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Session Cellist
I have been performing with bands from an early age. In my teens I found
myself pushing to the front of the crowds at the Reading Festival to get a
closer glimpse of Martin Maccarick playing cello with Irish rock group Therapy?
and was hooked. I play both acoustic and electric cello, with a particular
interest in multi-tracked cello tracks.
I have performed with a number of bands, including arranging and performing the string tracks on Tanya Walker's EP for Fopp Records, The Changing Me. I also performed with Tanya in Cardiff and South Wales in various venues.
A session musician is only as good as their influences. In order to get the right sound for your recording you need to find a musician with the right character, and I pride myself in having one of the most eclectic tastes in music around. My influences include the following, and everything in between:
- Eddie Reader
- Newton Faulkner
- Heather Nova
- Belle and Sebastian
- Johnny Cash
- Foo Fighters
- Metallica
- Greenday
- Therapy?
- Pink Floyd
- Feeder
- Richard Thompson
- The Beautiful South
As well as performing as a solo cellist, I'm also happy working alongside other string players, I have a reputation for being a no-nonsense one-take musician - something very important for those on a tight budget in the studio!
I also have a string quartet which offers itself as a session quartet for recordings and television work, and can always find other musicians when needed.
On television, I have appeared on BBC Commisioned film Percussion, BBC 1's Dalziel and Pascoe, and the string quartet also featured on the soundtrack and visuals of BBC 2's Crisis at the Castle.