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Tal Wilkenfeld
bass guitaristsongwriterrecord producersinger
Tal Wilkenfeld is an Australian bassist, singer and songwriter. She has performed with artists including Chick Corea, Jeff Beck, Prince, Incubus, Eric Clapton, Herbie Hancock, Toto, and Mick Jagger. In 2008, Wilkenfeld was voted "The Year's Most Exciting New Player" in a Bass Player magazine readers' choice poll. In 2013, Wilkenfeld was awarded the Bass Player magazine's "Young Gun Award".
Across 1 conversation, Tal Wilkenfeld ranges across performance, trust, grief. Tal Wilkenfeld emphasizes trust over confidence, linking trust to handling uncertainty in music. Wilkenfeld meditates daily and integrates meditation into her band's routine to enhance performance.
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previewWilkenfeld's visualization technique for the fretboard enhances learning, supported by research showing rest after practice boosts efficiency.
#408Tal Wilkenfeld: Music, Guitar, Bass, Jeff Beck, Prince, and Leonard Cohen
Her approach to recording with Prince, emphasizing first takes, contrasts sharply with modern editing-heavy methods.
#408Tal Wilkenfeld: Music, Guitar, Bass, Jeff Beck, Prince, and Leonard Cohen
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