Guy Pratt

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Guy Pratt

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Img_capt = Pratt playing "Echoes" on David Gilmour's 'On An Island' tour in Munich, Germany, July 29, 2006
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Born = birth date and age|1962|01|3|df=yes London, England
Instrument = Vocals Bass guitar Guitar
Genre = Progressive rock Psychedelic rock Art rock
Occupation = Musician, Composer, Comedian
Years_active = 1984 - present
Label = Capitol Columbia Sony EMI Harvest and others
Associated_acts = Pink Floyd
David Gilmour Roxy Music
URL = [http://www.guypratt.com GuyPratt.com]

Guy Pratt (born 3 January 1962 in London, England) is a well-known session bassist and also a songwriter, actor and comedian. He is the son of actor Mike Pratt. In Kensington and Chelsea, London, in 1996, [ [http://www.findmypast.com Marriages England and Wales 1984-2005] ] Pratt married Gala Wright, the daughter of late Pink Floyd keyboardist, Richard Wright.

Career

Pratt is best known for his work as a session player. He has worked with Pink Floyd, Echo & The Bunnymen, Kirsty MacColl, The Smiths, Tears For Fears, Lemon Jelly, The Orb, All Saints, Icehouse, Madonna, Stephen Duffy, Robbie Robertson, Roxy Music, Michael Jackson, Gary Moore, A.R. Rahman,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), Dominic Beken and Billy Pilgrim. 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.

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", "Another Brick in The Wall Part 2", "Us and Them" and "Comfortably Numb" 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 him on the accompanying tour due to his unavailability .cite book
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title = My Bass And Other Animals
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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 #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.

In August 2007, Guy Pratt was interviewed by Liberation Frequency [http://www.liberationfrequency.co.uk/New%20Site/2007Site/GuyPrattInterview.php interview] and, as part of the Edinburgh Fringe on "Janey Godley's Chat Show".

He recently was a guest contestant on Australian music game show Spicks and Specks

Equipment

His current bass guitar arsenal includes a selection of various vintage Fender Precision and Jazz Basses, a MusicMan StingRay 4, a pair of headless Status 4 and 5-strings (fretless and fretted) and a red Stuart Spector NS2.

During David Gilmour's "On An Island" tour he is usually seen sporting a 3-tone Sunburst 1961 Fender Precision, a Shell Pink 1963 Fender Jazz named 'Betsy', a Status Vintage GP Signature and a Framus Triumph Bass (Electric Upright Bass). On Gilmour's Live in Gdansk DVD he is seen playing his Fender Jazz and Precision basses as well as a candy apple red jazz-style Lakland fretless bass. On the studio jamming sessions he played several Fender Jazz basses, a Hofner Icon bass and an NS Desing CR electric upright.

Guy played his fretted 5-string and fretless 4-string Status headless basses, the red Spector NS2 and a 2-tone Sunburst 1958 Fender Precision during the P•U•L•S•E concerts in 1994.

Amp wise, nowadays he is mostly seen with Ashdown ABM heads and WEM cabs (equipped with BlueLine Ashdown speakers, as Watkins Electric Music cabs are no longer being made).

Discography

*1984 – Sidewalk – Icehouse
*1985 – Riptide – Robert Palmer
*1985 – The Dream Academy – The Dream Academy
*1986 – Measure for Measure – Icehouse
*1987 – Luz Y Sombra – Flans
*1987 – Remembrance Days – The Dream Academy
*1987 – Bête Noire – Bryan Ferry
*1988 – One More Story – Peter Cetera
*1988 – Delicate Sound of Thunder – Pink Floyd
*1989 – Kite – Kirsty MacColl
*1989 – Like a Prayer – Madonna
*1990 – Wild and Lonely – Associates
*1990 – Blue Pearl – Blue Pearl
*1990 – Dick Tracy: "I'm Breathless" (Music from & Inspired by the Film) – Madonna
*1990 – Don't Explain – Robert Palmer
*1990 – Toy Matinee – Toy Matinee
*1991 – Pop Life – Bananarama
*1991 – Ripe – Banderas
*1991 – Long Road – Junior Reid
*1991 – Electric Landlady – Kirsty MacColl
*1991 – Storyville – Robbie Robertson
*1991 – A Different Kind of Weather – The Dream Academy
*1991 – The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld – The Orb
*1992 – Masterfile – Icehouse
*1992 – Ridin' High – Robert Palmer
*1992 – U.F.Orb – The Orb
*1993 – Debravation – Debbie Harry
*1993 – Donna De Lory – Donna De Lory
*1993 – Last Action Hero [Original Score] – Michael Kamen
*1993 – Call Me Nightlife – Nokko
*1993 – Elemental – Tears for Fears
*1994 – Billy Pilgrim – Billy Pilgrim
*1994 – Mamouna – Bryan Ferry
*1994 – Well... – Katey Sagal
*1994 – The Division Bell – Pink Floyd
*1994 – Take It Back [single] – Pink Floyd
*1994 – Heitor – T.P. Heitor
*1994 – The Next Hundred Years – Ted Hawkins
*1994 – Meanwhile – Third Matinee
*1994 – Fruit of Life – Wild Colonials
*1995 – Euroflake in Silverlake – Gregory Gray
*1995 – – Michael Jackson
*1995 – P•U•L•S•E – Pink Floyd
*1995 – A Spanner in the Works – Rod Stewart
*1996 – Raise the Pressure – Electronic
*1997 – Dark Days in Paradise – Gary Moore
*1997 – It's So Different Here – Gota
*1997 – – Michael Jackson
*1997 – The Next Hundred Years [Gold Edition] – Ted Hawkins
*1997 – Restless Heart Reunion – David Coverdale & Whitesnake
*1998 – Still Crazy
*1998 – Dil Se – Dil Se
*1998 – Messiah Meets Progenitor – Messiah
*1998 – – Ted Hawkins
*1999 – What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? – Echo & the Bunnymen
*1999 – Michael Hutchence – Michael Hutchence
*1999 – Reload – Tom Jones
*2000 – Lemonjelly.ky – Lemon Jelly
*2000 – Ronan – Ronan Keating
*2000 – – The Dream Academy
*2001 – Born – Bond
*2001 – –Echo & the Bunnymen
*2001 – Jacob Young – Jacob Young
*2001 – Bring Down the Moon – Naimee Coleman
*2001 – White Lilies Island – Natalie Imbruglia
*2001 – – Pink Floyd
*2001 – Read My Lips – Sophie Ellis-Bextor
*2001 – Mixed Up World Pt. 2 – Sophie Ellis-Bextor
*2001 – They Called Him Tin Tin – Stephen Duffy
*2001 – Mink Car – They Might Be Giants
*2001 – Toy Matinee: Special Edition – Toy Matinee
*2002 – Watching Angels Mend – Alex Lloyd
*2002 – Born [Japan Bonus Tracks] – bond
*2002 – Shine – bond
*2002 – Shine [Bonus Track/Bonus VCD] – bond
*2002 – Lost Horizons – Lemon Jelly
*2002 – Festival – Paola & Chiara
*2002 – Best of Both Worlds: The Robert Palmer Anthology (1974-2001) – Robert Palmer
*2002 – Mink Car [Japan Bonus Tracks] – They Might Be Giants
*2003 – Remixed [Japan Bonus Tracks] – bond
*2003 – Journey into Paradise – Dr. Alex Paterson
*2003 – Measure for Measure/Primitive Man – Icehouse
*2003 – The Outer Marker – Just Jack
*2003 – Don't Explain [Bonus Tracks] – Robert Palmer
*2003 – Shoot from the Hip – Sophie Ellis-Bextor
*2003 – Reload [Bonus Tracks] – Tom Jones
*2004 – Mistaken Identity – Delta Goodrem
*2004 – Live at Montreux, 1990 – Gary Moore
*2005 – [DualDisc] – bond
*2005 – – bond
*2005 – – Iggy Pop
*2005 – Remembrance Days/A Different Kind of Weather – The Dream Academy
*2006 – On an Island – David Gilmour
*2006 – So Still – Mozez
*2006 – Living in a Giant Candle – Transit Kings
*2007 – Dylanesque – Bryan Ferry
*2008 - Live in Gdańsk - David Gilmour

References

*Steve Jelbert, "Flying Solo". The Times, 12 August 2005, Body & Soul section, p. 11.

External links

* [http://www.guypratt.com Guy Pratt's official website]
* [http://www.liberationfrequency.co.uk/New%20Site/2007Site/GuyPrattInterview.php Guy Pratt Interview at Liberation Frequency]