https://melonheadmusic.com Professional Southern California session & touring bass guitarist. Studio recording, live performance, tribute productions & national shows. Wed, 26 Nov 2025 07:03:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 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/2021/02/18/check-out-our-new-bts-video-with-our-producer-e-during-the-recording-session-for-the-werenogentlemen-cover-version-of-vicious-love-the-new-found-glory-song-featuring-hayley-williams-of-para/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=check-out-our-new-bts-video-with-our-producer-e-during-the-recording-session-for-the-werenogentlemen-cover-version-of-vicious-love-the-new-found-glory-song-featuring-hayley-williams-of-para Thu, 18 Feb 2021 20:01:13 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/02/18/check-out-our-new-bts-video-with-our-producer-e-during-the-recording-session-for-the-werenogentlemen-cover-version-of-vicious-love-the-new-found-glory-song-featuring-hayley-williams-of-para/ Check out our new bts video with our producer, ‘E’ during the recording session for the @werenogentlemen cover version of “Vicious Love”, the New Found Glory song featuring Hayley Williams […]

The post Check out our new bts video with our producer, ‘E’ during the recording session for the @werenogentlemen cover version of “Vicious Love”, the New Found Glory song featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1316 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/01/26/plotting-and-planning-with-our-producer-e-during-the-last-werenogentlemen-recording-session/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plotting-and-planning-with-our-producer-e-during-the-last-werenogentlemen-recording-session Tue, 26 Jan 2021 03:53:47 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/01/26/plotting-and-planning-with-our-producer-e-during-the-last-werenogentlemen-recording-session/ Plotting and planning with our producer “E” during the last @WereNoGentlemen recording session. For every minute we spend recording or playing live, we’ve spent hours in preparation, planning, and rehearsal.

The post Plotting and planning with our producer “E” during the last @WereNoGentlemen recording session. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1276 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/01/20/thanks-to-red_hareimages-for-a-great-video-clip-of-my-main-fretted-5-string-bass-sakura-that-he-shot-during-the-last-werenogentlemen-recording-session/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thanks-to-red_hareimages-for-a-great-video-clip-of-my-main-fretted-5-string-bass-sakura-that-he-shot-during-the-last-werenogentlemen-recording-session Wed, 20 Jan 2021 20:12:39 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/01/20/thanks-to-red_hareimages-for-a-great-video-clip-of-my-main-fretted-5-string-bass-sakura-that-he-shot-during-the-last-werenogentlemen-recording-session/ Thanks to @red_hareimages for a great video clip of my main fretted 5-string bass, “Sakura” that he shot during the last @werenogentlemen recording session. This video shows off the artwork […]

The post Thanks to @red_hareimages for a great video clip of my main fretted 5-string bass, “Sakura” that he shot during the last @werenogentlemen recording session. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1269 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/01/05/cant-wait-to-share-this-with-everybody-werenogentlemen-just-got-the-final-mastered-version-of-our-new-cover-song-we-just-finished-recording-over-the-holidays-for-a-record-label-thats-putting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cant-wait-to-share-this-with-everybody-werenogentlemen-just-got-the-final-mastered-version-of-our-new-cover-song-we-just-finished-recording-over-the-holidays-for-a-record-label-thats-putting Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:32:14 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/01/05/cant-wait-to-share-this-with-everybody-werenogentlemen-just-got-the-final-mastered-version-of-our-new-cover-song-we-just-finished-recording-over-the-holidays-for-a-record-label-thats-putting/ Can’t wait to share this with everybody — @werenogentlemen just got the final, mastered version of our new cover song we just finished recording over the holidays for a record […]

The post Can’t wait to share this with everybody — @werenogentlemen just got the final, mastered version of our new cover song we just finished recording over the holidays for a record label that’s putting together a compilation album. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1254 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/12/22/observe-the-melonhead-in-its-natural-environment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=observe-the-melonhead-in-its-natural-environment Tue, 22 Dec 2020 20:30:05 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/12/22/observe-the-melonhead-in-its-natural-environment/ Observe the melonhead in its natural environment. What are the chances it is making bass-face underneath the mask? Photo by @red_hareimages

The post Observe the melonhead in its natural environment. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1232 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/12/21/just-goofing-around-at-the-recording-studio-while-danschizmusic-was-laying-down-some-extra-guitar-tracks-for-our-new-song/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=just-goofing-around-at-the-recording-studio-while-danschizmusic-was-laying-down-some-extra-guitar-tracks-for-our-new-song Mon, 21 Dec 2020 05:01:27 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/12/21/just-goofing-around-at-the-recording-studio-while-danschizmusic-was-laying-down-some-extra-guitar-tracks-for-our-new-song/ Just goofing around at the recording studio while @danschizmusic was laying down some extra guitar tracks for our new song. There’s a lot of ‘hurry up and wait’ in the […]

The post Just goofing around at the recording studio while @danschizmusic was laying down some extra guitar tracks for our new song. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1227 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/12/15/whenever-given-the-chance-i-love-recording-live-with-everyone-in-the-band-playing-together-instead-of-tracking-each-instrument-separately/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whenever-given-the-chance-i-love-recording-live-with-everyone-in-the-band-playing-together-instead-of-tracking-each-instrument-separately Tue, 15 Dec 2020 01:15:07 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/12/15/whenever-given-the-chance-i-love-recording-live-with-everyone-in-the-band-playing-together-instead-of-tracking-each-instrument-separately/ Whenever given the chance, I love recording ‘live’, with everyone in the band playing together instead of tracking each instrument separately. Just like at a live show, there’s an extra […]

The post Whenever given the chance, I love recording ‘live’, with everyone in the band playing together instead of tracking each instrument separately. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1220 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/11/20/just-spent-some-time-at-one-of-my-favorite-recording-studios-in-the-oc-last-night-getting-ready-to-record-a-new-cover-song-with-my-werenogentlemen-band-fam-%f0%9f%a4%98%f0%9f%98%8e/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=just-spent-some-time-at-one-of-my-favorite-recording-studios-in-the-oc-last-night-getting-ready-to-record-a-new-cover-song-with-my-werenogentlemen-band-fam-%25f0%259f%25a4%2598%25f0%259f%2598%258e Fri, 20 Nov 2020 22:58:27 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/11/20/just-spent-some-time-at-one-of-my-favorite-recording-studios-in-the-oc-last-night-getting-ready-to-record-a-new-cover-song-with-my-werenogentlemen-band-fam-%f0%9f%a4%98%f0%9f%98%8e/ Just spent some time at one of my favorite recording studios in the OC last night getting ready to record a new cover song with my @werenogentlemen band-fam 🤘😎

The post Just spent some time at one of my favorite recording studios in the OC last night getting ready to record a new cover song with my @werenogentlemen band-fam 🤘😎 appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1188 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/10/29/i-just-got-to-listen-to-the-finished-track-i-played-on-at-a-recent-recording-studio-session/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-just-got-to-listen-to-the-finished-track-i-played-on-at-a-recent-recording-studio-session Thu, 29 Oct 2020 00:25:45 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/10/29/i-just-got-to-listen-to-the-finished-track-i-played-on-at-a-recent-recording-studio-session/ I just got to listen to the finished track I played on at a recent recording studio session. The song came out great, and I can’t wait to share it […]

The post I just got to listen to the finished track I played on at a recent recording studio session. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1164 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/10/13/looking-forward-to-some-upcoming-studio-sessions-in-the-next-few-weeks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=looking-forward-to-some-upcoming-studio-sessions-in-the-next-few-weeks Tue, 13 Oct 2020 21:01:41 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/10/13/looking-forward-to-some-upcoming-studio-sessions-in-the-next-few-weeks/ Looking forward to some upcoming studio sessions in the next few weeks. As much as I crave performing live, being in the recording studio definitely qualifies as being in my […]

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