Bass Magazine Lockdown Check-In With Mark Stoermer of The Killers

We're checking in with bass players all over the globe to see how they're staying busy and hanging in during the current lockdown

Bass Magazine Lockdown Check-In With Mark Stoermer of The Killers

We're checking in with bass players all over the globe to see how they're staying busy and hanging in during the current lockdown

As the world continues to recover from the Coronavirus, we're all finding ourselves in unfamiliar territory given the subsequent lockdown that is keeping us off of stages and confined to our homes. Luckily, there's comfort in the fact that we're all in this together, and that there are still many outlets for us musicians to keep us active and sane throughout this quarantine. We're checking in with bass players from all over the world to see what they're doing to stay entertained, healthy, productive, and safe during this trying time.Bass Player: Mark StoermerBands & Artists: The Killers Home: Las Vegas, Nevada What have you been working on in terms of your bass practice routine?I try to pick up a bass everyday and do some chromatic finger-stretching exercises and some scales and arpeggios. Occasionally I’ll put on a record and try to play along for ear training; it’s a good way for me to get out of my playing comfort zones.What music, songs, recordings, artists, bass players ha
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Jon D'Auria   By: Jon D'Auria