Willoughby Spitt

Description:

Screen Name:

Willoughby Spitt

Sex:

M

Age:

38

Studio Musician:

Yes

Level Of Commitment:

Touring

Years Playing Music:

25

Gigs Played:

Over 100

Tend to Practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to Gig:

6-7 time(s) per week

Most available:

Days

Professional Bassist, Producer, Electric Bass Instructor

Yokohama, Japan
090-4123-9319
045-623-8734

Bio
ASCAP member
25 years of Electric Bass playing experience - fretted & fretless
10 years of Classical Upright Bass playing experience
Sings Lead & Background Vocals
Musically Literate - reads, writes and produces music
International Musical Director (MD) experience
Lived in, taught Electric Bass Guitar and toured throughout Japan for 9 years, 1993 through 2002, and Internationally in over 10 other different countries overseas - Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore and Thailand
Extensive International Teaching, Live Touring, Studio and Television playing experience

Education
Norfolk State University, Music Education major 1988 -1990 - Norfolk, Virginia
Graduate of The United States Armed Forces School of Music - Little Creek, Virginia 1993
Graduate of Cue Recording Studio's Pro Tools Recording Engineering course with Cue's Chief Engineer, Ken Schubert - Falls Church, Virginia 2005

Leadership Skills
Business Ownership, Management & Operations experience
International Musical Director experience
Studio Management
International Teaching experience

Technical Skills
Pro Tools
Music Production
Film Scoring
Film Editing
PA/Sound Technician
International Touring Equipment Loadmaster

Instruments Played
Electric Bass Guitar
Fretless Electric Bass Guitar
Classical Upright Bass
Guitar
Keyboard
Lead and Backing Vocals, Spitts, Raps, etc.

Musical Ensembles Performed In
Full Orchestras
Pit Orchestras
17 piece jazz big bands
Jazz combos
Funk / R&B bands
Rock bands
Reggae bands
Latin bands
All original bands

Musical Styles Played
All

Employment History / Credits
Music4xxx, Custom Music Soundtrack Solutions 4 The Entire Adult Industry, Music Production, Owner - Porn Valley, California & Yokohama, Japan 2006 - present
Music4xxx Credits
*The Dicks of Hazzard* DVD, Eon Films - DVD Title Track 2006
* nominated for Best Picture at the 2006 GAYVN Awards show *
Malibu Moms 2 DVD, LeMayzing Entertainment - DVD Title Track 2006
Willoughby Spitt Music - Session Bassist, Electric Bass Instructor - Honolulu, Hawaii 2007 - 2008
Sound Arena Rehearsal Studios, Studio Manager - North Hollywood & Van Nuys, California Jan. - Dec. 2006
Audio, Light & Musical, Electric Bass Instructor - Norfolk, Virginia Jan. - Dec. 2005
United States Navy's Pacific Fleet Band, Electric/Upright Bass Instrumentalist & Vocalist - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 2002 - 2005
United States Navy's 7th Fleet Band, Electric/Upright Bass Instrumentalist & Vocalist - Yokosuka, Japan 1993 - 1997

Performed / Toured with
Hirai Ken
SMAP
TRF
Okamoto Mayo
Zooco
Kluverbucy
Ricky Martin
The Drifters
US Navy Band

Equipment List
MusicMan StingRay & Lakland Skyline 44-02 bass guitars
Monster Bass cables
Boss TU-2 chromatic tuner
EBS MicroBass II pre amp, DI, A-B swticher
EBS bass pedals (MultiComp / MultiDrive / OctaBass / BassIQ / UniChorus / DynaVerb)
EBS pedalboard
DigiTech Whammy Pedal
NYC Pedalboards' " Big Shot " pedalboard
Ampeg SVT-5 Pro amplifier
Ampeg SVT 15E speaker cabinet
Bergantino NV425 bass cabinet (1 x 15" + 3 x 10" speakers)
KRK Systems Rockit 5 powered monitors
Line 6 Bass POD
M-Audio Axiom 25 Midi Controller
Pro Tools MBox mini
Bass Clef "Real Book"
Adobe Premiere Pro

Influences:

Gwendolyn Jewel Lane, Michael Robertson Lane (R.I.P.), Treje', Miko & Alex, Rudy Sarzo, Hendrix, Jaco, Satriani, Vai, Jimi Hazel & Rick Skatore of 24-7 Spyz, Randy Coven, blah, blah, blah...

Equipment List:

MusicMan StingRay & Lakland Skyline 44-02 bass guitars
Monster Bass cables
Boss TU-2 chromatic tuner
EBS MicroBass II pre amp, DI, A-B swticher
EBS bass pedals (MultiComp / MultiDrive / OctaBass / BassIQ / UniChorus / DynaVerb)
EBS pedalboard
DigiTech Whammy Pedal
NYC Pedalboards' " Big Shot " pedalboard
Ampeg SVT-5 Pro amplifier
Ampeg SVT 15E speaker cabinet
Bergantino NV425 bass cabinet (1 x 15" + 3 x 10" speakers)
KRK Systems Rockit 5 powered monitors
Line 6 Bass POD
M-Audio Axiom 25 Midi Controller
Pro Tools MBox mini
Bass Clef "Real Book"
Adobe Premiere Pro

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