Bootsy Collins Funk University

 

11 May 2010

 

 


It's fair to say Bootsy Collins is a living legend. He played with James Brown's backing band The JBs and Parliament/Funkadelic in the 70s and went on to work with the likes of Talking Heads and Deee-lite.

His latest project is Funk University, an online bass guitar school. As F.U.'s lead professor, Bootsy has designed an intense curriculum tailored for intermediate to advanced bass players as well as anyone interested in a deeper understanding of funk, and has enlisted a dream team of bass legends to serve as guest professors.

Every schoolday, the virtual campus will offer new lectures, lessons and exercises to its students, who will learn from the finest assembly of bassists the world has ever seen, teaching the techniques that made them immortal.

Bootsy's Funk University begins its first semester on July 1, 2010 with enrollment based on a first-come, first-served basis. Interested players are encouraged to sign up for exclusive information. "The best day of my life was when I graduated from P.U.," Bootsy exclaims. "The next best day of my life will be to see students graduate from F.U."

 


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