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About

Sam Edgington is a London based bass guitar, synth bass and double bass player and is available for session and touring work.
 

Sam played bass on two hit National Theatre Productions in the West End - 'This House' and 'One Man Two Guvnors' as well as the 101 Dalmatians Musical in London. He also deps on Waitress, Grease & Jersey Boys in the West End, and played bass for the Bodyguard International Tour, and the Jersey Boys UK Tour. He has played live with James Corden, Graham Norton, Alexandra BurkeBastille, Lucie Jones, KT TunstallKwabs, Grant Olding, Kate Fleetwood, Owain Arthur, Hannah Spearritt, Melody Thornton, Keith Allen, Lance Horne, Helena Blackman, They Say Jump and many other notable artists.

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He studied music at Leeds University before moving back to London in 2008 after graduating.

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Theatre and Television

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Shrek The Musical - Hammersmith Apollo, London

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Sister Act The Musical - Dominion Theatre, West End, London (Bass Deputy) (Starring Beverley Knight & Alexandra Burke)​

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Why Am I So Single - Garrick Theatre, West End, London (Bass Deputy) 2024 - 2025

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Dear Evan Hansen UK Tour 2024 - 2025 (Bass Deputy)

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Only Fools And Horses The Musical UK Tour 2024 - 2025 (Bass Deputy) (Starring Paul Whitehouse)

 

101 Dalmatians The Musical UK Tour 2024 (Bass Deputy) (Starring Kym Marsh & Kerry Ellis) 

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Heathers The Musical UK Tour 2024 (Bass Deputy)

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Jesus Christ Superstar - UK Tour 2024 (Bass Deputy)

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Aladdin The Musical UK Tour 2023 - 2024 (Bass Deputy)

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Shrek The Musical - UK Tour 2023 (Bass Deputy)

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The Choir of Man - 2023 - 2025 - Arts Theatre, London (Basss Deputy)

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Everybody's Talking About Jamie - UK Tour & London 2023 - 2024 (Bass Deputy)

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Grease The Musical - Dominion Theatre, West End, London (starring Peter Andre, Louise Redknapp & Jason Donovan)

 

Tony - The Tony Blair Rock Opera - Leicester Square Theatre - Guitar and Bass Deputy (By Harry Hill)

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101 Dalmatians Musical - Regent's Park open Air Theatre, London

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Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London (Bass Deputy)

 

Grease The Musical - Dominion Theatre, West End, London (Bass Deputy) (starring Peter Andre & Jason Donovan)

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Jersey Boys - Trafalgar Theatre, West End, London (Bass Deputy)

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Rehab The Musical (starring Keith Allen)

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Jersey Boys - UK Tour 2022 - 2023 (Bass Deputy) (supervised by Gareth Weedon)

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Grease The Musical - UK Tour 2021 (Bass Deputy) (starring Peter Andre)

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Waitress The Musical - Adelphi Theatre, London (Bass Deputy)

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The Bodyguard - Japan & UK (starring Alexandra Burke)

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Jersey Boys - UK Tour 2018 - 2019 (supervised by Gareth Weedon)

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Fat Friends - UK Tour (starring Jodie Prenger, music by Nick Lloyd Webber, supervised by Simon Lee)

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This House - The Garrick Theatre, London and Chichester Festival Theatre - Bass & MD/Guitar

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Jersey Boys - Piccadilly Theatre, London (Bass Deputy)

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The Bodyguard - International Tour (starring Melody Thornton)

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The Merchant of Venice - The Almeida Theatre, London​

 

Godspell UK Tour (Bass Deputy)

 

Little Shop of Horrors - Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

 

One Man Two Guvnors – (Bass Deputy) (The National Theatre - Lyttelton, Adelphi Theatre, The Royal Haymarket)

With James Corden, Grant Olding, and Owain Arthur

 

This House - Cottesloe and Olivier, The National Theatre, London

Bass on the Olivier Award nominated political play

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Baker Boys - Double Bass for the BBC's Bafta Award Winning TV Drama, Series 1 and 2

 

Lance Horne: First Things Last album launch at The Garrick Theatre with TV's Graham Norton, Olivier and Tony Award winner Alan Cumming

 

Helena Blackman 'The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein' Album Launch at The Prince of Wales Theatre

 

 

Original Music

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Lucie Jones

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Lucie was an X Factor finalist and is now a west end star, including the lead role of Elphaba in Wicked the Musical

Sam plays bass for her solo concerts and also performed the Waitress Musical with her in the West End too.

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Aderyn

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Spiky, infectious indie pop

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Previous Original Music

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Mark Kingswood

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The Dan Smith Band (now Bastille)

 

They Say Jump - ska, reggae, pop infusion

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They Say Jump are a big hit at many festivals each year. The band supported the legendary reggae band 'The Wailers' on their UK Tour for two consecutive years. They also performed on the main stage of Secret Garden Party before Faithless, which got them a 'Ones To Watch' Award from Harper's Bazaar.

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Emmy's Unicorn - Dramatic Acoustic Soul

 

Acoustic Jim and the Wires - Acoustic Pop/Funk 

 

Aldeburgh Music’s world premiere of Anna Meredith’s (famous for her work ‘Froms’ featured in The Last Night of the Proms) Contemporary Opera ‘Tarantula in Petrol Blue.’

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Equipment

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Fender Jazz Deluxe V String Bass Guitar

1974 Fender Precision IV String

1989 Fender Precision IV String (Fretless)

Overwater Perception Pro Deluxe V String

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Double Bass - Bass Place "Session" model

Made by legendary luthier Laurence Dixon

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Mark Bass F1 Head

Mark Bass 2 x 10 Cabinet

Mark Bass 15 Cabinet

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Roland Juno Gi (Bass Synth)

Cosmic Ears Custom Earphones

 

 

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