Ariane Cap
Hailing from Austria by way of Miami, the Bay Area and now LA, Ariane Cap is a multi instrumentalist, educator, author, blogger and composer. An eclectic and versatile bassist, she has covered many styles, from Rock (Keith Olsen/Fleetwood Mac), Jazz (Daline Jones, Montclair Women’s Big Band) to Folk and Flamenco (Muriel Anderson), to classical music (The Mozart Band), and Top 40 (Brian Cline Band), Latin Disco (Generation Esmeralda) to Punk Rock (The Sippy Cups) and Cirque du Soleil. As a leader, Ariane has teamed up with star Jazz bassoonist Paul Hanson to create the critically acclaimed duo ‘OoN’.
Her book Music Theory for the Bass Player was published in September 2015 and hit #1 bestseller status in its category within weeks. It is a groundbreaking book that teaches music theory in shapes via fretboard diagrams rather than through teaching standard notation at the same time, which, as the author says, is a vital (but different) skill, that is easier to learn once music theory is mastered.
Ariane started a blog in October 2015 that is going strong featuring free weekly bass educational content each week!
Ariane is a powerhouse of an educator: published with TrueFire, a frequent guest on Scottsbasslessons.com, with her regular column on notreble called Talking Technique, on her own blog and youtube online as well as in person at the Berkeley Jazz School, and in seminars and clinics nationally and internationally.
Ariane has been featured for her creative playing techniques and solid bandmanship in Bass Player Magazine, Bassquarterly, Der Bass Professor, and others.
Her own education includes Austrian music schools and conservatories, including the Academy of Music Vienna, as well as American Universities (University of Miami and others). She has studied and assisted in Victor Wooten’s Bass Nature Camps and Steve Bailey’s Bass at the Beach. Other teachers and mentors include Kai Eckhardt, Chuck Rainey and Michael Manring.
Ariane is thrilled to endorse Tsunami cables - as with all the instruments, amps, pedals and other products Ariane endorses, she handpicks the company for their great quality and passion for music.
