Nigel Gray
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Nigel Gray is a British record producer
. His album credits include "Outlandos d'Amour
" (1978), "Reggatta de Blanc
" (1979) and "Zenyatta Mondatta
" (1980) for The Police
; "Juju
" (1980) and "Kaleidoscope
" (1981) for Siouxsie & The Banshees
, as well as five albums for Godley & Creme
.
, England into a four-track recording studio named Surrey Sound Studios, with his brother Chris Gray as engineer. In 1977 the studio became 16-track and amongst others The Police recorded their first album 'Outlandos d'Amour' there. In 1979 the studio upgraded again to 24 track and The Police, Siouxsie & The Banshees and Godley & Creme recorded albums. Singles from the Lotus Eaters and Latin Quarter made the charts. Other albums include The Professionals, Girls School, Hazel O'Connor, The Eurogliders..
Artists for whom Nigel Gray has produced or engineered include:
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. His album credits include "Outlandos d'Amour
Outlandos d'Amour
The LP initially flopped, due to low exposure and an unfavourable reaction from the BBC to its first two singles, "Can't Stand Losing You" and "Roxanne" . As Sting describes:...
" (1978), "Reggatta de Blanc
Reggatta de Blanc
Reggatta de Blanc is the second album by The Police, released in 1979. It features the band's first two number 1 hits, "Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon".-Background:...
" (1979) and "Zenyatta Mondatta
Zenyatta Mondatta
Zenyattà Mondatta went to #5 in the U.S. and #1 in the UK and Australia, spurred by the success of the Sting-penned singles "Don't Stand So Close to Me" and "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"...
" (1980) for The Police
The Police
The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland...
; "Juju
Juju
A Juju is a supernatural power ascribed to an object.Juju may also refer to:-Geography:* Juju , one of seven districts on the island of Rotuma in Fiji* Juju , a village in the district of Juju on the island of Rotuma-Albums:...
" (1980) and "Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope
A kaleidoscope is a circle of mirrors containing loose, colored objects such as beads or pebbles and bits of glass. As the viewer looks into one end, light entering the other end creates a colorful pattern, due to the reflection off the mirrors...
" (1981) for Siouxsie & The Banshees
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band formed in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bassist Steven Severin. Initially associated with the English punk rock scene, the band rapidly evolved to create "a form of post-punk discord full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation"...
, as well as five albums for Godley & Creme
Godley & Creme
Godley & Creme were an English pop music duo composed of Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. The pair began releasing albums as a duo after splitting from the pop band 10cc. In 1979 they directed their first music video for their own single "An Englishman in New York"...
.
Surrey Sound Studio
In 1974 Gray converted a village hall in LeatherheadLeatherhead
Leatherhead is a town in the County of Surrey, England, on the River Mole, part of Mole Valley district. It is thought to be of Saxon origin...
, England into a four-track recording studio named Surrey Sound Studios, with his brother Chris Gray as engineer. In 1977 the studio became 16-track and amongst others The Police recorded their first album 'Outlandos d'Amour' there. In 1979 the studio upgraded again to 24 track and The Police, Siouxsie & The Banshees and Godley & Creme recorded albums. Singles from the Lotus Eaters and Latin Quarter made the charts. Other albums include The Professionals, Girls School, Hazel O'Connor, The Eurogliders..
Collaborators
Artists for whom Nigel Gray has produced or engineered include:
- The PoliceThe PoliceThe Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland...
- Siouxsie & The BansheesSiouxsie & the BansheesSiouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band formed in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bassist Steven Severin. Initially associated with the English punk rock scene, the band rapidly evolved to create "a form of post-punk discord full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation"...
- Godley & CremeGodley & CremeGodley & Creme were an English pop music duo composed of Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. The pair began releasing albums as a duo after splitting from the pop band 10cc. In 1979 they directed their first music video for their own single "An Englishman in New York"...
- Charlie PeacockCharlie PeacockCharlie Peacock is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, record producer, session musician and author. While growing up in California Peacock was inspired by John Coltrane and began playing the piano. After completing his education, Peacock formed a band and began a career as a professional...
- Polyphonic SizePolyphonic SizePolyphonic Size is a Belgian New Wave band founded in 1979 in Brussels by Roger-Marc Vande Voorde. Mixing electric guitars and synthesizers with French and English lyrics , most of Polyphonic Size records were produced by Jean-Jacques Burnel, from The Stranglers.-1979-1984:The first Polyphonic...
- Klark Kent, a pseudonym of Stewart CopelandStewart CopelandStewart Armstrong Copeland is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the band The Police. During the group's extended hiatus from the mid-1980s to 2007, he played in other bands and composed soundtracks...