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Hosted by Pete Roythorne · music · EN · 30 episodes
Now That’s Bass is a podcast about the real world of professional bass playing. Hosted by bassist Pete Roythorne , the show features frank conversations with working bass players — touring musicians, session players, educators and gospel players — about what it actually takes to sustain a career in music. No fantasy. No gear flexing. Just the reality of the job. The podcast is also part of a personal mission. Just before Christmas Pete was made redundant. Approaching his 60th birthday, he decided it was time to stop talking about doing something serious with his bass playing and actually do it. So he’s getting back out into the bass world. Each episode features honest conversations with bass players who’ve built real careers — touring internationally, working in sessions, teaching thousands of students, and sustaining a life in music for decades. Along the way Pete asks the questions many musicians wan
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Signup to Generate a PitchNow That’s Bass is a podcast about the real world of professional bass playing. Hosted by bassist Pete Roythorne, the show features frank conversations with working bass players, touring musicians, session players, educators and gospel players, about what it actually takes to sustain a career in music. No fantasy. No gear flexing. Just the reality of the job.
Now That’s Bass is hosted by Pete Roythorne. The show has published 30 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "What Playing with Robert Plant & Jimmy Page Taught Me, Charlie Jones" (19 October 2026, 69 minutes), "How Richard Jones Got the Bryan Adams Gig, and Kept Getting Called Back" (13 October 2026, 81 minutes), and "How I Got the James Blunt Gig, And Kept It for 18 Years | John Garrison" (5 October 2026, 68 minutes).
Now That’s Bass publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 62 minutes across 30 episodes.
Booking probability for Now That’s Bass is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Now That’s Bass requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Now That’s Bass's contact route on record: verified email.
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Pete Roythorne hosts Now That’s Bass, a music show with 30 episodes published.
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Episode #1
What gets you hired as a professional bass player — and what does it take to stay relevant across decades of musical change? Charlie Jones has worked with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, spent around 18 years with...
Episode #1
What would you do if Bryan Adams called and gave you six days to learn his arena set? Richard Jones nearly said no. In this episode, The Feeling bassist explains how he tackled the challenge—and what years of gigs...
Episode #29
What does it actually take to build — and sustain — a career as a professional bass player? John Garrison has spent 18 years playing bass with James Blunt and has recorded with artists including Lewis Capaldi, Ed...
Episode #28
Nick Owen spent ten years at London’s Bass Centre during an era when it brought together bass players from around the world. He remembers the famous names who passed through, the clinics, the unlikely encounters and...
Episode #27
Guy Pratt has played bass with Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Bryan Ferry, Robert Palmer and some of the biggest names in music. But behind that extraordinary CV is a much more interesting story...
Episode #26
What happens when the career you spent years building starts taking away the thing you loved about music in the first place? Nathan Mays has been playing bass for more than 23 years, working across country, variety...
Episode #25
Morgan Nicholls has built the kind of music career that's almost impossible to plan. From starting out with Senseless Things to playing with The Streets, Gorillaz and ultimately spending 15 years onstage with Muse...
Episode #24
The Rhythm Section: Smiley Barnard What do bass players look like from the other side of the drum kit? Welcome to The Rhythm Section, an occasional Now That’s Bass series where I turn the tables and talk to drummers...
Episode #23
Bass player, composer, producer, educator and music entrepreneur Marcel Pusey has built the kind of career that rarely gets talked about enough. Rather than relying on one gig, one band or one big break, Marcel has...
Episode #22
What actually gets a bass player hired — qualifications, chops, contacts, versatility… or something else entirely? Philip Mann has spent nearly 30 years building a career across performance, education and publishing. He...
Episode #21
What does a sustainable career as a professional bassist really look like? In this episode of Now That's Bass, Pete sits down with bassist, educator and online creator Dan Hawkins to explore the journey from an...
Episode #20
Everyone talks about getting "the big break." Jimmy Sims doesn't believe it exists. Having toured and recorded with artists including George Ezra, Brian Ferry, Amy Macdonald, Mika and Dido, Jimmy has built one of the...
Episode #19
What does it actually mean to be a professional bass player in 2026? Chris Horrocks (That Guy On Bass) joins Pete to talk honestly about building a sustainable music career that combines session work, weddings, content...
Episode #18
Most musicians spend years trying to plan the perfect career. Andy Lewis did something different. From discovering bass through Mod music, soul and funk... to becoming Paul Weller's bassist almost by accident... to...
Episode #17
In this episode of Now That's Bass, Pete Roythorne sits down with bassist, producer, creator and Savage Fridays founder Jenn McCarron to explore what it really means to build a music career in 2026. After years touring...
Episode #16
Dale Davis is one of the UK's most respected bass players, best known as the bassist and musical director behind the Amy Winehouse Band. Over a career spanning more than four decades, Dale has worked with artists...
Episode #15
James Eager has built a career that spans West End shows, function bands, jazz clubs, teaching, entrepreneurship and creating one of the world's largest online bass education communities through E Bass Guitar. If you...
Episode #14
<p >Vicky Warwick has built the kind of bass career many musicians dream about.</p> <p >From London to New York and now Los Angeles, she's toured the world with artists including Charli XCX, Big Time Rush and Maisie...
Episode #13
<p>Steve Lawson: Building a Music Career Without Chasing Fame</p> <p>What if the goal wasn't more followers, more views, or a bigger platform?</p> <p>What if the real goal was building meaningful music, genuine...
Episode #12
<p>Bass player, journalist, reviewer, YouTuber and working musician Mike Brooks joins Now That’s Bass for a brutally honest conversation about what it really takes to survive as a professional bass player over three...
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