Artists

Having been the preferred effects brand of top artists for more than three decades – TC Electronic has a strong tradition of being associated with past, present and next generation benchmark artists pioneering the way of music. TC Electronic’s choice of endorsed artists is not in any way biased by religious or political beliefs nor by musical genre. Talent comes in many shades and our sole focus is to assist musicians and engineers take their talent to a level they didn’t think possible.

	Debra Killings Debra Killings may have propelled herself into a Gospel-tinted spotlight with her critically acclaimed debut long-player 'Surrender' back in 2005, but after contributing to some of the biggest albums of the '90s and beyond it's really no wonder she hit the ground running.		Richard Bona Legendary musician and Jazz bassist Richard Bona is considered by many to be the finest player in the world. Billboard magazine even went so far as to suggest said that Bona is “the hottest electric bass player since Jaco Pastorius.
	Esperanza Spalding Esperanza is clearly only embarking on a career as a world class interpreter of Jazz, but what she's achieved already outlines a career path that's sure to be heavily punctuated with genre-defining moments.		Derrick Lee Murdock (Jay Leno Show and the Prime Time band) In 1994 Derrick left Philadelphia and moved to LA where his skills on the bass were quickly noted and he landed his first high profile role, playing bass with Sheena Easton. He went on to perform and tour with a host of other high profile and talented performers including Tom Scott, Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole...
	Dominique Di Piazza Dominique Di Piazza is an influential bass player who has not only played with a string of high profile musicians, but has influenced the bass playing scene by introducing his own unique techniques and playing styles.		Jannick Top During the last 30 years, Jannick Top has been among the most influential bass players in France. Due to an amazing and rather diverse musical background, he has developed a very unique way of playing the bass.
	Jesse Stern (Sly Stone) For Stern, bass is more than just low frequency vibe, defining the role of the bass as “the mediator between the pocket and the harmony. The bass should bring out the best in the groove and the melody.”		Rocco Prestia Think of legendary bass players and Rocco Prestia features on every list. For over 40 years now Rocco's bass has been underpinning the groove for Californian funk legends Tower Of Power. In that time Rocco has defined his own style and become synonymous with the much-imitated ‘Finger Style Funk' that he pioneered back in the '60s and '70s.
	Johan Bengan Bengtsson Johan Bengan Bengtsson is one of Sweden’s finest bass players and playing the RH450 with 1X RH210 and 2x212. Johan is a Freelance electric/upright bass player, living in Stockholm Sweden.		Brian Hardgroove (Public Enemy) As bassist and bandleader of the legendary rap group Public Enemy, Mr. Hardgroove travels the world in search of new and exciting artistic ventures. Producing records for two of the biggest punk bands in China – Demerit and Brain Failure – represent just a few of Hardgroove's recent musical endeavors.
	MarloweDK MarloweDK is the star of the Playbassnow.com tutorial website for the bass community. Read the story about MarloweDK and watch the interview.		David 'Fingers' Haynes David has many skillsets when it comes to performing but has arguably become infamous for his finger drum playing - a unique style of drumming, that enables him to play a drum machine as he would a drum kit. Videos of his finger-drumming have been regularly featured on the front pages of YouTube earning him over 1.2 million hits.
	Janek Gwizdala Looking back through Janek’s CV, it’s clear that this is a man who likes to do things his own way. The Royal Academy of Music in London would only take one bass player a year, but that didn’t stop him quitting after only a year. Janek quickly moved to Berklee College of Music, citing the US’s love of all things Jazz as a pivotal factor.		Ben Epstein (Duffy) From Duffy to Marina And The Diamonds and Cheryl Cole, Ben Epstein has recorded and played bass with some of the freshest and biggest names in the world, but he doesn’t endorse any old product. Here he tells us how TC Electronic’s RH450 bass amp changed his mind...
	Nick Beggs Nick Beggs hit the big time in 1983 as the bass player with Kajagoogoo. One of their hits, Too Shy, reached number one in the UK and 7 other European countries, as well as a number 5 in the US selling a total of over 4 million copies.		Mattia Bigi "Well, the tone is just beautiful while the power amp responds so quickly to transients. I already own several all-tube amps, but I have to say that TC’s TubeTone recreation of the tube sound is extremely plausible and very truthful!"
	Ida Nielsen aka Ida Funkhouser, BassIda BassIda is an extraordinary bass player who goes by a number of different artist names. You may know her as Ida Funkhouser or simply Ida Nielsen, but more importantly than any of her aliases is that she is an incredible player who revels in slap bass technique and is someone who can easily show off and demonstrate the many facets of bass playing.		Bernard Paganotti Over the years Paganotti has worked a lot as a session musician/arranger/producer whilst continuing to work on his own compositions. For the last 23 years, he has been Francis Cabrel's regular bassist and also plays with Bertrand Lajudie. He continues to tour widely around the world.
	Mick Mahan Mick's used a lot of amps over the years, but it didn't take long for him to become a convert of the RH450 sound: "These amps are the bomb. On stage they just sound great - warm tone and I love the distortion capabilities. And I've not had one complaint from monitor world or front of house."		Philippe ‘Fifi’ Chayeb Philippe ‘Fifi’ Chayeb was born in Nice in 1965 and showed an interest in music at just five years old when he started to play piano. He then went on to learn double bass at six years old and carried on studying that at Nice conservatory until he was 17.