JIMMY O'SHEA

Styles
Rock, Metal, Blues, Fusion, and R&B.

Bio
Jimmy has 15 years of bass guitar experience. At Triton College in Chicago, he majored in music theory, sight singing, ear training and jazz ensemble. He was privately instructed by Tom Buranick at the Chicago Conservatory of Arts.

Jimmy is featured on the Shrapnel Records release Cacophony, and has toured the U.S. and Japan with guitarist Marty Friedman (Megadeth), Jason Becker (David Lee Roth), and Dean Castronova (Bad English, Ozzy).

Jimmy is also featured on the Curb Records release Eyes, as well as the Shrapnel Records 1994 release Howling Iguanas, with guitarist Michael Lee Firkins. He has also recorded and toured with Firkins in ’97.

Currently, Jimmy plays with local R&B sensation, Funkengrüven.

Method
Jimmy gives a strong foundation on which his students can strengthen their bass-playing skills, no matter what their current level.