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Press & Awards
June 30 - 2008 In 1980, along with Keith and Roger and producer Nigel Wright, Bill formed Shakatak. They toured the UK extensively during the early eighties and signed with Polydor records. In 1982 they had their first top 20 hit with "Easier said than done", one of the hits that he wrote for the band. Others include "Night Birds","Invitations", "Dark is the Night", "Down on the Street" and "Mr Manic and Sister Cool". In 1983, international success began for the band in Europe, America and particularly in Japan where "Night Birds" became one of the biggest selling international albums of all time. As the band's success continued through the 80's, Bill released his first solo album "Famous People" in 1985. One song on the album featured Gary Numan. Called "Change your Mind" , it became a top 20 hit and also heralded the start of a successful collaboration with Gary under the name of "Sharpe and Numan". Read more June 30 - 2008 "When I play Scarbee C.E.P , the electric piano sound really inspires me to play. Anyone who plays an instrument knows how important a good sound is", says Katreese Barnes. Recently she composed the opening musical number for Justin Timberlake when he hosted "The Kid's Choice Awards" in 2007. Her recent arrangement work include P. Diddy, Pharoah Monche and performing on Arif Mardin's last recording. As a sideman, she has worked with Sting, Carly Simon, Mariah Carey, D'Angelo, Hiram Bullock. Read more Februar 02 - 2008 "With Black Bass, Scarbee takes an evolutionary leap to the next level with more-intensive sampling and programming and a much-easier-to-use interface.", says reviewer Babz and concludes: "Black Bass is one of the most realistic, expressive, and easy-to-use sampled instruments I have ever played." Read full review by Babz here!
Februar 02 - 2008 "Everyone needs an incredibly authentic funk bass, and workstation presets just won't cut it. Scarbee Black Bass is the remedy." October 16, 2007 December 19, 2006 October 10, 2006 April 1, 2006 October 1, 2005 April 20, 2004 April 1, 2004 April 1, 2004 Februar 01, 2004 December 19, 2003 December 19, 2003 December 01, 2003 October, 2003 June 2003 May, 2003 April 2003 April 2003 February 14, 2003 January, 2003 October 21, 2002 September 16, 2002 February 01, 2002 |
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"My days of carrying round my heavy electric pianos are long gone now i'm using the great sounds from Scarbee. No more tuning and broken tines!", says Bill.
Katreese Barnes is currently music director/pianist for Saturday Night Live currently up for a emmy for co writing the internet hit "Dick In a Box" She has written and produced for various artists such as Roberta Flack and Chaka Khan.
In February 2008 issue of Electronic Musician Scarbee Black Bass has received the rare top score 5 (out of 5) and was designated an "EM Hot Pick". The review is very positive - we are so grateful...
"For the most part, articulations occur naturally and without the need for keyswitching, making Black Bass most enjoyable to play live", says reviewer Jason Scott Alexander in December issue of REMIX magazine and concludes:
