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Jon Mapp

Jon Mapp sounds like no other bassist. He uses a bass guitar, a wooden box and a laptop to record layered pieces, creating music that is expressive, compelling and indelible. Jon is quickly emerging as a truly individual voice on the bass, known for his unorthodox technique and creative approach to improvising. A bassist since the age of thirteen, Jon spent much of his teenage years making experimental electronic music on his computer, before deciding to focus exclusively on the bass. He went on to study jazz at Trinity College of Music and the London College of Music. In 2013, having spent several years writing music for others and his trio, Jon began composing for solo bass with live-layering

The World Will End with A Bang

By Jon Mapp

Label: We Are K Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: The Foxes Know All About You; The World Will End With a Bang; Journey Into the Woods; Fanfare for the Owls; You Will Know When; In the Midst of the Chaos, a Rat Feeds Her Pup; From the Rocks Comes the Trees; Meeting the Follower; The Bang.

Jon Mapp: The World Will End with A Bang

by Eyal Hareuveni
May 5, 2014

British electric bass guitarist Jon Mapp suggests two parallel ways to experience his debut solo album. The first, and most impressive one, feature his unorthodox technique and personal improvisational approach. Mapp plays the bass guitar as an instrument that its sonic spectrum is similar to the acoustic guitar, varying his gentle, melodic touch with percussive sounds. ...

Take Five With Jon Mapp

by Jon Mapp
April 27, 2014

Meet Jon Mapp: Jon Mapp sounds like no other bassist. He uses a bass guitar, a wooden box and a laptop to record layered pieces, creating music that is expressive, compelling and indelible. Jon is quickly emerging as a truly individual voice on the bass who is known for his unorthodox technique and creative approach ...

Fanfare for the Owls

April 22, 2014

Album: The World Will End with A Bang
By Jon Mapp
Label: We Are K Records
Released: 2014
Duration: 05:48