From:
Dargaville, New Zealand.

Currently Performing with:
Joan Osborne, The East Village Opera Company, Chris Bergson, Among The Oak and Ash, Linda Eder, Alyssa Graham, Lucy Woodward

Producers: Arif and Joe Mardin, Tony Visconti, Neil Dorfsman, Rob Fraboni, Rob Mounsey, Steve Thompson, James Iha, Steve Greenwell, more...

Toured with:
Joan Osborne, Angelique Kidjo, Jonatha Brooke, Dar Williams, Erasure, The East Village Opera Company, Chiara Civello, Alyssa Graham, more...

Performed with:
Carlos Santana, Marshall Crenshaw, Shannon McNally, Gavin DeGraw, Bob Moses, Levon Helm, Brian Blade, Louis Bellson, Mose Allison, Luciana Souza, more...

Education:
Bachelor of Music, Berklee College of Music. Performance Major. Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Masters Degree in Jazz/Commercial Music from Manhattan School of Music

Awards:
George Rawiri Memorial Award for most Outstanding Young Jazz Musician - Tauranga National Jazz Festival

New Zealand Young Achiever’s Scholarship Award

Recipient of John Neves Memorial Award for most Outstanding Acoustic Bassist. Berklee College of Music

Grammy Nominee as member of The East Village Opera Company for the album ‘Olde School’ in the category Best Classical-Crossover Album 2009

Print:
Technical Editor of ‘Teach Yourself Visually Bass Guitar’ Wiley Publishing.

The Working Bassist: What You Really Need To Know To Survive in New York City, by John Carey. Planet Bass Publishing. Interview.

John Carey: www.planetbassnyc.com