David Pastorius is an American bass guitarist born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, residing in Melbourne, Florida.
15 Facts About David Pastorius
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David Pastorius is the nephew of late jazz virtuoso bass guitarist Jaco Pastorius.
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David Pastorius spent summer 2019 playing with Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy on the Royal Affair Tour with Yes, Asia and John Lodge of The Moody Blues.
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David Pastorius started playing bass guitar at the age of 15 after being inspired by his high school friend, who had played the Red Hot Chili Peppers cover version of the Stevie Wonder song "Higher Ground" for him.
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At the age of 17, David Pastorius joined his first band FHM and began to play with local musicians performing heavy metal originals and cover songs.
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David Pastorius performed on the album Jaco Pastorius Big Band Word of Mouth Revisited, a tribute to Jaco Pastorius, released on August 23,2003, by the Ohio record label Heads Up International.
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On December 17,2011, while playing a set at Off The Traxx Sports Bar in Melbourne, Florida, with Elephant Gun, David Pastorius had a heart attack.
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David Pastorius went to the hospital after the show and had two stents placed in his arteries.
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In 2013 and throughout 2014, David Pastorius started to record and film a series of video "bass remixes" of songs by one of his musical idols, the American rapper Tech N9ne, and posted them on YouTube.
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Shortly afterward, in autumn 2014, David Pastorius joined Tech N9ne's "Band Of Psychos" for a brief tour including 13 shows on the west coast of the US.
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David Pastorius offered 60-minute one-on-one video Skype lessons to help raise funds.
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David Pastorius is a fan of many genres but listens to a lot of hip hop, 1980s' and heavy metal.
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David Pastorius's influences include the bass guitar players Sam Griffith, Robert Trujillo, Flea, Steve Harris, Les Claypool and Mark King.
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David Pastorius plays Marleaux bass guitars, a Classic Series Max-tone bass guitar made by Artisan Bass Works and Hartke amplifiers.