Mark King

For me, Mark King is proof that a bassist can be the soul of a band, not just its floor. As the voice and slap-bass engine of Level 42, he made the low end sing, and MusicRadar's line about him putting the slap in 80s pop feels exactly right. What I admire most is the sheer physical audacity of singing lead while playing those rapid-fire lines. The 2015 BASCA Gold Badge felt overdue. King is the kind of musician I gravitate toward: technically dazzling yet always serving the groove rather than his own ego, a craftsman hiding in plain sight.

Name (English)

Mark King

Name (Japanese)

マーク・キング

Reading

まーく・きんぐ

Born

October 20, 1958 (age 67)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dog

Origin

Cowes, United Kingdom

Occupation

bass guitarist / composer / songwriter / singer / musician

University

Cowes Enterprise College

• Xhttps://x.com/markking
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20King%20(musician)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%20(%E3%83%99%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q713198

Tags

• bass guitarist
• composer
• songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-21

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