Paul Westwood
Paul Westwood (born 1953) is an English bass player.
Career
At 16 years old, he played in Westwood nation Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) and started in 1971 at the Guildhall School of Music, a double bass -Studies.
By 1976, he had already given concerts in 23 countries and also worked for well-known musicians such as David Bowie, Elton John, Vangelis, Cliff Richard, John Miles, Stephen Bishop, Andy Williams, José Carreras, Chocolate, Madonna, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Janet Jackson, Tom Jones, Nick Heyward and Nik Kershaw. His success made him one of the most sought after session musicians of the London music scene. Also at various film and musical productions he worked with.
Meanwhile, informed Paul Westwood at the Royal Academy of Music at King's College and the Stowe School. In 1992 he produced an educational video entitled The Complete Bass Guitar Player.
His most successful publication is the Bass Bible, a book for bassists with all the theoretical foundations and further topics.
Publications
- Bass Bible. reference for bassists.
- The complete Bass Guitar Player. (Video)
External links
- Westwood, P.; Trotter, J.; McGinley, J. (1997). Bass bible: a world history of styles and techniques. AMA Verlag. ISBN 9783927190672. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- "Paul Westwood Discography at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- "Paul Westwood - Bass Bible". scribd.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.