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Taddy P - blessed with a musical gift
Friday, March 06, 2009
Bass guitar player Othneil 'Taddy P' Campbell is looking forward to releasing his combination effort with international singer Maxi Priest entitled Too Busy.
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| Othneil 'Taddy P' Campbell |
According to him the lovers rock single will appeal to both sexes and it is expected to be released real soon.
The song will also be featured on his upcoming album which will see him working with a lot of top calibre artistes on this project. Among the names that will be appearing on his album entitled Gi Mi Di Bass are Rik Rok and Tanya Stephens, as well as some upcoming ones.
Taddy P, who hails from Montego Bay, is blessed with a musical gift. His early influences can be traced to the church and his alma mater, Herbert Morrison Comprehensive High School.
Taddy P's first instrument was the trombone, which he played from 7th - 9th grade in his high school band.
It was at age 13 that he discovered the bass guitar. His music teachers, Professor Grimes Snick Glenn and Carl Mathews, persuaded him to try out the bass instrument, right after the bass player from the school band graduated. Taddy P practised tirelessly at home on a piece of board cut to the shape of a guitar, with fish line for strings, made by his father. Within a short space of time, Taddy P attained sufficient competence to be the school band's bassist.
Taddy P graduated high school in 1989 as an outstanding music student. He continued through with further studies in the Fundamentals of Music Theory at Royal School of Music in London, England and Sam Sharpe Teachers' College in Montego Bay. Subsequently, he was a music teacher at Herbert Morrison Comprehensive, his former high school, where he taught Band Techniques, Music Theory and Conducting. It is not surprising that Taddy P became such a good bass player because he had excellent schooling. He attributes his success at mastering the instrument to endless hours of practice and sheer hard work, honing a hard-driving, steady, well-rounded and infectious bass style.
Taddy P's inspirations were Aston Barrett, Glenn Browne, Nathan East, Marcus Miller, Verdine White and Stanley Clark. Taddy P's experience in jazz, popular and reggae music earned him a reputation that had several bands, both large and small, inviting him to be a part of their group. He performed in bands from 1991 through to 1996 on the North Coast in Jamaica, at hotels such as Seawind Beach Resort, Hedonism II, Wyndham Rosehall, Sandals Resorts and Swept Away Resort.
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