Bass Musician Magazine - 8th Anniversary Issue with Stu Hamm | Page 31

Ciao Anna, how did you get started playing bass?

Ciao Alberto! I got into playing the bass when I was about
15 at School of Rock. I started School of Rock when I was
12, after taking several years of classical piano lessons at
a music school. When I started SOR, I started with guitar,
and kept playing piano/keyboards, and since one of the
principles of School of Rock is to make the student as well
rounded of a musician as possible, bass was next on my
instruments to learn.

Who are some of your major influences?
For bass: Les Claypool, Flea, Geddy Lee, Cliff Burton, Tim
Commerford, Christopher Wolstenholme, Victor Wooten.

For guitar: James Hetfield, Jimi Hendrix, John Petrucci,
Jimi Page.

Which are your current bands?
I am currently working with other YouTubers on a
collaboration project – Emil & Dariel (America’s Got
Talent) and Casey Cooper (COOP3RDRUMM3R).
I am also working on a project with Kevin Martin from
Candlebox, being produced by Matt Hutchinson.