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BIO
Tone. Touch. Technique. A good bassist
has all three. But every truly great bassist also possesses an indefinable something extra: Groove.
Groove. It’s the critical ingredient, the “special sauce,”
that elevates a good performance to the realm of pure inspiration. Once the bass reaches this zone, magic happens. Tisha Simeral knows Groove.
On both upright and electric bass, she plays for the song. She brings passion and dedication to every performance and
recording project. And she’s equally at home in any performing environment--folk, blues, country, rock, jazz,
classical, or Latin music.
After earning a performance degree from the Ohio State University School of Music, Tisha began appearing regularly
with a variety of small and large groups in her hometown. She was a member of the Columbus Symphony Pops, the Afro-Rican
Ensemble, and Vaughn Wiester’s Famous Jazz Orchestra, and also performed with many vocal and instrumental artists throughout
central Ohio. A regular at the annual Columbus Arts Festival, she once set the record for appearing with the greatest
number of bands.
In Columbus Tisha became an in-demand
music educator. She taught at Capital University and at Fort Hayes Career Center, and served in the Columbus Arts
Council’s Artists-In-Schools program.
Tisha then
relocated to Nashville in 2004, taking her career to a whole new level. She has since performed with a vast array of
artists from across the musical spectrum: Grammy-winning singer-songwriters Darrell Scott and Jon Vezner, bluegrass legend
Roland White, rocker Trey Anastasio (Phish), contemporary jazz guitarist Denny Jiosa, hit songwriter Thom Shepherd, and country-rock
artist Eric Heatherly, to name only a few.
Tisha also records
and tours with Americana artist Brian Ashley Jones. Together they appear at such legendary venues as the Kerrville Wine
and Music Festival (Kerrville, TX), the Sundance Film Festival (Park City, UT), Eddie’s Attic (Atlanta, GA), and Nashville’s
renowned Bluebird Café. One of the duo’s Bluebird performances was recently featured in the U.K. television
series “Amanda Holden’s Fantasy Lives.”
In
addition to her bass work, Tisha is a respected composer and arranger. Her scores have been performed by jazz trombonist
Sarah Morrow, the Women In Music Columbus Orchestra and String Sinfonia, the Land Of Legend Philharmonic, and the Prevailing
Winds Quintet. She’s also an accomplished harmony vocalist.
Tisha’s affiliations include ASCAP, the International Society Of Bassists, and the American Federation Of Musicians
#257. She endorses EMG pickups, the Yamaha Silent Bass, and Messina Covers instrument bags. rev. 08/08/11
click here for Curriculum Vitae
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