Matt Wilson

London, United Kingdom

Musician

27 year old musician with an easy going and open-minded attitude towards performing, recording and tutoring. Experienced performing gigs on the electric bass & backing vocals. As with most musicians I also tutor private students during the more relaxed parts of the week on the electric bass and guitar. Open to new opportunities with professional tours, shows, contracts or working bands. Projects song writing and recording with talented bands or solo artists. Recently I've invested more time into writing/recording my own songs via the home studio using Logic, an iMac and a bit of imagination. One ambition of many is to gain greater production experience over the next year learning to record other artists and improve my own writing technique. This is so eventually create work of a standard I'd be happy to send to a record company.

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Video

The Secret Showband - Showreel
Live at the Bournemouth International Centre

Physical Details

Height:187 cm / 6ft 2in Waist:86 cm / 34in
Ethnicity:White / Caucasian Shoe size:12.0 UK / 13.0 US / 47.0 Euro
Skin colour:White Hair colour:Brown
Eye colour:Blue Hair length:Short
Chest:114 cm / 45 in Hair type:Straight

Music

I'm Yours
Recording: Hussy - Demo - Bass
Guitar ability:ExpertComposer ability:Intermediate
Bass Guitar ability:ExpertProducer ability:Intermediate
Keyboard ability:IntermediateLike to join a band:Yes
Vocal ability:Backing vocals

Singing styles

PopRock

Favourite genres

PopRockElectronicJazz
ClassicalCountry
2010 - 2012, Bassist
Hussy
Bassist & Backing Vocals:

UK & International corporate, private party and function band. Set list comprising of rock/pop hits from 1960's through to contemporary acts. Recordings available on profile.

Recently returned from an international contract as one of the main entertainment acts of the 2012 Formula1 Grand Prix in Bahrain at the BIC. This culminated in performing for thousands of race spectators for the post-race finale act on the main entertainments stage.

Other venues on corporate contracts have included Cardiff City FC stadium and the spectacular top floor of 30 St Mary's Axe/The Gherkin in London. Contracts with this group have also taken me on long duration oversea contracts for 5-star Sheraton Hotels.

2009 - 2012, Bassist
The Secret Showband
Bassist & Backing Vocals

Nine piece UK & International corporate, private party and function band. Set list comprising of jazz standards, soul, pop, disco and funk tunes from the 1950's through to contemporary acts.

2007 - 2009,
Various Projects
Bassist, lyricwriting, composing, recording, backing vocals for the following groups;

Sophie Hiller - Bassist:
Great experience performing with a tight band of London players for the talented singer-songwriter's performance at the Bedford to showcase her new material

The Definitions - Bassist/Recording:
Project with four other musicians writing recording and performing material with influences of latin, reggae and ska music.

Kris Mersseman & The Two-Bit Operators - Bassist/Song-Writing/Recording:
Project with five musicians writing recording and performing material with a mixed feel of country, reggae and folk music.

Mother Goose - Bassist & Backing/Lead Vocals:
Rock trio playing music from the 1950-1980's set list including music form Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Talking Heads, Elvis, Stevie Wonder. Mainly function/Bar contracts around London/SE area.

2003 - 2006, Bassist
UB4T
UK Tribute Act to UB40 and the 2Tone/Ska era.

Contracts ranging from private functions and corporate entertainment through to theatre shows. One set being an hour tribute to UB40 followed by a party set of music from bands such as The Specials, Bad Manners, Madness, The Clash, Toots etc

Education

Leeds College of Music
BA(Hons) Jazz Studies

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