summer, so I got lots of email about that show... and it coined us as Youtube's first *sync band* or *virtual band*. It also turns out that Clipbandit was Nick Matzorkis. He was a dot com millionaire and a total genius when it came to internet marketing. I still remember him saying that he was going to make me famous and I didn't b e l i eve him. He was the founder of US Search and now owns Zabasearch and many other online businesses. (See Nickmatzorkis.com to get the real scoop- he is an interesting character!) He lived in Austin, Texas when Clipbandits were working together, but he now lives next to Pamela Lee Anderson in Malibu! So I can say my guitarist lives next to Pamela Lee! I think that is so funny! I had no idea who he was when we were doing Clipbandits videos.You can see the whole story on the Clipbandits site on Yo u t u b e. You've done quite a few music videos for YouTube featuring your bass playing, and bubbly person ality, doing mostly covers. Is there any chance that we might see any videos of you performing your own compositions anytime in the future? Thank you! Yes, I have finally purchased an interface that
came with Pro Tools and I hope to be able to recordsome of my own music. I used to write often when I was a keyboard player back in the day, so I have lots of ideas for music. However, I am just having fun. It's kind of strange how when I finally stopped worrying about ever being a musician in a popular band, that is when things started happening. I also happened to be leaving things in the Lord's hands. I pray for guidance in all the things I do. Youtube has brought me farther along than I would be if I would have played in bar bands for years. More people know who I am from Youtube than if I would have played every bar in Florida....and now I get to play music that I love to play, in virtual bands. So when I do write some music it will definitely be up on Youtube.
we can still survive as musicians with the collapse of the music industry as we knew it. Now, we now have the opportunity to market ourselves, and sell our songs online straight to our fans.... so I try and help others learn how to get their videos tagged and titled so they will be seen. Since I don't have music of my own, I have been actively trying to support other unknown artists by using my popularity on Youtube to be an outlet for them to be heard. I often feat u re other musicians than myself on my main Youtube channel and lately I have been practicing making videos with music by my favorite unknown artists. Instead of pulling videos down for copyright infringement- these artists are grateful for any exposure! I am currently working (marketing) with jazz pianist/bassist David Harbour to help bring his What are some other things that music to Youtube by giving it a you are doing now, and what can jump start through my we look forward to seeing in the YouTube channel. I also hope future from BassPlayerGirl? to do the same with Reggie Smith and The Afterparty. I was going to have a bass lesson channel, but there are so m a ny better bassists on To find videos of Valerie Lee, Youtube teaching right now aka BassPlayer Girl, look her up that I just point to them. Right on YouTube to find links to many now I am brainstorming and of her popular videos and collab n e t working with musicians orative Virtual Band projects. across the globe about how www.youtube.com/vineyardedge 7