When I first started playing bass...
it wasn’t easy for me to hear the bass sound in music. I deeply fell in love with the specific qualities bass carries, once I found out how bass sound is working within music. During that time, I used practicing studio near my house. Sometimes, there were rehearsals being held for rock bands. I've watched how they were playing. They either had bass player or not. I could recognize when there's bass sound and when there's not. I started to enjoy and appreciate the role of bass in band.
I studied classical theory in private lessons. My teacher had recommended me to listen to Ray Brown, the jazz bassist. Since then, I've planned on how I would study jazz. I didn’t recognize how long it was going to take. Actually, it was a long journey. New York is one of biggest jazz scene. I have been in New York since 2007. When I was a high school student, I practiced electric bass with John Patitucchi's video lessons. It showed how to practice groove, scale, and some basic stuff. It was my dream to study with John in my young age. I studied jazz music at the City College of New York. I got a chance to study with John. It was so meaningful for me because New York City has brought me to my dream. In my undergraduate program, I met amazing bass teachers and professors. I studied bass with Sean Smith, Johannes Weidenmuller, Ron Carter, John Patitucci. Also, I took jazz classes with Dan Carrilio, Mike Hollober, Scott Reeves, and Ray Gallon. My undergraduate program had painted a clearer picture about jazz.