Gruv Gear Sessions #3: Dyson + Erskine + Lawson ~ “Donovan James“

*** Sign up at for exclusive downloads: *** Enjoy this 3rd installment of the new artist “sessions“ series, featuring exclusive performances by Gruv Gear endorsers! “Donovan James“ was composed by Jazz/Funk master David Dyson (Pieces of a Dream, Lalah Hathaway, Jonathan Butler, New Kids On The Block, George Duke) which he named after his son! Performed here with Portland bassist Damian Erskine (Peter Erskine New Trio, Gino Vannelli, Tony Furtado) and legendary drummer and Grammy winner Ricky Lawson (The Yellowjackets, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson). Credits and special thanks: Skjold Design Guitars -- Huge thanks to Pete Skjold for creating phenomenal basses used and endorsed by both Damian and David. Both artists have signature basses available on the Skjold website at Aguilar Amplification -- Our friends at Aguilar were generous enough to provide their bass rigs for this recording. This series features their amazing Tone Hammer 500 bass amps and DB 112 bass cabinets. Damian is also a proud member of the Aguilar family. Check them out at Produced and edited by Gruv Gear and recorded in Anaheim, CA. HUGE THANKS to our very own Jeff Harrington who put in countless post-production hours to make these videos pop! And to Peter Espartero, our resident designer and photographer, for all fantastic photos taken at this event. Check out the photo gallery in our Facebook page at: