| Guy Pratt |
Pratt
playing "Echoes" on the On An
Island tour in Munich,
Germany,
July
29, 2006
|
| Background information |
| Born |
January 3, 1962 (1962-01-03) (age 45)
London,
England |
| Genre(s) |
Progressive
Rock
Psychedelic rock
Art
Rock |
| Occupation(s) |
MusicianComposer Comedian |
| Instrument(s) |
Vocals
Bass
guitar
Guitar |
| Years active |
1984 - present |
| Label(s) |
Capitol
Columbia
Sony
EMI
Harvest
and others |
Associated
acts |
Pink Floyd
David Gilmour
Roxy
Music |
| Website |
GuyPratt.com |
Guy Pratt is a well-known session bassist and also
a songwriter,
actor and comedian. He was born January 3, 1962 in London, England, son of actor Mike
Pratt. In 1996, Pratt married Gala Wright, the daughter of Richard Wright.
Pratt is best known for his work as a session player. He has
worked with Pink Floyd, Kirsty
MacColl, The Smiths, Lemon
Jelly, The Orb, All
Saints, Icehouse, Madonna,
Stephen
Duffy, Robbie Robertson, Roxy
Music, Michael Jackson, Gary
Moore, Womack & Womack, Coverdale
Page and Toy
Matinee. He is a member of The Transit Kings with Alex
Paterson (of The
Orb), Jimmy Cauty (of The KLF)
and Dominic Beken.
Cauty and Pratt also released "I Wanna 1-2-1 With You" as
Solid Gold Chartbusters. Since 2006 Guy Pratt has been playing bass for
Bryan Ferry and is currently accompanying him on his solo tour
throughout Europe (which will last until August 2007).
Pratt hit the big stage when he was chosen as the replacement
bass player for Pink Floyd's post Roger Waters Momentary
Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell
world tours in 1987 and 1994. He co performed the vocals in "Run Like
Hell" with Gilmour during the live shows and also performed on several
tracks on The Division Bell
album, though most of the bass parts were performed by David Gilmour.
Tony Levin performed most of the bass parts on Momentary Lapse of Reason,
with Pratt replacing an unavailable Tony Levin for the accompanying
tour.
Pratt has also composed music for TV. He produced, co-wrote and played
bass, guitar and keys on the music for the 1998 Channel 4
drama series The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star.
With regular collaborator Dom Beken, he provided the theme music to Spaced.
Pratt also appeared in Spaced, playing the
character of Minty. He has also acted in Linda
Green, and appeared in an episode of the remake
of Randall and Hopkirk
(Deceased), starring Reeves and Mortimer. His Father Mike
Pratt played the part of Jeff Randall in the original 1960s
series.
As a songwriter, he co-wrote the UK no.1 hit Ain't
No Doubt, sung by Jimmy Nail.
In August 2005, Pratt's one-man music/comedy show, My
Bass & Other Animals, debuted at the Edinburgh
Festival. A book, based on the show, was published in May 2007.
In July 2007, Pratt guest-hosted a show on the digital radio
station Planet Rock.
External links
References
-
Pratt, Guy (2007). My
Bass And Other Animals. London: Orion Books, p.131. ISBN 9780752876313.
- Steve Jelbert, Flying Solo. The Times,
12 August 2005, Body & Soul section, p. 11.
