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         "If you're searching for a 12 string to add another dimension to your band's sound at a reasonable price, the Waterstone TP-12 has it all..." |
Shalini Chatterjee
I've been playing bass and guitar in bands for twenty years. I joined my first band when I was 17, in the fall of 1986, formed in an out-of-state dorm called Princeton House in Madison, Wisconsin. Earlier that year, hating high school, I had taken maybe four bass lessons and thought I was on my way. The kiddie dorm band evolved into a real bar band called Kissyfish. I played bass in this combo for three years, rehearsing three times a week, playing frequently, and making many four-track cassette recordings. It all ended when we graduated. I moved to San Francisco in 1990 and played guitar and bass on a few different projects, including some studio backing vocal/ bass parts on a couple of Loud Family records. I thought it was time to have my own band, and formed Vinyl Devotion. We had several indie releases on small, friendly labels: Widely Distributed, Flamingo and Parasol. Since relocating to the South in the late nineties, I've had the chance to play out and record a lot more. I reformed my band as just "Shalini" - not my idea, it was Mitch Easter's and Don Dixon's idea to use my name for the band- and made a Shalini CD for Parasol in 2000, which did pretty well. The band was me, Mitch and Eric Marshall. Dalloway Records released a second Shalini CD a couple years ago, with another one due out in the fall of 2006. Our friend Jane Francis from local band Velvet plays with us when she can. For details such as discography, press reviews, and free downloads, please visit interbridge.com/shalini, www.dallowayrecords.com and www.125Records.com. Besides playing in my band, I play in Mitch's new combo, which consists of the same core people: him, Eric, and me, and is simply called Mitch Easter. I'm the bass player, proudly playing a Waterstone Trans Pink Tom Petersson model 12er. This instrument sounds pristine, stays in tune during live shows, and gets lots of attention. It'll be on the new Mitch Easter record. Check back soon for an audio clip.
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