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Welcome to The bb Collective’s website.
We hope you enjoy finding out more about us, hearing us in action and seeing how we might be able to help make your next event one to remember!
A collective of musicians working in and around London, The bbs are highly experienced and know exactly what music to suggest to take your events to another level.
Please browse the site, and contact Bex or Bex with any queries.
Bex graduated from drama school in 2003 and since then has worked in Musical Theatre, Television and Films, including appearances on the BBC, ITV and Channel Four.
Her first love is still live performance, and singing the music she loves...most of which appears on The bb collective set list! Bex has sung at venues across the country, including theatres in London’s West End and at Glyndebourne Opera House. She set up The bb collective in 2006 with Blonde Bex and has loved every minute of the journey so far!
Bex has been recording, writing, producing and performing music for fifteen years; she co-founded The bb Collective after moving to London from her hometown of Sheffield.
Although starting her career with a solid classical training, she has since gone on to sing in a vast array of musical genres, her favourites being folk, soul, motown and acoustic. She has sung lead vocals in several bands over the years, most notably Ashbury, who released two albums which she co-produced.
Edu is a session musician/producer/songwriter living in North London with collaboration, recording and performing credits in styles as diverse as funk, pop, grime and world music.
Since arriving in London, Edu has performed in many of the UK’s top venues and in European festivals/events with various projects including Davinche, Jules Rendell, Kiina, Dilson Laguna Foursome, Dan Brown & Pete Walter Band, Dreaming On Tuesday and Peyoti For President.
Edu also performed on the BBC with Cheryl Cole and Will.I.am and on BBC Radio 1 in a live performance with Davinche.
Originally from Brazil Edu's 15 year career has seen him record over 7 studio and live albums, 2 live DVD releases, and many demos and EPs
Filipe was born in Brazil, which is where he began his musical career. After spending time in Italy and Canada playing guitar, Filipe came to live in the UK in 2005 and now is studying Jazz on the hugely prestigious degree course at Trinity.
Filipe is currently writing and recording an album of original jazz tunes.
John grew up in Cornwall, where he first picked up the bass.
He studied Pop Music in Cornwall, then moved to London to complete his BMus in Music Performance. John has played in a variety of bands, both originals and covers, and has been fortunate enough to have performed at some great venues, including the Shepherd’s Bush Empire last year.
John also performs with The London Afrobeat Collective, which has seen him go to Glastonbury and other festivals.
John has performed with many different bands and artists in his career, in genres as diverse as folk, Greek and jazz . He has appeared on numerous recordings with new and established artists, and he has performed all over England at different venues and festivals.
He has most recently perfomed and recorded with Donald Griffiths from the no 1 UK Reggae band Aswad. John runs his own teaching studio in Battersea, Drummintime.
By the age of fifteen, Ben had already performed with the likes of Jamie Cullum, Jason Rebello (Sting's Pianist), Dennis Rollins and Ian Shaw. Television includes Top of The Pops, CD:UK, Jonathan Ross Show, GMTV, This Morning and T4, as well as touring at many festivals throughout the UK. Since moving to London, he has played with Ian Shaw, Liane Carol, Guy Barker and Sir John Dankworth at London’s most reputable jazz clubs including Ronnie Scott’s, The Vortex and Pizza Express Dean Street.
Jonny has toured South Africa, L.A, Arizona, Romania and Europe, playing in venues from the Royal Albert Hall to the Nelson Mandela Hall. A year at the Manhattan School of Music in New York saw him perform at Dizzy's Club and Carnegie Hall. He has studied and performed with Cecil Bridge-water, Jon Faddis, Dave Liebman, and Joe Lovano among others. Jonathan continues his studies at Trinity College of Music in London as he makes his way in the London Jazz scene.
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