About this podcast
Now That’s Bass is a podcast about the real world of professional bass playing. Hosted by bassist Pete Roythorne, the show features frank conversations with working bass players — touring musicians, session players, educators and gospel players — about what it actually takes to sustain a career in music. No fantasy. No gear flexing. Just the reality of the job. The podcast is also part of a personal mission. Just before Christmas Pete was made redundant. Approaching his 60th birthday, he…
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Now That’s Bass
About this podcast
Now That’s Bass is a podcast about the real world of professional bass playing. Hosted by bassist Pete Roythorne, the show features frank conversations with working bass players — touring musicians, session players, educators and gospel players — about what it actually takes to sustain a career in music. No fantasy. No gear flexing. Just the reality of the job. The podcast is also part of a personal mission. Just before Christmas Pete was made redundant. Approaching his 60th birthday, he…
Recent episodes
- “They Made Me an Offer I Couldn’t Refuse” | Morgan Nicholls on Muse, Gorillaz & 30 Years of Saying Yes28 Aug · 49 min
- “Bass and Drums Aren’t Two Instruments… They’re One” | Smiley Barnard | The Rhythm Section19 Aug · 56 min
- “You Can’t Just Be a Bass Player” | Marcel Pusey on Building a Life in Music15 Aug · 39 min
- “Nobody Cares About Your Degree” | Philip Mann on What Actually Gets Bass Players Hired10 Aug · 1 h 12 min
- The Bass Found Me | Dan Hawkins on Building a Life in Music, Teaching & Never Stopping Learning3 Aug · 1 h 03 min
- The Secret Isn't Talent, It's Consistency | Jimmy Sims on building a lasting bass career27 Jul · 1 h 08 min
- Nobody Owes You a Gig | Chris Horrocks on Building a Modern Bass Career20 Jul · 1 h 14 min
- From Postman to Paul Weller | Andy Lewis on saying yes to everything8 Jul · 57 min
- How Bass Players ACTUALLY Build Careers in 2026 | Jenn McCarron (Savage Fridays)26 Jun · 57 min
- I Almost Didn't Get the Amy Winehouse Gig: Dale Davis on Persistence, Bass & Finding Your Own Sound20 Jun · 43 min
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