Legendary Bassists Nathan East & John Patitucci Debut Interactive Online Bass Schools at ArtistWorks

The Bass Campus utilizes ArtistWorks’ revolutionary Video Exchange^TM Accelerated Learning Platform which enables members to film streaming video lessons at their own pace and then submit practice videos directly to their teaching artist for their feedback. Each submission is reviewed and responded to by the artist via video providing instruction on how the student can improve. These “Video Exchanges” are made available to the entire online community, creating a virtual classroom with an ever-evolving curriculum.

Nathan East is one of the most recorded contemporary bassists of all time, and has received a range of awards including: The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers & Authors most prestigious Ivor Novello Award; Most Valuable Player (bass category) at the International Rock Awards; three time Bassist of the Year at the U.S. National Smooth Jazz Awards; National Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) MVP; as well as ASCAP Awards for most performed work. In 2007, Nathan was honored awarded a Congressional Record for his contribution to the worldwide music community.

“It’s exciting to me to know that I will be interacting with students personally,” says East. “When you record a DVD – it’s done. Now I will get to respond to students’ playing and be directly engaged in watching their progress.”

John Patitucci is one of the world’s most respected musicians and educators. He has toured with some of music’s biggest names, and has served as Artistic Director of New York City’s Bass Collective, and is involved with The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program. He currently teaches at the Berklee College of Music and his awards include: NARAS MVP (bass); two GRAMMY^TM awards; Best Jazz Bassist in Guitar Player Magazine’s Readers’ Poll and Best Jazz Bassist in Bass Player Magazine’s Readers’ Poll and his debut solo recording, John Patitucci was number one on the Billboard Jazz chart.

“I enjoy teaching and sharing my passion for music with my students – but I am always limited to the amount of students who can come to me,” says Patitucci. “My online bass school will me to teach students all over the world, without them ever having to leave home.”

In addition to being one of the most awarded instrumentalists in her field, Missy Raines is the only woman to win more than one instrumental award from the prestigious IBMA. She has toured internationally with Jim Hurst and The Claire Lynch band and formed Missy Raines and the New Hip to explore fusions of Jazz, Bluegrass, Pop and Funk styles of bass and their debut record Inside Out was released in 2009 on Compass Records.

“The additions of both Nathan East and Jon Patitucci absolutely establish the ArtistWorks Bass Academy faculty as one of the most diverse and inspiring in the world,” says Raines. “I cannot imagine being in better company.”

Nathan East’s School of Rock & Pop Bass, John Patitucci’s Jazz Bass School and Missy Raines’ Bluegrass Bass School are open to players of all ages and levels of proficiency. Subscription fees are reasonably priced at $90.00 for 3 months, $150.00 for 6 months and $240.00 for a 12-month subscription.

From James Taylor, a director at ArtistWorks:

“The best part of my role at ArtistWorks is that I get to work with some of the world’s greatest musicians and today we announced something big. ArtistWorks.com is already the best place to learn music online and in recent weeks we’ve launch online schools from rock guitar legend Paul Gilbert and Curtis Professor of Classical Guitar, Jason Vieaux.  The ArtistWorks roster of instructors is now one of the best in the world and includes Billy Cobham, Thomas Lang, Luis Conte, Martin Taylor, Bryan Sutton, Andy Hall, Andreas Oberg, Missy Raines, Tony Trischka, Mike Marshall, Darol Anger, Howard Levy, Christie Peery and DJ Qbert.    Today we announced the launch of the ArtistWorks Bass Campus and it is very cool indeed.  Let me tell you about it.

The ArtistWorks Bass Campus makes it possible to learn directly from legendary bassists in three distinctive online bass schools. Become a subscriber from $20 a month and view video libraries of comprehensive bass lessons from Nathan East, Missy Raines, or John Patitucci. But that’s just the beginning… Just submit your practice videos to the site and soon you’ll have a personalized video from Nathan, John, or Missy giving you feedback to help you take your playing to the next level.

Nathan East is one of the most recorded bassists in history and has played with Eric Clapton, Joe Satriani, Phil Collins, Stevie Wonder, Toto, Michael Jackson, BB King and Herbie Hancock.  When I first started looking at signing an electric bass player a year ago Nathan was at the top of my list.  I remember seeing him play on Eric Clapton’s Unplugged show as a kid and I loved the work he did on Anita Baker’s ‘Compositions’ album and Michael Jackson’s ‘Off The Wall’.  Luckily Nathan is also one of the sweetest and most humble guys you could hope to meet.  He filmed the extensive curriculum for his online bass school in May and brought with him John ‘JR’ Robinson, the most recorded drummer in history, who played on such classic tracks as Michael Jackson’s ‘Smooth Criminal’ and ‘Bad’, George Benson’s ‘Give Me The Night’, David Lee Roth’s ‘California Girls’ and Madonna’s ‘Express Yourself’ amongst many.”

About ArtistWorks, Inc.

Founded in 2008 by former AOL executive David Butler, ArtistWorks, Inc. is a Napa California-based technology and music education company that provides a global online learning community of world-renowned artists and enthusiastic amateurs dedicated to unleashing the music that lies within all of us. Its Video Exchange Accelerated Learning Platform enables virtuoso musicians to “teach the world” by presenting their full method, technique or lesson list in HD video to subscribing students. Utilizing simple web cams, iPhones, iPads and more, students are able to submit videos for individualized video feedback and guidance – creating a two-way, online learning experienceArtistWorks currently offers schools from such world-class, virtuoso artists as: Paul Gilbert (Rock guitar lessons), Andreas Oberg (Jazz guitar lessons), Martin Taylor(fingerstyle guitar lessons), Jason Vieaux (Classical guitar lessons), Howard Levy (harmonica lessons), DJ Qbert (DJ lessons), Christie Peery (piano lessons), Thomas Lang (Rock drum lessons), Billy Cobham (Jazz and Fusion drum lessons), Luis Conte (percussion lessons), as well as the ArtistWorks Academy of Bluegrass with Tony Trischka (banjo lessons), Missy Raines (double bass lessons), guitar player Bryan Sutton (flatpick guitar lessons), Andy Hall (dobro lessons), Mike Marshall (mandolin lessons), and Darol Anger (fiddle lessons).