Thanks for checking out this profile. Brittany Frompovich is a well-respected bassist, vocalist, songwriter and music educator. She has performed regularly in the Mid-Atlantic region for 20 years. Her recent ensemble projects included:
The Slammin' Sisters of Jazz - latin + jazz + fusion + funk - based out of Fredericksburg, VA
The Swing Kings - big band jazz - based out of Philadelphia, PA - www.wcswingkings.com
Kids Rock/Kids Jamming For Kids - classic and contemporary rock - all proceeds from every show benefit selected charities - based out of Fredericksburg, VA - www.ladybassmusic.com
She also performs in and around the DC area in jazz duo with guitarist John Corcoran, who has been favorably compared to Kenny Burrell. Brittany is also actively exploring chord melody bass, developing original songs and arrangements of covers. She is working towards releasing an album of this material in 2009.
She graduated Cum Laude from Bloomsburg University in 1995 with a Bachelors degree in Music. She relocated to Virginia in 1997, where she began an active music career that blended teaching, writing, subbing, and gigging. Since then, Brittany has run a wide ranging gamut of musical styles, including classic rock, contemporary rock, original Celtic rock, classical, folk, singer-songwriter, R&B, traditional Celtic and Civil War music, funk, Latin, fusion, and big band jazz.
She has been published in several prominent trade magazines and Internet journals. In June 1993, Songwriter's Monthly printed her article on creating a pop-filter for use in the home studio. In 1997, Bassics Magazine (Vol. VI No. 2) and Bass Frontiers On-line featured her interview with double bassist Edgar Meyer.
In addition to being an accomplished electric and double bassist, Brittany is a capable guitarist, vocalist, and percussionist. She is also an exceptional, dedicated, and progressive music educator. Her teaching practice focuses on the students' personal growth in becoming a better human being and on teaching students to express themselves through music. She is highly regarded and sought after for her work as a music educator. She is a regular contributor to the Music Teacher's Helper Blog and Newsletter, read by over 4,000 professional music educators worldwide.
She is also the founder and head of the Virginia Bass Forum, an organization that hosts events to build bass community and assist bass players in improving their craft. Virginia Bass Forum clinics have hosted clinics by amazing players such as Stu Hamm, Bryan Beller, Donovan Stokes, and more!
Ms. Frompovich is passionate about music and the bass, and she is always advancing her creative journey as a musician and as an educator.
Find out more through the following sites:
www.myspace.com/slamminsisters
www.myspace.com/kjfk
www.myspace.com/acousticbandwidth
www.reverbnation.com/brittanyfrompovich
www.youtube.com/ladybassmusic
www.facebook.com/home.php/profile.php?id=581228427
http://twitter.com/ladybassmusic
Her current tool kit includes:
Basses:
LightWave Saber VL5 in TransAmber (www.lightwave-systems.com).
LightWave/Syme fretless bass (www.lightwave-systems.com). Hipshot on the low E. Thomastik Infeld Jazz flatwounds. Fret FX system.
Spector Euro LX 6 string
'89 Rickenbacker 4003 Mapleglow 4 string bass.
NS-CR5 for jazz, bowed bass. Thomastik Infeld Pirastro strings.
Eastman 605 Double bass. Thomastik Infeld Dominant or Pirastro strings.
Amp:
Ampeg PR210 cabinet, Lexicon MX200, Digitech Jam Man and Boss RC-50 (both for looping), DOD 866 Series II Compressor/Limiter, Ampeg B2R head
As a result of her positive experiences with the LightWave/Syme bass, she proudly joined the LightWave family of artists in 2008.
