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Owner/operator: Mike Shumann. Bass. The floor everything else stands on, and a full member of OWNER/OPERATORS — not a sideman, a partner with a vote and a root note. Owns the rig, operates the rig.

§1 — WHAT HE DOES

Locked-in basslines — the part of doom-groove that makes it groove. Melodies built for dancing need a floor that doesn’t move, and that’s the bass: in the pocket, on the root, dragging the whole thing forward by the hips. Where the album was tracked solo, Mike is re-cutting bass in his own hand and writing what comes next.

A line that sits so far in the pocket you don’t notice it until it stops. That’s usually him.

§2 — FULL MEMBER, NOT SIDEMAN

OWNER/OPERATORS started as one man and a hard drive. It isn’t anymore. Mike is a writing member going forward — in the room when the songs get built, not just when they get tracked. The trio is the band now.

§3 — CURRENT STATUS

Headed into the record with the rest of the operators. Re-cutting bass, writing the next thing, holding the floor.

Make something honest before you make something good.

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