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William Burnett

Bass Player,
Composer &
Photographer

About Me

I'm a bassist and composer from the UK. I play in an original prog-rock/jazz-fusion instrumental mayhem band; Sphere3, and a jazz/latin trio; The Doug Melbourne Trio. I play fretted, fretless, and upright electric basses, occasionally with the aid of a creme egg.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/5/2007
Band Website: sphere3.co.uk
Band Members: sphere3

Steve Anderson - Guitars
William Burnett - Bass
Neil Durant - Keyboards
Jamie Fisher - Drums

Doug Melbourne Trio

William Burnett - Bass
Jamie Fisher - Drums
Doug Melbourne - Piano/Vox
Influences: King Crimson, Level 42, It Bites, Stevie Wonder, Tool, Toto, Jamiroquai, Yes, Sting, David Sylvian, Mahler, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Plus-Tech Squeezebox, Stravinsky, Bjork, Radiohead, Frank Sinatra, Azymuth, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Trilok Gurtu, Muse, Peter Gabriel, Manu Katche, Bill Bruford, Rush, Walton, Stan Getz, John Williams, Oscar Peterson, Prefab Sprout, Ryuichi Sakamoto, 12 Rods, Prince, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Airto Moreira, Lamb, Nik Kershaw, Chick Corea, Ani DiFranco, Carleen Anderson, Anglagard, Andy Sheppard, Watchtower, Roadside Picnic, Jason Rebello, 5uu's, Dillinger Escape Plan, Anekdoten, Thomas Dolby, Holst, Full Fat, Hiromi

Bass playing influences:

Mark King, Jeff Berlin, Geddy Lee, Mike Porcaro, Niels Henning Orsted-Pedersen, Stanley Clarke, Mick Karn, Tony Levin, Dominique Di Piazza, Yves Carbonne, Renaud Garcia-Fons, Jaco Pastorius, Victor Wooten, Mario Castronari, Stuart Zender, Nick Beggs, Me'shell NdegeOcello, Alex Malheiros, Vincent Charbonnier, Chris Squire, Billy Sheehan, Danny Thompson, Pino Palladino
Sounds Like: I don't know what I'm doing.
Record Label: Cyclops.
Canine Propulsion Laboratory.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Sphere3 prog mayhem gigs all this weekend

Greetings to you all, our round and cornery friends. Firstly, a big thankyou to the hardy individuals who made it to our Brixton event last week; a pointy and eclectic evening was had by all*.  A...
Posted by William Burnett on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:02:00 PST

Calne Arts Festival tickets on sale now

Hi. Anyone looking for tickets for the Doug Melbourne Trio gig at the Calne Arts Festival, please visit here for booking details. We are listed on the Tuesday night. Thanks....
Posted by William Burnett on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:54:00 PST

New photography portfolio posted

I've just posted a few of my own photographs, please check out my portfolio folder if you're interested. Thanks.
Posted by William Burnett on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:47:00 PST