Vincent Giles

Music:

Member Since: 3/18/2005
Band Website: vgiles.net
Band Members: Solo Work:
Vincent Giles: All bass work, vocals and programming on The Minstrel's Lament.

Solo work guests:
Steve Turner : Guitars (Koan 3, parts 1 and 2)
Dan Moloney : Drums and Percussion (Koan 3, parts 1 and 2)
Simon Hawker : Guitars, ukelele, vocals, programming. (The Minstrel's Lament)
Damien Csehi : Guitars
Beau Karnaghan : Drums
John Kennedy : Bass

Bands I currently play with
Cosmic Debris : A jazz outfit, formed by Simon Hawker and myself in early 2007.

Bands I've previously been involved with
David Gillespie: A singer, songwriter and guitarist. Contemporary pop rock. (2007)
Sounds of Ellipsis: Dark melodic pop/rock. (2004)
The Lounge Machine: Jazz, funk, groove. I did a few fill-in sessions with this group. (2005)
Jebusfish: A 3 piece band with high school friend Damien Csehi. (2005)
Faith in the Distance: Recording project (jazz). Unfortunately, I left the project due to time restraints early on. (2006)
Innate Desire: Now known as Paint me a Pheonix. (2005-2006)

Misc Involvement and one offs/rarities:
Filled in with Freefall The Band at Musicland in December 2007. Video on their myspace.
Short lived project with Tim Hocking (Salad Monkey/ Cross Eyed Mary ) and Mick Briggs (Silence Means Everything)
The York Sessions with Beau Karnaghan: Improvised sound scapes and fusion.
Various school ensembles and setups.
Influences: Drew Dedman, Tony Levin, Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Victor Wooten, Jean Baudin, Bill Dickens, Jaco Pastorius, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Michael Manring, Jonas Hellborg, Billy Sheehan, Les Claypool, Beau Karnaghan, Damien Csehi, Nick Cave, Frank Zappa, Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke, Fiona Apple, Ani Difranco, Vincent Van Gogh, John McLaughlin, Logic?, Shmaa, Massive Attack, Beth Gibbons, Portishead, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Radiohead.. again, I've extended the list and choose to end NOW!

Stuff I dig

I would like to make a note of my fascination for Extended Range Basses, and would like to oneday get into 10 string Chapman Stick, and maybe an 8 or 9 string bass. I play and own both 5 and 6 string basses. Looking pretty seriously at a Warr Artist 10 string touch guitar. Gotta save my pennies.

Support the local scene: Melband

I am a supporting band member of PBS FM

Australian Bass Players Collective: ABPC

Sounds Like:

From thunderous chops to melee trickles of notation, Vincent Giles is one fast up and coming bass player to look out for nationally. When performing and writing with Vincent there is always an endless supply of scale work and his own personal flavour to be added to every song. With an astonishing vocation at his early age, Vin has a lot of work and experience under his belt that blows other musicians out of the water. From traditional jazz to improvised masterpieces it is a magical experience working with such a dedicated and professional bass player, whom will raise the bar among his fellow peers in future… Beau Karnaghan - Session Drummer
Pearl Clinician
John Farnham

Vince has an undeniable gift, evident to anyone who has ever spent time in a room playing music with him. From the lightest jazz touches to a heavy, solid groove, his versatility as a player is matched only by his good humour and work ethic. A pleasure to be around and a phenomenal asset to any group of musicians lucky enough to have him along. David Gillespie - Singer/Songwriter