Jon D’Auria

Articles by: Jon D’Auria

Lisa Dodd onstage with Gord Bamford

“Bass is the underdog. You’re not the singer or the guitarist – you’re the glue that holds it all together”: Lisa Dodd on leaving the soloing to Billy Sheehan – and staying in the “money zone”

By Jon D’Auria published

Award-winning Canadian bassist Lisa Dodd outlines her role as a bass player in country music

Randy Jackson perform onstage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 24, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“Don’t pick up your bass and act like you’re in Guitar Center”: Legendary studio bassist Randy Jackson shares his session secrets

By E.E. Bradman published

Ready to go pro? There’s no one more qualified than American Idol judge and all-around music-biz insider Randy Jackson

Ryan Gosling of Dead Man's Bones performs at FYF fest 2010 at Los Angeles State Historic Park on September 4, 2010 in Los Angeles, California

8 Hollywood actors who are also bass players

By Jon D’Auria published

A-listers who tug at the heartstrings – and the four-strings

Paul D'Amour playing bass live on stage

Original Tool bassist Paul D'Amour on why he quit: "Their creative process is excruciating and tedious"

By Jon D’Auria published

Why the bassist walked away from Tool in 1995 and what he brings to new project Lesser Key

Tool's Justin Chancellor gives an inside look at the band's next album

By Jon D’Auria published

In the center of Los Angeles, in a building modest in stature but rich in history, Justin Chancellor stands alone between stacks of amps and a maze of pedals, aggressively picking his bass and blasting a tone that’s as unique to him as his DNA

Eva Gardner

Meet Eva Gardner, the bass phenom behind Gwen Stefani, Pink, Moby and Cher

By Jon D’Auria published

The contemporary queen of pop bass dishes on her tireless work ethic and her favorite gigs

Tom Petersson member of the band Cheap Trick performs live on stage at Allianz Parque on December 13, 2017 in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson: "I love string noise within the tone, and I love using both guitar amps and bass amps"

By Jon D’Auria published

The long-serving bassist and 12-string aficionado on his unending quest for tone

Robert DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots during Rock for Choice 1993 at The Palladium in Hollywood, CA, United States

Robert DeLeo on the making of Stone Temple Pilots' Core

By Jon D’Auria published

"It helped me find my voice as a bass player and as a songwriter"

Paz Lenchantin powers the Pixies

By Jon D’Auria published

On playing style, filling Kim Deal's shoes and recording Head Carrier

Tim Commerford: "My tone is always a work in progress, and the stage is my laboratory"

By Jon D’Auria published

The Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave bassist talks Prophets of Rage, songwriting and his practice regimen

Joe Dart of Vulpeck playing bass guitars

Vulfpeck's Joe Dart: "We intentionally keep things on edge and in the moment"

By Jon D’Auria published

One of modern music's most accomplished bassists on honing his technique and getting that gnarly tone

Black Label Society: 'Unblackened' Live Album/DVD Due in Spring, New Studio Album in 2014

By Jon D’Auria published