Doe is one of
the finest bass players in Australia. He has played with a
lot of professional musician around Australia and overseas.
Doe first entered the world
of music at 16 when, inspired by his brother
Harry, he decided to learn
guitar. It wasn’t long before he discovered that bass was
his real passion. He fell in love with the bass role and
committed to developing the skills and feel to go
professional.
In year 12 Doe formed a band
with friends from school and performed at parties and local
music festivals. After he finished high school Doe moved to
Yogyakarta (a city renowned for music and other art forms) to study English and to
continue to work on his bass playing. Doe’s dedication to
bass saw him spend up to 10 hours a day practicing.
Fortunately, he lived amongst a number of professional
musicians who
challenged and supported each other musically
and with the help of his
brother’s when he studied Music music in the university to
be a qualified music teacher.
It wasn’t long before Doe was
accomplished enough to start playing professionally.
Doe played in
the same band with his brother in pubs, night clubs, parties
and concerts as well as accompanying a few well known
artists. He then played in a Dream Theatre tribute band for
about 6 years.
The bands won some awards in Central Java and in some
national competitions. Doe won the award “Best Bass Player
in Indonesia” in the Rock Music category 5 times.
Doe made a living teaching bass, doing
workshops, and playing music in Indonesia.
Doe moved to Australia in 1998, where he
continued to teach and play bass professionally. Doe is
living in Brisbane and has worked with a lot of local
artists in music scenes across Queensland. He is into
progressive rock, metal and soul but he can play almost any
style of music. He has a large repertoire of bass styles,
from a laid back soulful style to really going for it … like
Steve Harris, Billy Sheehan, or Stuart Hamm. Doe is
currently working with a few bands as a session bass player and teaching
privately under Harry's Guitar Studio in his home studio at
Sandgate, Brisbane, QLD.
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