Nathan East is one of the most prolific session bass players in pop music, having recorded bass for artists such as Eric Clapton, Daft Punk, Kenny Loggins, and many more. Today we are sitting down with Nathan to talk about his unrivaled bass career, and the gear he used to play his iconic bass lines.
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*TABLE OF CONTENTS*
00:00 Nathan Plays “Easy Lover” by Phil Collins & Philip Bailey
02:11 The Story Behind “Easy Lover”
05:53 Sweetwater Gear Exchange
06:54 How “Easy Lover” was written
09:13 Nathan’s Work with Chaka Khan
11:54 Nathan Plays “Through the Fire” by Chaka Khan
15:04 Playing and Recording Bass for Eric Clapton
15:49 Klotz Cables
19:05 How “Change the World” Came to Be
22:34 Nathan Plays “Change the World” by Eric Clapton
26:01 The Story Behind “Tears in Heaven”
29:40 Moises App
30:51 Tears in Heaven Continued
33:33 Nathan Plays “Tears in Heaven”
36:42 Nathan’s Experience Recording with Daft Punk
41:17 Nathan’s Signature Laney Bass Amplifier
45:29 Nathan Plays “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk
48:55 Dunlop Strings
50:24 Recording Bass for Kenny Loggins
52:47 Nathan Plays “Footloose” by Kenny Loggins
54:57 Skool & Patreon
55:20 Stories about Nathan’s Son, Noah East
57:37 Nathan & Noah East Perform “UtopiaNoah”
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*CREDITS*
Host/Producer: Mason Marangella
Guest: Nathan East
Videographer: Ricky Chavez
Video Editing: Mason Mejia
Co-Production/Design: Mason Mejia
Audio Editing: Hunter Harrison
Engineer: Tom Keane
*LOCATION*
Tarzana, California
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