Skeet plays bass on Tudo Bem, Elixir and Wednesday Funk.
“Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Guitar, Drums: Born in Baltimore in 1956, Skeet has played with P-Funk since 1977. Prior to joining P-Funk, he played with local bands in Baltimore. Projects include recordings with the Firm (featuring Nas, Foxy Brown and AZ) and Dr. Dre.” (Source: Skeet’s private Facebook profile)
I met him probably around 2000 as the bass player of Maceo Parker. What I didn’t know by then is that he’s one of the important bass players of Parliament Funkadelic and other George Clinton related projects like Brides of Funkenstein, Parlet, Fred Wesley, Bernie Worrell, P-Funk Allstars etc…. thanks to Discogs and other sources.
Baltimore based Skeet joined Parliament Funkadelic in 1977. Vocalist Gary “Mudbone” Cooper, also from Baltimore and working for quite a while with P-Funk already, introduced and brought him to George Clinton. That’s where he also met Maceo Parker. Skeet had played in a local band called Uncle Remus before, together with drummer Dennis Chambers and saxophone player Greg Thomas who joined P-Funk later. All would become regular members of the band until at least mid-late 80’s.
He plays bass on many recordings (Check Discogs). A great old live recording together with Dennis Chambers is: P-Funk Allstars “Live at the Beverly Theater In Hollywood”. Nowadays, Skeet's still touring around the world with Maceo Parker…
My latest mix is now online. 100 hours of dj mixes, how time flies! I've been playing saxophone for 35 years, but I recently thought of the fact that it's already 10 years ago when I started dj'ing...Extra thanks to Dave van Laar aka Good Old Dave from Freak31 who gave me the space to develop my dj style and encouraged me to go for it!Venus Tunes Sessions is a monthly mix by Susanne Alt on Freak31, aired every first Sunday of the month at 19:00h. In addition, earlier Venus Tunes Sessions shows are repeated every Friday between 20:00-21:00 and Tuesday 21:00-22:00.Freak 31 has around 250 daily listeners (less during the week, more in the weekend) and a total of +10.000 listeners every month. In addition to Mixcloud and Hearthis, all mixes are also available as podcasts on Deezer and iTunes.It was in 2015 when I had my first official dj gig and since 2016 I started to perform regularly. This took place in Amsterdam's Skyybar, Floor17 and The Harbourclub Zuid... bit by bit, other places like Momo and W Amsterdam followed, leading to club bookings as a dj and festival bookings with Venus Tunes Live in the Netherlands and abroad. All of this in addition to my normal life as a musician. I love dj'ing as it adds another facet to my musicianship.Listen to all editions of the Venus Tunes Sessions where you like; choose your platform: Venus Tunes Sessions is a monthly guest mix by Susanne Alt on Freak31, aired every first Sunday of the month at 1900h. Streaming Dance, straight from Amsterdam. - Skeet plays bass on Tudo Bem, Elixir and Wednesday Funk.“Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Guitar, Drums: Born in Baltimore in 1956, Skeet has played with P-Funk since 1977. Prior to joining P-Funk, he played with local bands in Baltimore. Projects include recordings with the Firm (featuring Nas, Foxy Brown and AZ) and Dr. Dre.” (Source: Skeet’s private Facebook profile)I met him probably around 2000 as the bass player of Maceo Parker. What I didn’t know by then is that he’s one of the important bass players of Parliament Funkadelic and other George Clinton related projects like Brides of Funkenstein, Parlet, Fred Wesley, Bernie Worrell, P-Funk Allstars etc…. thanks to Discogs and other sources.Baltimore based Skeet joined Parliament Funkadelic in 1977. Vocalist Gary “Mudbone” Cooper, also from Baltimore and working for quite a while with P-Funk already, introduced and brought him to George Clinton. That’s where he also met Maceo Parker. Skeet had played in a local band called Uncle Remus before, together with drummer Dennis Chambers and saxophone player Greg Thomas who joined P-Funk later. All would become regular members of the band until at least mid-late 80’s.He plays bass on many recordings (Check Discogs). A great old live recording together with Dennis Chambers is: P-Funk Allstars “Live at the Beverly Theater In Hollywood”.Nowadays, Skeet's still touring around the world with Maceo Parker…See his Facebook Artist PageTour Dates: Website Maceo ParkerOne of my favourite videos from the old days with P-Funk, and aftr Skeet also a blazing solo by Michael Hampton....In 2003 with Maceo, First a solo by Maceo, a sax-drum solo togther with Jamal Thomas and then the groove comes back in... but how!
