Ian Gould Biography

Ian, an immigrant from Belfast, Northern Ireland, began his musical career as a kid playing in bands throughout Ireland, the United Kingdom and Europe. He won't deny the fact that there were times that he literally sang for his supper!

Some things have changed; Ian is now a singer/song writer and has been professionally performing internationally for nearly 15 years. To name a few places, he has performed from Moscow to Manhattan, London to Los Angeles and Barcelona to Berlin. He has been living in the U.S. since January of 2001, and is currently performing as a solo artist, as well as collaborating with other musicians on a new project. Ian's music includes traditional Irish/Celtic music, Celtic-connected music, original songs, and modern hits.

Ian has studied music and performing arts at: North Down and Ards College in Northern Ireland, Trinity College in London, Perth College in Scotland and continues to study and enhance his abilities in music. He is a former bass student of both Joe Hubbard (U.K. - author of Basslines) and Charlie Banacos (U.S. - jazz pianist and improvisation guru, New England Conservatory of Music, whose former students also include a "who's who" of bass virtuosos such as Jeff Berlin, Alain Caron, and Jimmy Earl to name just a few). Ian continues to study music, guitar and bass guitar and he gives private lessons in bass guitar and guitar and offers educational workshops in music and Irish culture.

Having worked with a variety of artists, Ian has toured as a bassist, an acoustic guitarist and as a vocalist and has performed on television, radio and live web casts. He has also played at some of the most well known and most prestigious venues like Melkweg in Amsterdam, Holland; Grosse Freiheit in Hamburg, Germany; House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois; and El Capitan in Los Angeles, California. Ian has performed at international festivals in Europe and the U.S. including: South by Southwest in Austin Texas; Irish Fest & Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Hogmanie Celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland; and SWR3 Radio Festival in Ludwigburg, Germany. You could even catch a glimpse of him in a fighting scene of MGM's 1995 movie, Rob Roy and BBC's 1997 mini-series, Ivan Hoe.