Biography
“A bassist who is playing for the band”
Jamie Taylor – Guitarist/educator at Leeds Conservatoire
A Bassist “full of energy” (BBC introducing Devon). Devon born and bred Bass player Frazer Kerslake began playing Bass in 2009 at the age of 13 years old. Influenced by the sounds of Billy Sheehan, Victor Wooten, Henrik Linder and Christian Mcbride, Frazer had a passion for an eclectic array of music from an early age. Learning from and collaborating with some of the country’s finest musician’s Frazer has refined his skills as an accomplished bassist, composer and teacher.
In 2015 he was awarded a scholarship to study Jazz Performance at the Leeds Conservatoire under Bassists Zoltan Dekeny, Gary Jackson and Pianist Jamil Sherif. During his time at the conservatoire he has been involved in college workshops, weekly college performances, finalist recitals, gigging in big bands and being heavily involved in the Leeds music scene. He has also been greatly involved in multidisciplinary work involving improvisation with visual artwork and movement. Since graduating from the Leeds Conservatoire with a First class degree in Jazz Performance with scholarship in 2018, he has been teaching privately and working as a professional multi instrumentalist and composer in various genres and roles. Frazer has toured the UK and Europe with multiple acts ranging from Jazz, Funk, Rock, Folk & Traditional to Electronic and Improvised music. He frequently performs and records bass guitar, double bass and acoustic guitar for many artists across the UK and Scandinavia.
Frazer is a full-time member of the Kris Barras Band (www.krisbarrasband.com). Signed to Earache Records, Kris Barras is one of the UK’s fastest rising Rock artists. With sell-out tours throughout the UK and Europe, as well as regular airplay on Planet Rock and BBC Radio 2, the KBB have an action-packed 2024 ahead. The band has recently had high profile support slots with USA Arena-Rockers Black Stone Cherry and UK Rock legends Thunder. This included performances at prestigious venues such as the Royal Albert Hall and Wembley Arena. The 2023 festival season was packed with appearances in the UK and Europe, highlights being Harley Davidson 120 Anniversary Festival and a headline slot at Rawa Blues Festival in Poland at the Spodek Arena.
“The brilliant bass sound of kerslake… played in a similar mannerand style to bass legend/meastro Billy Sheehan… it’s a genuine joy to watch a musician enjoying peddling their craft so much when onstage”
– Rockfiend –
GEORGE HILL –
“Frazer is a phenomenal bassist and the chemistry in the band is beautiful to see”
emergingrockbands.co.uk
“energetic stage presence of bassist Frazer Kerslake”
– Rockposer.com
“Frazer is undoubtedly my favourite bass player to walk this Earth. Every session I’ve had with him has been an absolute blast. This man provides the best bass in the business!”
— Teminite
“Playing with Frazer is like throwing fireworks on a bonfire…. it’s gonna be AWESOME! He plays bass in a way that’s both giving the song what it needs whilst also giving it more flavour than you thought possible!”
— Jonah Hitchens – Artist – Songwriter – Vocalist of ‘Swing it dixieband!’
“Frazer’s subtlety and yet utter distinctiveness as a bassist makes him an indispensable figure in arranging and projecting my songs with originality and character. He is probably both the most intuitive and the most hardworking musician I know – two qualities that it’s rare to find in the same person. Frazer is deeply woven into my sound world as a songwriter; and I wouldn’t want to imagine my music without him – partly because of the creativity and flair that he’s always brought to my music, but also because of the joy, humour and atmosphere that he brings to every creative process or event that he’s part of.”
— Henry Bateman – Songwriter
“Frazer’s creativity and ingenuity in his playing cannot be overstated. The way he crafts his melody, rhythm and harmony is second to none. For me it’s always an inspiring and eye-opening experience playing and composing with Frazer and every musician I know of who has worked with Frazer attests to this!”
— David Waller bandleader of FiKA
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