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Bassist, vocalist, arranger and music educator based in Bedford, UK.
Bedford-based professional session bassist with transport and high-end pro equipment. Reliable, punctual and highly professional. Experience includes: jazz quartets; big bands; musicals; gospel bands; tribute bands; soul, rock, disco, funk and pop function bands. Proficient reading skills and experience with studio and live recording. Also experienced in a variety of other contexts on other instruments including guitar, drums, keyboard, organ, but most notably as a singer: classically trained, having held scholarships and deputised in a number of professional choirs and pro-standard student choirs (eg. King's College Choir, Cambridge). Happy to sing backing vocals, with experience arranging vocal and brass parts and MDing, and comfortable learning new repertoire within a limited timeframe (often called on at a couple of days' notice). Training and qualifications include: Higher Diploma Bass Guitar (Academy of Contemporary Music), BA in Music (Cambridge University), Grade 8 Singing, Grade 8 Theory.
- Screen name:
- benatkinsbass
- Member since:
- Apr 08 2015
- Active within 24 hours
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 10
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 6-7 nights a week
Influences
James Jamerson, Jaco Pastorius, Richard Bona, J.S. Bach
EQUIPMENT
5-string Fodera Imperial Elite, 4-string Warwick Streamer Stage II, 1974 4-string Fender Mustang, Orange 1000W Terror Bass head & 650W SmartPower 2x12 cab, 350W EBS Gorm combo.
