John Bisset is a guitarist based in London.
In the 1970’s, while still a schoolboy, he was part of the Manchester Musician’s Collective, whose members included Trevor Wishart (pioneer of electronics and improvising vocalist), Tony Friel (cellist/bass player with the Fall) and Simon Holt (composer and artist). This eclectic mix of musicians and the correspondingly diverse gigs the collective put on at Manchester’s Band on the Wall was rich and wondrous; setting the pattern for Bisset’s trajectory, working in improvisation, songs, movie making, and organising events.
In 2021, at the onset of arthritis, he moved to playing the lap steel guitar and his solo work reflects the developing relationship with this instrument.
In the 1970’s, while still a schoolboy, he was part of the Manchester Musician’s Collective, whose members included Trevor Wishart (pioneer of electronics and improvising vocalist), Tony Friel (cellist/bass player with the Fall) and Simon Holt (composer and artist). This eclectic mix of musicians and the correspondingly diverse gigs the collective put on at Manchester’s Band on the Wall was rich and wondrous; setting the pattern for Bisset’s trajectory, working in improvisation, songs, movie making, and organising events.
In 2021, at the onset of arthritis, he moved to playing the lap steel guitar and his solo work reflects the developing relationship with this instrument.