T. M. Stevens

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T.M.Stevens is an American bass guitarist born in the 1950s. He lives in New York City.

1 Life
2 Discography
3 Recordings with other artists
4 External links

[edit] Life

TM Steven's skill and proficiency globally as a bassist and vocalist is legendary. A luminous figure amongst today's bassists, he has unbelievable energy, stunning stage presence and knows how to win a crowd over within minutes. His ferocious, yet melodic, style of bass is as unique as his larger than life persona. Never losing sight of his own special blend of signature roots music Heavy Metal Funk with his band Shocka Zooloo, TM's versatility and heavyweight skills as record producer, songwriter, singer and instrumentalist are obvious on his now six solo albums with a seventh due in summer of 2006.

He successfully presents himself on these as both songwriter and producer and still enjoys working with other artists when his schedule allows. With at least two European Shocka Zooloo tours each year he also toured in 2004 with Jean Paul Bourelly and drummer John Blackwell (Prince). In Autumn 2005 he completed his Asian tour with Neil Zaza going directly into a lengthy European tour with Shocka Zooloo, finished 2005 with the collaboration of TM, Carl Palmer (ELP) and Andrea Brado in Italy and Russia and even squeezed in another European ELP tour in February of 2006.

TM's rich, hefty, trademark vocals came about through James Brown's insistence that he not only play bass but sing on "Living in America" and Mr Brown's album, Gravity. This was TM's in-road to many years of sessions and productions with some of the world's finest artists.

His extravagance, combined with tenderness and complimented by a whole lot of 'Funkiness', is enriched through years of recording with award-winning stars like Steve Vai, Cindy Lauper, Little Steven, Tina Turner and Billy Joel. A former member of The Pretenders, TM recorded on the platinum album Get Close and also produced and arranged, amongst others, the album Tribute to Deep Purple According to New York on which artists like Yngwie Malmsteen, members of Living Color and Bernie Worrell (Parliament-Funkadelic) all participated. It was TM who contributed the compelling groove with his unmistakable style on Joe Cocker's mainstream classic album, Unchain My Heart. Together with Narada Michael Walden he penned the billboard hit "I Should Have Loved Ya."

His early jazz years brought him to play with Miles Davis, and fans speak almost religiously of TM's performance at Montreaux Jazz Festival so many years ago with One Truth, Mahavishu and John Mc Laughin.

[edit] Discography

Shocka Zooloo (2001)
Limousine Drive (2001)
Radioactive (1999)
Black Night- Deep Purple Tribute According to New York (1997)
Ground Zero (1996)
Only You (1996)
Sticky Wicked (1996)
Boom (1995)

[edit] Recordings with other artists

2005 - Travers & Appice - Live at the House of Blues

2004 - Travers & Appice - It takes a lot of balls
2004 - Victor Wooten - Soul Circus
2004 - Aina - Days of Rising Doom: The Metal Opera
2004 - Mindi Abair - Come as you are

2002 - Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood - Heavy Hitter

2001 - Syleena Johnson - Chapter 1: Love, Pain & Forgiveness

2000 - Steve Vai - The 7th Song: Enchanting Guitar Melodies - Archive
2000 - 2Pac - The Rose That Grew from Concrete
2000 - James Brown - Best of
1999 - Illegal Aliens - International Telephone
1999 - Bernie Worrell - Da Bomb
1999 - Nona Hendryx - Transformation: The Best of Nona Hendrix

1999 - Mark Whitfield - Take the Ride
1998 - Angelique Kidjo - Oremi + We Are One
1998 - JK - What's the Word
1998 - Stacy Lattisaw - Very Best of Stacy Lattisaw

1997 - Nicklebag - Mas Feedback
1997 - Billy Joel - Complete Hits Collection 1974-1997
1997 - Cissy Houston - He Leadeth Me

1996 - Mick Taylor - Shadow man
1996 - Nicklebag - 12 Hits & A Bump
1996 - Narada Michael Walden - Ecstasy's Dance:The Best of Narada
1996 - Billy Squier - Reach for the Sky, the Anthology
1995 - Jean-Paul Bourelly - Tribute to Jimi
1995 - Curtis Stigers - Time Was
1995 - Gabrielle Roth - Tongues
1995 - American Babylon
1995 - Stevie Salas Colorcode - All that ... and born to mack - live in Japan (Japan release)
1994 - Stevie Salas Colorcode - Back from the living
1994 - Uptown Horns - Uptown Horns Revue
1994 - Gabrielle Roth - Luna
1994 - Big Bang - In the Beginning Was a Dr

1993 - Hide - Hide your face
1993 - Stevie Salas - presents the electric Pow Wow (Japan release)
1993 - John Andrew Parks
1993 - Steve Vai - Sex & Religion

1993 - Taylor Dayne - Send Me a Lover
1993 - Billy Joel - River of Dreams
1993 - Gabrielle Roth - Trance
1993 - Joe Cocker - Best of Joe Cocker

1992 - Taylor Dayne - Soul Dancing
1992 - Joe Cocker - Night Calls

1991 - Two Rooms - Celebrating the Songs of
1991 - Tina Turner - Simply the Best
1991 - Curtis Stigers - Curtis Stigers
1990 - Joe Cocker - Live!
1990 - Darlene Love - Paint Another Picture

1989 - Very Special Christmas - Very Special Christmas
1989 - Tina Turner - Foreign Affair
1989 - Cyndi Lauper - Night to Remember
1989 - Taylor Dayne - Can't Fight Fate
1989 - Joe Cocker - One Night of Sin

1987 - Little Steven and the Disciples of soul - Freedom - no compromise
1987 - Joe Cocker - Unchain My Heart
1987 - Nona Hendryx - Female Trouble (Co wrote "Funky Land" B-side single)

1986 - Pretenders - Get Close
1986 - James Brown - Gravity
1986 - Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down
1986 - Billy Squier - Enough Is Enough
1986 - Lovebug Starski - House Rocker

1983 - Tramaine - Search Is Over
1983 - Gary Private - Secret Love

1982 - Yoshiaki MASUO - Mellow Focus

1980 - David Sancious - Just As I Thought
1980 - Yoshiaki MASUO - Masuo Live
1980 - Yoshiaki MASUO - Song is You and Me
1979 - Narada Michael Walden - Dance of Life (co-wrote the hit single "I shoulda loved ya")
1979 - Yoshiaki MASUO - Good Morning
1979 - Yoshiaki MASUO - Sunshine Avenue