Ida Nielsen

The audaciously funky and multi-talented Danish bassist-singer-songwriter-bandleader Ida Nielsen, a former member of two of Prince’s backing bands — New Power Generation and the four-piece rock-edged 3rd Eye Girl — is set to release her sixth album as a leader. Playing her signature bass with her typical authority while fronting the vocals and multiple keyboard parts, Nielsen combines slamming funk beats, slap bass virtuosity, agile rapping, catchy pop hooks and tons of attitude. It was in August of 2010 that the Danish bassist received a call at her home in Copenhagen from The Purple One himself to come to Paisley Park to jam with him. Aside from Prince Nielsen has cited such bassists as Marcus Miller, Mark King, Larry Graham, Bootsy Collins and Victor Wooten as her slap bass role models.