David Pastorius

David Pastorius
Born	Minneapolis
Genres	rock music
Instruments	bass guitar

David Pastorius
Born	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres	Rock, jazz fusion, funk, funk rock
Instruments	Bass guitar
Website	davidpastorius.com.

David Pastorius is a bass guitarist born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, residing in Melbourne, Florida, United States. He is the nephew of late American jazz virtuoso bassist Jaco Pastorius.

Pastorius has played in numerous bands in the Florida region, has toured across the United States with various artists such as Tech N9ne and Pat Travers, appeared in a number of bass guitar related magazines and has released and appeared on several studio albums.

He spent the summer of 2019 playing with Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy on the Royal Affair Tour along with Yes, Asia, and John Lodge of The Moody Blues.

History

Pastorius started playing bass guitar at the age of 15 The album featured performances by Pastorius along with popular bassists Victor Bailey, Richard Bona, Jeff Carswell, Jimmy Haslip, Christian McBride, Marcus Miller, Gerald Veasley and Victor Wooten.

He formed the band, David Pastorius and Local 518, and released their debut self-titled album in the spring of 2007 on Japanese record label P-Vine Records. In 2009, the band released their follow up album entitled Sense of Urgency.

In 2009, Pastorius joined the Southern punk/funk band Elephant Gun with Trevor Prince on guitar and vocals, and Tom Van Dyke on drums. The members had stemmed from local Florida bands Local 518, Goliath and Big Orange Nitty Gritty. Elephant Gun hosted Wednesday night open mic events at Hustler Bar and Pool Room in the town of Indialantic, Florida. On December 17, 2011 while playing a set at Off The Traxx Sports Bar in Melbourne, Florida with Elephant Gun, David had a heart attack. He had gone to the hospital after the show and had two stents placed in his arteries. On January 21, 2012, Baroos Beachside Bar in the town of Indialantic, Florida, held a benefit concert to assist Pastorius and his family with his health issues. Six bands had played the event

On July 31, 2011, Pastorius performed live alongside drummer Keith LeBlanc and guitarist Eric Gales for the concert event Eric Gales + Voodoo Chile - A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City.

In 2013 and throughout 2014, Pastorius had started to record and film a series of video "bass remixes" of songs by one of his musical idols, American rapper, Tech N9ne, and posted them on YouTube. Pastorius's renditions caught the attention of Tech N9ne and his record label Strange Music, in turn they requested him to perform a version of the Tech N9ne classic song "This Ring".

In 2014, he was asked to contribute to the documentary film, JACO: A Documentary Film, produced and co-written by Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo. Pastorius along with music artists Rodrigo y Gabriela, Chino Moreno, and Tech N9ne are featured in a song during the credits at the films end. On October 6, 2014, he made an appearance at the Sweetwater Music Hall, in Mill Valley, California for a work-in-progress screening of the film and a special live performance with a variety of music artists.

Influences

Pastorius is a fan of many genres but listens to a lot of hip hop, 1980s, and heavy metal. His influences include bass players Sam Griffith, Robert Trujillo (of Metallica), Flea (of Red Hot Chili Peppers), Steve Harris (of Iron Maiden), Les Claypool (of Primus), and Mark King (of Level 42). His musical hero is Mike Patton of Mr. Bungle and Faith No More. a Classic Series Max-tone bass made by Artisan Bass Works and Hartke amps.

Discography

Late 1990s - The Nature Kids

with David Pastorius and Local 518

2007 - David Pastorius and Local 518 (P-Vine Records)

2009 - Sense of Urgency

Compilation albums

2003 - Jaco Pastorius Big Band Word of Mouth Revisited (Heads Up International)