Template:Multiple issuesVictor Lemonte Wooten (born September 11, 1964) is an American bass player, composer, author, producer, and recipient of five Grammy Awards.Wooten has won the "Bass Player of the Year" award from Bass Player magazine three times in a row, and was the first person to win the award more than once. In 2011, he was named #10 in the "Top 10 Bassists of All Time" by Rolling Stone. In addition to a solo career and collaborations with various artists, Wooten has been the bassist for Béla Fleck and the Flecktones since the group's formation in 1988.In 2008, Wooten joined Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller to record an album. The trio of bassists, under the name SMV, released Thunder in August 2008 and began a supporting tour the same month.Wooten has also written a novel titled "The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music". On his website he has stated that he is currently writing a sequel and intends to release at least three more books.Wooten also operates his own record label, Vix Records, on which he releases his own music.
Record producer, Bandleader, Author, Bassist, Composer, Songwriter, U Can't Hold No Groove..., Me and My Bass Guitar, Bass Tribute, Denver, CO, United States, Boulder, CO, United States, Lawrence, KS, United States
Nationality
American
Spouse
Holly Wooten
Children
Adam Wooten, Arianna Wooten, Kaila Wooten, U Can't Hold No Groove..., Me and My Bass Guitar, Bass Tribute, Denver, CO, United States, Boulder, CO, United States, Lawrence, KS, United States
Parents
Dorothy Wooten, Elijah Pete Wooten, U Can't Hold No Groove..., Me and My Bass Guitar, Bass Tribute, Denver, CO, United States, Boulder, CO, United States, Lawrence, KS, United States
Siblings
Future Man
Awards
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
Music Groups
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, SMV, Vital Tech Tones, Bass Extremes, U Can't Hold No Groove..., Me and My Bass Guitar, Bass Tribute, Denver, CO, United States, Boulder, CO, United States, Lawrence, KS, United States
Movies
Victor Wooten: Super Bass Solo, Victor Wooten: Live at Bassday 1998, Making Music with Carter Beauford and Victor Wooten, Bill Dickens: The Collection, Denver, CO, United States, Boulder, CO, United States, Lawrence, KS, United States
Star Sign
Virgo
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Marcus
2015
Video documentary
Himself
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2012
TV Series
Himself - Musical guest
Sierra Center Stage
2006
TV Series
Himself
2004 Jammys: The Theatre at Madison Square Garden
2004
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Live at the Quick
2002
Video documentary
Himself - Bassist: electric bass / Floor synth player (as Victor Lemonte Wooten)