[gallery type="slideshow" link="none" size="full" ids="150077,150078,150079"] Interview is with JP Ortiz, bass player of Souls Extolled What got you into music, and if you had not gotten into music what would you be doing today? I can’t really pin-point any specific thing got me into music. It feels like it’s always kind of been there… It’s hard to describe. I guess if there was one tangible moment I can remember it was the first time I picked up a bass. I was in my high school band room and telling my teacher how I didn’t wanted to play percussion as I had been through middle school, and that I didn’t want to be in the marching band. He asked me what instrument I wanted to play, and since too many of my friends already played the guitar, I said bass. He went on to hand me an electric bass and put me in a practice room, and it just felt natural – like I already knew how to play it. And luckily, I had some good opportunities to get out there and play; my high school jazz band, and at a club downtown my Uncle worked at – the 311 club.
Interview: Souls Extolled
Interview: Souls Extolled
Interview: Souls Extolled
[gallery type="slideshow" link="none" size="full" ids="150077,150078,150079"] Interview is with JP Ortiz, bass player of Souls Extolled What got you into music, and if you had not gotten into music what would you be doing today? I can’t really pin-point any specific thing got me into music. It feels like it’s always kind of been there… It’s hard to describe. I guess if there was one tangible moment I can remember it was the first time I picked up a bass. I was in my high school band room and telling my teacher how I didn’t wanted to play percussion as I had been through middle school, and that I didn’t want to be in the marching band. He asked me what instrument I wanted to play, and since too many of my friends already played the guitar, I said bass. He went on to hand me an electric bass and put me in a practice room, and it just felt natural – like I already knew how to play it. And luckily, I had some good opportunities to get out there and play; my high school jazz band, and at a club downtown my Uncle worked at – the 311 club.