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Paul Gilbody
Currently based in Edinburgh having moved there in '92 from my home city of Belfast (after discovering the bars were open until 4am), I've been active in the Scottish music scene since then.
With an inability to say 'no' to musical opportunities, I've found myself playing most styles of music from jazz to thrash and dabbling with most instruments. As a result I've gained a wealth of inspiration and a respect for musicianship of all cultures.
Career highlights to date include appearing on Channel 4's James Whale Show as electric bassist of Belfast band X-Presidents, performing at the legendary Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London with my groove trio Gecko 3 , a televised solo acoustic gig in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens, doing 18 Edinburgh Fringe Festival shows (on double bass) with incredible songstress Rosie Brown , playing Djembe in the sell-out African Gumboot Dance Fringe show "A Good Hard Slap!" and a series of acoustic duet or 3-piece gigs as double bassist for the amazing KT Tunstall . In 2005 I was honoured to be invited to sing backing vocals on KT's debut album "Eye to the Telescope" - so you could say I've sold over 4 million albums! ; )
Right now I'm concentrating on my solo material as well as playing internationally with Marty Philip and Hugh Martin as Gecko 3 . I'm also working with gorgeous vocalist Tracey Braithwaite and I gig regularly (dbl bass) with acclaimed singer/songwriter Andi Neate .
On the 1st tuesday of every month I co-organise and run an acoustic music club called Acoustic Edinburgh with DJ Simon Kirby, which constantly inspires and amazes by the vast stream of high quality original music that is undeservedly so often under-exposed.
I make time to do bits of live and studio session work and recently have worked with Found , The Graeme Mearns Band , Vicky Gray , Douglas Kay , Alan Davison , Keith Paton and Hoochie Fig , Ken Barrett , Super8 and TokyoBlu .
I'm also a singer / beatboxer for Tracey B's Gospel Truth Choir
2009 sees the release of 5 studio albums I've been involved with ( Gecko3 , Andi Neate , Vicky Gray , Douglas Kay and I'll finally be completing my debut solo album.