THE SOUND OF BASS
The Bay Area native, now Boston-based musician and entrepreneur Kristin Bidwell has fulfilled many roles in the world of bass, as she tells us while preparing her new album, Net Zero. Bidwell attended the Berklee College of Music, where she completed a dual bachelor’s degree in Music Business and Music Production and Engineering before going on to study entrepreneurship at Masters level. Since then she has built parallel careers in music, both on and off the stage.
Who influenced you as a bass player in your early career, Kristin?
Carol Kaye was the first teacher I studied with out of college. I messed around with bass in high school, and studied bass with some friends during college, but I really wanted to do studio work and tour internationally. Carol taught me how to sight-read quickly: Her method was very easy. It’s something I still use today. I would drive down to her house in southern California, and we’d do in-person lessons: It was fantastic. She’s an amazing teacher, and she really pushed me to be able to sight-read well, so I give any and all studio credit to her.
