Wimbish (right), a part of Living Colour live during the Stain-Tour (Vienna, 1993)

Doug Wimbish (born September 22, 1956) is a bass player, primarily known for his studio work for the rap/hip hop label Sugarhill Records and his membership of the band Living Colour. He has played for a vast range of artists, including Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, Madonna, George Clinton, Depeche Mode, Mos Def and Tarja Turunen. Wimbish is considered to be a pioneer in hip hop bass playing and in the use of bass effects. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (850x531, 84 KB) Living Colour, performing live during the Stain-Tour, 1993 (Vienna, Austria). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (850x531, 84 KB) Living Colour, performing live during the Stain-Tour, 1993 (Vienna, Austria). ... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... For the illustrated magazine, see Studio Magazine. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... A label is any kind of tag attached with adhesive to something so as to identify the object or its contents. ... Sugar Hill Records is the name given to two different record labels. ... Living Colour is a hard rock band formed in New York City in 1983 by Vernon Reid. ... The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. ... Geoffrey Arnold (Jeff) Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, Greater London) is an English rock guitarist. ... Sir Michael Phillip Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943) is an English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... George Clinton (born July 22, 1940) is an American musician and the principal architect of P-Funk. ... Depeche Mode (pronounced ) are an electronic music group that formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. ... Mos Def (born Dante Terrell Smith on December 11, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.), is an American rapper and actor. ... Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli (born August 17, 1977, in Kitee, Finland), is a Finnish singer. ... Effect can be used in several different ways: Cause and effect are the relata of causality In movies and other media, sound effects are artificially created or enhanced sounds. ...

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Wimbish started playing guitar at the age of 12 and switched to bass guitar at the age of 14. In 1979 he was hired together with guitarist Skip McDonald and drummer Keith LeBlanc to form the house rhythm section for Sugarhill Records. Although they did not play on the Sugar Hill Gang's famous song "Rapper's Delight" (the rhythm tracks for this song were played by the group Positive Force), they did play on many other famous tracks, for example "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, "White Lines" by Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel, "New York, New York" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and "Apache" by the Sugarhill Gang. Hartford redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport[3] Largest metro area Hartford Metro Area[2] Area  Ranked 48th  - Total 5,543[4] sq mi (14,356 km²)  - Width 70 miles (113 km)  - Length 110 miles (177 km)  - % water 12. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... Little Axe is the stage name of Skip McDonald (born 1949, Dayton, Ohio), an American blues musician. ... For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ... Rhythm section refers to the musicians whose primary jobs in a jazz or popular music band or ensemble is to establish the rhythm of a song or musical piece, often via repeated riffs or ostinati. ... Sugar Hill Records is the name given to two different record labels. ... The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group, known mostly for one hit, Rappers Delight, the first hip hop single to become a Top 40 hit. ... Rappers Delight is a 1979 single by American hip hop trio The Sugarhill Gang; it was one of the first hip hop hit singles. ... DJ Grandmaster Flash was one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. ... Melle Mel (born Melvin Glover on May 15, 1962 in Bronx, New York ) is a hip-hop musician, one of the pioneers of old school hip hop as a lyricist & as lead rapper of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five. ... The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group, known mostly for one hit, Rappers Delight, the first hip hop single to become a Top 40 hit. ...

Together with McDonald and LeBlanc, Wimbish headed to London in 1984 and started working with producer Adrian Sherwood and formed the group Tackhead. Together with Tackhead and as a session bassist, Wimbish found himself in demand as a bass player for many artists and was considered as a permanent sideman for the Rolling Stones after the departure of bassist Bill Wyman in 1993; although the job went to Darryl Jones, Wimbish later played on the Stones' 1997 album Bridges to Babylon. Wimbish joined Living Colour in 1992 (he replaced Muzz Skillings, who left the band) to tour and record one album, Stain, not long after which the group disbanded. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the year. ... Adrian Sherwood Adrian Sherwood (born 1958) is a British record producer best known for his work with dub music as well as for remixing a number of popular acts such as Coldcut, Depeche Mode, Primal Scream, Pop Will Eat Itself, and Sinéad OConnor. ... Tackhead (sometimes known as The Maffia or Fats Comet) are band that were most active during the 1980s and early 1990s, and briefly reformed in 2004 for a tour. ... Look up Session in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Bill Wyman (born William George Perks on 24 October 1936) was the bassist for the English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones from its founding in 1962 until 1993. ... Darryl Jones (born December 11, 1961), also known as The Munch, is an American bassist, highly regarded in both jazz and rock music. ... Bridges to Babylon is an album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1997. ... Living Colour is a hard rock band formed in New York City in 1983 by Vernon Reid. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Muzz Skillings (born on 6 January 1968, in St Albans, New York) was the original bass guitar player for Living Colour. ...

Wimbish joined his old Sugar Hill Gang partners to play in Little Axe, an ambient-dub project initiated by Skip 'Little Axe' MacDonald. The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group, known mostly for one hit, Rappers Delight, the first hip hop single to become a Top 40 hit. ...

After the disbanding of Living Colour, Wimbish went back to London to continue his career as a studio bassist. In 1999 he formed the drum and bass group Jungle Funk together with drummer Will Calhoun and percussionist/vocalist Vinx. Also in 1999, Wimbish solo album Trippy Notes for Bass was released. In 2000 Living Colour was reformed with Wimbish as the bass player and toured in the United States and in Europe. In 2001 and 2002 Wimbish recorded and played with rapper Mos Def. For the illustrated magazine, see Studio Magazine. ... Deon Rexroat of Anberlin. ... This article is about the year. ... Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to d&b, DnB, dnb, dnb, drum n bass and drum & bass) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle. ... Will Calhoun (born July 22, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American drummer graduated with honors from Berklee College of Music. ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Tour may mean: Concert tour, series of performances in different markets Tourism, travel for pleasure James Tour, nanoscientist Le Tour de France, the worlds biggest bicycle race This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Mos Def (born Dante Terrell Smith on December 11, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.), is an American rapper and actor. ...

Wimbish also formed Head>>Fake, a drum and bass project with drummer Will Calhoun. They released a CD called 'In The Area'. In 2005 they started recording new songs. The recording took place in Brussels, Belgium and was followed by an extensive European tour. The CD will be ready for release in 2007. A Head>>Fake DVD will be ready for release late 2006. It features a recording of a Head>>Fake concert in Prague. Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to d&b, DnB, dnb, dnb, drum n bass and drum & bass) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle. ... Will Calhoun (born July 22, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American drummer graduated with honors from Berklee College of Music. ... For other places with the same name, see Brussels (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Prague (disambiguation). ...

Early 2008 Doug Wimbish' second solo album will be released through Enja Records.

Selected discography

Solo

• 1999 - Trippy Notes for Bass

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• 1993 - Stain
• 2003 - Collide0scope

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• 1987 Mick Jagger - Primitive Cool
• 1989 Tackhead - Friendly as a Handgrenade
• 1991 Seal - Seal
• 1992 Annie Lennox - DIVA
• 1992 Madonna - Erotica
• 1992 Joe Satriani - "The Extremist"
• 1993 Billy Idol - Cyberpunk
• 1993 Mick Jagger - Wandering Spirit
• 1993 Joe Satriani - Time Machine
• 1995 Annie Lennox - Medusa
• 1995 Little Axe - The Wolf That House Built
• 1996 Little Axe - Slow Fuse
• 1997 Rolling Stones - Bridges to Babylon
• 1999 Jungle Funk - Jungle Funk
• 1999 Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
• 2002 Little Axe - Hard Grind
• 2002 Dhafer Youssef - Electric Sufi
• 2004 Little Axe - Champagne & Grits
• 2005 Fernanda Porto - Giramundo
• 2006 Little Axe - Stone Cold Ohio
• 2006 John McCarthy - "Drive"

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External links

• Doug Wimbish's Instructional DVD NEW DIMENSIONS FOR BASS, produced by The Rock House Method
• Doug Wimbish's homepage
• Living Colour's Official homepage
• Tack>>Head's homepage
• Doug Wimbish's Myspace Page