Roadcat1

I am new to the forum and have used TALKBASS.COM for ages. Time to spread out a bit!! I was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and was the staff bassist at a theater playing for all the major shows touring through Chicago. I made my living recording jingles and movie scores while playing shows at the theater in the evening. Toured for Andrew Lloyd Webber for 20 years on the road. (ALW concert tour, CATS, Phantom of the Opera and also Les Miserables- not a Webber show). Currently living in the Phoenix, Arizona area (hot as hell for the summers). I perform 5 shows a week at a dinner theater and play church gigs on Sundays. Also freelance for other projects on my days off. I look forward to chatting with others on this forum.

I am glad to find another bass forum. The world is getting smaller and just because we are not located in the same country, I look forward to research, discussions, buying and selling, etc. I am a more "mature" (older) player with pro touring experience. I grew up in the Chicago area and made a career for 10 years playing on radio/tv jingles and being a staff bass player at theaters for the Broadway shows that would perform in Chicago. I accepted an offer to go on the road touring with Andrew Lloyd Webber's concert tour and after that went on to tour with CATS (9 years), Phantom of the Opera (1 year), Shoji Tabuchi show in Branson (2 years) and finally Les Miserables (8 years) all continuously with no breaks. I also did my share of bar bands, wedding and corporate bands. I graduated from Indiana University as a music major. Currently I am performing at a dinner theater (6 shows a week) in the Phoenix area (Mesa, Arizona).