Author Archives: Mark

NOW SHIPPING: Sightreading 101 for Bass!

I’m excited to announce the release of my second instructional book for bass guitar, focusing on the absolute basics of learning to interpret, read, and sightread standard notation. This book is geared for players who have little to no experience … Continue reading

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First US Tour of 2014!

I’m pleased to announce that Scale the Summit will be co-headlining a US Tour this Spring with The Ocean Collective (from Berlin, Germany) with support from The Atlas Moth (Chicago, IL) and Silver Snakes (Los Angeles, CA). Looking forward to … Continue reading

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“The Migration” Cracks the Billboard Top 200 Chart!

I’m extremely proud to announce that our new album “The Migration” sold around 3,700 copies in the first week in the United States landing the album at #131 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart! This is absolutely incredible and I … Continue reading

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New Album, New Tour!

Very proud to announce the release of Scale the Summit’s official studio videos for our upcoming record “The Migration”, which will be released June 11th via Prosthetic Records. Check all three of them out below, and please ‘Subscribe’ to the … Continue reading

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NOW SHIPPING: Mark Michell’s Guide to Right-Hand Technique!

I’m excited to announce the release of my first ever instructional book for bass guitar, focusing around all of the various “plucking-hand” techniques. The book contains 16 chapters (143 pages), over 120 unique exercises, photos, descriptive “how-to” captions, and a … Continue reading

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Winter NAMM 2013 Appearances

I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be attending Winter NAMM 2013 this year in Anaheim, CA (Anaheim Convention Center). I’ll be present for signings, meet & greets, and demos at the EMG Pickups, Spector basses, and Acacia Custom Guitars/Basses booths! … Continue reading

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New Album Teaser #2 from Scale the Summit!

Here’s the second new album teaser video from Scale the Summit’s upcoming album “The Migration” coming Summer 2013 via Prosthetic Records. We’ll be entering the studio on January 2nd with renown producer Jamie King (Between the Buried and Me, Last … Continue reading

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Scale the Summit – “The Migration” – Coming Summer 2013!

Get excited! Scale the Summit’s fourth record “The Migration” is set to be released Summer 2013 via Prosthetic Records. We’ll be entering the studio this January to begin tracking! For now, check out a brief teaser video featuring some footage … Continue reading

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