Dominic Aitchison
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Dominic Aitchison is a Scottish
bassist
. He is best known as the bassist and founding member of post-rock
band Mogwai. Aside from Mogwai, he also plays bass guitar in Crippled Black Phoenix
and Stage Blood.
Aitchison studied Graphic Design at The Glasgow College of Building and Printing, which is now part of Glasgow Metropolitan College
.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
. He is best known as the bassist and founding member of post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
band Mogwai. Aside from Mogwai, he also plays bass guitar in Crippled Black Phoenix
Crippled Black Phoenix
Crippled Black Phoenix is a post-rock supergroup from the United Kingdom. Several musicians have contributed to Crippled Black Phoenix's albums and play with them during their live shows.-History:...
and Stage Blood.
Aitchison studied Graphic Design at The Glasgow College of Building and Printing, which is now part of Glasgow Metropolitan College
Glasgow Metropolitan College
Glasgow Metropolitan College was a further education college located in Glasgow, Scotland. The College was created on 7 February 2005 by the merger of the Glasgow College of Building & Printing and Glasgow College of Food Technology and itself merged with Central College and Glasgow College of...
.