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- Trojans - Spirit of Adventure
- Trojans - Save The World
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- Trojans - Rebel Blues
- Trojans - Celtic Ska
- Trojans - Stack-A-dub
- Trojans - Cool Rulers
- Trojans - Earth First
- Trojans - Desiderata
- Trojans - Warriors Best Of
- Ska Stars of the 80's
- Ska Stars of the 90's
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music sessions - studio - live performances

 

I work as a session player for solo artists and bands, whether it is for live performances or studio work. I can play: pop - rock - folk - blues - soul - ska / reggae - bossa nova - chanson francaise - and a bit of cuban, jazz and gipsy music.

Skills:
- Comping & soloing
- Improvisation
- Sight reading chord charts
- Vocals & Harmonies
- Bass - 4 / 5 & Fretless
- Guitar - electric, acoustic, classical

Instruments:
Electric guitar - Archtop guitars - Acoustic guitars - flamenca guitar
Electric bass (4 & 5 strings) - Fretless bass (4 strings)

Samples Broadband
4 string bass - "Ain't that fine?" - by Gentleman Tim & the Contenders
Fretless bass - "Turner Prize" - By JohnJohn
Acoustic guitar - "I love London" - by JohnJohn
Electric bass & electric guitar - for BBCi - Celeb Snowfight game
Classical & acoustic guitar - "Moussaoui" - by Mogador

 

current sessions

 

After The Rain ( 20mn Short Film original soundtrack)
Co-produced by Channel 4 & Passion Pictures
Director - Gaelle Denis
Composer - Mathew Davidson

Production & Arrangements - Benoit Viellefon & Mathew Davidson

Benoit Viellefon - Bass / Rhythm guitars / Solo Guitars / percussions
Rick Baxendale - Drums
Zoe Devlin - Vocals
Mathew Davidson - Piano / Backing Vocals

     

 

Infamous Grouse

Benoit Viellefon - Guitarist
3 Violins / double bass / drums / guitar / piano / bagpipes

London / Scotland based Ceilidh band - Internaional gigs
(Traditional scottish dance music)

www.myspace.com/infamousgrouse

Illustration by DIBO

pevious sessions

     
Bass player & acoustic guitarist with Roberta Howett  

Gipsy Jazz guitarist and singer in duet with Lili Farling
Benoit Viellefon - Gipsy Jazz Guitar, Vocals
Anna Lili Farling - Piano, Vocals

Nostalgic music from the 1910's, 1920's, 1930's and 1940's played at a garden party on an old upright piano and a vintage gipsy swing guitar. A scottish pianist of rare beauty singing English & French popular songs, and a cheeky French guitarist with an irresistible accent.

Benoit and Lili official page - www.myspace.com/benoitandlili

     

Tango & cabaret guitarist with Åsa Hasselblad

 

Tango & cabaret guitarist with Åsa Hasselblad
Vocals - Åsa Christine Hasselblad
Accordion - Monika Kurtova
Guitar - Benoit Viellefon

Åsa is a trained theatre actress and tango singer who due to odd opportunities, curiosity, a varied lifestyle and having a creative mind for survival became a Bellydancer/Magician/Storyteller and a professional Fairy. She sing Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Marlene Dietrich in Cabaret Clubs and Corporate Venues in London and Stockholm.

www.myspace.co/asachristine - www.myspace.com/cabaretheavenandhell

     

Bass player & acoustic guitarist with Roberta Howett

 

Bass player & acoustic guitarist with Roberta Howett
Piano - Vocals - Percussion - Bass
or
Acoustic Guitar - Violin / Cello - Vocals

Roberta is a young talented Irish artist, singer, songwriter & pianist. She rose to fame when appearing on TV in X-factor in 2004. She has since developed her career as a solo artist by moving to London and being very active on the club circuit performing with a full band or acoutic trio.

See pictures - www.myspace.com/robertahowett

     

Kim Lone - as guitarist

 

Kim Lone - as guitarist
Austrian pop/burlesque artist, singer and pop star in germany
Studio work
www.myspace.com/kimlone

     

Big Boy Bloater & the City Shakers - as bass player

 

Big Boy Bloater & the City Shakers - as bass player
Blues & 50s R&B - Featuring Big boy Bloater on guitar / vocals
London Gigs
Official Website - www.bigboybloater.com

     
Gentleman Tim & the Contenders   Gentleman Tim & The Contenders - as bass Player
May 2005 - Feb 2006 - high standard cover band
1950s Chicago blues & west coast swing
about 10 gigs a month - Residency in soho – tour in Ireland - recordings
See pictures - Official Website - www.gentlemantim.com
     
John Ongom Jazz Big Band – as jazz guitarist   John Ongom Jazz Big Band – as jazz guitarist
May - Nov 2005 - (Swing & Latin 18 piece band)
See pictures - www.myspace.com/johnongombigband
London gigs & festivals
     
  The Gets - as bass player
Soul / rock / funk - function band
     
  Section 11 - as bass player
(8 piece band - salsa latin cuban reggae)
London Gigs
     
  Trade Winds - as bass player
(jazz quintet)
London Gigs
     
BBCi - as bass player & guitarist   BBCi - as bass player & guitarist
Composition and recording of musics and soundracks for BBCi website's series of online games and micro sites.