Bass Guitarist Available! Bill Watson (Nashville Trax music producer) available for shows in the Nashville area and the U.S.
Posted: May 1, 2015 Filed under: Music Industry News | Tags: Bill Watson Nashville Music Producer, fill in bass player available for shows Leave a commentDo you need a bass guitarist for an upcoming show?
Or a bandleader to assemble a band for your upcoming show here in Nashville or using Nashville-based session or touring musicians?
Opening The Producer’s Choice Awards in Las Vegas, NV 11-7-18, Bill Watson. bass guitar and bandleader; Jim Riley of Rascal Flatts on drums; Jenee Fleenor of NBC’s The Voice on fiddle, Ten times Music Row Session guitarist of the year, Brent Mason and The Swansons of Los Angeles, CA.
Interested in hiring Bill to help with your upcoming performance?
Rates for shows in Nashville are negotiable and depend on the number of songs and amount of work and time involved. Outside Nashville rates include travel, per diem and show pay.
Contact him with details of your show via nashtrax@bellsouth.net or text particulars to 615-319-8616
Bill (B.E) Watson playing bass for the Los Angeles based duo, The Swansons on their Nashville debut show with Brent Mason on guitar; Jim Riley (Rascal Flatts) drums’; Joe and Angie Finley; Jenee Fleenor (Blake Shelton/The Voice/Steven Tyler and 2016 CMA Musician of The Year) on fiddle and several other Nashville session quality musicians, Bill Watson band leader:
Need chops?
Nashville session player band, Basket Case @ 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville, TN Bill “B, E.” Watson bass guitarist & bandleader. Left to rt: Steve King keys (Keith Urban); Holly Covell and Rodney King (session bgv singers); Tom Wild guitar (Mindy McCready) David Northrup drums (Boz Scaggs); Kristen McNamara (Nashville Star, American Idol);; Bill Watson; “Mr. Johnny” sax.
Need a bass guitar player for an upcoming performance you have booked?
Nashville Trax producer, Bill Watson, based in the Nashville Tn area, and a member of The Nashville Trax A Team has many years of experience playing bass on shows and/or filling in on bass guitar on short notice.
Bill Watson and Brent Mason minutes before a show featuring The Swansons, an award winning husband and wife duo from Los Angeles, California…
… Game on:
To book Mr. Watson on bass guitar or have him assemble a band for you contact him with details at nashtrax@bellsouth.net or text to 615-319-8616.
Watson is known for doing his homework and fits into almost any performing situation in the genres of classic rock, modern country, traditional country, and contemporary christian. He has assembled multiple complete bands for various projects.
We live in a video world. One reason to do shows in Nashville is to capture your act on video for future promotion; for posting on social media and your web site and to help sell your act to music industry A&R.
It definitely can increase your credibility to be backed up with some of the very best musicians in the Nashville session and live recording scene. B.E.. can arrange a Nashville based pro video crew of up to three cameras to capture the essential moments in the shows. Ask about video or photography pricing, it’s likely the best investment you can make in your career.
All photos and videos on this page were taken on shows played in 2015, 2016 and 2017 except the photo above of Basket Case, the songs of Jon Smith, featuring Kristen McNamara (for which Mr. Watson was the bass player and band leader) was taken in 2009.
B.E. Watson playing bass, Contemporary Christian music with the band at Compassion Church in White House, Tennessee:
Above: B,E, Watson playing bass guitar with country singer-songwriter, Jamie Braham, Clarksville Riverfest, Clarksville, TN
Watson has also played bass guitar on multiple shows throughout the South, North and Midwest United States including The Sargeant Sisters (based in Pittsburgh, PA), Fishin’ With Dynamite (based in Atlanta, GA) Flashpoint (based in Virginia Beach, VA) and toured the Midwest with Holiday Road (based in Des Moines, Iowa).
Fees for smaller venues in the Nashville area are negotiable depending on the time involved and distance.
Outside the greater Nashville/Mid-Tennessee/South Kentucky area, there is a reasonable day rate fee, plus per diem and travel expenses that typically includes time spent charting/learning the show playlist.
Interested in hiring Bill to help with your upcoming performance?
Contact him with details of your need via nashtrax@bellsouth.net or text particulars to 615-319-8616.
Trailer Choir Seeking Songs
Posted: May 1, 2015 Filed under: Song Pitch Opportunity Leave a commentFat Shan & Butter are producing this project, with “beer & party songs” being the best way to describe their need for material. Think “Drink In My Hand” by Eric Church.
- Professionally made demos and masters of unpublished songs may be submitted (with permission) to Listen Again Music (BMI) or PlayItAgainMusicPublishing (ASCAP).
- E-mail your request for permission to submit to: LAMusicPublishing.1@gmail.com
- MP3 only, songs must be unpublished. Lyrics submitted in body of e-mail, no attachments except the MP3. Songwriter and/or co-writers must control copyright 100%.
If your song is accepted you will be asked to sign a single song publishing agreement. There is no charge to the songwriter, the publisher will acquire the publisher’s share of the song and the songwriter retains 100% of the writer’s share.
Starting production on Hall & Oates “She’s Gone”
Posted: May 1, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentDo you need:
Performance tracks to enhance your live act’s sound
Tracks to make your self-produced recordings sound more professional
OR
Quality tracks for karaoke at your next party
We have you covered with tracks you can download individually for total control of your mix, or pre-mixed on .wav or MP3!
First up:
“She’s Gone” by Hall & Oates
For more info please visit our “Cover Tracks” page:
