https://melonheadmusic.com Professional Southern California session & touring bass guitarist. Studio recording, live performance, tribute productions & national shows. Wed, 26 Nov 2025 07:18:28 +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/2021/05/04/working-hard-and-having-a-blast-at-rehearsal-for-a-new-tribute-project-with-some-killer-talent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=working-hard-and-having-a-blast-at-rehearsal-for-a-new-tribute-project-with-some-killer-talent Tue, 04 May 2021 18:00:45 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/05/04/working-hard-and-having-a-blast-at-rehearsal-for-a-new-tribute-project-with-some-killer-talent/ Working hard and having a blast at rehearsal for a new tribute project with some killer talent. Announcement coming soon. 🤘😎

The post Working hard and having a blast at rehearsal for a new tribute project with some killer talent. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1451 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/04/24/the-werenogentlemen-crew-is-back-in-the-woodshed-working-on-new-songs-and-laying-the-groundwork-for-going-back-into-the-recording-studio/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-werenogentlemen-crew-is-back-in-the-woodshed-working-on-new-songs-and-laying-the-groundwork-for-going-back-into-the-recording-studio Sat, 24 Apr 2021 00:03:26 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/04/24/the-werenogentlemen-crew-is-back-in-the-woodshed-working-on-new-songs-and-laying-the-groundwork-for-going-back-into-the-recording-studio/ The @werenogentlemen crew is back in the woodshed working on new songs and laying the groundwork for going back into the recording studio. Hope to share some new goodies with […]

The post The @werenogentlemen crew is back in the woodshed working on new songs and laying the groundwork for going back into the recording studio. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1437 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/03/19/heres-a-sneak-preview-of-the-music-video-for-vicious-love-the-new-single-from-werenogentlemen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heres-a-sneak-preview-of-the-music-video-for-vicious-love-the-new-single-from-werenogentlemen Fri, 19 Mar 2021 21:53:16 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/03/19/heres-a-sneak-preview-of-the-music-video-for-vicious-love-the-new-single-from-werenogentlemen/ Here’s a sneak preview of the music video for “Vicious Love”, the new single from @werenogentlemen. The song will be available on Pacific Ridge Record’s tribute to New Found Glory […]

The post Here’s a sneak preview of the music video for “Vicious Love”, the new single from @werenogentlemen. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1352 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/03/06/heres-the-full-length-bass-play-through-for-serena-fosters-song-flatline-love-including-explanations-of-the-tones-and-technique-i-use-when-performing-this-song-at-serenas-live-concerts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heres-the-full-length-bass-play-through-for-serena-fosters-song-flatline-love-including-explanations-of-the-tones-and-technique-i-use-when-performing-this-song-at-serenas-live-concerts Sat, 06 Mar 2021 23:18:34 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/03/06/heres-the-full-length-bass-play-through-for-serena-fosters-song-flatline-love-including-explanations-of-the-tones-and-technique-i-use-when-performing-this-song-at-serenas-live-concerts/ Here’s the full-length bass play-through for Serena Foster’s song, “Flatline Love”, including explanations of the tones and technique Danny uses when performing this song with Serena live.

The post Serena Foster – “Flatline Love” (official bass play-through) appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1336 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/03/05/its-now-been-a-year-since-my-last-out-of-town-road-gig/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-now-been-a-year-since-my-last-out-of-town-road-gig Fri, 05 Mar 2021 19:00:56 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/03/05/its-now-been-a-year-since-my-last-out-of-town-road-gig/ It’s now been a year since my last out-of-town road gig. I’m thankful that I’ve carried on and stayed busy, but I definitely look forward to getting to see a […]

The post It’s now been a year since my last out-of-town road gig. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1334 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/01/02/raising-my-glass-in-thanks-to-all-my-band-fam-and-friends-for-all-their-help-and-support-in-surviving-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=raising-my-glass-in-thanks-to-all-my-band-fam-and-friends-for-all-their-help-and-support-in-surviving-2020 Sat, 02 Jan 2021 18:17:05 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/01/02/raising-my-glass-in-thanks-to-all-my-band-fam-and-friends-for-all-their-help-and-support-in-surviving-2020/ Raising my glass in thanks to all my band-fam and friends for all their help and support in surviving 2020. Looking forward to all that the new year holds. 🤘😎

The post Raising my glass in thanks to all my band-fam and friends for all their help and support in surviving 2020. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1252 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/11/06/id-dont-necessarily-agree-but-this-is-funny/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=id-dont-necessarily-agree-but-this-is-funny Fri, 06 Nov 2020 00:53:12 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/11/06/id-dont-necessarily-agree-but-this-is-funny/ I’d don’t necessarily agree, but this is funny! 😜 What do y’all think? . . . . .

The post I’d don’t necessarily agree, but this is funny! appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1172 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/10/19/looking-forward-to-getting-started-on-another-original-project-with-these-guys-poli_rhythms-sfrguitar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=looking-forward-to-getting-started-on-another-original-project-with-these-guys-poli_rhythms-sfrguitar Mon, 19 Oct 2020 19:01:12 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/10/19/looking-forward-to-getting-started-on-another-original-project-with-these-guys-poli_rhythms-sfrguitar/ Looking forward to getting started on another original project with these guys (@poli_rhythms & @sfrguitar). I’ve been working with them in various bands for quite a while, but it never […]

The post Looking forward to getting started on another original project with these guys (@poli_rhythms & @sfrguitar). appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1154 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/10/07/so-sorry-to-hear-of-eddie-van-halens-crossing-over-yesterday-october-6th/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=so-sorry-to-hear-of-eddie-van-halens-crossing-over-yesterday-october-6th Wed, 07 Oct 2020 17:01:49 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/10/07/so-sorry-to-hear-of-eddie-van-halens-crossing-over-yesterday-october-6th/ So sorry to hear of Eddie Van Halen’s crossing over yesterday, October 6th. Sadly, Van Halen’s original bass player, Mark Stone just passed away as well on Sept 26th. Eddie […]

The post So sorry to hear of Eddie Van Halen’s crossing over yesterday, October 6th. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1138