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Wed, 11/26/2008 - 00:52 — shaunjoh
Basic Info
First Name: 
Shaun
Surname: 
Johannes
Province: 
Western Cape
City: 
Cape Town
Suburb / Area: 
Loevenstein
About Me: 

I was never really interested in taking music up as a profession. I initially enrolled at UCT as a B Fin Acc student with a prospect of becoming a chartered accountant. Boy was I wrong.

Occupation: 
Professional Musician, part-time Masters student, In-house engineer and owner of Mahogany Recording Studio
Other Instruments: 
Drums
Other Instruments: 
Acoustic Guitar
Other Instruments: 
Piano / Keyboard
Other Instruments: 
Vocals
Other Instruments: 
Other Wind Instruments
Gender: 
Male
Bassist Details
Bass Style: 
Both Electric and Upright Bass
Bass Experience: 
9 Years
Myspace: 
http://www.myspace.com/shaunjohannes
Do you teach bass?: 
Beginner
Do you teach bass?: 
Intermediate
Do you teach bass?: 
Advanced
Genre: 
Jazz
Genre: 
Blues
Genre: 
Gospel (Contemporary)
Genre: 
Gospel (Worship)
Genre: 
African Jazz
Genre: 
Smooth Jazz
Genre: 
Acid Jazz
Genre: 
R&B
Genre: 
Hip-Hop
Genre: 
Acoustic
Genre: 
Funk
Looking for band / gig / studio opportunities? : 
Yes
Current Bass Guitar(s): 
WARWICK Streamer Stage I (modified with BARTOLINI pickups and preamp) MUSICMAN Stingray 5 (fretless) FENDER US Jazz Bass (1993) CORT B5fl (fretless) CORT C5p
Your Rig: 
SWR Workingman's 15 (160-200 watts) HARTKE 5500 Amp Head (500 watts) HARTKE Transporter 4x10" Speaker Cabinet HARTKE A70 Combo Amp (70 watts) PEAVEY Microbass (15 watts) BOSS RC-50 Loop Station
Musical Inspiration: 
Jaco Pastorius, Ray Brown, Charles Mingus, Bud Powell, John Patitucci, Keith Jarett, Scott LaFarro, Marc Johnson, Marcus Miller, James Jamerson, Etienne Mbappe, Spencer Mbadu, Gary Kriel, George Werne
Artists you have played with: 
Carl Allen, Mike Del Farro, Roy Oleil, Zim Nqawana, Ezra, Duke, Cyril & Fitzroy Ncgukana, Bheki Mseleku, Neil Gonsalves, Brian Thusi, Jack Van Poll, Lulu Gontsana, Nic Le Roux, Alvin & Errol Dyers, Sa
Why I Play Bass: 
I play because I AM...
Band Details
Current Band(s): 
The Muirhead Quartet, Akoustik Knot, Shannon Mowday's Galhumphing, Tracey Appolis' QuinTessential, Amanda Tiffin's Symantics
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Birth Date
   03/25/1983   (28)