Don Schiff

Professional Musician

Don Schiff

Professional Musician

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I’ve been a professional musician since 1974. I have played live and/or recorded with a large variety of artists. I started out as a bassist and in 1975 I discovered the Chapman Stick. I adapted my bass playing to that instrument as well as the NS/Stick (invented in 2000). So now all in all after establishing myself on these instruments I have developed a style and technique on my approach to session work, live performance, film composing and song writing.

In creating bass lines with these instruments, the possibility to create a new style of bass lines has emerged for me.Keeping a solid low end with the adding of melodic and percussive over tones to establish a perfect cohesive locked sound. It does not have to be complex sounding in doing so. Just the right flowing line with articulate punctuation and color tones in the upper register say so much while sounding so simple.

I can also play solo guitar lines while holding down the bass line. Or chordal comping while exploring the bass lines. This has been a total new approach to bass line function and creation. It has helped me establish my own unique voice in session work and composition. All aspects of music have been greatly enhanced.

I’m always open to new projects, should you like to talk to me about yours you can contact me at… donschiff@sbcglobal.net