The Band - Steve Dunn - Bass

Personal Biog

Hi! I'm Steve...I play bass in Also Eden. Born in Dagenham, Essex, I picked up the guitar at age 10,and played in a few classic rock bands in my teens (including several with fellow progger and schoolmate Cosmograf) doing covers of Hendrix/Sabbath/Deep Purple/Robin Trower and the like.

I gave up guitar for about 10 years when I got hitched but got the bug again in 2005, and was invited to join Also Eden as bass player in August 2007. Interesting, as I'd never played bass before. Shh, don't tell them. Married, 2 kids, shrinking mortgage, expanding waistline, shrinking hairline, border collie, life-long fan of the mighty Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club.

When I'm not twiddling with bass in the band, I teach guitar and bass in the evenings, and study lots of exams for reasons I'm not sure about.

Equipment used

• Fender Jazz
• Yamaha TRB 5-string
• MarkBass CMD102P
• Sansamp Bass Driver
• Novation Bass Station
• Roland PK-5 Bass Pedals

Favourite Musicians

• Bass - Macca, Squire, Lee, Trewavas, Bruce
• Guitar - Hendrix, Trower, Clapton, Vai, Segovia
• Drums - Bonham, Baker, Peart, Rich
• Keys - Wakeman, Banks

Favourite Bands / Influences

Hendrix, Beatles, Rush, Genesis, Yes, Cream, Beethoven, Kinks, Supergrass, Big Big Train, Moth Vellum, Transatlantic.

My top 5 Albums of all time

1. Wind & Wuthering (Genesis)
2. Permanent Waves (Rush)
3. Goodbye (Cream)
4. Going for the One (Yes)
5. The Underfall Yard (Big Big Train)

N.B. This list changes, daily.

Favourite Movies

American Beauty, Citizen Kane, Rear Window, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Favourite books

The Last Master (Suchet), Zen Guitar (Sudo), A Brief History of Nearly Everything (Bryson)

Most Memorable Musical Experience

Loreley with Also Eden, 2009. An incredible place to be. Good beer, too!

First Band

The Four Sparkles (aged 10!)