Pete Wilson (bass Guitarist)

Pete Wilson (bass Guitarist)

Pete Wilson (born 1966) is a bass guitarist who has been an exponent of the instrument in the UK contemporary music scene for twenty years. He also works as bass player in regular pop setting. 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.

He has appeared with the Icebreaker, Steve Martland Band (Factory Records), Ensemble Modern with John Adams, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, and the American Composers Orchestra (Carnegie Hall). He has commissioned and performed a bass guitar concerto by composer Colin Riley.

Wilson 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 Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Melanie C and Rufus Wainwright.

Wilson 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 is Course Leader at Southampton Solent University, an external examiner for University College Cork and University of Central England (UCE Birmingham).

Pete’s research interests lie in the use of bass guitar in contemporary classical music.