Joe Black

My first introduction to the world of music was my relationship with the famous Factory Records when I was growing up as a kid in Manchester. I was best friends with Tony Wilson’ son (Tony Wilson ran Factory records and the famous Hacienda nightclub). This was my first introduction to electro music - I remember keenly a friend of Factory Records playing me Egyptian Lover records and thinking that his music is amazing and that’s what I would love to do. Obviously, the Hacienda was famous for bringing acid house and rave music to this country so that period of my youth growing up in Manchester obviously had a great influence on my musical tastes and future aspirations. I also spent many a year during my teenage years playing bass guitar in bands - I got so much practice that I eventually gained a grade 8 distinction in bass guitar from Rockschool! So not only am I a qualified expert bass player but I am also qualified to teach bass guitar as well. In fact, I even briefly taught bass guitar in London colleges to groups of young people. My main performing highlight so far was playing at the Ministry of Sound a few years ago. I was on the same bill as Paul Oakenfold. This gave me a taste of the performing experience (although like I said I had previous experience playing in bands when I was younger) which I would very much like to make my lifestyle. I have lived in various different locations throughout the UK but have nevertheless always brought the bass. Bass it’s the time it’s the place it’s the motion...