Bass Musician Magazine - SPECIAL August 2013 Latin Issue | Page 91

BMM Tell us about that very first

and bass influences?

day you had a bass in your hands.
GV Hard rock first: Roger Glover,
GV The first thing I did with it was

John Paul Jones, Jethro Tull’s

to think how to tune it, and then I

John Glascock. Then Geddy Lee,

started to play some Deep Purple, Lee Sklar, Greg Lake, among
a couple of lines like “Smoke on

others. After that, Rock ’n’ Roll

the Water.”

bass players like Bill Wyman,
Paul McCartney, John Entwistle,

BMM As a bassist born in Latin

and the day I listened to Jaco

America, do you find this to be an

changed my life forever! My

advantage or disadvantage?

favorites for many, many years
were Marcus Miller, Darryl Jones,

GV When I was younger, as an

Pino Palladino, Stanley Clarke,

American and British music fan,

Sting, Nathan Watts, among many

of course among other styles of

others.

music, I thought it was kind of a
disadvantage. But as I continued

BMM How do you define the

to gain skills, including accuracy

music style you play?

and knowledge in music (and
life!) I really think it wasn’t. Once

GV A very huge mix between

you discover how to learn and to

Rock, Funk, Jazz and some

use your own voice, inspired from

Tango stuff also. My current

your particular country, city, even

project is a solo album featuring

neighborhood, you lead yourself

instrumental music with a touch

to a better “you” in all possible

of Funk & Jazz. I have recorded

ways.

two albums called “Bajopiel” and
“Alumbramiento”.

BMM What are your main musical
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