Guy Pratt

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Guy Pratt
Pratt playing "Echoes" on David Gilmour's 'On An Island' tour in Munich, Germany, July 29, 2006
Background information
Born	January 3, 1962 (1962-01-03) (age 46) London, England
Genre(s)	Progressive Rock Psychedelic rock Art Rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, Composer, 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 Pink Floyd keyboardist, Richard Wright.

Contents 1 Career 2 Equipment 3 Discography 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Career

Pratt is best known for his work as a session player. He has worked with Pink Floyd, 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 .^[1]

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.

In August 2007, Guy Pratt was interviewed by Liberation Frequency 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

[edit] 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, a Status Vintage GP Signature and an EUB (Electric Upright Bass).

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).

[edit] 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 – HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I – 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 – Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix – Michael Jackson 1997 – The Next Hundred Years [Gold Edition] – Ted Hawkins 1998 – Still Crazy 1998 – Dil Se – Dil Se 1998 – Messiah Meets Progenitor – Messiah 1998 – The Ted Hawkins Story: Suffer No More – 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 – Somewhere in the Sun: Best of the Dream Academy – The Dream Academy 2001 – Born – Bond 2001 – Crystal Days: 1979-1999 –Echo & the Bunnymen 2001 – Jacob Young – Jacob Young 2001 – Bring Down the Moon – Naimee Coleman 2001 – White Lilies Island – Natalie Imbruglia 2001 – Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd – 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 – Explosive: The Best of bond [DualDisc] – bond 2005 – Explosive: The Best of bond – bond 2005 – A Million in Prizes: The Anthology – 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 [edit] External links Guy Pratt's official website Guy Pratt Interview at Liberation Frequency [edit] 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.