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For all you loving our NAMM Interview series, we’re excited to share our next installment! This time, Lisa S. Johnson and Lonn Friend are chatting with Bunny Brunel, an iconic bass guitarist who has played with some of jazz’s greatest. He talks about what it’s like to build your own bass, and the powerful connection that brings to you and your instrument. (This interview took place During NAMM 2018 in January, Youtube video posted May 17, 2018.
Star Trek Online, the free-to-play online role-playing game based in the iconic Star Trek universe, is thrilled to reunite twelve of the original cast members from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for the new PC expansion, Victory is Life. Joining the crew aboard the infamous space station is Chase Masterson, who is reprising the role of Leeta, former Bajoran Dabo girl and wife to Ferenginar’s Grand Nagus, Rom. The Star Trek Online team had a chance to sit down with Chase after her recording session at Cryptic Studios to talk about her return to the game (Captains may remember as Mirror Universe Leeta in Season 11: New Dawn) and the incredible work she’s been doing with her anti-bullying organization, Pop Culture Hero Coalition.
STO: Welcome back to Star Trek Online, Chase! Thank you for joining us. What is it like returning to the character of Leeta to see how she’s grown?
Chase Masterson: I really value the opportunity to do this. Part of the reason why is that I get to show a really more mature Leeta. I get to walk in the shoes of a woman who has been in charge of an entire empire with Rom, for nearly 20 years now. She’s someone who has definitely grown and come into her own. That was something I felt like I really wanted to do for a long time now. We saw quite a lot of that on the show, but here we see a Leeta who has grown into her own shoes. She’s become an intelligent woman, a strategic thinker who is still very much adoring of her husband, but is able to walk beside him in a way that is extremely valuable.
STO: One of the interesting things about the character of Leeta is that she started off as more of a comic relief and then grew over the course of Deep Space Nine. What was it like playing a role like that?
CM: It was really interesting because a lot of people did see Leeta as eye candy. I’m grateful to say that she was in all the sweeps week episodes in that cat suit, and I think that was certainly one of the reasons why. But you have to credit our amazing writing team under the direction of Ira Behr for her growth and René Echevarria, who created Leeta; she was never just a Dabo girl, she was never just eye candy and they always had more of a vision for her than that. They had a vision of a woman who was very compassionate and knew how to stand up for justice.
Read more at Original Source:
https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/10880344-interview-with-chase-masterson%21
By massivelyop.com
With a dozen members of the all-star cast of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine returning to reprise their roles for this June’s Star Trek Online: Victory is Life, one actress has the advantage over the others. Chase Masterson is back for at least her third stint in the MMO, having played fan favorite Leeta in past updates (including as a hologram and as a Mirror Universe villain).
With the heavy Deep Space Nine focus on the game’s third expansion, it’s good to see the reunion of a cast from a show that’s now 25(!) years old. Masterson has since gone on to act in many TV shows and movies, perform as a jazz singer, and found an anti-bullying organization called Pop Culture Hero that uses film, comics, and TV to take a stand against bullying in schools and communities.
We sat down with Masterson to talk about reprising the role of Leeta, the continuation of Deep Space Nine, the benefits of maturity, and how we all can be heroes. (Read More…)
Original Source: https://massivelyop.com/2018/04/20/we-all-can-be-heroes-an-interview-with-star-trek-onlines-chase-masterson/
The LTD BB-1004 is Bass 2.0, having ‘everything you need for anything and everything’ bass!
Bunny has played with numerous Jazz greats such as Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Stevie Wonder, and many others.
The tone is clean, punchy, and defined. Playability is second to none. The 34” three-piece maple asymmetrical neck with the neck thru configuration is sleek and fast, not too thin, just right and made complete with a 24 fret Ebony fingerboard. The tone is a combination of the alder body with a quilted maple top, along with Aguilar passive pickups and the Aguilar OBP-3EQ 3 band EQ. The bridge pickup is the Aguilar 4J HC and the neck pickup is the Aguilar MM.
Original Source:
https://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2018/01/bunny-brunel-ltd-bb-1004-signature-4-string-bass-review/
Chase Masterson is known for her iconic role in Star Trek Deep Space 9 as sexy Leeta. She was the voice of Vienna Salavatori in Doctor Who and has starred in her own (Doctor Who Spinoff) series Vienna, appeared in countless other films and television shows, and even produced and starred in her own film, titled Yesterday Was a Lie.
Masterson heads a charity called The Pop Culture Hero Coalition, and has been the champion to youth who are systemically bullied; this has become an epidemic and Chase Masterson, Carrie Goldman, and the United Nations, along with their tireless volunteers have made their voices clear: Stop the bullying now! There’s more . . . Chase Masterson is the first woman in history to host the biggest Trek Con in Europe, Fed Con! Her dossier just keeps growing. She also was featured in Agenda magazine’s first historical, monthly print issue, October 2017, not just talking about her iconic and longstanding career, but in the second half of her interview with Agenda‘s editor-in-chief Kaylene Peoples, she discusses the mission of The Pop Culture Hero Coalition. Now . . . we are proud to say, that Miss Masterson is now representing Start Trek and the coalition once again, this time in Vienna!
Check out the Program at the (VIECC 2017) Vienna Comic Con: http://www.viecc.com/de/programm/?kw=Chasex$sp$xMasterson&startRecord=1#
Marc Mennigmann | hands-project.de | November 10, 2017
Online Mention:
“When I was at the Warwick Bass Camp 2016 I met Kaylene Peoples, a recording artist and Editor in Chief of Fashion & Lifestyle Magazine AGENDA. We did a nice interview which was released in the first monthly print issue of the Magazine, October 2017. Here is the complete interview.” Marc Mennigmann, The Hands Project
From the magazine:
THERE’S TRUTH IN BLACK & WHITE
Interviewed by Kaylene Peoples | Responses by Marc Mennigmann
Photographer Marc Mennigmann from Isalon, Germany, documents in the rare medium of black and white film. He uses a Leica Mononchrom, which is not only a complex camera, but is known for its rich optics that cater to alternative mediums in photography. Mennigmann chooses to spend his time capturing his subjects in their rawest form, bringing out their essence and exposing a vintage grittiness only seen in rare instances today with the explosion of digital color photography. A purist in the deepest sense, he has started a project called HANDS. Marc has spent hours photographing the hands of famous musicians around the world, and the simplicity of a black and white photograph does his subjects the most justice.
(This article includes the hands of Bunny Brunel)
Please read more from the original source: http://hands-project.de/2017/11/10/hands-featured-agenda-fashion-lifestyle-magazine/
Agenda magazine is pleased to announce a much-awaited new print magazine! First, the Special Edition annuals, then the Fitness Couture Collector’s Issue . . . all Agenda magazine. We have downsized from 232 pages to a 114-page monthly glossy, published through KL Publishing Group, and presented to you this October just in time for Halloween.
Agenda October 2017, is the first monthly print issue from agendamag.com. It is a fashion and lifestyle series, spotlighting designers, runway, editorials, and fashion discussion with the focus on global fashion. Featured in this glossy magazine are designers and fashion runway from Sydney, Moscow, Paris, and Berlin.
Original Source: http://www.agendamag.com/agendas-first-monthly-issue-available/
Saturday, October 14, 2017, Bunny Brunel will be performing with his band CAB and preparing a special entree for the evening. most people only know Bunny as a world famous musician, not a gourmet chef, well-versed in French cuisine. But he graduated from l’Ecole Hôtelière de Nice and even served royalty before he became the internationally famous Bunny Brunel, the bass player. On Agenda magazine is a video of Bunny demonstrating his culinary skills as he prepares “Chicken a la Creme.”
The details for Saturday’s event are as follows:
The dinner concert will feature an all-star band of highly acclaimed jazz performers, Bunny’s signature seafood main course with a curated wine pairing, and the panoramic view of the Newport Beach Back Bay.
6:00pm: Doors | 7:30pm: Show
Enjoy a 3-Course Dinner featuring Bunny’s Signature Dish – Dinner Package $75 Includes Reserved Floor Seating
Starter – Choice of
Pumpkin Spice Soup with Crème Fraiche or
Bistro Salad with Mixed Greens, Candied Pecans, Dried Cranberries, Feta, and Champagne Vinaigrette
Entrée – Choice of
Bunny Brunel Gambas À L’armoricaine
Jumbo Shrimp Sautéed in a Tomato Cognac Sauce served over Ratatouille
Coffee Crusted Prime New York
Served with Fresh Baby Arugula, Heirloom Tomatoes and Pointe Reyes Bleu Cheese
Polenta Portobello Stack
Pan Seared Vegan Polenta, Portobello Mushrooms, and Heirloom Tomato Stacks over Grilled Vegetables
Dessert – Choice of
Pumpkin Spice Crème Brûlée or
Chocolate Molten Cake
Bar seating: $20
Floor seating: $30
VIP Package: $50
(VIP includes signed CD by Bunny Brunel, band meet & greet and photo opportunity)
Note: Two Drink Minimum per person, unless dinner reservation made. Dinner reservations guarantee priority seating, in front of general admission seating and with priority stage viewing. Ticket prices do not include cost of dinner.
Read the news release: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/10/prweb14801552.htm
On behalf of Agenda magazine, we would like to extend a huge congratulations to contributing journalist (Arting Around) Sheryl Aronson for her honorable mention in Writer’s Digest.
“The depth of Sheryl’s interviews made it clear that she was deeply invested in each her journalistic subjects; her content is uniquely probing and always full of revelations.”-Kaylene Peoples, Publisher/EIC of Agenda Magazine
About the Honorable Mentions:
Both of Sheryl Aronson’s entries in the Feature Articles categories: Melissa Manchester…”STILL HAS THE HUNGER IN HER HEART AFTER FORTY-FIVE YEARS,” and “A LAND SO FOREIGN, YET FAMILIAR (MY TRAVELS TO NIGERIA)”
From Writer’s Digest . . .
Hello Sheryl!
Congratulations! Your entry, Melissa Manchester, Still Has the Hunger in Her Heart After Forty-Five Years, was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Magazine Feature Article category of the 86th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition. Among the ten competition categories, there were over 5,100 entries in total* this year-you should be extremely proud of your accomplishment!
Again, many congratulations from all of us on the Writer’s Digest team!
Hello Sheryl!
Congratulations! Your entry, A Land So Foreign, Yet Familiar, was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Magazine Feature Article category of the 86th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition. Among the ten competition categories, there were over 5,100 entries in total* this year-you should be extremely proud of your accomplishment!
The top 10 in each category will be listed in the November/December 2017 issue. The 86th Annual Writer’s Digest Competition Collection contains the Grand Prize manuscript as well as the First Place manuscripts in each category; it also lists the names and titles of works for the top 10 in each category, and lists the names of Honorable Mention winners.
Again, many congratulations from all of us on the Writer’s Digest team!
Agenda magazine’s entertainment Blogger Sheryl Aronson has been writing for “Arting Around,” an entertainment Blog in a relatively new blogging section called Agenda Bloggers. Aronson had first contributed to Agenda‘s Special Edition print issue in 2016 with her ground-breaking interview with multi-Grammy-winner Teri Lynn Carrington, (a compilation of interviews and reviews as she followed Carrington’s career).
August 17, 2017 | Sheryl Aronson | The Hollywood 360
on the Main Stage were the veteran musicians of Ndugu Chancler, drummer, Bobby Lyle, keys, Alphonso Johnson, bass and Craig T. Copper, guitar. They were joined later by the vocalists, Bridgette Bryant, Will Wheaton and Sangindiva Shannon plus other backup singers.
This hour of music energized the audience with the strong, heavy chops of Chancler, Lyle, Johnson and Cooper. Each one of these musicians have been at their craft for over 30 years. Ndugu Chancler has played with Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, Herbie Hancock, and Weather Report. He has Gold and Platinum albums as well as Grammy Awards. On the drums that afternoon, he roared with superlative rhythm. Alphonso Johnson has played with Weather Report, Sergio Mendes, the Grateful Dead and now teaches at Cal Arts and USC. His bass playing flowed and bounced with graceful plucking. Craig T. Cooper on guitar has played with Barry Manilow, The O’Jays and the Crusaders. He brandished the guitar strings with flavorful soulful chops.
Read Original Source: http://thehollywood360.com/day-ii-of-the-30th-annual-long-beach-jazz-festival/
(Featured Photo of Bobby Lyle at the 30th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival by Sheryl Aronson)