Toronto based bass player, sound engineer, song writer, and arranger. tree has been studying bass extensively since late 90's and had been gigging actively ever since from the local indie scene into session playing. Throughout the years, he had great privileges to work with many artists all over the world.
Grew up with rock, transformed into soul, rnb, and later spent a good 7 years working in a world renowned jazz radio station, tree has developed skills to play in different genres, understands every details that's required for putting together a good gig for his clients and audiences as a band leader or sideman in every aspects.
In the audio world, tree has trained his ears and production skill by the most critical, delicated, sophisticated performers and audiences in the business for years, mixing intimately from someone's living room with 6 people to theatre and stadiums with thousands of audicense . tree has the privileges to work with many national and international renown musicians includes multi Juno and Grammy winners and has been treating every single performers at his highest expectation down to every single small details. Always.
In summer 2018, Tree has formed a music group called WeeKeeeeee B. Band with a bunch of close friends. They provide live music and production services all over Toronto and surrounding area. Please follow:
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Artists he had worked with as musician:
- Power Station (動力火車), Where Chou (周蕙), Jason Chan(陳柏宇), Liza Wang(汪明荃), Eddy King（吳國敬), - Johnny Yip（葉振棠), Li Hung Kay（李龍基）, Rain Liu（劉玉翠), Selena Li（李施嬅）, Albert Lui（雷有曜） ,Patrick Lui（雷有輝）,Joey Tang（鄧建明）, Joyce Lee（李樂詩） , Louie Castro（賈思樂）, Andrew Tuason（杜自持）, Norman Cheung (張立基), Soler, and etc...
List of artists he had worked with as audio engineer:
Singers / Performers:
Jamie Cullum, Kate McGarry, Melody Gardot, Karrin Allyson, Gregory Porter, Leon Redbone, Ian Shaw, Ian Thomas, Molly Johnson, Holly Cole, Carol Welsman, Sophie Milman, Marc Jordan, John Pizzarelli, Jill Barber, Hailey Loren, Jackie Richardson, Matt Dusk, Alex Pangman, Kat Edmonson, Nikky Yanofsky, John Batiste, Bobby Carcasses, Jim Cuddy, Kandace Springs, Kellylee Evans, Emily Claire Barlow, Lu Chen(劉謙)
Bassist / Guitarist:
Bucky/John Pizzarelli, Rodney Jordan, John Pattitucci, leon redbone, Michael League/Snarky Puppy, Dave Young, Mike Downes, Jesse Cook, Marc Rogers
Percussionist/Drummer:
Peter Appleyard, Brian Blade, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Larnell Lewis, Mark Kelso, Davide Direnzo, Jason Marsalis, Tim Shia
Pianist:
Dick Hyman, Oliver Jones, Marcus Robertts, Joe Sealey, Don Thompson, Robi Botos, Danilo Perez, Bill Charlap, Hillario Duran, Benny Green, Harold Lopez Nussa, Marcus Roberts, Danilo Perez, Jimmy Webb, Adrean Farrugia, Justin Kauflin
Woodwind/Horn Player:
Ernie Watts, Kelly Jefferson, Jane Bunnet, Tim Ries, Guido Basso, Kevin Turcotte, William Sperandei
and alot more ......
Studied audio recording engineering in Centennial College. Beside working at a Jazz radio station for 7 years, he writes, arrange and produces music at spare time.
Currently, tree does freelance session works and recording projects, both as a group and individual while gigging at a constant basis holding that deep low bass all around. He also works on music instruments for a several vendors and working musicians in town.
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