Nick Hodgson
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Nicholas James David Hodgson (born 20 October 1977) is the drummer
, backing vocalist and principal song-writer of English
indie band Kaiser Chiefs
.
He attended St. Mary's School, Menston
with Nick Baines
and Simon Rix
. He then went onto Trinity & All Saints University College in Horsforth
, Leeds
. There he studied geography. He later met Ricky Wilson
and Andrew White
(Whitey) at a soul night at Move On Up underneath the T&C in Leeds
. Together they formed Runston Parva, later to be called Parva
and now Kaiser Chiefs.
Together with bandmate Ricky Wilson, Nick started the Leeds
club night Pigs
"to give us something to look forward to", and after giving the rest of the band a mix CD with songs he had been playing at Pigs, they formed Kaiser Chiefs
, scrapping all their old songs and changing "the way we play, the way we dress, basically everything we could change without changing... our faces"
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
, backing vocalist and principal song-writer of English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
indie band Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....
.
He attended St. Mary's School, Menston
St. Mary's School, Menston
St. Mary's School on Bradford Road in Menston, West Yorkshire, England is a Roman Catholic school for young people of secondary school age, which serves the parishes of Addingham, Burley in Wharfedale, Horsforth, Ilkley, Otley, Pudsey and Yeadon....
with Nick Baines
Nick Baines
Nicholas Matthew "Peanut" Baines, born 21 March 1978, is the keyboardist of the English indie-rock band Kaiser Chiefs.He studied at university for four years in Newcastle....
and Simon Rix
Simon Rix
James Simon Rix is the bass player for popular British band Kaiser Chiefs and is famous for his large curly hair which has led to the nickname 'Jesus' by fans and 'curlywand' amongst friends.. He went to school at St...
. He then went onto Trinity & All Saints University College in Horsforth
Horsforth
Horsforth is a town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England, lying to the north west of Leeds. It has a population of 18,928....
, Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
. There he studied geography. He later met Ricky Wilson
Ricky Wilson (British musician)
Ricky Wilson is the lead singer of English band Kaiser Chiefs. Wilson has also been on the panel of the BBC Television comedy series Shooting Stars in 2009, Never Mind the Buzzcocks in 2005, and was a guest host on the show in 2006.-Character and Style:Wilson is well known for wearing stripy...
and Andrew White
Andrew White (musician)
Andrew "Whitey" White is the lead and rhythm guitarist of the English alternative rock band Kaiser Chiefs.-Biography:He is an original member of the band Runston Parva, which later became Parva. He is also left-handed....
(Whitey) at a soul night at Move On Up underneath the T&C in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
. Together they formed Runston Parva, later to be called Parva
Parva
Parva is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Parva....
and now Kaiser Chiefs.
Together with bandmate Ricky Wilson, Nick started the Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
club night Pigs
PIGS
PIGS is a four letter acronym that can stand for:* PIGS , Phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class S, a human gene* PIGS , the economies of Portugal, Italy , Greece and Spain...
"to give us something to look forward to", and after giving the rest of the band a mix CD with songs he had been playing at Pigs, they formed Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....
, scrapping all their old songs and changing "the way we play, the way we dress, basically everything we could change without changing... our faces"
Trivia
- Attended high-school with Sean ConlonSean ConlonSean Kieran Conlon is an English singer best known as a former member of boy band Five.Conlon is of Irish descent and has four siblings. He grew up in Horsforth and attended St Mary's RC Primary School and St Mary's RC Comprehensive School, Menston...
from FiveFive (band)Five were an English boyband put together in 1997 by the same team that managed the Spice Girls before they launched their career. The five members were Scott Robinson, Ritchie Neville, J Brown, Abs Breen and Sean Conlon. Signed by Simon Cowell, they were a manufactured band and held several...
. - Has been most recently seen to play Gretsch Catalina Club Mod drums.
- Also plays guitar, bass, flute and piano.
- Played drums with Franz Ferdinand and a dozen other drummers at T in the Park and Reading festival in 2006 as part of the drum epic 'Outsiders'.
- As well as singing backing vocals he also sang lead vocals on Boxing Champ (from Yours Truly, Angry Mob) and Remember You're A Girl (from Off With Their Heads), the last verse of Good Days Bad Days, as well as co-lead vocals on Spanish Metal (from Off With Their Heads).
- He is known to be the "Camp" member of the band and has described himself as "I'm the camp one, not like Mr Humphries though, just clean"("Kaiser Chiefs - Culture Show 2005")
- He worked with Duran DuranDuran DuranDuran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
and producer Mark RonsonMark RonsonMark Daniel Ronson is an English DJ, guitarist, music producer, artist and co-founder of Allido Records. He currently works with his band under the music alias of Mark Ronson & The Business Intl....
on the Duran Duran album All You Need Is NowAll You Need Is NowAll You Need Is Now is the thirteenth studio album by the British pop/rock band Duran Duran. Produced by Grammy Award-winner Mark Ronson, a truncated version of the album was released as a download on 21 December 2010. It is the band's first album not released by a major record label; it appeared...
, co-writing the track "Too Bad You're So Beautiful".