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PRIMARY INSTRUMENT(S):
Acoustic Bass
Bass Guitar
Engineer
Rhythm Guitar
Vocals
ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENT(S):
TYPE OF WORK DESIRED:
TOURINGRECORDING
CLUB GIGS
PRIVATE PARTIES
TEACHING MUSIC LESSONS
Other
CHART READING/WRITING SKILLS :
WRITE
READ
WRITE
READ
HOME STUDIO :
Home Studio:Yes
No
ENGINEER :
Engineer:Yes
No
ADDITIONAL SKILLS :
Additional Skiills:PRODUCER
ARRANGER
BAND LEADER
ROAD MANAGER
Other
Description:
I play bass and sing harmony with Bobby Osborne of the Osborne Brothers, know for their songs such as Rocky Top, Ruby, Up This Hill and Down, Tennessee Hound Dog, and many others. I also play rhythm guitar and did so for many years with Bobby and the Osborne Brothers before switching to bass.
Resume / Bio:
Bobby Osborne Jr.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2019-Present Upright Bass The Price Sisters
- Play upright bass
2015 Bass/Rhythm Guitar Feller & Hill and the Bluegrass Buccaroos
- Fill in on upright bass
- Fill in on rhythm guitar and vocals
2009 Audio Engineer Hirofume Tokutake
- Overdubs
2008 - 2009 Audio Engineer Takeharu Kunimoto & the Last Frontier
- Tracking
- Overdubs
- Album artwork design
2007 – 2010 Technical Coordinator Hazard Community & Technical College: Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music
- Provide bass in the KSBTM Ensemble
- Design advertisements for Kentucky School of Music
- Track, overdub, mix, master, and design album artwork
- Instruct students in recording class with all aspects of audio engineering (ie: mixing, micing, getting levels)
- Run live sound for school events
2005 – Present Bass/Rhythm Guitar Bobby Osborne & the Rocky Top X-Press
- Play bass (Upright & Electric)
- Play rhythm guitar (Acoustic)
- Provide lead and harmony vocals
- Band Leader
- Organize set-lists
- Suggest different songs during the course of a set
- Help arrange songs based on the current needs and members of the band
- Relay information to other band members on departure times, show times, show length, venue information, and etc.
- Aide in the set-up, sales, and tear-down of Merch Table
- Producer
- Arrange Songs
- Audio Engineer
- Manage Website and Social Networks
2003 – 2005 Rhythm Guitar The Osborne Brothers
- Provide rhythm guitar
- Aide in the set-up, sales, and tear-down of Merch Table
EDUCATION
- Diploma Portland High School: Portland, TN 2006
- Honors Cum Laude
- Diploma Audio Engineering 2007
- SAE Institute of Nashville, Nashville, TN
VOLUNTEER
- Design advertisements for the Osborne Brothers Hometown Festival
REFERENCES
Glen Duncan Session Fiddle Player/Former Fiddle player for the Osborne Brothers, Bill Monroe, and Jim & Jesse
P.O. Box 8042
Gallatin, TN 37066
(615) 452-5782
glenduncan@comcast.net
J.P. Mathes Instructor and Ensemble Director at the Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music
128 Bradley Road
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 612-2462
jp.mathes@kctcs.edu
Ben Surratt Audio Engineer in Nashville
P.O. Box 160414
Nashville, TN 37216
(615) 650-5486
bengineer@therecroomstudio.com