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Johnny Copland

Pro Electric Bass Player - Jazz, Funk, RnB, Fusion

About Me

Johnny Copland (24) is an Edinburgh based professional bass player currently working on the Edinburgh and Glasgow music scene playing live jazz and funk. ............................................................ ............................................................ ..............For more info and music check out:www.johnnycopland.com................................... ............................................................ .......................................... He began learning music on piano aged 7, then guitar (14) and finally bass at the grand old age of 19. ............................................................ ............................................................ .............. After a brief stay at Leeds College of Music in 2003 and some study with brilliant Hungarian bass player Zoltan Dekany (http://www.overwaterbasses.com/players3.htm), he began working on the professional circuit in central Scotland. ............................................................ ............................................................ .............. He has since worked with some of the top jazz musicians in Scotland including tenor sax player John Burgess and drummers Paul Mills and Sandro Ciancio.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/5/2006
Band Website: johnnycopland.com
Influences: Stefan Lessard - James Jamerson - Prince - Jaco - Marcus Miller - Vic Wooten - Vic Bailey - Anthony Jackson - Pino Palladino - Hubert Eaves IV - Paul Mills - Anyone who grooves harder than I do...
Sounds Like: I'm Old Fashioned is a nod to Vic Wooten's 'Show Of Hands' - developed from a Martin Taylor intro to his solo arrangement - Will post some more solo pieces and band stuff soon.
Type of Label: None