Warrior is about Family! When you welcome your new Warrior bass, you join a family of bass players around the world. There is a sense of friendship with your Warrior brothers and sisters.
Blackstone is not only a multi-faceted bass player, musician, Emmy nominated Music Director and Grammy award winning writer, he is the musical mastermind behind the live shows of many of today’s biggest artists. He has served as the Musical Director for acts such as Rihanna, Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, Maroon 5, Eminem and he cultivated the live 20/20 Experience and Super Bowl 52 Halftime Show alongside Justin Timberlake.
Jermaine has played with The Jermaine Morgan Band, Canton Jones, New Birth M.B. Church Atlanta, Saxophonist Tom Braxton, Flute Althea Rena and more. Additionally he has recorded Canton Jones, Jonathan Ferguson, Atlanta Hawks, Newbirth M.B. Church, Jokia, FreeWill, JorDan Armstrong, The Pentecostals of Katy, Denee Richardson, Juanita Bynum, Lucinda Moore, James Hall and more.
Missouri native and Nashville resident David Karns is the Bassist and Backing Vocalist for EMI recording artist Brandon Lay. As well as a studio session Bassist he is a member of the Nashville instrumental super-group The Fluxu8ers. He has international touring and recording experience with: Michael Sweet Band (Stryper), Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep), Javier Mendoza Band, Candy Coburn, Anthony Gomes, New Soul Cowboys, Ashton Nyte, River City Gang, Radio Romance and many more.
Dennis has played for Ricky Scaggs, The Wooten Brothers and more. Known for his unique rhythmic beat box bass artistry, Dennis has quickly become recognized by his peers as a true innovator of the bass guitar. Regi Wooten has been a mentor to Dennis since the age of 15, guiding him through the discovery of his personal playing styling. Known for his own unique brand of musical talents, Regi has referred to Dennis as his “inspiration”, and has recognized Dennis’ desire to “play without any rule or reservations” and admires the way that Dennis “values the freedom he feels and emotes while playing”.
Jason has been seen working with Chris Blue, Don Moen, T-Pain, Lenny Leblanc, Ludacris, Chantae Cann, Jadakiss, Gene Noble, Tasha Cobbs, Shaggy, Brenton Brown, Ron Kenoly, Israel Houghton, Marsha Ambrosius, Laura Story, Bobby Valentino, Vashawn Mitchell, Wess Morgan, Mia Fields, Melonie Daniels, Judy Jacobs, Mike Phillips, Damien Escobar, and many more.
Lonnie was the bassist for the legendary Christian rock band Petra from 1997 to 2001 before joining Tait, along side his brother, Chad, on drums. Chapin stayed with Tait until 2004. Lonnie left the Nashville scene and moved to his home state of Oregon where he now plays with Precious Byrd, one of the most sought after bands in the Pacific Northwest. Voted #1 Party Band in Oregon multiple years running they have played for brands like Nike, Deschutes Brewery, Pendleton Whiskey, and more!
Chris is the bass man for Dove and Grammy award winning contemporary Christian group Casting Crowns.
Jonathan "Jay" Rosado was born in Philadelphia PA. Coming from a Christian household and of Puerto Rican decent, Jay was exposed to many Caribbean styles of music. Growing up in church he developed a love for music by watching his older brothers Carlos, Benjamin, and Wilfredo Jr play and sing in church and in local Christian bands. At the age of 11 Wilfredo Sr. saw a talent in his son and decided to invest in him by buying him his first bass. Jay is now an accomplished bassist in all styles of music and has played for artists across different genres such as, Brian McKnight, Angie Stone, Crystal Aiken, Michelle Williams, Michelle Bonilla, Four 24, James Fortune, Byron Cage, Wes Morgan, Ford Memorial's Anointed Voices, Anthony Colon, Jimmy Jorge and The Latin Express, Elvis Bonilla, David E Talbert, Hinton Battle, Glenn Lewis, Papoose, Lee Mazin, Martha Munizzi, Vali, and currently recording and traveling the world with Ms Lauryn Hill. Jay is a fast rising up and coming musician with a distinct sound of Philadelphia and his Puerto Rican roots.
Clef Lundy has performed and recorded with a long roster of artists including Ricky Dillard & New G,Pastor Donnie McClurklin, Maurette Brown-Clark, Earnest Pugh, GMWA National, AJ Collier & B.o.B., Zak Williams & 1Akord, The Anointed Voice’s of Ford Memorial, Wilmington Chester Mass Choir, Russell Delegation, Chico Robinson & Gods Chosen, Alexis Spight, Akua Naru, Jean Baylor, The Intruders, Peoti Vision, Bianca Ingram, Venessa Farley, The Mellow Moods.
You can hear our very own Charles "Clef" Lundy on this latest album from AJ Collier & The Band of Believers as producer and using his Signature 5 and Isabella 5 thoughout this great album.
Maurice Bowtie Farmer, Jr. was born and raised in Memphis, TN. Music has always been part of his life, started out playing tenor saxophone, piano and drums, and trombone. At the age of 15, Mr. Bowtie in which the name was given later in his career for always wearing a bowtie and on the neck of His bass guitars, was offered an opportunity to play on the David letterman show in 1998, followed by an invitation to play in that years Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. While still in High School, Maurice traveled and played 150+ dates a year. During Maurice’s college career at Tennessee State University, he was offered the opportunity to be part of an amazing production with celebrities, Johnny Gill, Shirley Murdock, Lloyd, Robin Givens, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Jermaine Crawford, Clifton Powell, and Keith Robinson in the Alvin Moores’ Hit stage plays “When the lights go out” and “A Mother’s Prayer”. Maurice’s career has landed many prominent opportunities including playing with Trinity 5:7 for the Dove awards, playing beside Blake Rayne and Seth Greene in the movie “The Identical” starring Ashley Judd and Ray Liotta, Higher Dimensions Conference (Cathedral of Praise, Vicki Winans, Donnie McClurkin, Joe Johnson, Derrick Jackson) and performances with Bruno Speight of SOS BAND. Maurice now owns his own music Duo with his wife and they travel all over Asia, Middle Eastern counties, Islands, Europe and even the Caribbean while playing 300+ days a year in 5 Star hotels, 5 star restaurants, luxury casinos and cruise ships.
Alan “Snoop” Evans II, born August 3, 1980, a native of Detroit, MI., has given himself a voice with his unique approach to playing bass.Snoop began playing drums in church at the tender age of 7 with his mom and dad who are both great musicians. Snoop quickly began to grow as a musician by watching his uncles and aunts play and sing at his grandfather’s church, New Christ Temple, in Detroit. Snoop learned to play bass, first by watching his father’s pedal work as he played the Organ during church services. Imitating what he heard, developed his ear and gave him a good foundation as a gospel bassists. Snoop is the principle Bass Player for the Word Network. He also works with Award Winning Artists such as Donnie McClurkin, The Clark Sisters, Kierra Sheard, Karen Clark Sheard,Jonathan Nelson and many more. He has also performed with Andre Crouch, Israel Houghton, Hezekiah Walker, Fred Hammond, Todd Dulaney,Kim Burrell, Martha Munizzi and many more. He is a live and session musician in the gospel community, as evidenced by his impressive discography and the countless live performances that mark his professional career.
Olvin Ivan Reyes has played with Veronica Leal, Danny Berrios, JuanCarlos Alvarado, Jacobo Ramos, Pochy Garcia and Annett Moreno.
Keith Horne is a highly talented bassist (also vocalist, guitarist , pedal steel player and drummer)! Keith is admittedly a right-handed person, but when he learned to play guitar he found it easier to play left-handed. When he started playing bass, he was using a friends bass which he couldn’t restring because it wasn’t his. So he just flipped it and played it upside down. It has been his signature, and a mastery all of his career. His touring credits include Peter Frampton, Tanya Tucker, Waylon Jennings, Sons of the Desert, Trisha Yearwood, Lonestar, Ricky Van Shelton, and many others. He is also an award winning flay-picking guitar champion in his home state of Virginia. He has been heard by millions of people on the David Letterman show, Jay Leno, and Austin City Limits. Keith has a number of Warrior basses, including a 6-string signature bass and 5 and 6 string Dran Michaels.
Christian E. Crawford is a multi-talented, driven, innovative, and highly gifted young professional musician who possesses over 14 years of experience in progressive music performance that encompasses many genres of music. Currently, Christian is a Los Angeles based studio/touring musician and endorsed by Warrior Instruments. He has been playing electric bass since 2008, guitar since 2010, and upright bass since 2014; he also plays trumpet, baritone, and piano. Christian’s “dream school” was Berklee College of Music. His dream became his reality when he was awarded one of their coveted Presidential Scholarships. Christian’s passion for music, versatility, tenacity, and strong work ethic has made him one of the most requested bassists at the school. He has played on every Berklee stage on multiple occasions. Some of his favorite performances at Berklee have been the 2016 Berklee Black Lives Matter Concert, the Singers’ Showcase Concerts in 2016 and 2019, playing with Robert Glasper during his Berklee Residency in 2017, playing guitar on Jubilee Christian Church's 2018 live recorded album, playing behind Micki Miller in 2019, and playing/produced Berklee's 2019 commencement concert honoring Justin Timberlake, Missy Elliot, and Alex Lacamoire, also producing, playing, and was the Co- Musical Directing for the Radio Disney at Berklee's 2017-2019 shows. Now Christian is a proud alumni of Berklee College of Music. When Christian is not practicing his craft, he plays for various ministries and artists throughout the US.
Mike began playing bass at the age of 40 years old after being inspired by Zydeco bass player Charlie Wooten in Atlanta. He purchased a $300 bass and quickly realized he had found an instrument he loved to play. Fast forward to 1999 when he purchased his first Warrior, a 5 string spalted maple, likely one of the first 100 made by J.D. and is still his "go bass" when performing. Shortly after, he purchased a 5 string with a natural finish and from then on upgraded through trades with J. D. Mike has owned many Warrior basses, both a 4 and 5 string buckeye burl as well as a 6 string with mahogany top, and bought one of the first Bella 62’s, and also has a 5 string Isabella neck through, just to get a different feel. He has played his collection of Warrior basses with Atlanta area bands Out of the Basement Band, Blue Funky Daddies, Savannah Red, Sundown, Big Muddy, Headhunters, Eric Lee and with Bob Housami, a guitarist who played with Carlos Santana in the 80's. He is currently working almost exclusively on upgrading the Headhunters project and playing in his local church.
Jose Echevarria is a Latin-American bass player, singer, songwriter and recording artist. Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Jose began playing music professionally at only sixteen. Jose’s love of music led him to become a multi-instrumentalist, talented on bass and piano. Jose’s impressive skill on the bass has made him a sought-after musician. He has both recorded and performed with numerous well-known Christian, crossover and secular artists such as, Kirk Franklin, Tasha Cobbs, Tori Kelly, Floetry, Anthony Evans, Martha Munizzi, Crystal Lewis, Briana Babineaux and many others. Jose has been able to travel to countless cities all over the United States and overseas. In 2018, Jose released his latest single, Release Your Holiness. Currently, Jose is the worship leader on staff at Faith International Church in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Jose is currently playing for Marsha Ambrosius.
Roger Fortner is the long time bass player for multiple award winning Southern Gospel group The McKamey's. With The McKamey's, Fortner played about 130 dates per year, traveling throughout North America. Though Roger has recently come off the road, he continues to be a sought after session player and recently played his Isabella on stage at the 50th Annual Dove Awards, nationally televised on TBN.
Mervin Rashad Boswell has played with Derrick Brown & WOR, Emerald Empire Band, Donnie McClurkin, Boston Conservatory Gospel Choir, Donnell Patterson, Brian Eisert, Berklee Gospel Choir, Fred Woodard, Redemption World Outreach, Dorinda Clarke Cole, NIKAO Church, St.John Baptist, USC Concert Choir, Allen University’s Choir, Jarrett Pendergrass and PROMISE, Ephesus SDA, Timothy Walters, and many more.
Months after moving to Los Angeles and traveling globally with various bands to study his craft with different cultures Ted met John McClain at A&M Records and started recording his solo album as a singer/songwriter. He then performed on the KISS FM “Rad” pack tours with many Multi-platinum artists. Ted and his band “Rat Bat Blue” signed a record deal with Atlantic Records. Their debut album was recorded at Le Studio in Montreal with Producer Rupert Hine. (Rush, Tina Turner and Fleetwood Mac) and after their single tested higher than the “Goo Goo Dolls” and was the most requested song for 3 months in Detroit, their album was shelved before it was released as a corporate shift took place. Their second album was produced by Jim Wirt (No Doubt) under the name PI-Gamma. After touring for several years and playing with many artists including a world tour with Englebert Humperdink and playing with Kina, Martika, Mary Jane Girls “RonKat” and his 10 piece R&B/Funk band (now playing with Parliament) Ted started composing. He scored for various television shows for Sean “Hollywood” Hamilton’s TV and radio broadcast, including the “Weekend Top 30 Countdown,” “What’s Your Beef” (where he also was late night musical director) “Let’s Get Stupid,” and “29 Minutes and Counting.” This work has taken Ted to his next step and is scheduled to score his first major motion picture with “On The Run Entertainment.” References are available from some of the top musicians around if needed. Currently Ted is has a production company in NYC called The Bello Boys which has enjoyed 4 top ten Billboard records. Ted is currently focused on producing records and has created a live VR, AR, AI, EDM music driven Spiritual Sci-fi Show that is targeted to simulcast in 200 domes around the world called STAAARCHILD
Christopher Maurice Parks was born on March 3, 1982 in Tupelo, Mississippi. His interest in music began as a child. He would pull pots, pans, forks, and spoons out of the cabinet to form drums to beat and make musical sounds. As he grew older his interest left from the drums to the bass guitar. At the age of thirteen he began to take bass guitar lessons from two young gentlemen where now he has been playing for 13 years. Chris has played with famous artists such as Lee Williams and the Spiritual QC’s, Church of the Living God Mass Choir, Paul Porter of the Christianairs, Evenelyn Turteen-Agee, The Gospel Four of Memphis, TN, JUBU Smith of Frankie Beverly & MAZE, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Castro “Mr. Sipp” Coleman. The Gospel Four is a national renown gospel quartet group where Chris played the bass guitar on the lastest CD/DVD album entitled “One More Blessing” produced by George Dean. The Group, currently on 4 Life Miracle Records, is nominated for six Stellar Awards in 2009. Chris has played on many national quartet events held all over the United States such as: Cincinnati Blues Festival, GMWA (Gospel Music Workshop of America), Louisiana Gospel Fest, Houston Texas Gospel Jamboree, Radio 1 (Clear Channel) and the Stella Awards at the Grand Ole Orphra in Nashville, TN. Playing the bass guitar has led Chris to travel to many states all over the United States from the East Coast to the West Coast. His experience of playing Traditional Gospel Quartet Music in other states causes many other artists to want to play the same type of bass that he plays, and also his style of music has a great impact on many young artists. Chris is a firm believer that quartet music is a traditional type of music with a funky groove that will last forever. The music has touched the lives of many. Chris’ motto is Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.” In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family.
Quinton Moore is a well known amazing bassist out of Greensboro, NC. His creative and groovy bass lines inspire the minds of many across the globe. Born into a strong musically inclined family Quinton embarked on his musical journey at a very young age traveling the road with his father who is also a Bassist. aside from his expertise skills on bass he’s also inclined in other musical instruments as well such as Drums, guitar, and Keyboard. Growing up playing drums for many years, Quinton eventually advanced to playing Bass Guitar in which he has grown to love and made his primary instrument. After graduating High School, Quinton decided to take his music career to the next level. After moving to Greensboro, NC in late 2008 his music career took off and elevated faster than expected. Throughout his career Quinton has toured all over the world and shared the stage with a host of artists playing several different genres of music. Just to name a few, Quinton has had the pleasure of sharing the stage performing with The Renowned FOUR TOPS, Earnest Pugh, Ricco Barrino, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Natural Wonder” Ultimate Stevie Wonder Tribute Band, Carolina Soulband, Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen, Rapper Freeway, Guapo, Tom Browne, Joe Barrino, Kendall McDowell, Derrell Dukes and many more. Music is more than just a passion to him and he loves every minute of it. Right now Quinton is currently on Tour with Who's Bad " Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience" paying tribute to the King of pop.
Kenneth Hagin Ministries / Fedel / David Ingles / Ricardo Sanchez / Billye Brim Ministries
Jeff is a well know Bass player and Concert promoter fromBurleson Texas. Jeff has played in many bands though out his career starting with 80’s Christian Rock band ISAIAH, ISAIAH received radio support for 2 of their songs on local radio Troubled Waters and Overcomer from their debut album Coming Home and supported as an opening act for bands such as Sacred Warrior, Whitecross, Barren Cross, Vengeance Rising,One Bad Pig and others from 84-90. Jeff also played in the 80’s Christian Metal band ASYLUM in the early 90’s, later in 1999Jeff help form and played Bass with Ben Zephyr who releasedtheir debut album Post Cards from Oblivion produced by Grammy Nominated producer Sam Taylor in early 2000. In 1999 Jeff left Ben Zephyr as the bassist to Manage and run the Door Fort Worth, promoting All age concerts focusing on major touring Christian artists. In 2003 Jeff opened as the owner The Asylum Clubs of Fort Worth, Jeff’s time as a club owner and concert promoter landed him several nominations for club of the year both at The Door and the Asylum, Wining Club of the year in 2003 for The Asylum Fort Worth. Jeff is now the bassist for BLUE SKY ANTHEM out of Dallas Texas. BLUE SKY ANTHEM is currently writing and recording their debut album set for release in 2020, Jeff is also an available session bassist for the Treehouse Studios in Burleson, Texas. Jeff’s harddriving melodic bass lines depend upon the deep rich tones he gets from his stable of Warrior Basses.
William Thompson is a Bassist, Composer, and Producer from the Washington DC area. By the age of 5, he developed an affinity for the drums and could often be found sitting behind the music corner at church on Sundays. At age 12, William along with his cousin, he served as a main drummer for the Children’s Choir at one of the largest churches in the Washington, DC, Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church. As destiny would have it, William’s interest in the drums was overshadowed by his knack for the bass guitar. The hum of the bass was literally in his veins, his father is also an avid bassist. At 15, William asked for his first bass for Christmas. The rest is well, history in the making. William's unique sound can be heard every Sunday at Church of the Rock Praise Factory, where he has served for nearly 20 years as Bassist and Assistant Musical Director. His talents have afforded him many opportunities. Most notably, from 2008-2015 William served as the house bassist/programmer for The Festival of Black Gospel in Ithaca, New York. Through the festival, William shared the stage with artist such as Anita Wilson, Jonathan McReynolds, The Walls Group, KiKi Sheard, Byron Cage, and many more. He has recently been enlisted as the bassist/producer/vocalist for the R&B group AGRMNT.
Keith Alexis grew up playing drums, but when forming a band in his senior year of high school he wound up with a second drummer. Since a band doesn’t need two drummers, he decided to pick up the bass. It quickly became his favorite instrument. A few bands later, from 1996 to 2005, Keith toured across the country playing bass for the Christian Rock band Tinman Jones. The band played and toured with acts such as Skillet, Pillar, Tree 63, Tait, Glenn Kaiser, Sanctus Real, Zoe Girl, Superchick, Benjamin Gate, Bleach, PAX 217, and Reliant K, Switchfoot, Reality Check, The Waiting, Big Tent Revival, Smalltown Poets, and more. During this time the band recorded three albums and two EP's, landing two top ten singles and four additional top twenty songs. Since then, Keith has played bass at his local church, various worship teams and community wide events.
Chris Quinones has played for various artist such as Canton jones, J Moss, Donnie Mcclurkin, Kim Burrell to name a few. He has also played bass for various pastors such as Creflo Dollar, TD Jakes, Jesses Duplantis and Kenneth Copeland.
Ricky Roach has played for Capital/Liberty artist Ricky Lynn Gregg and Sony Records artist Don Woods Jr. Bands that Ricky has played bass for include Blackland, Deep South, Eched in Black, Cole Scoggins Band.
