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Icebreaker
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I C E B R E A K E R
Pete Wilson
For the past thirty years Pete has balanced an academic career with playing bass guitar in a variety of pop and classical settings.
He studied at
Trinity College
(London) and gained a First Class BA (Hons) in music from
University of York
, followed by a DPhil on
Charles Ives
researched at
Yale University
(USA) in 1994. Pete is currently
Professor of Music Performance at Southampton Solent University
.
In 1989 he became a founder member of both The
Steve Martland Band
(Factory Records) and Icebreaker, and went on to play for
Ensemble Modern
with John Adams,
BBC Symphony Orchestra
,
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
(as soloist),
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
,
London Sinfonietta
,
Aurora Orchestra
,
American Composers Orchestra (Carnegie Hall)
,
Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra
,
Colin Currie Group
,
Steve Reich
, and in several
BBC Proms
(Royal Albert Hall). He has commissioned and performed a bass guitar concerto by composer
Colin Riley
.
He has also played bass for dance companies that include
The Royal Ballet
,
Rambert Dance Company
,
London Contemporary Dance Theatre
,
Scottish Ballet
,
Random Dance
and
Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company
.
Pop credits include
Brian Eno
,
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
,
Melanie C
,
Rufus Wainwright
, and playing Sir
Paul McCartney
’s
violin bass
in
Abbey Road Studio 2
in front of the man himself.
Pete has taught at
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
,
Dartington College of Arts
,
University of York
and headed the BA (Hons) programme at
Brighton Institute of Modern Music
from its inception in 2003. He has been external examiner for
University College Cork
,
University of Central England (UCE Birmingham)
,
Tech Music Schools
,
Leeds College of Music
,
University of The West of Scotland
,
University of West London
.