Biography
Simon Little is a session bassist from London.
Best known as the bassist with The Divine Comedy and Clare Teal. Simon has also played and recorded with Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, The Duckworth Lewis Method, Duke Special, Maggie Reilly, The Guildhall Session Orchestra, A Girl Called Eddy, Juliet Lawson, Lea DeLaria, Ian Shaw, Nina Ferro, Chris Difford, Kurt Elling, Jamie Cullum, Liane Carroll, Beth Rowley, Ben Folds, Norma Winstone, Claire Martin, Pee Wee Ellis and The Ronnie Scott’s Allstars amongst others.
Born in London, Simon started learning the double bass at school with Barry Glynn. He went on to study at The Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London (1999-2003). Equally at home on upright or electric basses both live and in the studio, Simon soon became one of the busiest session bassists in the UK.
Simon started releasing electronic music under the pseudonym Monochrome Echo in 2016. So far he has released nine full length albums and three EPs.
Simon plays Sandberg basses and uses Dunlop Superbright bass strings.
An experienced teacher and clinician, Simon occasionally takes on students on both electric and upright basses, providing tuition in a broad range of styles from classical and jazz to funk and rock. Any enquiries regarding teaching can be sent to Simon using the contact page.
You can follow Simon’s updates on Twitter if you’re that way inclined… He very much is.
Monochrome Echo is on twitter too. Just saying.
