YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Los Angeles native Melvin Lee Davis was discovered at the tender age of 16 by Buddy Miles, when a horn player from Buddy Miles' band heard Melvin playing in a local club. Buddy Miles flew Davis to New York to audition for his band and immediately hired him. After playing the New York club circuit, Melvin found himself working with Don Cornelius of Soul Train. He has toured and recorded with Chaka Khan, the Pointer Sisters, Lee Ritenour, Bryan Ferry, David Benoit, Larry Carlton, Patti Austin, Gladys Knight, and many other top acts. Davis wrote the theme for the TV show "The Party Machine" and "Soul Train's A Coming" and has appeared on "Johnny Carson", "David Letterman", "Jay Leno", and "Arsenio Hall." Melvin has travelled the world and continues to be in high demand across many genres of music because of his incredible talent and positive demeanor on and off stage.

HERE'S WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SAYING

"On a whim I decided to spend a mere $19.00 and purchase the Electric Bass instructional class by Melvin Lee Davis offered by NowEatMusic.com. There are a ton of YouTube instructional vides as well as a multitude of online resources with the intent of helping bass players improve. In my opinion quite a few are a waste of time and money. This particular course harkens back to the old days of instructional bass videos which were our first glimpse into the minds of our bass heroes.

Despite not being a household name, Melvin Lee Davis is one of my bass heroes. Spending a few dollars to hear what he had to say was a simple decision. I was not disappointed. Rather than a demonstration of his favorite licks or rote exercises, the "class" was set up more as a question and answer session with plenty of musical examples to demonstrate how he approaches music from his unique perspective. Those examples included both tracks as well as working with a live rhythm section which included guitar and drums. He touched on everything from equipment, to his career, to his approach. You will develop a better understanding on why he is always on call whether it's on the road or in the studio.

This course felt more like I had an opportunity to sit down with Mr. Davis and just talk about playing bass and playing music. An opportunity I probably would not have otherwise. Money well spent."

- Chris Northington