Reason For Hope
Reason For Hope is the project of bassist/singwriter Jay O'Connor, who uses bass in non-traditional roles as a layered and complex solo instrument.
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Didn't Mean That Didn't Mean That
This piece is a jazz/R&B groove on fretless bass with some chord forms thrown in and a a high melodic/solo part on fretted bass
Eagerly Waiting Eagerly Waiting
A fast chord arpeggio with ringing harmonics in the background and a loose fretless solo
Morning Before The Journey Morning Before The Journey
Lighthearted and upbeat bass composition
Melencholy Peace Melencholy Peace
A melencholy sounding song that reminds of times when I'm introspective and maybe a little sad..but not really
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"Reason For Hope" is the music project of me, bassist/songwriter Jay O'Connor.
The name covers basically anything I'm involved in that covers my own music, both solo material and collaborations.
I use electric bass guitar, both fretted and fretless, to create a deep sound; using the instrument in a 'traditional bass' role, as well as for various kinds of accompiament, melody and solo expression
Most of the sound clips here currently are not full songs. They are more like sketches, such as an artist might create rough sketches of ideas for a scene before doing the full painting. They give ideas and hints of what is to come.
I'm a big believer in the idea that instrumental music can from from an emotion within the player that can be left as a raw or ambigious idea. Rather than the song being 'about' anything, the song is only about that ideal expressed without words so that the listener is free to interpret the same feelings within their own experiencesHave you performed in front of an audience?I have no live dates scheduled currently, although I plan to shortly
Your musical influences
When I first started playing bass, I was heavily influenced by prog-rockers such as Geddy Lee and Chris Squire. Over the last ten years or so, I've been exploring jazz/fusion music such as John Patitucci, Stanley Clarke, Micheal Manring, and similar artistsWhat equipment do you use?
Fernandes 6 string fretted bass
Conklin GrooveTools 4 string fretless bass
Line 6 Bass POD
SWR SilveradoContact
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Comments (4)
Sorry, I'm too dumb to read... ;-)
beautiful bass, what is it? looks like the old John Myung model from Yamaha, don't crucify me if I'm wrong...
Greetz Lenz
Well I have to say I enjoyed your music. You have a very graceful and peaceful style of playing. You should check Victor Wooten... im sure you already have
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