Name:              
Stevie Williams              

Country:           
United Kingdom

Born:              
Salford, Manchester, UK

Influences:
Too many to list but ...... Motown, James Jamerson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Larry Graham, Abe Laboriel, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Colin Hodgkinson, Michael Franks, Paul Jackson, Jaco Pastorious, Stanley Clarke, Eddie Gomez, Ray Brown, Bootsy Collins, Will Lee, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten, Richard Bona and all the relatively unknown but massively talented musicians I work with and listen to .... and more!.

Bio:
Stevie taught himself piano at the age of eight and had his first trumpet lesson at 12 years old. He started to play Bass after listening to soul records, and soon inspired to become a professional player.

After leaving Music College he formed his first pro-band playing local pubs and clubs and any free-lance gigs he could. His first break came via a letter post-marked Hawaii asking if he would join a Jazz Trio working onboard the QE2 cruise liner sailing from New York. It was an incredible learning experience for Stevie. "There was so much music, we could play a different set each night!". On days off he would hang out in New York and take in as much live music as possible. This had a big influence on his return to the UK.

Background : Studio recording and production - Record Label - Session Player - Jingles - T.V. - Bands - Video's - Orchestra - Big bands - Composer - Arranger - Teacher - Head of Music - Gigs – Tours – As sideman with - Jim Mullen - Hamish Stuart - Alex Wilson - Tanita Tikaram - Hothouse Flowers - Snake Davis - Support Tours - Niels Lan Doky - Maze - Freddie Jackson - Alexander O'Neill and many more.

Bands / Projects:
Stevie Williams Band / Solo
Bass Day UK www.bassday.co.uk
Free-lance bass player, and various recording & mixing projects.    

Other Instruments:
Piano

Recordings:
‘4am’ Stevie Williams - new CD.
His performance, production, recording and touring credits include the core of the studio and live band, Stevie's regular working unit. These are friends, and the warmth of familiarity between the players is alive in the grooves, a natural habitat and laboratory for Stevie's groove fuelled jazz. Stevie may play a supportive role providing the root of the harmonic structure or solo or play the melody upfront, inspired by the musicians who placed the bass firmly in the frontline. He alternates between punchy rhythm and voluptuous backdrops. The jubilant spirit never fails.
Available through various outlets including www.steviewilliams.co.uk

‘As One’
Bass players and fellow musicians of the world unite ‘As One’ to aid orphaned children of the south east Asia Tsunami.
available through various outlets including www.basstech.uk.net

'Sounds Of The Blue Cat'
Stevie Williams

'Lo-Fi'
Stevie Williams

'Skyward Bound'
Stevie Williams

Basses:            
Fender Jazz Bass (1978)
Gordon Whitham Sub 4 string Bass
Washburn Piccolo 4 String Bass
Samick semi acoustic fretless 4 string Bass

Amps:              
EBS TD650
Polytone Mini-Brute 3

Cabinets:          
EBS Cabinets

Effects:           
Mu-Tron 3+
Boss Loop Station RC-20XL
Cry Baby & various.

Strings:           
Elites Stadium 45-105

Internet site:      
www.steviewilliams.co.uk