A Commercial Music graduate from Bath Spa University has been pulling out all the stops on ITV’s The X-Factor.
Charlie Fowler, who graduated in 2011 from the BA (Hons) Commercial Music course has been performing as the double bass player in this year’s X-Factor band.
The ITV prime time talent show has received more than 8.22 million average viewers with Charlie playing in notable performances such as finalist Luke Friend’s rendition of Every Breath You Take by The Police.
In addition to his X-factor commitments, Charlie is writing music for a film entitled The Swimmer with his band Circumnavigate and performing as a live and studio session player in London. He is also currently working with songwriter and record producer Guy Chambers on a song for American recording artist CeeLo Green.
Charlie joins a long list of successful music graduates from the Commercial Music course which includes Chris Turpin, and Music graduate, Stephanie Ward who are part of the band Kill It Kid that had its music track Run used in an international Samsung Smart TV campaign
A video of Charlie playing on stage as contestant and finalist Luke Friend performs Every Breath You Take by The Police is available to watch here.
Commenting on Charlie’s ongoing success, Subject Leader: Commercial Music, Nigel Beaham-Powell, said: “Charlie was an exceptional student and a thoroughly nice guy. We are all delighted by his success, and are certain there is a lot more to come.”
Bath Spa University’s Commercial Music course has been running since 2001 and in that time had produced over 200 graduates. The course is all about creation: songs, projects, bands and entrepreneurial ideas. In writing, designing, promoting, performing, researching, touring and launching creative material, students will acquire a range of skills with which to broaden their future career choices.
