Lionel Dean Jarvis

Music Director/Bass Guitarist
songwriter, arranger and producer

Live Performance/Tour Experience:
Nelly Furtado(2000 to present), George Clinton,Backstreet Boys, Tamia, Ben. E. King, Percy Sledge, Dorothy Moore, The Platters, Leroy Sibbles, Alfonso Johnson (Skatalites), Wesley Philips (The Jacksons), Liberty Silver, Vivienne Williams (Sony Records), Arsenals (Moon Records), Punjabi by Nature
All Pro Tools editing for Nelly Furtado Come As You Are Tour 03/04, as well as tv and radio edits

Studio Experience:
Extensive studio experience both as a session musician and a producer.
Forca(Folklore,Nelly Furtado),Acoustic version of I'm like a Bird(written and arranged with Nelly Furtado),Commercial jingles for Canada's Wonderland, Foster's, Carlsberg Lite, Coors, E-Now (CTV), Molsons
1996 Olympic theme song (bass player)

Television Appearances:
Television appearances on Viva Awards, Comet Awards(Germany),Euro Cup/04,Regis and Kelly,World Music Awards, Top Of The Pops, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Rosie O Donnell, Saturday Night Live,Junos, Jules Holland,CNN, Diva's,Winter Olympics/02, The New Music, VH1, Roswell, Much Music, Makin' Trax, MTV, Carson Daly, Counterstrike (with Tonya Williams of The Young and the Restless), YTV Achievement Awards ,

Video Appearances
Explode/Nelly Furtado/DreamWorks
Shit on The Radio/Nelly Furtado/DreamWorks(producer Hype Williams)
Faded/SoulDecision/ Universal
Raise The Roof/Punjabi By Nature/Desi Records
WadeOBrown/Virgin
TVOntario(documentary)

Musical Production:
Musical Director for a world premiere production of Frank Zappa's rock opera "Joe's Garage".

Musical Director for the following bands/clubs:
Nelly Furtado/DreamWorks
Punjabi by Nature/ Desi Records
Arsenals/ Moon Records
Club Bluenote
Indian Motorcycle Club

Other Experience/Articles:
Sweetwater Trade Magazine /August/04
Bass Player Magazine/ June/04
Featured in Sound Control Magazine/ UK in May /03
Feature in July/02 Bass Player Magazine
Concert Productions International - Public Relations/Liaison
Responsible for reception and communication between CPI and various artists including Madonna, U2, Phil Collins, Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Pink Floyd

Teaching Experience:
musical teaching experience includes, theory, ear training, fingering and thumbing techniques
Toronto Board of Education Concurrent Program,
music theory
Private lessons, bass and theory
The Music Bureau, teaching bass and theory
Musician's Marketplace
Long & McQuade
R&B, Reggae and Funk clinics

Professional Affiliations:
SOCAN and The Canadian Musician Association
Board of Directors,American Federation of Musicians Local 149
Watchdog Publishing Inc.

ENDORSEMENTS

Gear
Ernie Ball ,Music Man, Spector, Washburn , Eden Electronics, Digidesign/Focusrite, Line 6, Rotosound Strings, EMG Pickups, Korg, Event Electronics

Clothing
Triple 5 Soul, Sameunderneath, 416 Unltd
Fabrizio Corsi (Milan)

REFERENCES
Furnished upon request