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Set for
release in Spring/Summer 2013, the new CD will feature the duo of Tim Bastmeyer
on guitar and vocals and Jerome Tucker on bass and vocals.
To celebrate the impending release and yet to
be announced tour dates, Bastmeyer and Tucker are offering two songs for free
download from their ReverbNation page.
The First track, To The Moon features funky
bass and vocals from Tucker and slick fretwork from Bastmeyer. The second track,
Devil In Me features Bastmeyer's unmistakable vocals and guitar with tucker on
bass.
Tim
Bastmeyer is a Canadian blues
singer/songwriter who started his musical career in 1986 and over the years has
played and recorded with a number of different recording artists. He has
performed throughout North America, as well as the Netherlands, Belgium,
Germany, Scotland and England. His most
recent self-titled recording was released in late 2011 and was produced and
engineered by Bastmeyer. resulting in significant airplay and reviews, reaching
#34 on The Roots Report. Featuring Juno award winning blues artist Julian
Fauth on piano, James Thomson on bass and Corey Richardson on
drums, this release is much different than Bastmeyer’s 2010 recording, a solo
acoustic blues recording titled Graveyard. There are 11 tracks on the CD,
featuring 10 originals and a cover of the blues classic ‘I’m Going Down’. It is
a mix of hard blues with a rock edge and blues
ballads.
When not out playing shows Bastmeyer can
be found in Uxbridge, Ontario where he and his wife own and operate a music
school and recording studio. www.timbastmeyer.com
Jerome Tucker grew up in the
Philadelphia area where he started playing music at the age of 7, playing drums
at his local church and studying the violin and stand-up bass in school. Tucker
started playing the electric bass at age 10 and by the age of 16 he was
performing in clubs in the Philly area. During his time in the US Navy from 1983
to 1993 he had the opportunity to perform with Aaron and Ivan Neville throughout
Alabama, New Orleans and the Southern USA. Tucker moved to Chicago in 1996 where
he started hanging out at Buddy Guy’s Legends and had the opportunity to share
the stage with artists such as Chico Banks, Lurrie Bell, John Primer, Lonnie
Brooks, Son Seals, Koko Taylor, Larry McCray, Buddy Guy and more.
Prior to relocating to Canada
in 2001, Tucker toured extensively throughout USA and Europe when he joined the
Larry McCray Band. In Canada, Tucker continues to perform regularly in clubs
throughout the Toronto area including performances at the Toronto Jazz Festival.
In 2010, Tucker won the Durham Region Music Society award for vocalist of the
Year. He currently lives in Toronto and is preparing to record an album of his
original songs.
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