Events

            Hey everybody just wanted to thank those who came out to the 2nd annual Alleva-Coppolo St. Valentine’s day Bassacre. Thank you for your support and donations for the ongoing research by Pivotal BioSciences, Inc. . Congratulations the raffle winners : The great Mike Merrit who won the RED DI direct box and Clark Dark who won the Alleva-Coppolo LG5 Custom, both relatively new to the west coast- “welcome to Los Angeles ”. Thank you to the vendors who exhibited: Peter Montessi of A-Design who not only exhibited but added a RED DI direct box for the fund raiser; Edmond of IGIG not only for exhibiting but bringing the best ever organic- gluten free vegetable egg rolls; Justin Huth of Aguilar for bringing the Tone Hammer 350 and hooking everybody up; Sonjia Gust of Gigantor Studios who not only offered a DR string give away but also throughout the day freshly brewed 8 gallons or so of her special blend of Chai Tea; Andre and Taylor of Spectr Audio for exhibiting and providing sound for the clinics and performances; Rob Allen for bring out a few amazing must have Basses; Lou Laurenti of Bass Southwest who brought out some beautiful Smith basses; George of Bass San Diego who represented MTD and F-Bass; Steve Ondich for bringing a few choice pieces of exotic wood. A huge thanks for the following musicians that turned it to eleven in performance and/or presence: Reggie Hamilton Thanx for doing my job and MCing most of the show. Your clinic was filled with a lot of useful info plus it set the tempo for the second half of the show. Your closing performance with Tim Lefebrve was the best way to end the evening. Oscar Cartaya, what can I say “the climax of the event” the set you and the boys played left everyone speechless I can’t thank you enough. Of course Tim Lafavre for not only the performance but doing your best Jimmy Coppolo impersonation- it floored the crowd. Mike Merrit, a big thanks not only for the cool back home NYC hang but also for performing for us on the spot; enjoy the RED DI box. A special thanx to the following great players who blessed us with their presence and just solidified the level of musicianship that made sure to stop by: Andrew Gouche, of course the “one and only” my old friend from NYC Rufus Philpot, Hadrien Feraud, Dante Nolan. And last but not least a big thank you to my wife Sebnem, who without her help and support the event wouldn’t have happened. For those of ya who couldn’t make it, next time I will schedule a date that does not fall on a three day holiday and a later start and end time. -Jimmy Coppolo