Arran McSporran
Arran has been a professional electric bass player and teacher since finishing his studies at ACM in 2007. He has toured nationally and internationally, playing in over 30 countries across 3 continents including many large international festivals. Known for his innovative plucking and legato technique on fretless 6-string bass, Arran has contributed educational articles to popular bass website bassplayersunited.com, has been interviewed for the UK’s Bass Guitar Magazine and bassmusicianmagazine.com and has taken lessons with Jeff Berlin.
A very versatile player, Arran has played in every genre from acoustic songwriters to jazz to metal and also in orchestras for musical theatre. Primarily touring in the metal scene, Arran has supported many of the biggest names in death and black metal with the bands Virvum and De Profundis and has also toured supporting Steve Vai with the Nicolas Meier World group.
Arran has played on over 30 releases, with artists that he has worked with live and on record including Virvum, Vipassi, Utopia, De Profundis, Seven7 (with Nicolas Meier), Demonstealer, Mark Lettieri (Snarky Puppy), Justin Stanton (Snarky Puppy), Scarab and many more. He has recorded on tracks with members of Obscura, Fear factory, Ne Obliviscaris, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Leprous, Cynic, Six Feet Under, Shining (Nor), Nile, Necrophagist, Nevermore, Allegaeon, Inferi…
Arran is endorsed by Rotosound Strings and Carillion Basses and is one of the few bass players using a fretless bass in metal. He has won several ‘bassist of the year’ awards including being voted one of the top bassists of 2014 in a Zero Tolerance Magazine poll.
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I’ve got a few choices of pictures because I’m not sure what vibe’s being looked for (square/landscape/portrait). Maybe it’s even worth having a gallery of 3-5 studio/live pictures on each tutor’s web bio page?
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/juwxsbncqnifmkh/AACMw1jMMmS-zBZt-Yv3fMZIa?dl=0
There’s also a good picture of me taken by the ACM photographer a few years ago on file for the wall pictures in the entrances which you could also use for consistency with the website. I don’t think I was put on the wall in Guildford last time it was done – is this something you’re also updating? I have just had some headshots done if that’s what you’re looking for, but I do like the old ACM photo.