Booker King
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Booker King
BIO
Booker King, an extremely accomplished and highly sought after bassist and composer who has toured the world laying down thunderous grooves across multiple genres of music, has now joined forces with Corey Glover, Mike Orlando, and Taykwuan Jackson in Sonic Universe.
From orchestral melodies to fusion funk to metal anthems, Booker’s signature bass lines are not only visceral expressions of the compositions, but of the stories within the music. His resume features recordings and performances with Santana, Paul Simon, Angelique Kidjo, Billy Cobham, Jane Siberry, Defunkt Big Band, Yoko Kanno, Corey Glover, Dean Brown, Mary Wilson, Stephanie Mills, Bill Sims and the American Roots Orchestra, Femi Kuti, Bobby Caldwell, Lila Downs among others.
We had the opportunity to interview Booker and you can watch the premier episode of our podcast here. Booker talks about Sonic Universe, what's it's like working with Corey and Mike, insights on the new recording, and some bass pointers.
Booker uses a Rockready Ultrastrap 3.5 and a Volo bass gig bag.
Welcome aboard, Booker!
Booker King, an extremely accomplished and highly sought after bassist and composer who has toured the world laying down thunderous grooves across multiple genres of music, has now joined forces with Corey Glover, Mike Orlando, and Taykwuan Jackson in Sonic Universe.
From orchestral melodies to fusion funk to metal anthems, Booker’s signature bass lines are not only visceral expressions of the compositions, but of the stories within the music. His resume features recordings and performances with Santana, Paul Simon, Angelique Kidjo, Billy Cobham, Jane Siberry, Defunkt Big Band, Yoko Kanno, Corey Glover, Dean Brown, Mary Wilson, Stephanie Mills, Bill Sims and the American Roots Orchestra, Femi Kuti, Bobby Caldwell, Lila Downs among others.
We had the opportunity to interview Booker and you can watch the premier episode of our podcast here. Booker talks about Sonic Universe, what's it's like working with Corey and Mike, insights on the new recording, and some bass pointers.
Booker uses a Rockready Ultrastrap 3.5 and a Volo bass gig bag.
Welcome aboard, Booker!
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