John Bird is a Bass Guitarist working in the UK. He began singing at a young age. Played Double Bass at age 10 before moving to electric bass at age 16. Over the years John has added many facets to his playing and performance by developing a number of techniques and skills. He has gathered a great amount of expertise in Music Production; with knowledge of recording software such as; Logic, Pro Tools, Cubase etc. He has gathered a large amount of experience using pre-amps, recording desks and plug-ins. John adopts a positive attitude; his extensive experience as a session player, performer and teacher have enhanced his ability to quickly establish a good working relationship with fellow musicians and adapt to new situations.John graduated from The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts with a BA (hons) degree in Music. Areas of expertise include; Contemporary music: performance, composition and improvisation, sight-reading, music theory, Production, Songwriting. Experienced in Blues, Jazz, Funk, Soul, Rock, Pop, Reggae and Musical Theatre. Projects worked on include; jazz bands, choral accompaniment, Theatre, Musical Theatre & Pantomime and years of experience in rock bands and live music performance.John is also a singer-songwriter and currently working on his first album with his full band, playing bass guitar and singing lead vocals. Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Pink Floyd and Muse heavily influence this original material.John is currently working as Bass guitarist in the Orchestra for Norwich Theatre Royals production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Pantomime by Richard Gauntlett running from Dec 15th - Jan. 18th)... Myspace Layout Generator-Layoutgen.com
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