MICHEAL LEAGUEBY MASON NAGY

Michael League is an American bass player who is based out of New York. Best known for his work with the band, Snarky Puppy.

League was born in Southern California and attended the University of North Texas studying under their jazz program which he graduated from after four years mastering in Jazz Studies.

After graduation, Michael League moved to Dallas and lived there for the next three years of his life and was mentored by the great Bernard Wright. Wright was best known for some of his

keyboard work with such names as Miles Davis or Chaka Khan.

Snarky Puppy was formed in Denton Texas in 2004. The band is a Gospel, R&B, Jazz Fusion

group which sometimes includes up to 40 members.

The instrumentation branches out from tradition jazz or regular band settings. The ensemble includes various

percussion, a string quartet, horns, organ, piano, various synthesizers, guitars, drums, sometimes vocals, and of course the band leader, Mr. Michael League on the bass guitar.

MICHAEL LEAGUE’S GEAR

Vintage 1970’s Fender Precision bass. Avella-Coppolo 5 string bass. Markbass Bass Amplifiers.

Randy Jackson Signature TTE 500 Tube Bass Amplifier head with a New York 804 4X8 and a Standard 104 HF 4X10 cabinet configuration.

POG 2 (Polyphonic Octave Generator) by Electro Harmonix, Pigtronix, Way Huge Electronics, MXR, etc.

Moog Sub Phatty Synthesizer.

SLEEPER

Sleeper is a track off of Snarky Puppy’s latest album, entitled, “We Like It Here.” Released in 2014.

The melody is shared between Synthesizer with a Talk Box and The Horn and String Sections paired with Electric Guitar.

Intro is in a slow simple duple meter and then the song moves to a fast four then back to slow again.

For the most part, the harmony is in a minor key with a lot of chromaticism and a lot of pentatonic phrases.

Polyphonic with some Homophony.

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Johnson, Kevin. "From the Ground Up: An Interview with Michael League." No Treble RSS. N.p., 13 Feb. 2014. Web. 11 Mar. 2014. <http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2014/02/13/from-the-ground-up-an-interview-with-michael-league/>.

Johnson, Kevin. "Snarky Puppy: Skate U." No Treble RSS. N.p., 31 May 2011. Web. 11 Mar. 2014. <http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2011/05/31/snarky-puppy-skate-u/>.

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