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Beni Giles

About Me

Beni Giles is a London based Bass Guitarist and Double Bass player specialising in jazz and funk. He studied at GSMD and at ICMP where he was awarded the top Ernie Ball bass scholarship. He has studied with Dave Marks, Alan Mian, Janek Gwizdala, Bill Coleman and Laurence Cottle amongst others. He is already making his mark as a writer and director, having written for the new band Elliot Minor and on numerous occasions for television. Beni is currentlybassist for Gary Go.

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For further info email: [email protected]

Beni can also be contacted through: www.StarNow.co.uk/benigiles

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Music:

Member Since: 03/08/2007
Influences: Arcade Fire, Archie Shepp, Aqualung, Ataxia, Acoustic Ladyland, Antony & The Johnsons, Aphex Twin, Arnold Schoenberg, Autechre, The Beatles, Ben & Jason, Ben Harper, Benjamin Britten, Beyond The Fringe, Bjork, Bill Coleman, Blur, Boards of Canada, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bootsy Collins, Brad Mehldau, Braintax, Bruce Lee, Buena Vista Social Club, Charlie Parker, Chris Cunningham, Chris Morris, Cindy Lauper, Cinematic Orchestra, Clor, Corc, Cream, Crosby Stills & Nash, Daft Punk, David Bowie, The Daze, DJ Format, DJ Shadow, The Doors, Nick Drake, Dudley Moore, Durufle, Editors, Eva Cassidy, Eric Dolphy, Fairport Convention, Fourtet, Frank Zappa, Franz Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert, Gabriel Faur, Gang Starr, Gary Numan, George Harrison, Giovanni Gabrieli, The Go! Team, Gorillaz, Henry Purcell, Herbie Hancock, Huw Warren, Interpol, The Isley Brothers, Jackson 5, Jackson And His Computer Band, Jaco Pastorius, Jacques Loussier, The Jam, James Brown, Jamie Lidell, Jamiroquai, Janek Gwizdala, Jazz Fantastique, Jeff Buckley, Jehst, Jimi Hendrix, J S Bach, John Adams, John Coltrane, John Dowland, John Frusciante, John McLaughlin, Johnny Cash, John Renbourn, Jonny Greenwood, Joy Division, Jurassic 5, Karl Denson, Kate Bush, Keith Jarrett, Kings Of Leon, Larry David, The League Of Gentlemen, Led Zeppelin, The Libertines, Ligeti, Lou Reed, Louis Armstrong, Mark Lockheart, Mark Ronson, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Mars Volta, McCoy Tyner, Michael Andrews, Michael Jackson, The Mighty Boosh, Miles Davis, Monty Python, Mozart, Mr. Scruff, Nas, Nathan Barley, Nightmares On Wax, Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson, Nyjo, Oscar Peterson, Otis Redding, Outkast, Pat Metheny, Paul Simon, Paul Weller, Pentangle, People Under The Stairs, Perfect Houseplants, Pergolesi, Peter Cooke, Philippe Manoury, Pink Floyd, Plaid, Polar Bear, The Postal Service, Prefuse 73, Prince, Procol Harum, Prodigy, Pulp, Queen, Radiohead, Ray Charles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Reger, Rephlex records, Richard Fairhurst, Ricky Gervais, RJD2, Rodolfus Choir, Rolling Stones, Roots Manuva, The Roots, Sam Bakowski, Sigur Rs, Simon & Garfunkel, Simon Keanlyside, The Sixteen, Sly & The Family Stone, The Smiths, Spinal Tap, Squarepusher, Steve Reich, Stevie Wonder, The Stranglers, Stravinsky, The Strokes, Richard Thompson, T Rex, Thelonious Monk, Thin Lizzy, Tower Of Power, Trilby Tracksuit, Vangelis, The Velvet Underground, Venetian Snares, Wayne Shorter, The Who
Record Label: Unsigned

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