https://melonheadmusic.com Professional Southern California session & touring bass guitarist. Studio recording, live performance, tribute productions & national shows. Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:22:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/melonheadmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Danny_Knapp_Melonhead_Bass_Guitarist_Website_Icon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://melonheadmusic.com 32 32 171946873 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/10/20/music-video-feat-danny-knapp-on-bass/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=music-video-feat-danny-knapp-on-bass Thu, 21 Oct 2021 06:14:00 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/?p=2143 Tis’ the season! Kitty Antix released her new music video, “Pennywise Part II”, featuring Danny Knapp as the bass player and fellow spooky clown, ‘Twisty’. Watch the full length video […]

The post Music Video feat. Danny Knapp on Bass appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 2143 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/09/23/it-felt-great-getting-a-chance-to-make-some-some-real-noise-with-my-werenogentlemen-peeps-again-in-front-of-a-live-audience-virtual-or-otherwise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-felt-great-getting-a-chance-to-make-some-some-real-noise-with-my-werenogentlemen-peeps-again-in-front-of-a-live-audience-virtual-or-otherwise Wed, 23 Sep 2020 20:19:54 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/09/23/it-felt-great-getting-a-chance-to-make-some-some-real-noise-with-my-werenogentlemen-peeps-again-in-front-of-a-live-audience-virtual-or-otherwise/ It felt great getting a chance to make some some real noise with my @werenogentlemen peeps again in front of a live audience (virtual or otherwise). We all had a […]

The post It felt great getting a chance to make some some real noise with my @werenogentlemen peeps again in front of a live audience (virtual or otherwise). appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1066 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/09/17/waybackwednesday-2017-pedal-on-the-pier-with-dion-jackson-and-the-laker-girls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=waybackwednesday-2017-pedal-on-the-pier-with-dion-jackson-and-the-laker-girls Thu, 17 Sep 2020 00:27:18 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/09/17/waybackwednesday-2017-pedal-on-the-pier-with-dion-jackson-and-the-laker-girls/ waybackwednesday – 2017 Pedal on the Pier with Dion Jackson and the Laker Girls. This fundraiser is always good fun for a great cause: music, fitness, and entertainment all rolled […]

The post waybackwednesday – 2017 Pedal on the Pier with Dion Jackson and the Laker Girls. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1062 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/09/11/flashbackfriday-in-the-early-90s-i-played-bass-guitar-in-band-with-scotty-johnson-lead-guitar-alan-r-willey-drums-and-jim-swafford-lead-vocals-guitar-called-feedbags/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flashbackfriday-in-the-early-90s-i-played-bass-guitar-in-band-with-scotty-johnson-lead-guitar-alan-r-willey-drums-and-jim-swafford-lead-vocals-guitar-called-feedbags Fri, 11 Sep 2020 22:47:15 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/09/11/flashbackfriday-in-the-early-90s-i-played-bass-guitar-in-band-with-scotty-johnson-lead-guitar-alan-r-willey-drums-and-jim-swafford-lead-vocals-guitar-called-feedbags/ flashbackfriday – In the early 90s, I played bass guitar in band with Scotty Johnson (lead guitar), Alan R Willey (drums), and Jim Swafford (lead vocals/guitar) called “Feedbags”. It wasn’t […]

The post flashbackfriday – In the early 90s, I played bass guitar in band with Scotty Johnson (lead guitar), Alan R Willey (drums), and Jim Swafford (lead vocals/guitar) called “Feedbags”. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1056 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/09/07/i-just-updated-my-kemperamps_official-to-the-latest-firmware/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-just-updated-my-kemperamps_official-to-the-latest-firmware Mon, 07 Sep 2020 19:01:16 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/09/07/i-just-updated-my-kemperamps_official-to-the-latest-firmware/ I just updated my @kemperamps_official to the latest firmware. There’s some fantastic new features and it’s rock solid and stable as always! I still use a few external pedals for […]

The post I just updated my @kemperamps_official to the latest firmware. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1050 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/09/05/it-felt-so-good-to-be-on-stage-in-front-of-a-live-audience-again-with-my-bandfam-in-gloria_estefan_tribute/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-felt-so-good-to-be-on-stage-in-front-of-a-live-audience-again-with-my-bandfam-in-gloria_estefan_tribute Sat, 05 Sep 2020 22:55:26 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/09/05/it-felt-so-good-to-be-on-stage-in-front-of-a-live-audience-again-with-my-bandfam-in-gloria_estefan_tribute/ It felt so good to be on stage in front of a live audience again with my bandfam in @gloria_estefan_tribute. Given the current pandemic restrictions, the live audience was separated […]

The post It felt so good to be on stage in front of a live audience again with my bandfam in @gloria_estefan_tribute. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1046 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/09/04/i-just-posted-the-play-through-for-disguise-on-the-official-were-no-gentlemen-youtube-channel-as-well-as-the-melonhead-on-bass-channel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-just-posted-the-play-through-for-disguise-on-the-official-were-no-gentlemen-youtube-channel-as-well-as-the-melonhead-on-bass-channel Fri, 04 Sep 2020 20:12:29 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/09/04/i-just-posted-the-play-through-for-disguise-on-the-official-were-no-gentlemen-youtube-channel-as-well-as-the-melonhead-on-bass-channel/ I just posted the play-through for “Disguise” on the official We’re No Gentlemen YouTube channel as well as the ‘Melonhead On Bass’ channel. This song in from our second EP, […]

The post I just posted the play-through for “Disguise” on the official We’re No Gentlemen YouTube channel as well as the ‘Melonhead On Bass’ channel. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1044 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/09/03/throwbackthursday-2015-surfing-with-the-alien-at-a-halloween-gig/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwbackthursday-2015-surfing-with-the-alien-at-a-halloween-gig Thu, 03 Sep 2020 19:01:14 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/09/03/throwbackthursday-2015-surfing-with-the-alien-at-a-halloween-gig/ throwbackthursday – 2015, “surfing with the alien” at a Halloween gig. Playing in this morph suit was more tricky than anticipated because my field of vision was very blurry and […]

The post throwbackthursday – 2015, “surfing with the alien” at a Halloween gig. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1042 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/08/31/hey-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hey-you Mon, 31 Aug 2020 19:01:14 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/08/31/hey-you/ Hey You! Please caption this photo. I’m sure you’ll come up with something better than “Hey You!”. Looking forward to rocking out with these non-gentlemen tonight (@werenogentlemen) at a rehearsal […]

The post Hey You! appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1036 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/08/26/45-years-ago-rush-released-their-2nd-album-fly-by-night-with-a-new-drummer-named-neil-peart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=45-years-ago-rush-released-their-2nd-album-fly-by-night-with-a-new-drummer-named-neil-peart Thu, 27 Aug 2020 02:01:25 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/?p=963 45 years ago, Rush released their 2nd album, ‘Fly by Night’ with a new drummer named Neil Peart. Their music has always been a big influence and inspiration for me. […]

The post 45 years ago, Rush released their 2nd album, ‘Fly by Night’ with a new drummer named Neil Peart. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 963