Information About Philipp - Muswell Hill teacher

Personal Description:

Welcome to my profile! My name's Philipp , I'm a North London based pro bass player, having toured, recorded & performed in the USA, Canada, South America, the UK and several countries in mainland Europe.

Some of the people I have worked with / supported are Simply Red, Morcheeba, Manu Delago, Paolo Nutini, Amy Smith, Jack Cheshire, John Gibbons, Jimmy Cliff, Jamie Cullum, Jon Allen, Paddy Milner, Julia Biel, Nizlopi, Julian Joseph, Birger Sulsbrueck, Adam Holzman, Dave Taylor etc

I also co-produced a record 'Killerfernandez - Feitaboogie' which was released earlier this year in the UK & Norway, focusing on the mix of human beatbox with real drums and the use of tape machines, such as the Revox B77. I'm an expert sound designer, having worked for companies such as Captive Communications, Swarovski, Modem Media, Ministry Of Sound, Astronaut etc

Tutoring Experience:

I have previously taught double bass & bass guitar both privately and at festival academies, such as the annual Outreach Austria Academy (www.outreach.at). All levels are welcome.

Tutoring Approach:

Every student is different - I believe it's crucial to work out a personalized lesson structure at first encounter. The prospective student tells me about his / her musical background and goals they want to achieve. We would then proceed to what I call the ' Musical Health Check' and find out what area needs working on, i.e. rhythm, harmonic knowledge, ear training, sight reading, technique etc This is all dependent on the tutee's individual route.

I describe my approach as 'immediate ear to instrument' language, which focuses on combining theoretical and aural information, to be executed practically in the most direct possible way.