Principal Instrument Experience

• 14+ years Electric Bass
• 7+ years Acoustic Bass

Education & Experience

Teaching Private Bass Lessons at UNLV (January 2009 - Present)

Performing at Adelaide Fringe Festival, Adelaide Australia (February - March 2009)
Traveling cross the world to perform with a Las Vegas based production (Sin City '67 - The Golden Years) for a few weeks in Australia.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2008 - Present) 
Persuing Master's Degree In Jazz Composition

Recording (August 2008)
Performed five tracks for Homespun Vector on Electric Bass.  Homespun Vector is a Albany, NY based jazz fusion band.

Recording (July 2008)
Peformed five tracks for the Ra Quintet on Acoustic Bass.  The Ra Quintet is a Boston based Neoclassical Progressive Fusion band.  Played pizzacato aswell as heavy bowing.  The Ra Quintet is the brain child of Brant Grieshaber.

Recording (April 2008)
Performed five tracks for the South Boston coverband The Elbow Room on Electric Bass.  Sang background vocals on four of the five tracks.

Recording (March / April 2008)
Recorded an eight track, all original CD for project called JK & The Servomatics.  Credited with writing, arranging, and producing all tracks. 

Berklee College of Music, Boston MA (2005-2007)

• Graduated with Bachelors Degree in Performance, Jazz Acoustic Bass (Magna Cum Laude)
  
• Playing in Jazz & Latin Jazz Ensembles, Jazz Fusion Ensemble, Miles Davis Electric Ensemble, The Crusaders Ensemble, and many others.
• Music Related Courses: Traditional Harmony I&II, Traditional Counterpoint I&II, Harmony I-IV,  Ear Training I-IV, Arranging I, Western Music History I&II, Music Technology, Coltrane Bass Lines Lab, Bass Fundamentals Lab, Reading III, Reading Contemporary Rhythms (Reading IV), Advanced Reading, Advanced Rythmic Concepts, Slap Lab, 5&6 String Chord Lab, Singing While Playing Lab.

Teachers and Private Instructors: Bruno Raberg, Dave Clark, Adan Vitti, Bruce Gertz, Greg Mooter, Paul Del Nero, Mark Whitfield, Brett Wilmott.

Recording (August 2007)
Performed Electric Bass on three tracks on Upstate New York based Jam Band, The Kinde Trio's second full length album.

North East Tour, The Kode (March, 2007)
Booked a 13-date tour for the Boston based Video Game Band, The Kode

Recording (February 2007)
Arranged and performed music for two full-length albums.  The Kode's self title debut (Video Game Rock) and the Daniel Bennett Group's sophmore release "A Nation of Bears".  Appeared on acoustic and electric bass on all tracks (24).

Private Study, Rochester NY (2004-2005)

• Studied Acoustic Bass (Jazz & Classical) with Fred Stone. Fred has his Bachelors Degree from Berklee College of Music and his Masters Degree from The Eastman School of Music.

Recording (2004)
Performed on Dave McGrath's solo, self titled debut.  Appeared on acoustic bass on the song "You Are".

National Tour (2003-2004)

• Formed Instrumental Fusion band Cerulean City, played over 125 gigs in 12 months
• Experience in booking, promotion, writing & arranging
• States played in include: NY, MA, VT, NH, CT, PA, NJ, SC, NC, GA, AL, LA, TX, NM, CO, UT, NV, CA, NE, IL, MO, MI...

Recording (2003)
Wrote, arranged and performed on two full-length albums.  Cerulean Citie's debut release "Trio Grande" as well as The Daniel Bennett Group's debut release "We Are Not Defeated".  Appeared on electric bass on all of "Trio Grande" (14) and as well as three tracks on "We Are Not Defeated".

City College of New York, Manhattan NY (2003)

• Majored in Acoustic Bass, Jazz Performance
• Music Related Courses: Piano, Theory III, Baroque-Early Classical History, Jazz History, Jazz Lesson

The University of North Texas, Denton TX (2002)

• Majored in Acoustic Bass, Jazz Performance
• Music Related Courses: Theory II, Jazz Bass Fundamentals, Keyboard Skills, Jazz Fundamentals, Jazz Aural Fundamentals, Aural Skills, Classical Lesson

Teachers and Private Instructors: Lyn Seaton Jeff Bradetich

The Bass Collective, Manhattan NY (2001)

• Completed 10 Week Certificate program
• Studied 10 different styles of music (Bebop, Modern Jazz, Funk, Fusion, Blues, Classic Rock, Brazilian, Afro Cuban, African...) as well as Jazz Piano and Jazz Theory

Teachers and Private Instructors: John Patitucci, Mike Pope, Leo Traversa, Rufus Philpot, Joe Fitzgerald, Lincoln Goines, Hilliard "Hill" Green, Irio O'Farrill

Monroe Community College, Rochester NY (1998-2001)

• Received Associates Degree in Liberal Arts, all electives music classes
• Played in MCC Big Band, Small Group and Rock n Roll Review
• Music Related Couses: Theory I, Jazz Improv (3), Jazz Ensemble (5), Bass/Guitar Ensemble, Guitar I, Midi

Teachers and Private Instructors: Ralph Ortiz, John Nyerges, Geoff Smith, Tom Fitapaldi


Live Experience (over 450 performances)

Sin City, The Golden Years (2009) International touring musical production
Aaron Topfer Trio (2008) Private Function Jazz
Boston Jazz Quartet (2008) straight ahead jazz, funk, latin
Driving Blind (2008) Rhode Island area classic rock coverband
The Elbow Room (2007- Present) Boston area coverband playing music from the 70's, 80', 90's and today.
The Kode (2006-2007) 80's Video Game Music Cover Band
"Damn Yankees" (2006) Musical, The Parks School, Brookline
Colin Stack & Novelty Band (2006) Jazzy Singer Songwriter
Phil Ayoub (2005-present) Singer Songwriter
The Kinde Trio (2006- Present) Upstate New York Jam / Funk Band
Daniel Bennett Trio (2003-present) Straight Ahead Jazz, Folk Fusion
Dave Mcgrath (2004-2005) Classic Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Half Ton Horns (2004-2005) Eleven Piece Top 40, Funk Party Band
Brighton Community Orchestra (2005) Classical Music
"Your A Good Man Charlie Brown" (2004) Musical, Roberts Wesleyan College
MC Scribe (2004) Hip Hop, Jazz Funk
Serotonin (2004) Free Jazz, Funk
Cerulean City (2002-2004) Instrumental Funk Fusion
MDK (2001) Classic Rock, Metal coverband
Small Group (1998-2001) Straight Ahead Jazz, Funk, Latin
Paper Street (1999) Jam Band, Fusion
Melting Minds (1998-1999) Jam Band

© John Servo, 2006-2009