Ian Hand

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Student Type:	Correspondence Guitar Lessons, Music Careers Mentoring Program,
Location:	Bristol, UK
E-mail:	not stated
Web Site:	shadowplay-collective.com
Occupation:	Guitarist, Recording Artist, Psychiatric Nurse
mp3	Harmonic Reason

Ian has been playing and writing music for almost 20 years and has been an active part of the music scene in the South of England, opening for several national acts.

He has been involved in many projects both as a solo artist and as a band member with numerous independent record releases and has a film score to his credit. He has also performed an industry showcase at the Rock Garden, Covent Garden.        

Ian is presently heading a new project, the SHADOWPLAY COLLECTIVE, in which he brings together a diverse group of musicians, DJ’s and poets to create vocal and instrumental music that fuses Contemporary Rock with Electronica, Classical Music and Psychedelia.

Formed in 2007 the SHADOWPLAY COLLECTIVE is currently producing music for local Television and work has begun on their first full length album.

• Sophist - ‘As it Comes’  (Independent Release 1990)
• Ecco Bass - ‘Deep Space Arbiter’  Single (Independent Release 1995)
• Sentinel - ‘Sentinel’  EP (Independent Release 1998)
• Crossfade - ‘Crossfade’  (Independent Release 2002)
• Crossfade - ‘Phoenix’ Compilation Album containing track ‘Gravity Well’ (Independent Release 2003)
• Crossfade - ‘White Room Sessions’  EP (Independent Release 2005)

‘Windmills’ Film soundtrack – Composer (2004)

Ian is a student of guitar Virtuoso Tom Hess and is a member of the Tom Hess Music Careers Mentoring Program.