Read what the experts are saying about Project M

Just received the Project M cd today and it is one the most brilliant albums i have heard for along time!! The DVD is one the best i have seen as well. It is so good that you can be interviewed and talk about your life and music. I am from New Zealand so wee never see any bassists that tour here, so the only way we can see or hear is by DVD. You Tube is great but would rather buy the cd so you get the deserved rewards and hopefully you make another Project M cd. You all play so well together and all are wonderful soloist's in your own right. Thank you so much again for the wonderful fast delivery sevice too.    Kind regards       - Craig Sinclair

Project M Interview from the International Institute Of Bassists September 2008

"I just had to write to let you guys know just how much I enjoyed Project M. What a beautiful work of art! Frankly it was unbelievable what could be done with so many basses. I've never heard a work like that by just guitarists. That was new ground broken to me and I appreciate the gift!        - John Pace

REVIEW: This is a must-get for every bassist, irrespective of style or level! Comprising a 10-track CD (containing over 50 minutes of music) and a 92-minute DVD, it is available for an absolutely give-away price of just over ZAR 120,00. Why is it essential listening and viewing? Well, it features four killer bassists – Michael Manring being the best known, but Jim Stinnett (the project’s godfather, anchorman and chief orchestrator, as it were), his son Grant and Stinnett sr.’s erstwhile student Rob Gourlay, are all versatile, happening players and – above all – great listeners.
Let me begin with the DVD. It contains 6 main segments. The first consists of interviews with engineer Jon Chase and associate Kurt Broderick, and it eavesdrops on some thrilling studio interplay. The fourth segment is an interview with luthier Chris Stambaugh, who has built several of the basses used in this project, in which he talks about hardware, wood, sound and, of course, his own career as luthier. The remaining 4 segments are interviews with the artists, in which they speak about their influences, career choices, basses and technique – examples of which are then demonstrated. The DVD alone is worth every cent of the purchase price, in terms of instructional value as well as inside information about the lives and thoughts of these musicians.
And what about the CD? The first thing that strikes one is the sheer musicality of the tunes and their execution. While technically complex and demanding, there is an unhurried, exceptionally tasteful feel about the pieces. The second striking feature is that nobody ever steps on anyone’s toes: no one gets in each other’s way here. There is a beautiful separation in register, timbre, and sonority that one often forgets one is listening to four bass guitars (plus drummer Tom Arey on a few cuts). In terms of composition, my favourites are ‘En Chinga’ and ‘She sleeps’, both by Manring, but the Stinnetts’ ‘Companions Journey’, Stinnett jr.’s ‘Money talks’ and Gourlay’s ‘Blessed one’ and ‘Final Voyage’, too, are great. That said, there is not a single piece that is less than compelling, in a fundamentally pleasing way.
Anyone who is at least a little serious about bass (and, indeed, about music!) ought to acquire this album. There is more than enough here for both head and heart: which certainly makes for an enriching experience.     - Kai Horsthemke/ October 2008

“Jim, this Music is awesome!! Thanks a million.” -  Martin S - Editor SABPC

"I had no idea four basses could sound so good together." - Candia Free Press