Checking Out LOVEBITES Bassist Audition Documentary

Today we check out Lovebites and the process they went through in finding their new bassist. Have you seen this before? Have you ever heard of Lovebites? Let me know what you think.
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[marks]

Calm, measured and insightful comments. Thank you. 👍👍👍

[dregeye]

The former bassist was Miho, the originator of the idea of a band of this type, the styles of metal LOVEBITES plays, she invited drummer Haruna who she had played with in Destrose to join her. Together they recruited Midori from Gekijo METALicche who they had heard & met playing in local clubs, and Miyako who was in Sonic Lover Reckless, 21g & A Drop Of Joker, also heard & met at club performances. Together they chose R&B cabaret singer & rock-backing-vocalist Asami.
Miho was founder & leader & wrote about 1/3 of all songs, both music & lyrics in her time with the band. It was unexpected that she left, with attempts to keep her present "countless times" before accepting her departure.
I think the choice of Fami was primarily based in her personal 'energy' which Asami in particular was immediately 'taken with' and her skills, playing with fingers, pop/slap & tapping allow her to 'fit' with Miho's compositions and sound of the near 50 songs already in their catalogue.
That they all really like her, personally, and she was also 'coming off hiatus' from her solo YouTube endeavors when auditions began seems to be 'destiny' ...

[alekhidell]

Great analysis as always. The day they announced Fami, I knew nothing about her. But I also instantly knew that Fami was born to join this band. She is an inspired choice.

[NewAeonWarlord]

When I started learning bass some years ago (I used to play guitar for many years, t hen took a long hiatus, then learned bass), I realised that there is a huge range of what bass can sound like depending on your style and technique of playing. Much more than just pick vs fingers really. And then on top of that, equipment (instrument, pickups, strings, effects, amps, cabs, ...) can change it a lot, too. So with bassists, even more so than with guitarists I feel, a lot depends on how they play and if that style matches what you want out of your bass tracks (or if they can adjust to what you need). For example there are variations in fingerstyle bassplaying that will make you sound totally different.
I visited a bassist get together here in Germany a while ago and was talking with a friend who had recently gotten a new bass, same brand as what I play so we gave it a bit of a test-run. he and I are both fingerstyle players but still the same bass through the same equipment and settings sounded totally different depending on which one of us was playing it.

[JFrancoDrums]

after writing a long post twice and having it deleted by yt, just wanted to say i agree!! Fami rules!! 🤘😊

[SammiCurr]

I was hoping Ichinose would get the job. I was really rooting for her.

[raybl]

I like most others love everything I've heard from Fami, and she seems to fit nicely with the band in such a short time. Clearly, she has extraordinary talents and skillsets to play with these talented ladies in Lovebites. However, she is nearly a decade younger than the next youngest. And more importantly, her musical background does not include the heavy metal that the band is known for. The critical test will be the next album when she will have a chance to see how well she will be immersed in the writing process. We all wish her and band well. Can't wait to hear the new live album.

[Glynthepin]

Interesting your comment that guitars players can play bass but not necessarily the same way a professional bassist would.
What is important is that Miyako wrote all the bass parts for Lovebites latest album. Fami may have added some of her style but she did not arrange or write the bass lines.

[sondebueu]

For me the most important reason to they have choosen Fami was this one: