{ "ok" : true, "artist" : { "name" : "Trip Wamsley", "page" : "wamsley", "description" : "Atmospheric Jazz bass", "location" : "TX, USA", "bio" : "Trip credits the fateful day early in 1982 when he heard \"Silly Love Songs\" by Wings as the day he decided that music was for him. He would often accompany his band-director father to area music stores where he would see bass guitars. The young Trip thought basses were, \"...big guitars for dumb people...\". (We've learned to appreciate Trip's dry sense of humor...) Trip's school had a bass that was not being used, so he brought it home and learned to play \"Summer Nights\" from the movie \"Grease\". With his first song under his belt and some new-found confidence, Trip set out to make music.\n\nTrip studied with Michael Manring in 1991 and 1992, which was an experience Trip says that consisted of scathing invective and brutal honesty. Trip credits Michael with the phrase \"...be deep wide awake and slow...\".\n\nTrip's playing takes on both the rhythmic bass and melodic lead roles, harmonics and overtones are flung about effortlessly. Right hand, left hand, all ten fingers, tuning keys and every ounce of potential is used to bring forth music from his finely crafted instruments. Musicains will appreciate his creative use of both fretted and fretless basses, special effects and detuners. Trip is the introduction to the bass guitar as a complete orchestra.\n\n\"It's Better This Way\" is Trip's newest and most focused work. It was recorded in Nashville with producer Todd Bragg (Caedmon's Call). It is a simple, yet lush instrumental album that will remind you of ***what*** beautiful music is supposed to sound like.\n\nTrip performs solo concerts all over the world, plays in the art rock band Atomic Opera, and hangs out with his wife Saran and son Xander at his house in Louisiana.", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/wamsley.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/wamsley/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "wamsley-curve", "name" : "Curve", "artist" : { "name" : "Trip Wamsley", "page" : "wamsley" }, "release_date" : "2008-04-29", "genres" : ["New Age","Ambient"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["peaceful","calm","dreamy","reflective","meditative","elegant"], "uses" : ["podcast background","meditation or yoga","spa or massage","study or focus","cafe or restaurant","lounge or bar"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["bass guitar","instrumental","atmospheric textures","gentle harmonies"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "An atmospheric, soothing instrumental bass album with rich melodies and graceful timing, ideal for calm background use in podcasts, meditation, or ambient settings.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Trip%20Wamsley/Curve/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/wamsley-curve/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/wamsley-curve", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=wamsley-curve" },{ "sku" : "wamsley-itsbetter", "name" : "Its Better This Way", "artist" : { "name" : "Trip Wamsley", "page" : "wamsley" }, "release_date" : "2004-01-02", "genres" : ["New Age","Ambient"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["peaceful","calm","dreamy","reflective","warm","meditative"], "uses" : ["podcast background","spa or massage","cafe or restaurant","study or focus","emotional storytelling"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["fretted bass","fretless bass","bass guitar effects","detuners"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "An atmospheric, warm, and calm instrumental jazz bass album with rich tones and an easygoing vibe, ideal for background use in relaxing or reflective contexts.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Trip%20Wamsley/Its%20Better%20This%20Way/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/wamsley-itsbetter/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/wamsley-itsbetter", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=wamsley-itsbetter" }] }, "license" : { "music_license" : "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 1.0)", "music_license_url" : "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/", "listening" : "Stream the free previews, or buy an album for $8 to download it in MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, OGG or WAV. 100% of the price goes to the musician.", "non_commercial" : "Non-commercial projects may use the music under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0: credit the artist and Magnatune, and share alike.", "projects" : "Magnatune members may use any Magnatune music in their projects, commercial or not (videos, films, podcasts, games, apps, websites, adverts), including work for clients, under the Magnatune Project Licence. Projects released while a member stay licensed for good; new projects need an active membership. Credit is required. TV or radio broadcast, cinema, and background music in shops, restaurants or on-hold lines are not included: license those from the musician. Membership: $10/month, $99/year or $299 lifetime; agents can buy one themselves with MPP at /api/member-pass ($10 month, $99 year, $299 lifetime, one-off).", "projects_status" : "available", "projects_signup" : "https://magnatune.com/member/signup", "royalty_free" : "Membership is royalty-free licensing: no per-video, per-download or per-view fees, for every project created and released while a member.", "youtube" : "YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, podcasts: members may use the clean songs in monetized videos. Members register their YouTube channel (the set_youtube_channel MCP tool, or their account page) so YouTube's Content ID doesn't claim their videos. The free versions carry a spoken Magnatune voice and are non-commercial (CC BY-NC-SA), so they're not for monetized channels or client work.", "details" : "https://magnatune.com/info/licensing", "how_to_credit" : "Name the artist and \"Magnatune\", with a link to the album's web_url." } }