![]() So I asked her manager for my next gig because they were going to go back to New York and I didn’t want to go back east I wanted to stay out west. I was out of high school, first gig, and I thought this is great! Life is fantastic. ![]() I was a bass player, 4-strings – they didn’t have 5-strings out yet. Take it!” So I figured, okay, I’ll do that. My dad said, “Well, you’re out of high school and I know you want to go to Los Angeles, but hey, it’s a gig. I lived in Delaware and she was out of New York. Tell me about that part of your career.ĭS: Around the time I was graduating high school, I got an interesting call to play for Roslyn Kind, who is Barbra Streisand’s half-sister. His main instrument is the NS/Stick, co-developed by master instrument makers Ned Steinberger and Emmett Chapman.įBPO: Before you were a Stick player, you were a bass player. His resume also includes having collaborated and/or recorded with a long list of music icons, including Elvin Bishop, Pat Benatar, Nia Peeples, Pam Tillis, Perry Como, Sheryl Crow, Dwight Yoakam, Eddie Money, Herbie Hancock, Shirley MacLaine and Ben Vereen.ĭon is a founding member of the Rocket Scientists, a progressive rock band, with keyboardist Erik Norlander and guitarist/vocalist Mark McCrite. Having become well-versed on the instrument, Don moved to Los Angeles in the ‘70s, where he became an in-demand Stick player for live dates and recording sessions. Upon discovering the Stick, Schiff’s musical life was forever changed. A native of Wilmington, Delaware, Schiff relocated to Las Vegas after high school, where he performed with the likes of Elvis Presley, Ann Margaret, Tina Turner, Peggy Lee, Sammy Davis, Jr and many others. Originally a bass guitar player, Don Schiff is widely known for his master of the Chapman “Stick” bass. In-depth conversation about the brilliance of the NS/Stick, its incredible versatility and unmatched toneĮxclusive interview with FBPO’s Jon Liebman
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