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The SBL Podcast

119 - The Mentality and GEAR you need to survive the PIT! West End Legend Ian King

The SBL Podcast

Scott's Bass Lessons

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🗓️ 6 November 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Sign up for our Fretboard Accelerator: https://sbl.link/3FQnkdO (Last chance to lock in at this price!) Hairspray, Hamilton, Billy Elliot, Queen Rock Symphonic, Dreamgirls, Mamma Mia! You name it, Ian King’s probably played it, and in today’s episode we dig into the path he took to landing a job in London’s West End theatre district. In this episode What it takes to hold the bass chair in London’s West End.Why consistency is key.How Ian ended up playing with Wolverine star Hugh Jackman.All ...

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0:00.0

What's up and welcome to another episode of the Scott and Ian show on the SBL podcast.

0:05.8

Today, Scott and I get to sit down with legendary West End bass player Ian King.

0:13.4

You heard of a show called Hamilton?

0:16.5

Ian King plays for Hamilton in the West End.

0:18.8

Now, if you don't know what the West End is, it's the

0:21.5

UK version of Broadway. And Ian King is in that mix. He's played a ton of shows with a bunch of artists.

0:28.9

He's going to break down what you need here if you want to do that. I'm pointing at my head,

0:34.0

for those of you that are just listening to the pod and what you need here and i'm picking up

0:39.0

a base right we're going to talk about mentality and gear and he's going to take us all through it he's

0:44.0

a lovely guy and look if you haven't checked out sbl and the learning pathways he has recorded

0:50.5

a soul and rnb learning pathway that i've gone through talks about stacks and Motown,

0:56.5

soul and R&B based playing. It's incredible and comprehensive. And he just released a funk

1:03.0

learning pathway into the academy as well. So be sure to check that out at scotspace lessons.com.

1:09.0

What else do we got going on at sBL? We've got Monday,

1:12.6

the 6th of November, Todd Johnson is in the mentor seat doing days of wine and roses, a melodic and

1:19.3

rhythmic, melodic and rhythmic sequences. So check that out with Todd Johnson. Then the following week,

1:25.6

Monday, November 13th, we've got Jonathan Herrera in the seat

1:28.3

talking about melodic minor and more. Break out of the modal rut. You in a rut? Unifery rut, bro? Break out of that.

1:37.2

Melodic minor with Jonathan Herrera. That's going to be a good time. Hey, also, the fretboard

1:42.5

accelerator is open for enrollment right now,

1:45.0

and it is indeed the last chance to lock it in at the current low price. After this, it's going

1:50.7

up. It's going up. So you need to learn about your fretboard. Check that out. Also, go baseless in our

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