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Playing my Traben 5-string bass at The Pour House in Raliegh, NC with Goose, 05/04/09.
Teaching my lovely assistant to play bass.
John "Goose" Adams Underground Sound Recording Studio
Jordan McDowell Underground Sound Recording Studio
Steve Senter Underground Sound Recording Studio
Welcome To Pocket Grooves' Official Website!
Pocket Grooves founder Josh Senic was a professional touring bassist in the early 2000's, and has been performing as a professional studio session bassist since 2007 in the Triad Area of North Carolina. Pro gear, musical diversity, and a great working attitude have made Josh an in-demand bassist in Greensboro and the surrounding area. His many satisfied clients can atest to Josh's commitment to providing quality bass lines, making your project sound the best that it possibly can.
BIO
Pocket Grooves began with the simple dream of a musician to provide professional services as a session bassist to local music studios in Greensboro, NC. Josh Senic, bassist since 1992, began performing as a freelance bassist on artist recordings in 2001. Without professional gear or motivation at that time, Josh wasn't seriously considering a career path as a musician.
However, Josh realized the need in the local market of Greensboro for exceptional musicians, and decided to take a chance in the local music industry. In 2007, Josh began working as a professional bassist for hire. Starting out, Josh provided free sessions as he was getting a feel for the local market and what rates should be charged. In November 2008, Pocket Grooves was born. Josh has been providing studio recording sessions and live performances for hire for North Carolina's top talent for extremely reasonable rates ever since.
Josh Senic has worked with such elite talent as: Alex Koman, Goose, Amber Dawson, Aisha Lewis, Jonathan Lemmon, Dustin York, and more. Josh provides live bass accompanyment to his studio clientele as needed, as well as new clients as requested. Recorded projects that Josh has worked on were produced at Underground Sound Recording Studio in Greensboro, NC. Josh is currently networking with more top notch studios in Greensboro and the surrounding area in order to provide services to more of NC's great talent.
When not recording and performing with great talent, Josh Senic enjoys a normal life with his family. He works a full-time job, enjoys taking care of his lawn and garden, and spends time with his family as much as his busy schedule allows. Along with family, work, and music, Josh is also pursuing an associates degree from ITT Technical Institute in Computer Networking Systems, and then will pursue his Bachelor's degree from ITT in Information System Security. Even with such high demand of his time, Josh continues to keep his rates for sessions and performances extremely reasonable to remain accessible to potential clientele.
Josh Senic is currently available for booking studio sessions, and Josh would like to provide you with the high quality bass lines your music deserves. Contact Josh for price quotes and availability.
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Discography/Perfomance Resume since 2007
Projects produced and recorded at Underground Sound Recording Studiowith the following gear (for more details on the equipment used, see the rates/gear page):
Alex Koman, EP: Hanging On; Song, Lauren Mae, 2007 (pop/rock) -- recorded with Yamaha
(Musical break due to the birth of my daughter)
Chris Chappell, EP, Sept 2008 (Acoustic folk) -- recorded with Yamaha
John "Goose" Adams, Album - Dancing with Athena, Sept 2008 (acoustic surf/pop/rock/reggae) -- recorded with Traben
--GREAT press CD review of album and Josh Senic's bass work from YES! Weekly magazine
A. Live performance 05/04/2009 at Pour House Music Hall, Raleigh, NC
B. Live performance 05/23/2009 at Greene Street Club, Greensboro, NC
Jordan McDowell, EP, Oct 2008 (country) -- recorded with Traben
Amber Dawson, Album - Desperate, Sept 2008 (Contemporary Christian/Praise & Worship) -- recorded with Traben
Stephen Senter, Album, Oct 2008 (acoustic folk) -- recorded with Traben
Aisha Lewis, Album - A Spiritual Journey: Through The Past And Present, Jan 2009 (gospel) -- recorded with Traben
Graham Page, Album, Jan 2009 (Praise and Worship) -- recorded with Traben
Beth Bailey, EP, Feb 2009 (country) -- recorded with Traben
Karla Davis, Get Back To You April 3, 2009 (Pop)
•Live performance for the JNFE (Just Not Famous Enough) PR Awards Ceremony 2009 at Greene Street Club in downtown Greensboro, NC. -- performed with Traben
Jonathan Lemmon, Single - "Tell Them", Apr 2009 (Contemporary Christian) -- recorded with Traben
Misti Franklin, (EP), May 2009 (Pop/Rock) -- recorded with Traben
Dustin York, (EP), July 2009 (Country/Rock) -- Recorded with Traben
This discography/performance resume' is updated regularly as work is completed, as Josh Senic is consistantly working on new projects with fresh new talent. Feel free to check back periodically for updates.
RATES & GEAR
rates
Josh Senic charges extremely reasonable rates for recording sessions and live performances, especially considering the quality of the work that you will receive. Rates start as low as $35.00/hour for studio recording sessions. Josh is able to complete, on average, 2 songs per hour in the studio. Josh has completed as many as 4 songs in one hour at Underground Sound Recording Studio.
Rates for live performances start as low as $100.00.
The most frequent forms of payment are cash and checks (checks should be made payable to Josh Senic of Pocket Grooves). I am able to accept payments in advance via Paypal with a minimum of 1 week notice.
For further details concerning rates, billing, payment options, and cancelation policy, or if you have additional questions, feel free to email Josh Senic via the contact page of this website.
gear
Josh Senic's rig is simple and minimalistic, consisting of two basses, a combo amp, a direct DI box, a tuner, and instrument cables.
NOTE : Josh is not an official endorser of any of the gear listed below. Josh has no incentive from the manufacturers of this equipment to list the instuments, amplification, and accessories used for sessions and performances. Josh simply wants to share with you what equipment is currently working for him so that it may also work for you. Cheers!
Josh's primary bass is a Traben Chaos Obsession 5-string with Matte Finish over Striped Ebony Top, Maple/Walnut 5-piece neck through Royal Paulonia body, Wenge fingerboard, Rockfield Passive Soapbars, Traben 3-band preamp.
Josh's secondary bass is a Yamaha RBX460 with Red Dye Finish over Quilted Maple Top, Alder Body, 3-piece Maple Bolt-on neck, Rosewood fingerboard, Basslines Quarter Pound Precision + Jazz set), Basslines 2-band active preamp, Hipshot B-style bridge, and a new battery box for easy battery changes. Josh plans on converting this bass to fretless in early 2010, and appropriate updates will be made to the website once the fretless conversion is completed.
Josh's amp for live performances is a simple (and loud) Ampeg BA115HP.
Josh uses a Korg GA-10 tuner in the studio.
Josh uses Mogami Gold instrument cables while recording and performing live.
Josh uses LaBella roundwound and black nylon tapewound strings.
MUSIC
The songs on this music player are examples of studio session bass lines that Josh Senic have provided. All of the bass tracks for the below songs were recorded with Josh's Traben Chaos Obsession 5-string bass (this was not intentional; it just happened to work out that way).
All of these songs are copyrighted by the respective artists, and these songs are available for listening only per the expressed requests and permissions of Josh Senic's clientele. These songs are not downloadable per the requests of Josh's clients. To contact the artists for inquiries on purchasing downloadable versions of their music, or CD's of their music, please click their respective hyperlinks on this page or on the "resume'" page.
The format of the song titles is as follows: Artist/Song Title/Album or EP name (if applicable) per the request of my clients.
1. Goose/What You Do/
Dancing With Athena C
2. Aisha Lewis/Yes/A Spiritual
Journey: Through The Past
And Present C
3. Amber Dawson/I Will Not
Stay Silent/Desperate C
4. Goose/Dancing With
Athena/Dancing With
Athena C
5. Aisha Lewis/I'm Free/A
Spiritual Journey:
Through The Past And
Present C
6. Amber Dawson/
Desperate/Desperate C
CONTACT
Testimonials/Reviews:
Read Goose's "Dancing With Athena" CD review in YES! Weekly Magazine, in which my bass playing is also reviewed by the author.
"An exceptional value, worth more than I paid."
--Jonathan Lemmon, June 20, 2009
"Josh Senic is a consummate professional player. He comes to recording sessions fully prepared, asks relevant questions, and is willing to play in whatever style fits your project best. It was a pleasure to meet Josh and have him play on my recent project. I would highly recommend Josh for any project you are considering recording as he plays with great skill and passion.
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Good Value "
--Graham Page, July 14, 2009
"Josh is a fast learner and is capable of many styles of music. I was glad to have his creative input and dedication to the song. Always positive, Josh's encouragement fosters a great atmosphere for making music."
--Alex Koman, July 17, 2009
“I highly recommend Josh Senic of Pocket Grooves to provide bass accompaniment for any of your musical projects or endeavors. Josh is a talented musician with an ear for creativity and can adapt his skill to fit various genres of music. I had the pleasure to work with Josh on my recent gospel album release. He was punctual, friendly, easy to work with, listened to my overall expectations for the project and type of sound for the songs we recorded, and provided valuable input that helped elevate the music to a higher level. (To this day, one of the bass notes he added to the song "Yes" gave the song a new dimension, and has propelled it to the most popular song on the project!) If you are looking for a professional musician to add quality sound to your project, look no futher than Josh Senic of Pocket Grooves.
Top qualities: Great Results , Personable , Good Value"
--Aisha Lewis, July 29, 2009
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