Steve has taught his electric bass methods to private students and in workshops throughout Canada and the USA. He has also written several published articles which have appeared in Canadian Musician magazine including topics covering "Triadic Familiarization", "Practising with accents", "Working on your sound", "Secondary Dominant Permutations". Steve has studied with such great bassists as Gary Willis, Dave Young, and Rael Wesley Grant, and attented workshops by Matt Garrison, Victor Wooten, John Patittucci, and Alain Caron. In addition to formal music studies in Toronto and New York, Steve has also studied with 2004 Grammy winning arranger/composer Gil Goldstein (Miles Davis, Al Jarreau) and drummer/composer Kenwood Dennard, (Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius)

Electric Bass Study Topics Include:

Left hand + Right hand Technique exercises

Triadic familiarization exercises + applications

Scale studies + applications

Intervallic scale studies + applications

Secondary Dominant approach note techniques + applications

Genre Study + practise - duplicating important genres

Time/groove practise - accuracy of time and improving your grooves

Sightreading

how to use your creativity to create new grooves

Writing and Recording Studies:

Steve also shares his extensive knowledge and experience in wrting and mixing modern styles of music such as jungle, drum n bass, triphop, and other types of electronica dance styles. Areas include:

Programming and producing music with Logic Audio, Cubase and other software programs

How to produce your own breakbeats and samples to use in productions

How to chop and timestretch breakbeats for use in modern techno styles

How to manipulate the feel and timing of grooves

Mixing and mastering techniques with digital audio