In no particular order..............Jeff Beck, Van Halen, James Taylor, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Chick Corea, Mcoy Tyner, Mulgrew Miller, Sting, Jonatha Brooke, Steeley Dan, Wayne Krantz, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pandit Arvind Parikh, Ustad Shahid Parvez, John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Hendrix, Earl Klugh, Joe Pass, Ty Tabor, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Nitin Sawhney, Talvin Singh, Mike Landau, Michael Thompson, Bill Frisell, Dave Holland, Dave Douglas, Chris Potter.
I'm based in London, UK where I work as a freelance guitar player. I work in many different musical settings and also have a couple of my own projects. Over the last few years I've worked with a number of different artists both live and in the studio.
I've played/recorded with/for the following:
G4, Shakin' Stevens, Robin Gibb (Bee Gees), Stephen Gately (Boyzone), Booty Luv, John Barrowman, Connie Fisher, Odyssey, Buck Fizz, Anthony Costa (Blue), Alvin Stardust, Noel Sullivan (Hear'say), Journey South (X-Factor), Nikki Evan (X-Factor), Donny Osmond, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Bourne's "Dorian Gray", Hairspray - The Highschool Musical, P + O, Cunard, BBC, UK tours of What A Feelling, Boogie Nights, West End productions of Dirty Dancing, Grease, Joseph, Fiddler On The Roof, Dancing In The Streets, Daddy Cool, Hairspray, Mamma Mia, Never Forget, Whistle Down The Wind, Cabaret, Rent, Fame, Spamalot, Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
Currently working on a solo album of original material. I'm just about to go back into Eastcote studios, West London to record the last few tracks and then I'll get on with mixing and mastering!
I also co-run a jazz/funk outfit called Jam Van 5 and play in drummer Elliott Henshaw's band. He has an album out (which I played on!) and another one is planned for this year. Come and check out one of the gigs of these great bands!
I have also been studying the sitar and North Indian music for 12 years and have made a number of trip to India to study with Pandit Arvind Parikh, one of India's leading sitarists.
I am always interested in new collaborations and freelance work, so please get in touch! You can hear a variety of my guitar work that I have done for different people on the tracks above..............enjoy!!
Welcome to my new site, James. Thank you so much for the add and let your good vibes flow. Stay in touch if you like and have a wonderful week. Grtz, John.
i also have a whole circle of musicians i can pool from so if you need a stand-in or someone else who does then get in touch or leave this comment until the time you need to look it up!
im also up for co-writing.
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