Dr SoloBassSteve
@solobasssteve.bsky.social
'Britain's most innovative bassist, no contest': Bass Guitar Mag. 🎯
Bass person. Bike person. Lymphoma-remission person. PhD in artist-audience communities and their impact on the music.
www.stevelawson.net
he/him/doctor
Bass person. Bike person. Lymphoma-remission person. PhD in artist-audience communities and their impact on the music.
www.stevelawson.net
he/him/doctor
Pinned
So in Steve-news, I handed in my corrected PhD at the weekend, and on Monday got the news that the corrections had been accepted and I'm Dr Steve. So that's nice.
Ten f'king years. Been napping a lot this week.
🙏🏼
Ten f'king years. Been napping a lot this week.
🙏🏼
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#NowPlaying: @solobasssteve.bsky.social : Grace And Gratitude: 2004. One of my favourites from the days when Steve made actual CDs, not least because I took the photo on the inside cover.
January 25, 2026 at 3:27 PM
#NowPlaying: @solobasssteve.bsky.social : Grace And Gratitude: 2004. One of my favourites from the days when Steve made actual CDs, not least because I took the photo on the inside cover.
uhm, is anyone else getting the 'subscribe to meta for £2.99 a month to not see ads' thing? Any conversations happening on Bluesky about it? Analysis? what gives?
January 23, 2026 at 9:14 PM
uhm, is anyone else getting the 'subscribe to meta for £2.99 a month to not see ads' thing? Any conversations happening on Bluesky about it? Analysis? what gives?
also music advice... 🙏🏼
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 117:
There are days the dream machine doesn’t work. That doesn’t mean it’s broken.
There are days the dream machine doesn’t work. That doesn’t mean it’s broken.
January 21, 2026 at 12:45 PM
also music advice... 🙏🏼
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Well, it’s the 9th anniversary of this today. No special reason for mentioning it now, obviously
January 20, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Well, it’s the 9th anniversary of this today. No special reason for mentioning it now, obviously
I swear the chatgpt prompt for 90% of what I see on FB these days is "simplify the Wikipedia entry about ******* and add a bunch of random vaguely believable lies for absolutely no reason other than clicks."
It's insane how many outright lies are being shared by otherwise smart people 😬🫣
It's insane how many outright lies are being shared by otherwise smart people 😬🫣
January 19, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I swear the chatgpt prompt for 90% of what I see on FB these days is "simplify the Wikipedia entry about ******* and add a bunch of random vaguely believable lies for absolutely no reason other than clicks."
It's insane how many outright lies are being shared by otherwise smart people 😬🫣
It's insane how many outright lies are being shared by otherwise smart people 😬🫣
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Surely there's a point where all the defections start being a bit of a burden for Reform? Can't really go around acting like insurgents against the political class when you are simply half the Tory party can you
January 15, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Surely there's a point where all the defections start being a bit of a burden for Reform? Can't really go around acting like insurgents against the political class when you are simply half the Tory party can you
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#NowPlaying
On The Town (feat. John Pope) - @solobasssteve.bsky.social
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/on-the...
On The Town (feat. John Pope) - @solobasssteve.bsky.social
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/on-the...
On The Town (feat. John Pope), by Steve Lawson
4 track album
stevelawson.bandcamp.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:41 PM
#NowPlaying
On The Town (feat. John Pope) - @solobasssteve.bsky.social
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/on-the...
On The Town (feat. John Pope) - @solobasssteve.bsky.social
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/on-the...
just put the full version of my Bruno Mars reharm on YouTube... partly as an experiment to see if it gets taken down... No idea how copyright works on things like that... Anyway, let's see if the people of the YouTubes enjoy it :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXgT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXgT...
Steve Lawson - Marry You (Bruno Mars reharm)
YouTube video by Steve Lawson
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:18 PM
just put the full version of my Bruno Mars reharm on YouTube... partly as an experiment to see if it gets taken down... No idea how copyright works on things like that... Anyway, let's see if the people of the YouTubes enjoy it :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXgT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXgT...
"David Bowie was Lego" - wrote this 10 years go:
www.stevelawson.net/2016/01/insi...
www.stevelawson.net/2016/01/insi...
Insignificant Thoughts On David Bowie
I've mostly given up on writing about people who die. The public mix of heartfelt loss and restrospective hagiography does what it does and doesn't need my words.
www.stevelawson.net
January 11, 2026 at 9:16 AM
"David Bowie was Lego" - wrote this 10 years go:
www.stevelawson.net/2016/01/insi...
www.stevelawson.net/2016/01/insi...
I love this album 🥰
#NowPlaying: @solobasssteve.bsky.social and Robert Logan: Pulse: 2018. Two wonderful long form pieces.
pulse, by Steve Lawson and Robert Logan
2 track album
stevelawson.bandcamp.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I love this album 🥰
People saying that everything went to shit when Bowie died seem to be forgetting everything the Tories did from 2010-2015.
January 10, 2026 at 11:28 PM
People saying that everything went to shit when Bowie died seem to be forgetting everything the Tories did from 2010-2015.
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My friend @solobasssteve.bsky.social has had his identity stolen on Facebook under the name ‘Flavian Rhys’ (not a name that sounds like it exists to me) so I searched it to report it and… wow…
January 9, 2026 at 9:38 PM
My friend @solobasssteve.bsky.social has had his identity stolen on Facebook under the name ‘Flavian Rhys’ (not a name that sounds like it exists to me) so I searched it to report it and… wow…
Let's see if I can actually manage to post a video here 🤷🏽
Lil' bit of a reharm of Marry You by Bruno Mars, along with his slowed down and pitch-shifted original vocal :) Telling new stories with existing songs...
Lil' bit of a reharm of Marry You by Bruno Mars, along with his slowed down and pitch-shifted original vocal :) Telling new stories with existing songs...
January 8, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Let's see if I can actually manage to post a video here 🤷🏽
Lil' bit of a reharm of Marry You by Bruno Mars, along with his slowed down and pitch-shifted original vocal :) Telling new stories with existing songs...
Lil' bit of a reharm of Marry You by Bruno Mars, along with his slowed down and pitch-shifted original vocal :) Telling new stories with existing songs...
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#NowPlaying
Christmas In Tegucigalpa - @solobasssteve.bsky.social
music.stevelawson.net/album/christ...
Christmas In Tegucigalpa - @solobasssteve.bsky.social
music.stevelawson.net/album/christ...
Christmas In Tegucigalpa, by Steve Lawson
2 track album
music.stevelawson.net
January 5, 2026 at 8:50 AM
#NowPlaying
Christmas In Tegucigalpa - @solobasssteve.bsky.social
music.stevelawson.net/album/christ...
Christmas In Tegucigalpa - @solobasssteve.bsky.social
music.stevelawson.net/album/christ...
Digging through my PhD notes for ideas that might be useful. Here's a little thing on the distinction between "user generated content" and what I've called "community originating context" :
www.stevelawson.net/2026/01/from...
www.stevelawson.net/2026/01/from...
From UGC to Community Originating Context
Alongside putting my longer Facebook posts on here this year, I'm also going to dig into the notes I took during my PhD and share any insights that might be hidden in there.
www.stevelawson.net
January 4, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Digging through my PhD notes for ideas that might be useful. Here's a little thing on the distinction between "user generated content" and what I've called "community originating context" :
www.stevelawson.net/2026/01/from...
www.stevelawson.net/2026/01/from...
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We’re getting 2026 off to the best of starts with our very own New Year’s Honours list - a sprinkling of the very first, early names for this year’s festival. We’re so excited to welcome all these folks, with many more to come… Find out more here: www.greenbelt.org.uk/meet-the-fir...
Meet the first names for this year's lineup - Greenbelt
We thought we’d get 2026 off to the best of starts with our very own New Year’s Honours list, and share with you a sprinkling of our first, early names for this year’s festival, Let It All Go. With ju...
www.greenbelt.org.uk
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
We’re getting 2026 off to the best of starts with our very own New Year’s Honours list - a sprinkling of the very first, early names for this year’s festival. We’re so excited to welcome all these folks, with many more to come… Find out more here: www.greenbelt.org.uk/meet-the-fir...
While looking for something else entirely, I stumbled across this blog post, "Why DIY is a Methodology not an Idealogy". Perhaps useful for those of you contemplating career moves as an artist :) x
www.stevelawson.net/2020/05/why-...
www.stevelawson.net/2020/05/why-...
Why DIY is a Methodology not an Ideology
Two things have recently inspired me to get this concept out in the world. One is the number of artists who have jumped headlong into doing things on their own in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, an...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:04 PM
While looking for something else entirely, I stumbled across this blog post, "Why DIY is a Methodology not an Idealogy". Perhaps useful for those of you contemplating career moves as an artist :) x
www.stevelawson.net/2020/05/why-...
www.stevelawson.net/2020/05/why-...
A New Year essay, "On Deliberateness" - worth a read if you're pondering resolutions :
www.stevelawson.net/2026/01/on-d...
www.stevelawson.net/2026/01/on-d...
On Deliberateness (Happy New Year!)
I wrote this essay on Facebook on Jan 1st 2020. It's weird to read things from the before-times, but this one stands up as pretty solid spiritual and practical advice.
www.stevelawson.net
January 1, 2026 at 4:13 PM
A New Year essay, "On Deliberateness" - worth a read if you're pondering resolutions :
www.stevelawson.net/2026/01/on-d...
www.stevelawson.net/2026/01/on-d...
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#NowPlaying: Cockatoo: Saviour In The Dark: 2025. A @solobasssteve.bsky.social project with vocalist Mille Turner. My first new album of 2026, although technically it was released in 2025.
Saviour in the Dark, by Cooktaroo
2 track album
stevelawson.bandcamp.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 AM
#NowPlaying: Cockatoo: Saviour In The Dark: 2025. A @solobasssteve.bsky.social project with vocalist Mille Turner. My first new album of 2026, although technically it was released in 2025.
HNY, friends. 2025 has been a complex year of a few highs coupled with a whole lot of soul searching & uncertainty. Here's hoping that some of those things find their joyful resolution in 2026, alongside a whole lot of music, teaching, writing & PhD related shenanigans 🧑🎓
December 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
HNY, friends. 2025 has been a complex year of a few highs coupled with a whole lot of soul searching & uncertainty. Here's hoping that some of those things find their joyful resolution in 2026, alongside a whole lot of music, teaching, writing & PhD related shenanigans 🧑🎓
After yesterday's post about playing fretless bass, here's one about why I still teach one on one in the age of online courses...
www.stevelawson.net/2025/04/why-...
www.stevelawson.net/2025/04/why-...
Why In The Age Of Online Courses I Still Teach One-on-One.
Weird thing I just remembered. I once did a voice-over job for Microsoft - about 20 years ago. I can't remember what the product was, but I remember that the opening line of the script was Why do we t...
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December 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
After yesterday's post about playing fretless bass, here's one about why I still teach one on one in the age of online courses...
www.stevelawson.net/2025/04/why-...
www.stevelawson.net/2025/04/why-...
New blog post, a few thoughts on playing fretless bass, that for the most part apply to all music making. And maybe even some lessons for all creative practice
www.stevelawson.net/2025/12/advi...
www.stevelawson.net/2025/12/advi...
Advice for Playing Fretless Bass
Earlier this year I answered a question on Talkbass about playing fretless bass. It works pretty well as a stand alone essay so I'm reposting it here. Enjoy! A few thoughts on fretless, that for the m...
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December 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
New blog post, a few thoughts on playing fretless bass, that for the most part apply to all music making. And maybe even some lessons for all creative practice
www.stevelawson.net/2025/12/advi...
www.stevelawson.net/2025/12/advi...
Seeing white people eulogising Bardot's animal rights activism while overlooking her literal convictions for racist hate speech and support for fascists is not remotely shocking but deeply deeply disappointing.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
Brigitte Bardot, French film icon turned far-right provocateur, dies at 91
Actor reshaped French cinema before retreating from global fame into animal rights activism and far-right politics.
www.aljazeera.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Seeing white people eulogising Bardot's animal rights activism while overlooking her literal convictions for racist hate speech and support for fascists is not remotely shocking but deeply deeply disappointing.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...