Steve Lawson (b. 1972) is a British solo electric bassist and looper. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass or simply bass) is an electrically amplified plucked string instrument. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

He has released a number of albums on his own Pillow Mountain label, including solo works and various duets. All of these feature the live looping of multiple layers of both traditional and unusual bass generated sounds. He has also toured groups such as supporting Level 42 and 21st Century Schizoid Band, and on shared bills with other solo artists, such as Michael Manring. Level 42 was a British funk music band who had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s. ... 21st Century Schizoid Band is a King Crimson alumnus group formed in 2002. ... Michael Manring is an electric bassist from the Bay Area (Northern California). ...

He uses two Modulus 6-strings, one fretted and one fretless. He uses two Gibson Echoplexes for looping and a majority of his effects are provided by the two Lexicon G2 multi effects processors. Mathematical meanings Especially in British/European usage, the modulus of a number is its absolute value. ... The fretless guitar is a guitar without frets (including similarly configured bass guitars known as fretless bass). ... A lexicon is usually a list of words together with additional word-specific information, i. ...

He is highly active and visible on the internet, interacting with fans and other musicians and using web technology to promote his own career and the work of other independent musical acts. He co-hosts a forum with Michael Manring at talkbass.com and is a regular contributor to thedudepit.com,bassworld.co.uk and activebass.com.

Steve is also a music journalist, and was a regular contributor to Bassist and Guitarist Magazine, as well as writing for The Independent On Sunday, Third Way, Bass Player and Bass Guitar Magazine. A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... Third way can refer to: The Third Way, an economic and political idea that positions itself between democratic socialism and laissez-faire capitalism, combining the ordoliberal social market with neo-liberalism. ...

He teaches bass in North London.

Discography

• And Nothing But The Bass (2000)
• Dancing For Chicken (2002)
• Grace And Gratitude (2004)

Steve's latest album, titled Behind Every Word, is now almost finished, and should be released later on in 2006. This article is about the year 2000. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• stevelawson.net - Official Website
• myspace.com/solobassstevelawson - Official Myspace