You can listen to samples and purchase this recording here:

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/damianerskineproject

Damian is joined by his long time bandmates:

Reinhardt Melz (drms)

Ben Darwish (pno)

John Nastos (sax)

Click here to view the embedded video.

http://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2011/06/bass-musician-magazine-featuring-damian-erskine-june-2011-issue/

AUDIO SAMPLE: [See post to listen to audio]

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each week for an opportunity to win a lesson with that weeks featured player.

Click on the poster to the left for all of the complete details.  Pretty cool, tho!

My newest book , “Right Hand Drive” is finally complete and available via CDBaby!

It is a book focusing on technique expansion and harmonic awareness including tons of examples, transcriptions, licks and grooves.

You’ll also get an MP3 CD with over 100 audio examples of everything in the book at multiple tempos.

This book is intended for anyone wishing to push themselves rhythmically, develop there right hand technique and expand their abilities when it comes to walking and soloing.  Complete with chord shapes, charts explaining what scales work over what chord types, tons of rhythmic exercises, tons of grooves from my newest CD, “So To Speak” and licks…  This book is, in essence, my complete methodology for playing my bass.

Enjoy!!

Where to buy the book

Right Hand Drive
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http://forbassplayersonly.com/Interviews/Erskine.html

This recording of this wonderful new trio is to be released on Peter’s “Fuzzy Music” label early in 2011 with dates in Europe soon to follow.  Come back and check for news on the official release date.  You won’t want to miss this one!!

Right now, the book is currently available digitally over at my good friends

learnthelowend.com

Enjoy!!

Damian Erskine – “So To Speak”

Bassist Damian Erskine’s name may sound familiar – he is drummer Peter Erskine’s nephew – but he is also forging an identity as a top-notch electric bassist. On his newest recording – So To Speak, the Portland, OR-based artist has assembled some of the best Latin jazz musicians from the area to produce a hearty disk of funky Latin-flavored jazz fusion. Erskine’s sound is somewhat Jaco-esque, but with his own zest, and he plays several prodigious solos as well as propelling the songs with his acute sense of rhythm. However, despite his incredible technique, he never overplays and instead stays within service to the songs. Erskine is joined by drummer/percussionist Reinhardt Melz and percussionist Rafael Trujillo to create a monster rhythm bed that pianist Ramsey Embick and guitarist Chris Mosely are free to float over. Guests appear on tenor and soprano sax, trumpet and additional percussion on some of the songs. Everything is tasteful and melodic and compelling, with the delicious “Kaluanui” – driven by Erskine’s funky bass chords nearly reaching contemporary jazz “hit” status. Erskine has played with people like Gino Vanelli, Les McCann, Jeff Lorber and, of course, his uncle – who he says instilled a love of rhythm in him. Most of the songs such as “Inside Out,” “FIF,” “American Gyro” “Aslant,” “Caberina” and the album-ending “Creep” are mid-to-up-tempo with a funk fusion and Latin factor, but the tune “Light” lives up to it’s title and showcases Embick and Erskine nicely on a balladic tempo. I suspect with the talent he shows here, we will be hearing much more from this player/composer.