NS Design Artist Morwenna Lasko (NS CR5 Violin) and partner Jay Pun (Kevin Ryan Guitars) recently performed at the Frontier Café in Brunswick, Maine, near NS Design’s headquarters. Artist Relations manager Corey Redonnett and NS founder and designer Ned Steinberger got to thoroughly enjoy an intimate performance by this fantastic duo. Morwenna exemplifies a true […]
Tim Kidd – Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers NS CR4T Double Bass
Tim Kidd, “new” bassist for Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers is a perfect match with NS Design’s NS CR4T Double Bass. Just off a busy performance schedule at the 2010 IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) in Nashville, Tennessee this October, his playing shows how an electric upright bass can blend with traditional acoustic instruments in […]
Anthony Cooperwood – Circue du Soleil: Dralion NS CR5M Double Bass
From award winning classical piano competitions to the Montreal Jazz Festival Anthony Cooperwood, Keyboardist/Bass Guitarist/Backup Conductor for Cirque du Soleil’s Dralion show, has toured the world several times over, performing thousands of shows. Anthony has emerged as a gifted multi-instrumentalist and excels at whatever instrument may be in his hands at a given moment. Aside […]
Yorgis Goiricelaya – NS Omni Bass
Even before receiving his five-string NS Omni Bass, Yorgis Goiricelaya was immediately attracted to its slim profile and portability. He wanted a bass he could carry on a plane, and the Omni fit the bill perfectly. Replacing his acoustic double bass, it gave him the “upright” sound desired by the Latin music bands he plays […]
Sean O’Bryan Smith – Solo Artist/ Session Bassist/ Anna Wilson – NS NXT5 Double Bass
Solo artist and session bassist Sean O’Bryan Smith recently moved from a NS WAV4 Double Bass to the just released NS NXT5 Double Bass. While not gigging and recording in an already demanding schedule, he is an entertaining clinician and prolific instrument reviewer in many music magazines. As a solo artist, Sean has opened for […]
Matt Wallace – Audie Blaylock and Redline NS NXT4 Double Bass
Right before Audie Blaylock and Redline took the stage at 3:20 on June 18th at the Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival in Litchfield, Maine, I delivered Matt’s bass to the band van just fresh in from Tennessee. Although “stick” basses are not allowed at this “traditional” festival, Matt and his bandmates were thrilled to see the […]
Joseph Patrick Moore – Earl Klugh NS CR4M Double Bass
NS Design’s newest addition to it’s Artist program, bassist Joseph Patrick Moore (Earl Klugh), had first his official outing with the CR4M Double Bass for his performance with esteemed jazz guitarist Earl Klugh at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 in Chicago, IL, on June 26th. It is with great pride that NS Design is […]
James “Hutch” Hutchinson – Bonnie Raitt Band – NS CR4 Omni Bass
Growing up in Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts, James “Hutch” Hutchinson was introduced to the vibrant music scene in Boston and Harvard Square during the folk and blues revival of the 1960’s Hutch has been the primary bassist for legendary blues guitarist and popular singer Bonnie Raitt since 1983, having played and toured with Bonnie on […]
Friends of NS Design
Skidompha Library concert NS Design – presents “Friends of NS Design” – artist workshop with local violinist Ed Howe. Perhaps you were lucky enough to enjoy Ed Howe’s fantastic fiddling performance at the recent Chocolate Fest benefit for Healthy Kids, or have heard the buzz around his multi-layered solo performance on a Ned Steinberger electric […]