Fred Baker is an outstanding guitarist and bass player. He played in the John Etheridge/ Ric Sanders group and has recorded several albums with Harry Beckett.
Neil Bullock turned professional at the age of seventeen, having started playing drums at the age of eight.
Neil studied privately with the world renowned drummer Mal Garrett from the Birmingham Conservatoire.
He won a clutch of awards as a teenager, including two Musicians' Union 'Most Promising Young Musician' awards, three 'TV Times Outstanding Drummer Awards', and The BBC Big Band 'Best Drummer Prize' and the Musicians' Union 'Outstanding Musician Award'
At this time Neil was a member of the Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra (MYJO), which he left at the age of twenty one after appearing at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Following a meeting with Danny Gottlieb, (Pat Metheny), Neil went to New Jersey to study with Dave Brubeck's world renowned drummer, Joe Morello, and also studied privately with the greatest exponent of the Moeller technique, Jim Chapin.
Neil joined The Red Lemon Electric Blues Band at a young age and went on to tour with Chuck Berry, played shows as support to Robert Plant and made a record number of appearances at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club.
Some of the artists Neil has worked with include:
Broadcast (Warp Records)
St Etienne
Mica Paris
Beverley Knight
Steve White (Paul Weller)
Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
East 17
Baby D
Chaka Kahn
Chris Bowden's Tomorrow Band
Steve Gibbons
Mari Wilson
BBC Big Band
Kenny Thomas
Jane McDonald
Kid Creole
Mark Nightingale
Dave O'Higgins
Gerard Percencer
Jean Toussaint
John Horlers Modern Jazz Trio
John Etheridge
Sheila Ferguson
The Temptations
Anthony Costa (Blue)
Daniel Pearce (Pop Stars the Rivals Winner)
Steve Brookstein (X-factor winner)
Michelle McManus (Pop Idol winner)
Noel Sullivan (HearSay)
Louise Marshall (Jools Holland)
Chris Storr (Jools Holland)
Clare Teal
Bryan Corbett Quartet
Fat Chops Big Band
Syd Lawrence Orchestra
Stacey Kent
Lee Gibson
Cliff Richard
Tony Christie
Lesley Garret
Sara Coleman
Alan Barnes
Bernie Marsden (Whitesnake)
Jon Brookes (Charlatans)
Sean Freeman (Level 42)
Bebe
Yorkshire TV house-band
Central TV house band
Jeff Hooper Big Band.
In The Groove -New Star Studied Band.
P.P Arnold (Small Faces)
Tony Jacobs’ Touring Show
Tommy Blaize (BBC Strictly Come Dancing Vocalist)
Ben Markland Quintet
Julian Mark Stringle’s Dream Band
Sue Greenway Big Band
Matthew Ford Theatre Tour and Band
Jeff Hoopers’ Swing Easy Band
Fillet of Soul Featuring Jools Holland Horns
Jane McDonald’s Touring Band.
Neil has recently joined Kenny Thomas’s touring band. and has also joined Digby Fairweather’s London Half Dozen and Premier Quartet.
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