Tony Sanders
I record for my own entertainment and enjoyment. I played bass guitar professionally for 12 years and have taken up guitar in the last few with a focus on jazz.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Well, I started playing guitar in the 8th grade. By high school I was playing live gigs and filled in for a bass player with another band and fell in love with playing bass. Played bass professionally from 1970 through 1982 when I decided I needed a different line of work to pay the rent, get married, and raise a family. I now work in the computer software industry and recording at home.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Not any more. I spent a number of years in smokey bars and just don't want to go back there.
Your musical influences
It spans all sorts of areas, from Blues, R&B, Rock (from the 60's-early 80's), jazz (from big band to fusion). Bass players: Ray Brown, Jaco, Steve Bailey, Victor Wooten, etc... Guitar: Joe Pass, Scott Henderson, Larry Carlton, Clapton, Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Frank Gambale, and many more, some famous some not.
What equipment do you use?
Various Strats, Les Paul, Epiphone 335, a vintage 1962 Fender Jazz bass, Sonar 8 Producer Edition, Band In A Box, Cakewalk Project 5, EMU 1820M interface, M-Audio Axiom 61 Keyboard/controller, BX5 Studio Monitors
