mike305988 + Musician in Rottingdean, EN

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ABOUT

I'm a Brighton-based bass player/guitarist, and have been gigging with local bands since moving here in 2015, playing pop, rock, soul, funk, ska, reggae and Americana. I'm currently playing bass and gigging with The Upbeat Band. As part of The John Williams Syndicate, I played bass on the albums Out Of Darkness and Into The Light. I played bass on the 2025 Claudia Brucken album Night Mirror. On the audio tracks here I'm on bass on The Astrelles, Nicole Atkins and Pier Pressure tracks, and lead guitar on the River Deep tracks. In the videos, bass with Claudia Brucken, Reboot Rebels, The John Williams Syndicate and The Upbeat Band. The Upbeat Band gig across Sussex East and West, and Surrey.

Screen name:

mike305988

Member since:

Oct 14 2015

Active within 1 week

Level of commitment:

Committed

Years playing music:

45

Gigs played:

50 to 100

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Bass - Paul McCartney, Jaco Pastorious, Pino Palladino, Jack Bruce, Norman Watt Roy, Joe Dart, Bootsy Collins, Ronnie Lane, Oteil Burbridge, Freebo, Glenn Cornick, Andy Fraser, Danny Thompson, John Entwhistle, James Jamerson, Carol Kaye, Lee Sklar, Gail Ann Dorsey, Larry Graham, Gerald Johnson, Tony Levin, Chuck Rainey, Mick Karn, John Wetton, John Paul Jones, Tal Wilkenfeld.

Guitar - Blake Mills, Ry Cooder, Derek Trucks, Joe Walsh, Vince Gill, Lowell George, Jimi Hendrix, John Martyn, Paul Simon, Bonnie Raitt, Jeff Baxter, Ry Cooder, Steve Cropper, Cory Wong, Eric Clapton, Larry Carlton, Mike Campbell, Ronnie Wood, Albert Lee, Lewis Taylor, John Mayer, Jimmy Page, Denny Diaz, Joni Mitchell, Peter Green, Jonny Greenwood, David Hidalgo, Jay Graydon, JJ Cale, James Taylor, Blair Dunlop, Madison Cunningham.

Writers - Lennon/McCartney, David Bowie, Jagger/Richards, Ray Davies, Brian Wilson, Costello, Van Morrison, John Martyn, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Randy Newman, Fagen/Becker, Jackson Browne, Jason Isbell, James Taylor, Paddy McAloon, Lowell George, kd Lang, Blue Nile, JJ Cale, Ronnie Lane, Jeff Buckley, Stevie Wonder, Tom Waits, Tom Petty, Jason Isbell, Blair Dunlop, Burt Bacharach, Gretchen Peters, Vince Gill etc, etc.

Instrument experience:

Rhythm Guitar:

Advanced

Bass Guitar:

Advanced

Lead Guitar:

Moderate

Background Singer:

Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

Ibanez SR1200L bass, Fender Jazz fretless bass, Sire Marcus Miller P10 5-string bass / Ampeg PF500 amp, Markbass cab. Telecaster /Vox combo amp. Taylor K24 and Faith Venus 12 string / Acus acoustic combo amp.

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