Greetings, 

You are invited to our 2nd music clinic for the year 2007. Audiophile Components, Hartke bass Amplifiers and Hard Rock Cafe Makati features Stu Hamm. A 2hr Bass Guitar clinic with the latest trends in bass amplification technology and great music performance.

The event will be held on August 25, 2007 Saturday 4-6pm at the Hard Rock Cafe Makati. Tickets are sold for P200.00 are available at all Audiophile Metro Manila branches and at the Hard Rock Café. Press personnel may attend the event for free, only 2 press personnel are allowed per publishing house, Radio or TV studio just bring a valid press ID. Limited seating only.

Artist Background:

STU HAMM: Recognized as one of the most innovative and influential bassists in the music industry, Stu Hamm's virtuosic style incorporates slapping, flamenco raking and polyphonic two-hand tapping chords and harmonics. Through his numerous solo albums, side projects and work with seminal guitarists such as Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson, Hamm has completely redefined playing bass guitar.

Hamm’s ability has brought him countless awards and accolades, including the prestigious Berklee College of Music Distinguished Alumni Award. Hamm also won consecutive Guitar Player Readers Poll awards for Best Jazz Bass Player (1990-92) and Best Rock Bass Player (1991-92), and has served on Bass Player's advisory board since the magazine first published in 1988. 

Throughout his career, Hamm has played on many landmark albums, including Steve Vai's Flex- Able (1984) and Passion and Warfare (1990); Joe Satriani's Flying in a Blue Dream (1989), Time Machine (1993), Crystal Planet (1998) and Live in San Francisco double CD/DVD (2001); and G3 Live (1997) as part of Satriani's band. 

His 1988 debut solo album, Radio Free Albemuth, and its 1989 follow-up, Kings of Sleep, brought his unorthodox approach to the forefront of instrumental music. On his 1991 album The Urge, Hamm collaborated with an all-star lineup of contemporary musicians, including Eric Johnson and Tommy Lee. He later recruited production team Youth Engine to add urban beats to his 2000 solo effort, Outbound. 

Hamm's 2002 release was a jazz exploration GHS3, a collaboration with guitarist Frank Gambale (Chick Corea) and drummer Steve Smith (Journey). The trio, dubbed GHS, released Show Me What You Can Do in 1998 and The Light Beyond in 2000. 

One of Stu’s latest ventures is Bx3 which also features Billy Sheehan and Jeff Berlin. Each player performs a set that presents the expertise and brilliance that made them all household names to every serious bassist. Of course, the three masters also perform together. Additional dates and venues are available at www.bx3tour.com. Stu's new CD, Live Stu X 2 is available at StuartHamm.net.

A brilliant clinician and teacher, Stu plays Hartke bass cabinets and amps and his signature Fender Urge basses exclusively. 

For more info on the products featured on this event visit the following websites: www.audiophilecomponents.com and www.hartke.com