Biography:
Nicholas Cole-Klaes has been a musician
in some form or another for as long as he can remember. His musical journey started when
he was only six, with a delve into the realm of classical
piano.
While there he studied under world class child prodigy Josh Cullen. The
artists that he studied includes Bach, Beethoven, Barton, Hayden and
many others.
From here he progressed to playing jazz trumpet, studying the Jamey
Aebersold method under Paul Finkbeiner.
Then at the age of 11, with the help of his grandfather he discovered
the guitar. He learned quickly on his old SR guitar. He quickly
discovered that he had a natural taste for blues phrasing,
and his soloing abilities quickly blossomed. 2 years later, he had
formed his first band,
Spherical.
It was through this band that he found the bass.
His journey into the realm of bass, while a rather short one,
began out of necessity and progressed into love of the bottom end.
Since then, he has been collecting basses, playing living and breathing
bass. He now realizes the importance of a funky beat, a subtle line and most important of all A TIGHT GROOVE!!!
His current musical endevours include work with
Spherical,
The Flat Five Quartet,
HEMA
and the
Schoolcraft
Jazz Big Band.
In "Real Life" he is currently a student, attending schoolcraft
college. On the side he gives lessons and works as a bass gear critic
for ultimate-guitar.
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Venues:
The following is a list venues I've played:
The
Garden City Arts Fest,
Farmington
School Family Fun
Fair,
New
Morning Private School,
Plymouth
The
Holly Fest, Holly
Saint
Paul Lutheran Church,
Dearborn
Barton
Street Block Party,
Garden City
Wellington
Street Block Party,
Dearborn
The
Garden City Heritage Fest,
Maplewood
Community Center
Hawthorne
Valley Country Club
New
Morning
Private School,
Brand
New Day Espresso Cafe,
Canton
Little
Cafe, Dearborn
Cafe
Luwak, Ypsilanti
Unity
Acoustic Coffee House,
Unity of Livonia
Tita
Si's, Garden City
4
Seasons Internet Cafe,
Canton
Rudolph
Steiner High School,
Ann Arbor
Silky's,
Dearborn MI
Pizza
Papalis, Dearborn MI
Gear:
My current collection of basses and gear consists basically of what you
see in the above photo. That includes:
- Warwick FNA Jazzman 5
- Guild Pilot Fretless 5 (circa 1978)
- Ibanez SR-400
- Dean Acoustic EABC Playmate
- SWR Workingman's 2004
- SWR 550x
- Mark Bass 410HF
- Gallien-Krueger Backline 210-BLXII
- Phil Jones Bass 8B
I also have an extensive PA, if you want to know
more please feel free to e-mail me at nic@tasteofbass.com