rorycoughlans.JPG

Rory is an Irish double bass and electric bass player living and working in London since 2004.

Working as a bass player for the last 16 years has given him a wealth of experience in a wide range of styles including jazz, classical, tango and rock.

Rory has recorded at all the major London studios and also records high quality remote sessions for TV, film, and library music composers from his home studio in SE London. His playing can be heard on tv shows such as Better Call Saul (Netflix), Staged (BBC), Marvel Agents of SHIELD (Disney), Us (BBC), Breeders (Sky/FX) and Rockfield - The Studio On The Farm (BBC).

Please see Remote Sessions for more details and get in touch through the Contact page to discuss your project.

Rory suit bass.JPG

As well as performing Rory is also a composer and writes library music with composer/percussionist Dom Sales as ToyGlass Music.

His compositions and bass playing can be heard on television in many countries. He has released production music albums through EMI, BMG, Altitude Music, Evolution Media Music, Wrong Planet, Muchas Music and others.

He plays in The Heritage Orchestra which has led to work with John Cale, Tim Minchin, UNKLE and Aphex Twin among others. He has also performed with The Who - Live at Wembley.

Rory has worked extensively in theatre and has played in the orchestra for the West End productions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, An American in Paris, The King and I, Miss Saigon, Mary Poppins, Spamalot, Top Hat and The Prince of Egypt (including playing on the Grammy nominated cast album).