to contradict that. If you watched the whole video, she doesn't just go blazing fast with no emotion...she is both speeding up and slowing down progressively according to the varying emotions and tempos of each track she plays. There's clearly plenty of funk in what she's playing, but you have to keep in mind her tendency to get very passionate and progressive. All these people saying "I've been playing bass for years and I just KNOW she's not a TRUE bassist!"....just fuck off. If you know anything about the varying styles of jazz and funk and how some music is allowed to have their own choice of tempo at times (especially in this case, where she still focuses on using down-tempo during certain phases to give space and contrast to her tendency to get straight-up WILD with it)....then show me what is wrong with any of that? Nothing. She is letting her passion and skills take everyone on a ride, passionate and fast, or slow and sexy....she has literally played both here to please all types in the crowd, so half of your arguments are null and void. You're probably here to subconciously vent your frustrations towards a woman that has more creativity and knowledge of music theory on a bass than you 50-year old men who play basic-ass jazz music at country clubs and have outdated conservative views on how bass 'NEEDS' to be played. I bet none of you have ever heard of Victor Wooten and it shows lol
Obviously you missed my main point. Sure, my supplementary point at the end was just thrown in there to sum up a number of people commenting on this, but you made it seem like this is JUST about jealousy.....when it is not. I'm talking about this exact kind of toxicity in the music scene where people believe that "it's just a few gimmicks", "you'll see this specific kind of talent everywhere on RU-vid" (which by the way, you won't.) Unless you have an archive full of 20-year old girls shredding on a BASS guitar like this everywhere you look (when most videos are normally male jazz guitar players with time to record themselves onto RU-vid doing their best take)--then I'd stop with this mentality that actually turns people away from wanting to stand out as musicians in the first place. Everything she did was so skilled and on point while she passionately played her heart out to everyone. What kind of ridiculous and unnecessary expectations do you have to see someone like this play and then proceed to say it's nothing special or you've seen better? Music is music, and all you're doing is sounding like a bunch of ungrateful spoiled kids. "Nothing special" my ass. How about actually giving constructive criticism (if you have any) at the very least, while simaltaniously encouraging her current skills that have clearly been shown (unless you are deaf and blind or simply not a musician). If you can't at least do that, you are the problem in this scene.
@Al Bundy If you could stop treating me like some defensive idiot that needs to "get over it"....there's just no talking sense into you, and I'm starting to see where you stand now. I've been reasonable here, and you are swearing by your life that she's not reaching 'the bar' because you dig up a video of a 10-year old kid who probably got tons of views as a prodigy on bass (prodigy would be the only way to explain it in this case, because most 10 year olds just could not reach this skill level realistically without constant uninterrupted practice). Don't get me wrong, kudos for the kid if you can find the video you're describing for me, because I'd give him just the same support.....But still, that shouldn't discredit someone else entirely that is still at a very high skill level, especially for a female bassist (it takes a lot of finger strength and stamina to pull of what she's been doing for minutes on end) who's only flaw was getting reasonably tired out at times and muffling some notes in the process. I would agree with some people that she gets a bit too finger happy at times for what she can 100% handle. This is all basically the same as saying "Eh, you're not really THAT great because some Asian kid I saw on RU-vid is so much better". Which is pretty rude to say to someone who worked hard enough to simply play what they've made for fans of music. Just being honest here-- you would not say that to anyone in person or you'd be immediately seen as a stuck up dick in public who doesn't appreciate the music itself, only obsurd talent. Again, that's not the mentality anyone who takes music seriously should keep if they don't want to become bitter with everything they hear, even if it's actually good from a musical and technical standpoint. It doesn't always have to be "the best" to you, just as long as it sounds good and the passion is there. My overall point is that's not the attitude to have in the music scene and you're completely basing your opinions soley on the vast amount of music posted on RU-vid and social media (clearly unrealistic). In turn, that's making everything seem like a worldwide pissing contest to you instead of actually appreciating and giving legitimate feedback to musicians that do what they can out of passion for what they love to do. Legitimate feedback does not include basically saying "You still don't reach the bar standard because there's tons of musicians you don't even know on RU-vid that are clearly better than you." That tells them nothing even if you wanted to see a musician become, well, a BETTER MUSICIAN. Of course there's inevitably gonna be a few people on the worldwide web way better than you even if you're an expert at what you do, but carrying around these unrealistic expectations and believing them to be the bar standard without developing actual constructive crticism will consequently do nothing for anyone. Sorry to say.
@Al Bundy At this point you don't even understand what I've been saying. If you did you'd know that it's not "what I say goes" its just common sense if you were to actually think about what I'm saying instead of constantly pulling some kind of assumption like that out of paragraphs of information you can't even bother to read. I'm coming at this argument reasonably about how this mentality is toxic to the music scene, yet you're hypocritically the one who's wanting to state "the bar standard' based on people's highlights on social media....wow. That expectation is unrealistic no matter what angle you play from, and if you still don't get my point I'm not gonna waste my time explaining to someone who ignores all of my points just to make childish assumptions like "what I say goes". That is a childish mentality and I'm simply using what actually makes sense and what has even been debated in the music scene already. Honestly with everything that you've been saying to me I could say about the same thing about your opinion not being the end-all be-all for every musician based on unrealistic standards you believe. I only hope you don't toxify the music scene with this bullshit and treat musicians with appreciation and respect while actually giving legit FEEDBACK....something you have still yet to do that shows you're not taking any of this seriously.
