Kingbassist Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) Hi there, UPDATE 2020 Having some time out from work and fancy a few bass lessons? Well, get in touch and we can set something up over Skype! Reasonable rates. I'm an advocate of learning as many great bass lines as possible to improve your vocabulary and theory knowledge. I've gathered a great library of transcriptions and would love to guide you through some of your favourite baselines! Whether using notation or TAB. If you wanna check me out feel free to google Ian King Bassist or find me on Instagram under iankingbass Here's my biog if you want to know a bit more about me: Bass player Ian King has worked with The Temptations, The Supremes, Sister Sledge, Ronan Keating, Huey Lewis, Paul Young, Rick Astley and Albert Lee. Ian has toured arenas with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’, ‘Dr.Who Live!’ and ‘Symphonic Rock with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’. He has held the bass chair in the West End for Dreamgirls, The Book of Mormon, Shrek the Musical, Sister Act, Hairspray, Fame & Daddy Cool and is currently playing in Hamilton at The Victoria Palace Theatre, London. TV and studio credits include The Graham Norton Show, The Ruth Jones TV specials, Strictly Dance Fever, Zingzillas and the Tenors of Rock. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/297997-in-praise-of-ian-king-kingbassist/page__p__3224207__hl__ian king__fromsearch__1#entry3224207 http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry2744871 Edited March 17, 2020 by Kingbassist SKYPE LESSONS Quote
Risk101 Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 Met with Ian a couple of times now, with more in the diary, and just to say I would really recommend him to fellow basschatters. I think I'm a pretty decent bassist, but on the basis that there is always more to learn, and its easy to get into a rut, wanted some extra input/coaching (focusing on technique, melodic improvisation etc). Not only is Ian a great bassist, but he's also a top bloke ! Quote
lowerbassment Posted April 11, 2017 Posted April 11, 2017 + 1 I had a few lessons (more lined up) with Ian focusing on technique, sight reading, rhythmic and melodic variations in the construction of effective bass lines etc and I am starting to see the benefits already. Apart from being a great and experienced player he is also a excellent teacher and a very nice guy. I highly recommend Ian as bass tutor. Quote
Kingbassist Posted January 23, 2018 Author Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) I now have space for students in Knaphill, Woking. Feel free to get in touch for more details. Cheers, Ian Edited February 23, 2018 by Kingbassist Quote
ShulmanBass Posted February 14, 2018 Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) Having lessons with Ian has had such a great effect on my playing. I came to the first lesson wanting to expand on basslines, tastefully placing fills in the context of a song, and to play charts confidently while adding some of my own flare. Ian went through each of these topics explaining everything clearly and playing me loads of examples. I went away with so many ideas and different concepts to practice. I’ve already noticed a big difference to my playing and this has helped me out on a number of important gigs. Ian is an excellent teacher and really Hones in on what you want to improve on as a player. Another great side to the lessons is that you get to see him play! And what a player he is! Looking forward to the next one. Edited February 14, 2018 by ShulmanBass Quote
Kingbassist Posted March 4, 2018 Author Posted March 4, 2018 Short video of me playing in my current show, Hamilton so you can see what I'm about.. Cheers, Ian 1 Quote
Kingbassist Posted December 4, 2018 Author Posted December 4, 2018 That's the way of the world - 1 minuite.m4v 1 Quote
Kingbassist Posted December 4, 2018 Author Posted December 4, 2018 Thought I'd put a short video up here in case anyone's interested in having lessons.. I have space for one or two more students so do get in touch if you're interested.. If you want to see more videos like this check out my instagram page iankingbass Cheers, Ian Quote
Kingbassist Posted March 17, 2020 Author Posted March 17, 2020 Bump for Skype deal! Feel free to get in touch to discuss! Quote
Kingbassist Posted March 17, 2020 Author Posted March 17, 2020 Here's a live performance I did on The Graham Norton show a while back Quote
Kingbassist Posted March 17, 2020 Author Posted March 17, 2020 Here's another thing I played on, even further back! Quote
chris_b Posted March 18, 2020 Posted March 18, 2020 I had lessons with Ian. I'm a far better bassist now thanks to his suggestions and guidance. I can't recommend him too much. Quote
Kingbassist Posted March 18, 2020 Author Posted March 18, 2020 Thanks Chris, very kind of you to say.. Hope you're keeping well! Ian Quote
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