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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.
Trip 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...".
Trip'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.
"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.
Trip 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.
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Curve
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Its Better This Way
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