Bass Player
Nick Airey
Strong and versatile electric bass player with 20+ years experience in pop, groove, CCM, Jazz and Theatre. Sight reader. Experienced band leading to back a soloist.
Reliable, easy to get along with and adaptable to performance requirements, from playing exactly what's on the chart to lead-sheet grooving.
Performance Experience
Musical Theatre
2026
Nerdy Prudes Must Die — StarKid / Jeff Blim
Pit Musician: bass
2026
13 the Musical — Jason Robert Brown
Pit Musician: bass
2025
Merrily We Roll Along — Sondheim
Pit Musician: bass
2025
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat — Lloyd Webber / Rice
Pit Musician: bass
2025
Bonnie and Clyde — Wildhorn
Pit Musician: bass
Earlier
Uni Review shows
Pit Musician: bass & guitar
Band — Contemporary / Pop / CCM
2002 – Present
Regular band leader and band member on bass. Fortnightly gigs at a 350-seat venue. Lead band, develop musical and vocal arrangements, mentor younger musicians.
Earlier
Party / Functions Band
Bass
Large Public Concerts
2010 – 2019
Regional Outdoor Christmas Carols — Southern Sydney
Yearly concert, 2000+ crowd: bass
Instruments
Electric Bass
Highly proficient 4 and 5 string. Highly proficient fretless.
Acoustic Guitar
Experienced at rhythm / vocal accompaniment for a singer and band.
Cello
Intermediate — Honors AMEB 4th grade (2023).
Musical Education & Training
- 2021–2023 — Cello studies with Medhat Boulos (2 years)
- 1994–1999 — Rock and Soul studies with Lou Casch (5 years)