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Hiram Bullock Hiram Bullock was born in Osaka, Japan and came to America at the age of 2. As a child, he studied piano at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Maryland, playing his first recital at age 6. After learning the saxophone, he began to play the bass guitar, and played his first professional gigs with a typical high school rock band. He switched to guitar when he was 16, admittedly to "meet more girls." He attended the University of Miami music school, where he studied with Pat Metheny and Jaco Pastorius. One of his steady nightclub jobs was with the singer Phyllis Hyman, and eventually this led him to New York. Almost immediately after arriving in the Big Apple, Hiram's international career began. He first played with David Sanborn, meeting producer Phil Ramone and playing on many gold and platinum albums. His credits include: Hiram has played and/or recorded with The Brecker Brothers Solo Albums First Class Vagabond He has worked with many others; a full discography can be found at http://musiccentral.msn.com. Hiram is perhaps best known as the barefoot guitar player on Late Nite with David Letterman. From the inception of the show until 1984, he was a regular member of the World's Most Dangerous Band, led by Paul Shaffer. Other television work includes being a member of the house band on Saturday Night Live and working as the musical director on David Sanborn's critically acclaimed Night Music show. He was also seen acting the part of a musician in Under Siege starring Steven Segal (he wrote six of the internal songs in the film). Hiram's career as a solo recording artist began in 1983. He has produced all of his albums, which include many of his own songs. Besides these professional credits, he is known as a dynamic performer who gives his all for the sake of the show. |
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