Guitarist Joy Basu
Currently residing in Los Angeles, CA. guitarist/producer, Joy
Basu enjoys his musical career as a solo artist, creating music
for media and a touring musician for “A list” artists around the
world.
Joy’s live credits include Jessica Simpson (Sony), Jennifer Lopez (Sony), Tamyra Gray (19 Recordings), Nick Lachey (Universal), Joi (Universal), Angie Stone (Arista), CoCo Lee (Sony) and Kotoko (Geneon). His TV appearances include The Tonight Show, Live with Regis and Kelly, Ryan Seacrest Show, WB 11 Morning News, The Apprentice, Soul Train, CBS Early Show, Rosie O’Donnell and Disney Concert as well as major award shows. As a recording artist/producer, Joy has released two solo CDs and is featured as a performer, writer and/or producer on over 10 others. Joy's original music has been used by Warner Bros. blockbuster film - Poseidon Adventure, MTV - Undressed, NBC - Passions, FOX Sports - The Best Damn Sports Show Period, TV Guide Channel - Seeing Stars - Sci-Fi Channel - Master Blasters, Bravo Network - Blowout, E! Channel - Taradise, Beyond the Bull, Kill Reality and CBS for over a dozen commercials. In the guitar scene Joy Basu has been featured in over 20 magazines including Guitar Player, Guitar One, Guitar for the practicing Musician and Young Guitar to name a few. Joy has performed at several NAMM shows in the US and Musik Messa show in Frankfurt, Germany. He has done guitar clinics in Canada and US. Joy has been an instructor for several music schools including LA Music Academy and Musician’s Institute/GIT.
Having
success in several fields of music brings Joy to his latest
project. A DJ type continuous set of remixes and originals with
live guitars. This futuristic project brings a live element into
the dance club scenes. Joy has performed with DJs and does solo
sets in commercial and rave type clubs through out southern
California and has even taken this to Vancouver, Canada.
Weather it’s a small club or a stadium with 75,000 people Basu has and will always rock the stage. His interaction with the audience has to be seen to be believed. Joy’s reputation brings thousands of unique visitors to his homepage and his myspace profile every week. Still wondering about Joy Basu?? Do a google search to view thousands of websites consisting information on this high profile axe slinger. For pictures, videos and more on Basu enjoy www.joybasu.com and www.myspace.com/joybasu.
Joy Basu Interview
Hey bro, How’s things been going for you lately? What’s keeping
you busy these days?
Things are great
thanx. I’ve been creating lot of tracks for TV, recording
originals and doing my own shows.
What got you into picking up the guitar and wanting to jam? And…
who where some of your first influences?
After air guitaring
for a while I decided its time to do the real thing. As
far as just guitar players go, the 80s guys were my main
influences. Neal Schon, Yngwie, Jason Becker, Van Halen, Jake
E Lee, Randy n just about everyone in the Shrapnel genre.
I see you have
an extensive resume’ with playing for some of today’s top pop
artist, how does one get those kinds of gigs?
Just like any other gig. You have to be hanging out with people in that scene. I was doing a lot of gigs around LA. Eventually a couple of players I had worked with on different local gigs (they were already in the loop of big gigs) recommended me for two different major gigs. Then it snowballed.
Once you get the gig, what are the rehearsals like?
It really varies. I have been in situations where we rehearse
for a 2 hr show for 2 months. On the other extreme I’ve had to
prepare for a 3.5 hr show in 2 weeks.
Hey Joy, give
the folks out here in guitar land a little run down of your home
recording studio and what software you use to record with...
I use Digital performer, Native Instruments and Reason for
software. I have couple of really good synths like Waldorf and
Supernova. I use a M-Audio mic pre. For guitars I use various
ESPs, sometimes I’ll mic stuff, but mostly I use guitar rig and
a Sans Amp direct.
If you had any advice to give (for us po’ folk out here) on
making money with music production, what would that be?
Be able to do work in various styles quickly. Knocking out a
high quality track on a quick deadline is the way to go.
What’s it like touring the world with big star celebrities, and
what are some of your more memorable experiences?
Its freakin’ awesome. Touring is what you want it to be.
Everything you see you TV about people going crazy and causing
chaos on the road is true and a blast. Some chose to stay in a
room while touring, I choose to live life to its fullest!!!
Like most
killa guitarist (like yourself)… I’m sure you’ve got even bigger
dreamz for the future, give us a peak of what those ideas might
be…
Thanx!! For sure, now its completely about being a successful
solo artist. I am one of the first guitarists to be playing
dance clubs and raves. I intend to take that very far.
What attracted you to the style of music you now put out to the
masses?
Good times!!!! I
associate dance music, clubs and raves with good times. Those
are the places I go to hang out so now I choose to shred old
school style in those clubs.
Give us a little run down of your gear and who you are endorsing
these days…
ESP guitars, Native
Instruments, M-Audio,
Morley
pedals, Seymour Duncan pickups, and Dean Markley strings
Give us some
highlights of the ’07 Namm show this year that you were a part
of…
Hmmm I pretty much went there to party and meet up with old n
new friendz. That is my highlight for NAMM, I love seeing
friends that I only get a chance to see there once a year.
How does your fan base and CD sales here in the U.S. fair with
Japan and other countries overseas?
Mostly US .
Hey Joy, I always like to ask this question in interviewz…
what’s in your favorite music players as we speak?
1.)
Home Stereo?
2.)
Car
Stereo?
3.)
Ipod ?
4.)
Computer?
I don’t use an
ipod. I use all the others. The computer studio monitors always
sound the best/real. But its fun blasting the the home n car
stereo as well.
Have you met any musicians who you would love to work with on a future project?
Its always fun working with talented friends. I like to collab
with good positive people with similar goals.
Lastly, what do you want people to remember about you and your
music?
Emotions created
from it.
Thank you Joy for your time, consideration, and candidness with
my readers here at Guitarz Forever.com
Thank YOU Riffmaster and everyone reading this.
Once again ol’
Riff brings you another great interview with another awesome
guitar player. Please check out Joy’s music here:
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