Billy Mohler: Bass Complex

Between releasing a slew of new albums, running a record label and a music school, and playing on a TV show, Billy Mohler has bass on the mind

Billy Mohler: Bass Complex

Between releasing a slew of new albums, running a record label and a music school, and playing on a TV show, Billy Mohler has bass on the mind

Being prolific is nothing new to Billy Mohler. Between producing and playing on numerous albums—including new records from Jimmy Chamberlin Complex [Honor], Dan Rosenboom [Points on An Infinite Line], and ARO [Vacare Adamaré]; playing bass on the Stephen King miniseries The Stand; playing drums alongside his wife, bassist Becca Mohler on War Tapes' latest release [Only Time Will Tell]; running his record label, MAKE Records as well as his own music school, Cal Heights Music, Mohler has had a remarkably busy year. That’s not to mention raising three kids; taking care of a dog, a cat, and four chickens; constantly shedding his arco chops on upright bass; and surfing whenever he finds the time. With no shortage of passion or work ethic, Mohler has thrived during a period when most musicians have been sidelined due to the pandemic. From the time he first picked up a bass to his studies at both the Berklee College of Music and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz at UCLA, Mohle
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Jon D'Auria   By: Jon D'Auria