Mark King (musician)

This article is about the bass musician. For other people named Mark King, see Mark King (disambiguation).

Mark King
King in 2013
King in 2013
Background information
Birth nameMark Raymond King
Born (1958-10-20) 20 October 1958 (age 66)
Cowes, Isle of Wight, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Bass guitar
  • drums
  • percussion
  • vocals
Years active1977–present

Mark Raymond King (born 20 October 1958) is an English musician. He is the lead singer and bassist of the jazz-funk band Level 42. King is known for his slap style of playing the bass guitar, with MusicRadar describing him as "the guy who put the slap in pop during the 80s".[1] King received a BASCA Gold Badge Award in October 2015 in recognition of his contribution to British music.[2] He won the "Outer Limits" award at the 2017 Progressive Music Awards.[3]

  1. ^ "10 of the greatest slap bass players you need to hear". MusicRadar. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ^ Awbi, Anita (16 September 2015). "2015 Gold Badge Award recipients revealed". M-magazine.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Marillion, Anathema, Steve Hackett among Progressive Music Award winners". teamrock.com. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.