Stephen W Tayler
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Stephen Tayler is a mixing and recording engineer, music producer, composer and sound designer who has contributed this collection of talents to hundreds of world-class albums for artists including Kate Bush
, Suzanne Vega
, Peter Gabriel
, Underworld
, Duncan Sheik
, Howard Jones
, Stevie Nicks
, Rush
, Bob Geldof
, Rupert Hine
and Tina Turner
. Stephen works closely with producer, filmmaker and artist Sadia Sadia
. Stephen has always stayed on the leading edge of audio technology, starting with analogue and tape techniques, and subsequently he has been an early adopter of synthesis, sampling and digital technology.
, Oxford eventually becoming a soloist and head chorister. New College Choir made many recordings, and Choral Evensong was regularly Broadcast on the BBC
. Having taken up the clarinet and piano, he gained a music scholarship to Shrewsbury School
, followed by three years at the Royal College of Music
in London studying the clarinet with Colin Bradbury and also studying organ. He taught himself to play the guitar and bass guitar, as well as playing saxophone, recorders and penny whistles. He played in many orchestras, ensembles, experimental groups and bands, but he felt that life as a performer was not for him. During all this time he had developed a fascination with recording, and had begun to experiment with tape recorders.
for a post as a trainee, and was accepted, due to start several months after finishing at college. On August 4, 1974, a few days after his final term at college, he decided to go in search of a job to tide him over. Without any preparation he went for a stroll around London’s Soho where there were many recording studios. By chance he turned off Wardour Street
into St Annes Court
, a small alleyway. He spotted a doorway with a sign for Trident Studios
, so he stepped inside and enquired if there were any jobs available. He was immediately sent to see the studio manager, who told Stephen that he was too old and over qualified. Yet there was an opening for the post of tea boy. Stephen started the next day.
Trident Studios
had become famous for the recording of many seminal albums from the late sixtes and early seventies, including sessions by The Beatles
, Elton John
, David Bowie
, T Rex etc. In his first few weeks he found himself making tea and running errands for sessions with acts such as Queen
, Elton John
, Supertramp
and Ace
, with producers Roy Thomas Baker
, Ken Scott
and Gus Dudgeon
.
After six months of gruelling work as one of Trident’s tea boys, Stephen was promoted to become a tape op (assistant engineer). He assisted on sessions with T Rex, Cockney Rebel, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Shakti
, The Spiders From Mars
, Chick Corea
, Brand X
, and many others. He developed close working relationships with producers Dennis MacKay and Robin Lumley
in particular.
After eighteen months of non-stop work as an assistant, Stephen was asked to step in as engineer on a recording session, due to the illness of one of his seniors. This proved to be a baptism by fire, as the session required a single to be completely re-recorded and mixed from scratch in just three hours for a spot on Top of the Pops
. After completing this task, relatively successfully, Stephen became one of Trident’s engineers.
As a recording and mixing engineer he worked on albums with Tommy Bolin
, Bill Bruford
, UK
, Rod Argent
, Claude Francois
, Brand X
and Peter Gabriel
along with many others. After two years he had moved up the ladder and was appointed Trident's Chief Engineer. As the climate changed from fusion, progressive rock and pop to the late seventies disco boom, Stephen found himself helping to shape the European disco sound, with the relentless ‘in your face’ four to the floor bass drum sound. It all became too formulaic, and Stephen decided to move on to new challenges.
, with whom he had worked as an assistant and an occasional engineer at Trident. He opted to become a freelance, which was rare in those days. He started to work with Rupert at Farmyard Studios, recording, mixing, co-producing and playing on Rupert’s solo projects (five albums), and going on to work with him as his recording and mixing engineer on albums for The Fixx
(four albums), Chris de Burgh
(two albums), Saga
(two albums), Howard Jones
(three albums ), Tina Turner
(tracks on two albums), Jonah Lewie, Thompson Twins
, The Waterboys
, Underworld
and Bob Geldof
.
Stephen also worked at Farmyard Studios with The Lords of the New Church
, Jethro Tull
, Trooper
, Frozen Ghost
, David Wilcox
with producer Sadia Sadia
, Honeymoon Suite
, The Proclaimers
, Judie Tzuke
and T’Pau
, as well as many others.
Stephen and Rupert began to travel internationally in the late eighties, and began working with artists such as Stevie Nicks
in the USA and Rush
in Canada.
production ‘One World One Voice
’ which recorded and filmed over 400 musicians on location. By stretching the studio technology of the day to the absolute limit, Stephen helped create a musical collage for the one hour TV special, directed by Kevin Godley
. The artists included Sting, Lou Reed
, Dave Stewart
, Suzanne Vega
, Chrissie Hynde
, Joe Strummer
, The Kodo Drummers
, Leningrad Symphony Orchestra, Wayne Shorter
, Salif Keita
, Eddy Grant
, the list goes on..... It was a gruelling task, but the results, both visually and musically, were extremely rewarding. The show, with its ecological themes, and a behind the scenes documentary were broadcast simultaneously to a television audience of a third of a billion viewers.
During the nineties Stephen continued working on many productions, notably with Duncan Sheik
on his debut album, which produced the hit single ‘Barely Breathing
’, recordings with Milla Jovovich
, Katey Sagal
, and further albums with Bob Geldof
and Rush
. He began to work extensively in Europe with such acts as Eric Serra
, Les Negresses Vertes
, Noa (Achinoam Nini
), Claudio Baglioni
and Renato Zero
. With musical/production collaborator Sadia Sadia
he formed the world music fusion outfit ‘Equa
’ which has since written, performed and recorded for CDs, film soundtracks, ballet and installations.
to work on the album ‘Songs in Red and Gray
’ by Suzanne Vega
, which was recorded and mixed in New York at The Looking Glass, the studio owned by Philip Glass
. 2002 saw Stephen working alongside producer Andy Ross to mix the severely underrated album "Open Heart Zoo' by the 17 year old Martin Grech
. In 2003 Rupert and Stephen recorded the stunning debut album "Poetry and Aeroplanes" by singer-songwriter Teitur
in Spain and Los Angeles.
A somewhat extraordinary set of events drew Stephen and Sadia Sadia
together with renowned glass-maker and experimental filmmaker Anthony Stern
in 2003 that resulted in the creating of the short film “The Noon Gun
”, which featured at the Melbourne International Film Festival
in 2004. Since then Stephen has immersed himself in the world of film/video arts and post-production as a composer, sound designer, music mixer and editor. His compositions contain acoustic, electronic, ambient and abstract elements, and range from conventional music forms to pure soundscapes. He has contributed audio and visual work to many DVD projects for Howard Jones
, and also designed the interactive graphics for the stage display at Howard’s 2010 ‘Human’s Lib/Dream Into Action’ show at the IndigO2 in London.
Stephen mixed most of the tracks for Kate Bush
's 2011 release 'Director's Cut'
, which entered the UK charts at No. 2.
He is also responsible for all of the mixing (and some of the recording) for Kate’s latest album '50 Words for Snow
’. Comprising seven new tracks with a running time of over an hour, the album includes contributions from Elton John
, Andy Fairweather Low, Stephen Fry
and Steve Gadd
, among many.
, but had been fired for being late on the morning of August 4, 1974. That was the day that Stephen walked in off the street and was hired.
Kate Bush
Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...
, Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Nadine Vega is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.Two of Vega's songs reached the top 10 of various international chart listings: "Luka" and "Tom's Diner"...
, Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
, Underworld
Underworld (band)
Underworld are a British electronic group, and principal name under which duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together since 1980.- Early years: 1979–1986 :...
, Duncan Sheik
Duncan Sheik
Duncan Scott Sheik is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Sheik initially found success as a singer, most notably for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing". He later expanded his work to include compositions for motion pictures and the Broadway stage, leading him to involvement in the...
, Howard Jones
Howard Jones (musician)
Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
, Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks
Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums...
, Rush
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
, Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof
Robert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock movement. The band had hits with his...
, Rupert Hine
Rupert Hine
Rupert Neville Hine is an English musician, songwriter and prolific record producer, having produced albums for artists including Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, The Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega, Rush, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, and ...
and Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
. Stephen works closely with producer, filmmaker and artist Sadia Sadia
Sadia Sadia
Sadia Sadia is a director, editor, producer and installation artist. She is also an award-winning record producer and songwriter.Sadia began her career by becoming one of the first women in the world to be signed to a major label as a record producer...
. Stephen has always stayed on the leading edge of audio technology, starting with analogue and tape techniques, and subsequently he has been an early adopter of synthesis, sampling and digital technology.
Education
Stephen grew up studying and performing music professionally. At the age of eight he became a boy chorister at New College SchoolNew College School
New College School is an independent preparatory school for boys in Oxford. It was founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham to provide for the education of 16 choristers for the chapel of New College, Oxford....
, Oxford eventually becoming a soloist and head chorister. New College Choir made many recordings, and Choral Evensong was regularly Broadcast on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. Having taken up the clarinet and piano, he gained a music scholarship to Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School is a co-educational independent school for pupils aged 13 to 18, founded by Royal Charter in 1552. The present campus to which the school moved in 1882 is located on the banks of the River Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England...
, followed by three years at the Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
in London studying the clarinet with Colin Bradbury and also studying organ. He taught himself to play the guitar and bass guitar, as well as playing saxophone, recorders and penny whistles. He played in many orchestras, ensembles, experimental groups and bands, but he felt that life as a performer was not for him. During all this time he had developed a fascination with recording, and had begun to experiment with tape recorders.
The Seventies
Stephen decided to pursue a career in the audio world. He applied to the BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
for a post as a trainee, and was accepted, due to start several months after finishing at college. On August 4, 1974, a few days after his final term at college, he decided to go in search of a job to tide him over. Without any preparation he went for a stroll around London’s Soho where there were many recording studios. By chance he turned off Wardour Street
Wardour Street
Wardour Street is a street in Soho, London. It is a one-way street south to north from Leicester Square, up through Chinatown, across Shaftesbury Avenue to Oxford Street.-History:...
into St Annes Court
St. Anne's Court
St. Anne's Court is an alleyway that connects Dean Street and Wardour Street in London's Soho district. Parts of it can be dated back to the late seventeenth century....
, a small alleyway. He spotted a doorway with a sign for Trident Studios
Trident Studios
Trident Studios was a British recording facility, originally located at 17 St. Anne's Court in London's Soho district. It was constructed in 1967 by Norman Sheffield a drummer of former 1960's group The Hunters and his Brother Barry....
, so he stepped inside and enquired if there were any jobs available. He was immediately sent to see the studio manager, who told Stephen that he was too old and over qualified. Yet there was an opening for the post of tea boy. Stephen started the next day.
Trident Studios
Trident Studios
Trident Studios was a British recording facility, originally located at 17 St. Anne's Court in London's Soho district. It was constructed in 1967 by Norman Sheffield a drummer of former 1960's group The Hunters and his Brother Barry....
had become famous for the recording of many seminal albums from the late sixtes and early seventies, including sessions by The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
, David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
, T Rex etc. In his first few weeks he found himself making tea and running errands for sessions with acts such as Queen
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
, Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
, Supertramp
Supertramp
Supertramp are a British rock band formed in 1969 under the name Daddy before renaming to Supertramp in early 1970. Though their music was initially categorised as progressive rock, they have since incorporated a combination of traditional rock and art rock into their music...
and Ace
Ace (band)
Ace were a British rock music band, who enjoyed moderate success in the 1970s. They are notable for their part in the early career of Paul Carrack, who later became famous as a solo artist, and as a member of several other groups...
, with producers Roy Thomas Baker
Roy Thomas Baker
Roy Thomas Baker is a multiple award-winning Anglo-American music producer, songwriter, arranger and Recording Academy Governor, who has produced Platinum and Gold certified pop and rock records from the 1970s to the present.- Career :Baker began his career at Decca Records in England at the age...
, Ken Scott
Ken Scott
Ken Scott is an English record producer and recording engineer.-Career:Scott started at the age of 16 working in the tape library at Abbey Road Studios. He became a recording engineer working with such acts as The Beatles, Jeff Beck, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones and Procol Harum...
and Gus Dudgeon
Gus Dudgeon
Angus Boyd Dudgeon , most commonly known as Gus Dudgeon was an English record producer, most notable for production of many of Elton John's recordings.-Early career:...
.
After six months of gruelling work as one of Trident’s tea boys, Stephen was promoted to become a tape op (assistant engineer). He assisted on sessions with T Rex, Cockney Rebel, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Shakti
Shakti
Shakti from Sanskrit shak - "to be able," meaning sacred force or empowerment, is the primordial cosmic energy and represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the entire universe in Hinduism. Shakti is the concept, or personification, of divine feminine creative power, sometimes...
, The Spiders From Mars
The Spiders from Mars
The Spiders from Mars were rock singer David Bowie 's backing band in the early 1970s, and consisted of Mick Ronson on guitars, Trevor Bolder on bass guitar, and Mick Woodmansey on drums....
, Chick Corea
Chick Corea
Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer.Many of his compositions are considered jazz standards. As a member of Miles Davis' band in the 1960s, he participated in the birth of the electric jazz fusion movement. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever...
, Brand X
Brand X
Brand X was a jazz fusion band active between 1975–1980 and 1992-1999. Noted members included Phil Collins , Percy Jones , John Goodsall and Robin Lumley ....
, and many others. He developed close working relationships with producers Dennis MacKay and Robin Lumley
Robin Lumley
Robin Lumley is a British jazz-fusion musician.He is a cousin of the actress Joanna Lumley. He started playing drums in a student band at college, and that band entered the finals of the Melody Maker band talent contest in the early 70s....
in particular.
After eighteen months of non-stop work as an assistant, Stephen was asked to step in as engineer on a recording session, due to the illness of one of his seniors. This proved to be a baptism by fire, as the session required a single to be completely re-recorded and mixed from scratch in just three hours for a spot on Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
. After completing this task, relatively successfully, Stephen became one of Trident’s engineers.
As a recording and mixing engineer he worked on albums with Tommy Bolin
Tommy Bolin
Thomas Richard "Tommy" Bolin was an American-born guitarist who played with Zephyr , The James Gang , and Deep Purple , in addition to doing solo work...
, Bill Bruford
Bill Bruford
William Scott "Bill" Bruford is an English drummer, percussionist, composer, producer, and record label owner. He was the original drummer for the progressive rock group Yes, from 1968-1972. Bruford has performed for numerous popular acts since the early 1970s, including a stint as touring...
, UK
UK (band)
U.K. were a short-lived British progressive rock supergroup active from 1977 until 1980.The band was composed of Singer/Bassist John Wetton, formerly of King Crimson, Bryan Ferry's band and Uriah Heep, Keyboardist/Electric Violinist Eddie Jobson, formerly of Curved Air, Roxy Music and Frank Zappa's...
, Rod Argent
Rod Argent
Rod Argent is an English rock musician and a founding member of the 1960s English pop group The Zombies and the 1970s band Argent....
, Claude Francois
Claude François
Claude François was a French pop singer, songwriter and dancer. He wrote "Comme d'habitude," the original version of "My Way."-Early life:...
, Brand X
Brand X
Brand X was a jazz fusion band active between 1975–1980 and 1992-1999. Noted members included Phil Collins , Percy Jones , John Goodsall and Robin Lumley ....
and Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
along with many others. After two years he had moved up the ladder and was appointed Trident's Chief Engineer. As the climate changed from fusion, progressive rock and pop to the late seventies disco boom, Stephen found himself helping to shape the European disco sound, with the relentless ‘in your face’ four to the floor bass drum sound. It all became too formulaic, and Stephen decided to move on to new challenges.
The Eighties
Shortly after this he was introduced again to producer Rupert HineRupert Hine
Rupert Neville Hine is an English musician, songwriter and prolific record producer, having produced albums for artists including Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, The Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega, Rush, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, and ...
, with whom he had worked as an assistant and an occasional engineer at Trident. He opted to become a freelance, which was rare in those days. He started to work with Rupert at Farmyard Studios, recording, mixing, co-producing and playing on Rupert’s solo projects (five albums), and going on to work with him as his recording and mixing engineer on albums for The Fixx
The Fixx
The Fixx is an English rock band formed in London in 1979. Their hits include "One Thing Leads to Another," "Red Skies," "Stand or Fall," "Saved by Zero," "Sign of Fire," "Are We Ourselves?," "Secret Separation," "Driven Out," "How Much Is Enough?," and "Deeper and Deeper," which was featured on...
(four albums), Chris de Burgh
Chris de Burgh
Chris de Burgh is a British/Irish singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red".-Early life:...
(two albums), Saga
Saga (band)
Saga is a progressive rock quintet, formed in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Jim Crichton and Welsh-born vocalist Michael Sadler have been the principal songwriters for Saga. Ian Crichton is the band's guitarist; apart from his work with Saga, he has recorded several solo albums as well as sessions...
(two albums), Howard Jones
Howard Jones (musician)
Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
(three albums ), Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
(tracks on two albums), Jonah Lewie, Thompson Twins
Thompson Twins
The Thompson Twins were a British pop group that were formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993. They achieved considerable popularity in the mid 1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States and around the globe. The band was named after the two bumbling detectives...
, The Waterboys
The Waterboys
The Waterboys are a band formed in 1983 by Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Scotland, Ireland and England. Edinburgh, London, Dublin, Spiddal, New York, and Findhorn have all served as homes for the group. The band has played in a...
, Underworld
Underworld (band)
Underworld are a British electronic group, and principal name under which duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together since 1980.- Early years: 1979–1986 :...
and Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof
Robert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock movement. The band had hits with his...
.
Stephen also worked at Farmyard Studios with The Lords of the New Church
The Lords of the New Church
The Lords of the New Church were an English/American post-punk supergroup with a line-up consisting of four musicians from prominent 1970s punk bands...
, Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull (band)
Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...
, Trooper
Trooper (band)
Trooper is a Juno Award winning Canadian rock band that developed from a group formed by vocalist Ramon McGuire and guitarist Brian Smith in 1975...
, Frozen Ghost
Frozen Ghost
Frōzen Ghōst was a Canadian rock band formed in 1985 by Arnold Lanni and Wolf Hassel who were previously with the band Sheriff. The band received a Juno Award for "Most Promising Group of the Year" in 1987....
, David Wilcox
David Wilcox (Canadian musician)
David Wilcox is a Canadian rock musician.-History:Montreal native, David Wilcox drew inspiration from musician Elvis Presley at the early age of six...
with producer Sadia Sadia
Sadia Sadia
Sadia Sadia is a director, editor, producer and installation artist. She is also an award-winning record producer and songwriter.Sadia began her career by becoming one of the first women in the world to be signed to a major label as a record producer...
, Honeymoon Suite
Honeymoon Suite (band)
Honeymoon Suite is a Canadian rock band formed in 1981 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The band's name was a nod to the fact that Niagara Falls is the unofficial honeymoon capital.-Band history:...
, The Proclaimers
The Proclaimers
The Proclaimers are a Scottish band composed of identical twin brothers, Charlie and Craig Reid . They are probably best known for the songs "Letter from America", "I'm On My Way" and "I'm Gonna Be ". The band tours extensively throughout Europe and other continents...
, Judie Tzuke
Judie Tzuke
Judie Tzuke is an English singer/songwriter. She is most well known for her 1979 hit "Stay With Me Till Dawn", which reached no.16 on the UK Singles Chart.-Early life:...
and T’Pau
T'Pau (band)
T'Pau was a 1980s British Rock group led by singer Carol Decker. They had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK, and several hits in the United States and Europe...
, as well as many others.
Stephen and Rupert began to travel internationally in the late eighties, and began working with artists such as Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks
Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums...
in the USA and Rush
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
in Canada.
The Nineties
In 1990 he travelled around the world together with Rupert Hine for the BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
production ‘One World One Voice
One World One Voice (album)
One World One Voice is a world music album intended to raise awareness of environmental issues, produced by Rupert Hine in 1990. A video of the entire album was produced for television together with a "Making of" documentary....
’ which recorded and filmed over 400 musicians on location. By stretching the studio technology of the day to the absolute limit, Stephen helped create a musical collage for the one hour TV special, directed by Kevin Godley
Kevin Godley
Kevin Godley is a British musician and music video director.He was born in a family of Jewish descent, and went to North Cestrian Grammar School in Altrincham....
. The artists included Sting, Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...
, Dave Stewart
David A. Stewart
David Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...
, Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Nadine Vega is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.Two of Vega's songs reached the top 10 of various international chart listings: "Luka" and "Tom's Diner"...
, Chrissie Hynde
Chrissie Hynde
Christine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde is an US musician best known as the leader of the rock/new wave band the Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history.-Early life and career:Hynde is the daughter of a part-time...
, Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer
John Graham Mellor , best remembered by his stage name Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the British punk rock band The Clash. His musical experience included his membership in The 101ers, Latino Rockabilly War, The Mescaleros and The Pogues, in...
, The Kodo Drummers
Kodo (taiko group)
is a professional taiko drumming troupe. Based on Sado Island, Japan, they have had a role in popularizing taiko drumming, both in Japan and abroad...
, Leningrad Symphony Orchestra, Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter is an American jazz saxophonist and composer.He is generally acknowledged to be jazz's greatest living composer, and many of his compositions have become standards...
, Salif Keita
Salif Keita
Salif Keïta is an internationally recognized afro-pop singer-songwriter from Mali. He is unique not only because of his reputation as the Golden Voice of Africa, but because he has albinism and is a direct descendant of the founder of the Mali Empire, Sundiata Keita...
, Eddy Grant
Eddy Grant
Edmond Montague "Eddy" Grant is a musician, born in Plaisance, Guyana.- Life and career :When he was still a young boy, his parents emigrated to London, UK, where he settled. He lived in Kentish Town and went to school at the Acland Burghley Secondary Modern at Tufnell Park...
, the list goes on..... It was a gruelling task, but the results, both visually and musically, were extremely rewarding. The show, with its ecological themes, and a behind the scenes documentary were broadcast simultaneously to a television audience of a third of a billion viewers.
During the nineties Stephen continued working on many productions, notably with Duncan Sheik
Duncan Sheik
Duncan Scott Sheik is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Sheik initially found success as a singer, most notably for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing". He later expanded his work to include compositions for motion pictures and the Broadway stage, leading him to involvement in the...
on his debut album, which produced the hit single ‘Barely Breathing
Barely Breathing
"Barely Breathing" is the first single from singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik's self-titled debut album. Originally intended as a "throwaway" track written to complete the album, the song catapulted Sheik to fame as his breakout hit, entering the top 20 of the U.S. Billboard charts, peaking at #16,...
’, recordings with Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich December 17, 1975)is an American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer. Over her career, she has appeared in a number of science fiction and action-themed films, for which music channel VH1 has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt".Milla Jovovich began...
, Katey Sagal
Katey Sagal
Catherine Louise "Katey" Sagal is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She first achieved widespread fame as Peggy Bundy on the long-running Fox comedy series Married.....
, and further albums with Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof
Robert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock movement. The band had hits with his...
and Rush
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
. He began to work extensively in Europe with such acts as Eric Serra
Eric Serra
Éric Serra is a French composer. He has often worked on the movies of Luc Besson.- Biography :Éric Serra's father Claude was a famous French songwriter in the 1950s and '60s, and, as such, Éric was exposed to music and its production at a young age. His mother died when he was just seven years old...
, Les Negresses Vertes
Les Negresses Vertes
Les Négresses Vertes, formed in 1987, is a French music group that is best described as a fusion of world music and some aspects of alternative rock. Their tracks often feature acoustic guitar and accordion, as well as some tracks containing many other 'traditional' instruments such as piano and...
, Noa (Achinoam Nini
Achinoam Nini
Achinoam Nini , also known by her professional name, Noa, is a leading Israeli international concert and recording artist.-Career:...
), Claudio Baglioni
Claudio Baglioni
Claudio Baglioni is an Italian musician. His various works include the official Anthem for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin. He has also written for previous sporting events....
and Renato Zero
Renato Zero
Renato Zero is the stage name of Renato Fiacchini , an Italian singer-songwriter and showman whose career spans a full 6 decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s....
. With musical/production collaborator Sadia Sadia
Sadia Sadia
Sadia Sadia is a director, editor, producer and installation artist. She is also an award-winning record producer and songwriter.Sadia began her career by becoming one of the first women in the world to be signed to a major label as a record producer...
he formed the world music fusion outfit ‘Equa
Equa
EQUA is a UK-based world fusion music project, founded by the multi-media artist and record producer Sadia Sadia and composer & sound designer Stephen W Tayler....
’ which has since written, performed and recorded for CDs, film soundtracks, ballet and installations.
2000 onwards
The year 2000 saw Stephen teaming up again with Rupert HineRupert Hine
Rupert Neville Hine is an English musician, songwriter and prolific record producer, having produced albums for artists including Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, The Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega, Rush, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, and ...
to work on the album ‘Songs in Red and Gray
Songs in Red and Gray
Songs in Red and Gray is the sixth studio album release by New York-based singer/songwriter and musician Suzanne Vega. The album was Vega's final album for A&M Records and also marks the divorce with her husband and producer Mitchell Froom...
’ by Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Nadine Vega is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.Two of Vega's songs reached the top 10 of various international chart listings: "Luka" and "Tom's Diner"...
, which was recorded and mixed in New York at The Looking Glass, the studio owned by Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass is an American composer. He is considered to be one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century and is widely acknowledged as a composer who has brought art music to the public .His music is often described as minimalist, along with...
. 2002 saw Stephen working alongside producer Andy Ross to mix the severely underrated album "Open Heart Zoo' by the 17 year old Martin Grech
Martin Grech
Martin Grech is a Maltese-English singer, songwriter and musician from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.-Career:He first achieved critical acclaim after his falsetto track, "Open Heart Zoo" was featured on a Lexus advert on British television in 2002...
. In 2003 Rupert and Stephen recorded the stunning debut album "Poetry and Aeroplanes" by singer-songwriter Teitur
Teitur
Teitur is a male given name. In Old Norse the word means happy. In Modern Faroese, it is archaic but used as a male given name.-People:*Teitur Lassen , a musical artist from Faroe Islands....
in Spain and Los Angeles.
A somewhat extraordinary set of events drew Stephen and Sadia Sadia
Sadia Sadia
Sadia Sadia is a director, editor, producer and installation artist. She is also an award-winning record producer and songwriter.Sadia began her career by becoming one of the first women in the world to be signed to a major label as a record producer...
together with renowned glass-maker and experimental filmmaker Anthony Stern
Anthony Stern
Anthony Stern was born in Cambridge, England in 1944 and first started making films while at Cambridge University, working as assistant to the avant-garde documentary film maker Peter Whitehead....
in 2003 that resulted in the creating of the short film “The Noon Gun
The Noon Gun
The Noon Gun is a 2004 documentary film directed by Anthony Stern. In 1971, the experimental film maker Anthony Stern travelled to Afghanistan with his 16 mm film camera...
”, which featured at the Melbourne International Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
The Melbourne International Film Festival is an acclaimed annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1951, making it one of the oldest in the World....
in 2004. Since then Stephen has immersed himself in the world of film/video arts and post-production as a composer, sound designer, music mixer and editor. His compositions contain acoustic, electronic, ambient and abstract elements, and range from conventional music forms to pure soundscapes. He has contributed audio and visual work to many DVD projects for Howard Jones
Howard Jones (musician)
Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
, and also designed the interactive graphics for the stage display at Howard’s 2010 ‘Human’s Lib/Dream Into Action’ show at the IndigO2 in London.
Stephen mixed most of the tracks for Kate Bush
Kate Bush
Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...
's 2011 release 'Director's Cut'
Director's Cut (Kate Bush album)
-Singles:The only single to be released from the album was "Deeper Understanding", originally the sixth track of The Sensual World. Its lyrics describe a relationship between a lonely person and a computer which has replaced human companionship....
, which entered the UK charts at No. 2.
He is also responsible for all of the mixing (and some of the recording) for Kate’s latest album '50 Words for Snow
50 Words for Snow
50 Words for Snow is the tenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush. It is the second album to be released on her own label, Fish People...
’. Comprising seven new tracks with a running time of over an hour, the album includes contributions from Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
, Andy Fairweather Low, Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. He first came to attention in the 1981 Cambridge Footlights Revue presentation "The Cellar Tapes", which also...
and Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd is an American session and studio drummer, notable for his work with popular musicians from a wide range of genres.-Biography:...
, among many.
The Seventies
- Tommy BolinTommy BolinThomas Richard "Tommy" Bolin was an American-born guitarist who played with Zephyr , The James Gang , and Deep Purple , in addition to doing solo work...
- "Private EyesPrivate Eyes (Tommy Bolin album)Private Eyes is the second solo album by guitarist Tommy Bolin. This was Bolin's last album, as he died of a drug overdose while on the promotional tour, opening for Jeff Beck.- Track listing :#"Bustin' Out for Rosey" - 4:24...
" album (1976) - GongGong (band)Gong is a Franco-British progressive/psychedelic rock band formed by Australian musician Daevid Allen. Their music has also been described as space rock. Other notable band members include Allan Holdsworth, Tim Blake, Didier Malherbe, Pip Pyle, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage, Francis Moze, Mike Howlett...
- “Gazeuse!Gazeuse!Gazeuse! is an album by Pierre Moerlen's Gong, issued in 1976. In the U.S., it was called Expresso.The album is jazz fusion and has little to do with the psychedelic space rock of Daevid Allen's Gong, even though the bands share a common history...
” album (1976) - Brand XBrand XBrand X was a jazz fusion band active between 1975–1980 and 1992-1999. Noted members included Phil Collins , Percy Jones , John Goodsall and Robin Lumley ....
- “Moroccan RollMoroccan RollMoroccan Roll is the second studio album by Brand X. The title is a pun referring to this being their second album: "more rock and roll"...
” album (1976) - Bill BrufordBill BrufordWilliam Scott "Bill" Bruford is an English drummer, percussionist, composer, producer, and record label owner. He was the original drummer for the progressive rock group Yes, from 1968-1972. Bruford has performed for numerous popular acts since the early 1970s, including a stint as touring...
- “Feels Good to MeFeels Good to MeFeels Good to Me is the debut solo album by the British drummer Bill Bruford. The band Bruford grew out of the line-up assembled for this album, which was released in August 1978. Led by drummer Bill Bruford, the album also features guitarist Allan Holdsworth and John Goodsall, bassist Jeff Berlin,...
” album (1976) - City BoyCity BoyCity Boy were a moderately successful English rock band in the late 1970s, characterised by complex vocal arrangements and heavy guitars. The band consisted of Lol Mason , Steve Broughton , Max Thomas , Chris Dunn , Roger Kent , Mike Slamer , and Roy Ward...
- “5.7.0.5.” single (1977) - Claude FrancoisClaude FrançoisClaude François was a French pop singer, songwriter and dancer. He wrote "Comme d'habitude," the original version of "My Way."-Early life:...
- “Quelquefois” - album (1977) - UKUK (band)U.K. were a short-lived British progressive rock supergroup active from 1977 until 1980.The band was composed of Singer/Bassist John Wetton, formerly of King Crimson, Bryan Ferry's band and Uriah Heep, Keyboardist/Electric Violinist Eddie Jobson, formerly of Curved Air, Roxy Music and Frank Zappa's...
- “UKU.K. (album)UK is the eponymous debut album by the progressive rock supergroup UK. It features John Wetton , Eddie Jobson , Bill Bruford and Allan Holdsworth . It was released in 1978 on E.G. Records / Polydor...
” album (1977) - VoyageVoyage (band)Voyage was a European eurodisco group consisting of lead vocalist Sylvia Mason-James, along with Slim Pezin , Marc Chantereau , Sauveur Mallia and Pierre-Alain Dahan ....
- “VoyageVoyage (Voyage album)Voyage is the 1978 self-titled debut album by European disco group, Voyage. The songs on the album paid a nodding homage to musical styles of different regions of the world, as if the band and its listeners were taking a jet set trip around the world, finally landing triumphantly in America, as if...
” album (1977
- Bill BrufordBill BrufordWilliam Scott "Bill" Bruford is an English drummer, percussionist, composer, producer, and record label owner. He was the original drummer for the progressive rock group Yes, from 1968-1972. Bruford has performed for numerous popular acts since the early 1970s, including a stint as touring...
- “One of a Kind” album (1978) - Brand XBrand XBrand X was a jazz fusion band active between 1975–1980 and 1992-1999. Noted members included Phil Collins , Percy Jones , John Goodsall and Robin Lumley ....
- “MasquesMasques (Brand X album)Masques is the 1978 album by Brand X. This was the band's first studio recording without drummer Phil Collins. Ironically, the rear of the album cover has a photo of the crowd from the Knebworth Festival, 1978 — a bill that included both Brand X and Genesis, Collins' other band.- Track listing...
” album (1978) - Peter GabrielPeter GabrielPeter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
- “Peter Gabriel 2 (Scratch)” album tracks (1978) - Rod ArgentRod ArgentRod Argent is an English rock musician and a founding member of the 1960s English pop group The Zombies and the 1970s band Argent....
- “Moving Home’ album (1978) - Stomu YamashtaStomu YamashtaStomu Yamashta Stomu Yamashta Stomu Yamashta (born is a Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composer. He is sometimes credited as Stomu Yamash'ta. His father was the band director Kiyoharu Yamashita (1907–1991)....
- “Go TooGo TooGo Too is Go's third album. Stomu Yamashta, who together with Steve Winwood, Michael Shrieve Al Di Meola, Klaus Schulze and others founded the group Go, replaced Steve Winwood, who had left the group, by Jess Roden and modified the style of the music for the album. In addition, Linda Lewis was...
” album (1978) - VoyageVoyage (band)Voyage was a European eurodisco group consisting of lead vocalist Sylvia Mason-James, along with Slim Pezin , Marc Chantereau , Sauveur Mallia and Pierre-Alain Dahan ....
- “ Fly AwayFly Away (Voyage album)Fly Away is a 1978 album by the disco group, Voyage. Their second release repeated the success of their debut released earlier in the year. All the cuts on Fly Away hit number one on the disco chart early in 1979 for one week...
” album (1978) - Peter GabrielPeter GabrielPeter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
- “I Don’t Remember” single B-side (1979)
The Eighties
- Edward ReekersEdward ReekersEdward Reekers is a Dutch singer. Most notable is his work as lead singer for Dutch progressive rock band Kayak.Having been a fan of the band for years, Reekers joined Kayak in 1978. He replaced Max Werner, who became the band's drummer. With Reekers as the new lead singer, Kayak immediately...
- “The Last Forest” album (1980) - Rupert HineRupert HineRupert Neville Hine is an English musician, songwriter and prolific record producer, having produced albums for artists including Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, The Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega, Rush, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, and ...
- “ImmunityImmunity (album)Immunity is a solo album by Rupert Hine. Originally released in 1981, re-released and digitally remastered in 2001. The album was dedicated to Liam Byrne...
” album (1981) - The Planets - “Intensive Care” - single (1981)
- The FixxThe FixxThe Fixx is an English rock band formed in London in 1979. Their hits include "One Thing Leads to Another," "Red Skies," "Stand or Fall," "Saved by Zero," "Sign of Fire," "Are We Ourselves?," "Secret Separation," "Driven Out," "How Much Is Enough?," and "Deeper and Deeper," which was featured on...
- “Shuttered RoomShuttered RoomShuttered Room is the debut studio album by British new wave band The Fixx, released in 1982.-Track listing:Shuttered Room has been released in a number of different configurations...
” album (1981) - Jonah Lewie - “Heart Skips Beat” album (1981)
- ModelsModels (band)Models were an alternative rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia, in August 1978 and went into hiatus in 1988. They are often incorrectly referred to as The Models. They re-formed in 2000, 2006 and 2008 to perform reunion concerts. "Out of Mind, Out of Sight", their only No. 1 hit,...
- “Local and/or GeneralLocal and/or General (album)Local &/or General is the second studio album by Australian New Wave rock band Models, which peaked at #30 on the Australian albums chart. It was released in October 1981 on Mushroom Records with Stephen Tayler producing...
” album (1981) - CaravanCaravan (band)Caravan are an English band from the Canterbury area, founded by former Wilde Flowers members David Sinclair, Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings and Richard Coughlan. Caravan rose to success over a period of several years from 1968 onwards into the 1970s as part of the Canterbury scene, blending...
- “The AlbumThe Album (Caravan album)Bonus tracks on Eclectic remaster :- Personnel :*Pye Hastings – vocals, guitar*Geoff Richardson – guitar, viola, flute, vocals*Dave Sinclair – organ, piano, electric piano, synthesizer*Dek Messecar – bass guitar, vocals*Richard Coughlan – drums...
” album (1981) - Chris de BurghChris de BurghChris de Burgh is a British/Irish singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red".-Early life:...
- “The GetawayThe Getaway (album)The Getaway is singer Chris de Burgh's sixth original album, released on A&M Records in 1982. The album was spearheaded by the U.S. hit, "Don't Pay the Ferryman", a strangely upbeat, mythology-tinged ballad that evokes images of the Grim Reaper....
” album (1982) - Phil CollinsPhil CollinsPhilip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
- “Live at Perkins Palace’’ - concert video (1982) - The WaterboysThe WaterboysThe Waterboys are a band formed in 1983 by Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Scotland, Ireland and England. Edinburgh, London, Dublin, Spiddal, New York, and Findhorn have all served as homes for the group. The band has played in a...
- “The WaterboysThe Waterboys (album)This eponymously named debut album from The Waterboys was recorded in several studio sessions between December 1981 and November 1982. Allmusic describes the sound of the album as "part Van Morrison, part U2"....
” album tracks (1982) - Rupert HineRupert HineRupert Neville Hine is an English musician, songwriter and prolific record producer, having produced albums for artists including Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, The Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega, Rush, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, and ...
- “Waving Not DrowningWaving Not Drowning (album)Waving Not Drowning is a solo album by Rupert Hine. It was originally released in 1982, A&M Records, and re-released on CD in 2001, VoicePrint...
” album (1983) - SagaSaga (band)Saga is a progressive rock quintet, formed in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Jim Crichton and Welsh-born vocalist Michael Sadler have been the principal songwriters for Saga. Ian Crichton is the band's guitarist; apart from his work with Saga, he has recorded several solo albums as well as sessions...
- “Words ApartWorlds Apart (Saga album)Worlds Apart is the fourth studio album by the Canadian progressive rock band Saga and was originally released in 1981. The album has been released with several different covers. The album was produced by Rupert Hine...
” album (1983) - The FixxThe FixxThe Fixx is an English rock band formed in London in 1979. Their hits include "One Thing Leads to Another," "Red Skies," "Stand or Fall," "Saved by Zero," "Sign of Fire," "Are We Ourselves?," "Secret Separation," "Driven Out," "How Much Is Enough?," and "Deeper and Deeper," which was featured on...
- “Reach the BeachReach the BeachReach the Beach is the second studio album by British new wave band The Fixx, released in 1983. The album reached number eight on the American albums chart, their highest to date there...
” album (1983) - The Little Heroes (Australian Band) - “Watch The World” album (1983)
- The Lords of the New ChurchThe Lords of the New ChurchThe Lords of the New Church were an English/American post-punk supergroup with a line-up consisting of four musicians from prominent 1970s punk bands...
- “The Lords of the New Church” album (1983) - The WaterboysThe WaterboysThe Waterboys are a band formed in 1983 by Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Scotland, Ireland and England. Edinburgh, London, Dublin, Spiddal, New York, and Findhorn have all served as homes for the group. The band has played in a...
- “A Pagan PlaceA Pagan PlaceA Pagan Place was an album released in June 1984 by The Waterboys. It was the first Waterboys record with Karl Wallinger as part of the band and also includes Roddy Lorimer's first trumpet solo for the band on the track "A Pagan Place"....
” album tracks (1984) - Chris de BurghChris de BurghChris de Burgh is a British/Irish singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red".-Early life:...
- “Man on the LineMan on the Line-Track listing:All songs by Chris de Burgh#"The Ecstasy of Flight " - 4:01#"Sight and Touch" - 3:14#"Taking it to the Top" - 4:00#"The Head and the Heart" - 3:59...
” album (1984) - Honeymoon SuiteHoneymoon Suite (band)Honeymoon Suite is a Canadian rock band formed in 1981 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The band's name was a nod to the fact that Niagara Falls is the unofficial honeymoon capital.-Band history:...
- “Honeymoon SuiteHoneymoon Suite (album)Honeymoon Suite was the debut album by the band Honeymoon Suite, released in 1984 on Warner Bros. Records. It went certified Platinum in Canada and all four singles - "New Girl Now", "Burning In Love", "Wave Babies" and "Stay In The Light" - were certified Gold as well in Canada.- Track listing :#...
” album (1984) - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
- “Human’s LibHuman's LibHuman's Lib is the debut album by British pop musician Howard Jones. It was released in March 1984 and entered the UK Album Charts at the no. 1 spot, spending a total of 57 weeks in the charts. The album sold 100,000 copies in its first week of release and has been certified 2× Platinum by the BPI...
” album (1984) - The Lords of the New ChurchThe Lords of the New ChurchThe Lords of the New Church were an English/American post-punk supergroup with a line-up consisting of four musicians from prominent 1970s punk bands...
- “Is Nothing Sacred?” album (1984) - Tina TurnerTina TurnerTina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
- “Private DancerPrivate DancerPrivate Dancer is the fifth solo album by Tina Turner, released on Capitol Records in 1984, which became her breakthrough solo album. Turner's success with the album came after several challenging years of going solo after a public divorce from husband and performing partner Ike Turner. It is her...
” album tracks (1984) - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
- “The 12 Inch Album” album (1985) - Rupert HineRupert HineRupert Neville Hine is an English musician, songwriter and prolific record producer, having produced albums for artists including Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, The Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega, Rush, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, and ...
- “Wildest Wish to FlyWildest Wish to FlyThe Wildest Wish to Fly is a solo album by Rupert Hine. It was originally released in 1983 on A&M Records and Island Records and re-released on CD in 2001 on VoicePrint...
” album (1985) - SagaSaga (band)Saga is a progressive rock quintet, formed in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Jim Crichton and Welsh-born vocalist Michael Sadler have been the principal songwriters for Saga. Ian Crichton is the band's guitarist; apart from his work with Saga, he has recorded several solo albums as well as sessions...
- “Heads or TalesHeads or TalesHeads Or Tales is the fifth studio album by the Canadian progressive rock band Saga and was originally released in 1983. The album was the second of the band's to be produced by 1980s producer Rupert Hine...
” album (1985)
- The FixxThe FixxThe Fixx is an English rock band formed in London in 1979. Their hits include "One Thing Leads to Another," "Red Skies," "Stand or Fall," "Saved by Zero," "Sign of Fire," "Are We Ourselves?," "Secret Separation," "Driven Out," "How Much Is Enough?," and "Deeper and Deeper," which was featured on...
- “Phantoms” album (1985) - Bob GeldofBob GeldofRobert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock movement. The band had hits with his...
- “Deep in the Heart of NowhereDeep in the Heart of NowhereDeep in the Heart of Nowhere is ex-Boomtown Rats lead singer Bob Geldof's first solo studio album. It was released in 1986 with the main single being 'This Is the World Calling' and 'Love Like a Rocket' being a later single...
” album (1986) - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
- “Dream into ActionDream into ActionDream into Action is the second album by British pop musician Howard Jones. It was released in March 1985 and reached No.2 in the UK Album Charts...
” album (1986) - Kate BushKate BushKate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...
, Bob GeldofBob GeldofRobert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock movement. The band had hits with his...
- “The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball” video sound mix (1986) - Martin Ansell - “The Englishman Abroad” - album (1986)
- The FixxThe FixxThe Fixx is an English rock band formed in London in 1979. Their hits include "One Thing Leads to Another," "Red Skies," "Stand or Fall," "Saved by Zero," "Sign of Fire," "Are We Ourselves?," "Secret Separation," "Driven Out," "How Much Is Enough?," and "Deeper and Deeper," which was featured on...
- “Walkabout” album (1986) - Tina TurnerTina TurnerTina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
- “Break Every RuleBreak Every RuleBreak Every Rule is the sixth solo album by Tina Turner, released on Capitol Records in 1986.-Overview:The album's predecessor, Private Dancer, set high commercial standards, yet Break Every Rule sold very well worldwide. It reached #4 on the Billboard 200, #2 on the UK albums chart and #1 in...
” album tracks (1986) - Better Off Dead - “soundtrack” score and album (1987)
- David WilcoxDavid Wilcox (Canadian musician)David Wilcox is a Canadian rock musician.-History:Montreal native, David Wilcox drew inspiration from musician Elvis Presley at the early age of six...
- “Breakfast at the Circus” album (1987) - Eight SecondsEight SecondsEight Seconds was a new wave-pop band formed in 1982 in Ottawa, Canada. They are best known for their 1987 top-30 single "Kiss You " from the full-length album Almacantar...
- “Almacantar” album (1987) - Frozen GhostFrozen GhostFrōzen Ghōst was a Canadian rock band formed in 1985 by Arnold Lanni and Wolf Hassel who were previously with the band Sheriff. The band received a Juno Award for "Most Promising Group of the Year" in 1987....
- “Frozen GhostFrozen Ghost (album)Frozen Ghost is the debut album of the band Frozen Ghost, released in 1987. Its first single, "Should I See" reached #69 on the Billboard Hot 100.The run-out groove of side two on the LP contains unintelligible speech...
” album (1987) - Jethro TullJethro Tull (band)Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...
- “Crest of a KnaveCrest of a KnaveCrest of a Knave is the sixteenth studio album by British rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1987.The album relied more heavily on Martin Barre's electric guitar than the band had since the 1970s. However, several tracks still featured drum machine instead of a live drummer. Keyboardist Peter-John...
” album tracks (1987) - Thompson TwinsThompson TwinsThe Thompson Twins were a British pop group that were formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993. They achieved considerable popularity in the mid 1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States and around the globe. The band was named after the two bumbling detectives...
- “Close to the BoneClose to the Bone (Thompson Twins album)Close To The Bone is the sixth album by the British pop group the Thompson Twins, and was released in March 1987. Now only the duo of Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie remaining, this was the first album the Thompson Twins made without Joe Leeway...
” (1987) - Thinkman - “The Formula” album (1987)
- Brian Spence - “Reputation” album (1987)
- Frozen GhostFrozen GhostFrōzen Ghōst was a Canadian rock band formed in 1985 by Arnold Lanni and Wolf Hassel who were previously with the band Sheriff. The band received a Juno Award for "Most Promising Group of the Year" in 1987....
- “Nice Place to VisitNice Place to VisitNice Place to Visit is the second album by Frozen Ghost.-Track listing:All songs written by Arnold Lanni.#"Better to Try" - 4:42#"Pauper in Paradise" - 4:45#"Selling Salvation" - 4:57#"Step By Step"* - 3:50#"Mother Nature" - 3:48...
” album (1988) - Honeymoon SuiteHoneymoon Suite (band)Honeymoon Suite is a Canadian rock band formed in 1981 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The band's name was a nod to the fact that Niagara Falls is the unofficial honeymoon capital.-Band history:...
- “The Big PrizeThe Big PrizeThe Big Prize is the second album by Honeymoon Suite, released in early 1986. It featured four hit singles, including the band's biggest hit in the U.S., "Feel It Again," and "Bad Attitude," which was notably featured in a sequence in the final episode of Miami Vice three years later...
” album (1988) - Judie TzukeJudie TzukeJudie Tzuke is an English singer/songwriter. She is most well known for her 1979 hit "Stay With Me Till Dawn", which reached no.16 on the UK Singles Chart.-Early life:...
- “Turning StonesTurning StonesTurning Stones is the title of the seventh album by the British singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke, released in April 1989. It peaked at no.57 on the UK Album Chart. and is, to date, Tzuke's last album to reach the UK Top 100....
” album (1988) - Rebel HeelsLiz LarinLiz Larin is a Detroit-based singer-songwriter and rock musician who has risen to become one of the most celebrated artists of the Detroit music scene...
- “One by One by One” album (1988) - T’PauT'Pau (band)T'Pau was a 1980s British Rock group led by singer Carol Decker. They had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK, and several hits in the United States and Europe...
- “RageRage (T'Pau album)Rage is the second album by late-1980s British pop group T'Pau. It reached Number Four on the UK album chart and gave the group three hit singles - "Secret Garden" , "Road to Our Dream" and "Only the Lonely" .- Release background :The Canadian release came out later than the UK version with four...
” album (1988) - UnderworldUnderworld (band)Underworld are a British electronic group, and principal name under which duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together since 1980.- Early years: 1979–1986 :...
- “Underneath the RadarUnderneath the RadarUnderneath the Radar is the debut album by Underworld, released in 1988 . The album was a success in both Australia and the US . The title track of the album was released as a single which reached top five on the ARIA singles charts and number seventy-four on the U.S...
” album (1988) - RushRush (band)Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
- “PrestoPresto (album)-Personnel:* Geddy Lee - bass guitar, synthesizers, vocals* Alex Lifeson - electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals* Neil Peart - drums, percussion* Rupert Hine - additional keyboards, production*Stephen W Tayler - recording and mixing...
” album (1989) - Stevie NicksStevie NicksStephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums...
- “The Other Side of the Mirror” album (1989) - Thinkman - “Life is a Full Time Occupation” album (1989)
- TrooperTrooper (band)Trooper is a Juno Award winning Canadian rock band that developed from a group formed by vocalist Ramon McGuire and guitarist Brian Smith in 1975...
- “The Last of the GypsiesThe Last of the Gypsies (Trooper album)The Last of the Gypsies is the ninth studio album by the Canadian rock band Trooper, released in 1989 on the band's self-owned Great Pacific Records label and distributed by Warner Music Canada. It came after a six-year recording absence and was certified Gold in Canada...
” album (1989)
The Nineties
- Bob GeldofBob GeldofRobert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock movement. The band had hits with his...
- “The Vegetarians of Love” album (1990) - Various Artists - “One World One Voice” Album, TV (1990)
- Guesch PattiGuesch PattiGuesch Patti, , born Patricia Porasse, is a French singer.-Early life:Patti was born in Paris, France. She chose her artist name from the nickname she had as a child Guesch...
- “Nomades” album tracks (1990) - Judie TzukeJudie TzukeJudie Tzuke is an English singer/songwriter. She is most well known for her 1979 hit "Stay With Me Till Dawn", which reached no.16 on the UK Singles Chart.-Early life:...
- “Left Hand TalkingLeft Hand TalkingLeft Hand Talking is the eighth studio album by the British singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke, released in 1991.Despite considerable promotion and featuring a re-recording of her best known song, "Stay With Me Till Dawn", the album failed to chart...
album (1990) - Nick KamenNick KamenNick Kamen is an English male model, songwriter and musician, and brother of session guitarist Chester Kamen and artist Barry Kamen.-Career:...
- “I Promised Myself” single (1990) - Thinkman - “Hard Hat Zone” album (1990)
- BlissBliss (band)Bliss are a pop group from Coventry, England.-Biography:Bliss was founded in 1986 by vocalist Rachel Morrison and bassist Paul Ralphes, who were the primary songwriters. Apart from the two founder members, the group also consisted of Paul Sirett , Chris Baker and Roger Askew...
- “A Change in the Weather” album (1991) - Frozen GhostFrozen GhostFrōzen Ghōst was a Canadian rock band formed in 1985 by Arnold Lanni and Wolf Hassel who were previously with the band Sheriff. The band received a Juno Award for "Most Promising Group of the Year" in 1987....
- “Shake Your SpiritShake Your Spirit- Track listing :# "Come Alive " - 0:25# "Shake Your Spirit" - 4:11# "So Strange" - 3:55# "Cry " - 4:09# "Shine On Me" - 4:09# "Another Time and Place" - 4:40# "Something to Say" - 4:50# "Revival " - 0:30...
” album (1991) - Remmy OngalaRemmy OngalaRamadhani "Remmy" Mtoro Ongala was a Tanzanian guitarist and singer. Ongala was born in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo....
- “Mambo” album (1991) - RushRush (band)Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
- “Roll the BonesRoll the BonesRoll the Bones is the fourteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1991 . The album was recorded at Le Studio in Morin Heights and at McClear Place in Toronto with Rupert Hine returning as producer. The album won the 1992 Juno Award for best album cover design...
” album (1991) - The FixxThe FixxThe Fixx is an English rock band formed in London in 1979. Their hits include "One Thing Leads to Another," "Red Skies," "Stand or Fall," "Saved by Zero," "Sign of Fire," "Are We Ourselves?," "Secret Separation," "Driven Out," "How Much Is Enough?," and "Deeper and Deeper," which was featured on...
- “Ink’ album tracks (1991) - Thomas AndersThomas AndersThomas Anders is a German singer, composer and record producer. Anders was the lead singer of Germany's popular pop-duo Modern Talking in 1984–1987 and in 1998–2003.-Early years:...
- “WhispersWhispers (album)Whispers is the title of the second studio album by singer-songwriter & producer Thomas Anders, released in 1991. The album was produced by Paul Muggleton & Mike Paxman and mixed by Stephen W Tayler. Some tracks for the album were provided by songwriters of Roxette and Jennifer Rush...
” album (1991) - TrooperTrooper (band)Trooper is a Juno Award winning Canadian rock band that developed from a group formed by vocalist Ramon McGuire and guitarist Brian Smith in 1975...
- “TenTen (Trooper album)TEN is the tenth studio album by the Canadian rock band Trooper, released in 1991, containing the hit "American Dream". It is the group's last album to date.-Track listing:# "American Dream"# "Too Much Too Easy"# "Simple Thing"...
” album (1991) - Various Artists - “A Week in the Real World - part 1” album tracks (1991)
- Bob GeldofBob GeldofRobert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock movement. The band had hits with his...
- “The Happy ClubThe Happy ClubThe Happy Club is ex-Boomtown Rats lead singer Bob Geldof's third solo studio album.- UK / International version :All songs were written by Bob Geldof, except where noted.# "Room 19" – 5:14# "Attitude Chicken" – 4:36# "The Soft Soil" – 7:29...
” album (1992) - Chris de BurghChris de BurghChris de Burgh is a British/Irish singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red".-Early life:...
- “Power of TenPower of Ten (Chris de Burgh album)Power of Ten is singer Chris de Burgh's tenth original album, released in 1992.-Track listing:All compositions by Chris de Burgh#"Where We Will Be Going" – 4:30#"By My Side" – 4:24#"Heart Of Darkness" – 4:45#"In Your Eyes" – 4:49...
” album (1992) - Various Artists - “A Week or Two in the Real World ” album tracks (1992)
- David WilcoxDavid Wilcox (Canadian musician)David Wilcox is a Canadian rock musician.-History:Montreal native, David Wilcox drew inspiration from musician Elvis Presley at the early age of six...
- “Collected Works” album tracks (1993) - Katey SagalKatey SagalCatherine Louise "Katey" Sagal is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She first achieved widespread fame as Peggy Bundy on the long-running Fox comedy series Married.....
- “Well...Well...Well... is the first album released by singer and actress Katey Sagal. The album was originally released on April 19, 1994 by Virgin Records.-Track listing:#"Thunderhead "#"Can't Hurry the Harvest"...
” album (1993) - Milla JovovichMilla JovovichMilla Jovovich December 17, 1975)is an American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer. Over her career, she has appeared in a number of science fiction and action-themed films, for which music channel VH1 has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt".Milla Jovovich began...
- “The Divine ComedyThe Divine Comedy (album)The Divine Comedy is the actress-model-designer Milla Jovovich's first and only official studio album; she was billed as simply Milla for this release...
” album tracks (1993) - Spin 1ne 2wo - “Spin 1ne 2wo” album (1993)
- This PictureThis PictureThis Picture were a UK alternative rock band that was formed in 1989 in Cheltenham, England and broke up in 1995, after releasing two albums.-History:...
- “City of Sin” album (1993) - Renato ZeroRenato ZeroRenato Zero is the stage name of Renato Fiacchini , an Italian singer-songwriter and showman whose career spans a full 6 decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s....
- “L’Imperfetto” album (1994) - EzioEzio (band)Ezio is a folk music band from Cambridge, England formed in 1990. Ezio have six studio albums, one compilation album, four live albums and three videos / DVDs, built up a large fanbase without breaking into the mainstream of the British music scene...
- “Black Boots on Latin FeetBlack Boots on Latin FeetBlack Boots on Latin Feet is the second studio album by Ezio, released in 1995. The album, which takes its name from the lyrics of its opening song, Saxon Street, was released on the Arista Records label...
” album (1994) - Les Negresses VertesLes Negresses VertesLes Négresses Vertes, formed in 1987, is a French music group that is best described as a fusion of world music and some aspects of alternative rock. Their tracks often feature acoustic guitar and accordion, as well as some tracks containing many other 'traditional' instruments such as piano and...
- “Zig-Zague” album (1994) - MichaelBallMichael Ball (singer)Michael Ashley Ball, born 27 June 1962) is a British actor, singer, and radio and TV presenter who is best known for the song "Love Changes Everything" and musical theatre roles such as Marius in Les Misérables, Alex in Aspects of Love, Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Edna Turnblad...
- “One Careful Owner” album tracks (1994) - Laura PausiniLaura PausiniLaura Pausini, is a Grammy Award-winning Italian soul singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an international hit, reaching the top spot on the Italian...
- Solitudine (english version) single (1994) - Rupert HineRupert HineRupert Neville Hine is an English musician, songwriter and prolific record producer, having produced albums for artists including Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, The Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega, Rush, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, and ...
- “The Deep End” album (1994) - The FixxThe FixxThe Fixx is an English rock band formed in London in 1979. Their hits include "One Thing Leads to Another," "Red Skies," "Stand or Fall," "Saved by Zero," "Sign of Fire," "Are We Ourselves?," "Secret Separation," "Driven Out," "How Much Is Enough?," and "Deeper and Deeper," which was featured on...
- “Missing Linxx” album tracks (1994) - Touch! (French band) - “Marche Avec Moi” album (1994)
- Vylinda - “The Kiss” album (1994)
- EquaEquaEQUA is a UK-based world fusion music project, founded by the multi-media artist and record producer Sadia Sadia and composer & sound designer Stephen W Tayler....
- “Equa” album (1995) - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
- “Live Acoustic AmericaLive Acoustic AmericaLive Acoustic America is an acoustic live recording of classic Howard Jones songs, released in 1996.-Track listing:#"Intro/Pearl in the Shell" - 3:44#"Don't Always Look At The Rain" - 2:56#"Fallin' Away" - 4:25#"Exodus/Come Together" - 5:29...
” album (1995) - Marian GoldMarian GoldMarian Gold is the lead singer of the German synthpop group, Alphaville.His multi-octave tenor voice appears in Alphaville's 1980s pop singles, including "Forever Young", "Big in Japan", "Sounds Like a Melody" and "Dance with Me".Since the early 1990s, Gold has taken Alphaville from a studio-based...
- “UnitedUnited (Marian Gold album)United is the second solo album by Alphaville singer/songwriter Marian Gold, released in 1996.-Track listing:# "Danger in Your Paradise" - 4:39# "Caroline" - 5:04# "Feathers and Tar" - 5:20# "Missionary" - 4:31# "For the Sake of Love" - 5:20...
” album (1995) - Noa (Achinoam NiniAchinoam NiniAchinoam Nini , also known by her professional name, Noa, is a leading Israeli international concert and recording artist.-Career:...
) - “Calling” album (1995) - Massimo Di Cataldo - “Siamo Nati Liberi” album (1995)
- Celtus - “Moonchild” album (1996)
- Claudio BaglioniClaudio BaglioniClaudio Baglioni is an Italian musician. His various works include the official Anthem for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin. He has also written for previous sporting events....
- “Attori e Spettatore” triple album and concert video (1996) - Duncan SheikDuncan SheikDuncan Scott Sheik is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Sheik initially found success as a singer, most notably for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing". He later expanded his work to include compositions for motion pictures and the Broadway stage, leading him to involvement in the...
- “Duncan SheikDuncan Sheik (album)Duncan Sheik is the Gold-certified, self-titled debut album by American singer/songwriter/producer Duncan Sheik. It was released in 1996 through Atlantic Records and featured the Grammy-nominated hit single "Barely Breathing." The song was a major radio hit, staying on the Billboard Hot 100...
” album (1996) - Justin HaywardJustin HaywardJustin Hayward is an English musician, best known as singer, songwriter and guitarist in the rock band The Moody Blues.Hayward was born in Dean Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, England...
- “The View frpm the HillThe View From The Hill (album)The View from the Hill is a solo album released in 1996 by Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues. It is his last original studio album to date.-Track listing:All songs written by Justin Hayward unless noted.#"I Heard It" - 5:37#"Broken Dream" - 5:52...
” album (1996) - United Against Racism - “R.E.S.P.E.C.T.” single (1996)
- Massimo Di Cataldo - “Anime” album (1996)
- Anna OxaAnna OxaAnna Oxa is an Italian singer of Albanian descent, well-known through her numerous appearances in the televised Italian song contest, the Sanremo Music Festival. In 1978, at the age of sixteen, she took second place with the song "Un'emozione da poco" at the Sanremo Festival...
- “Storie” single (1997) - Eric SerraEric SerraÉric Serra is a French composer. He has often worked on the movies of Luc Besson.- Biography :Éric Serra's father Claude was a famous French songwriter in the 1950s and '60s, and, as such, Éric was exposed to music and its production at a young age. His mother died when he was just seven years old...
“The Fifth ElementThe Fifth ElementThe Fifth Element is a 1997 French science fiction film directed, co-written, and based on a story by Luc Besson, starring Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, and Milla Jovovich...
- soundtrack” tracks (1997) - Eric SerraEric SerraÉric Serra is a French composer. He has often worked on the movies of Luc Besson.- Biography :Éric Serra's father Claude was a famous French songwriter in the 1950s and '60s, and, as such, Éric was exposed to music and its production at a young age. His mother died when he was just seven years old...
“R.X.R.A.” album (1997) - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
- “Angels and LoversAngels & LoversAngels & Lovers is an album by the British pop musician Howard Jones. It was released in 1997 in Japan only. The album was re-released worldwide the following year as People, with some minor changes to the track listing....
” album tracks (1997) - Mario Lavezzi - “Voci e Chittara” album (1997)
- Massimo Di Cataldo - “Crescendo” album (1997)
- Paola e Chiara - “Ci Chiamano Bambine” album (1997)
- The FixxThe FixxThe Fixx is an English rock band formed in London in 1979. Their hits include "One Thing Leads to Another," "Red Skies," "Stand or Fall," "Saved by Zero," "Sign of Fire," "Are We Ourselves?," "Secret Separation," "Driven Out," "How Much Is Enough?," and "Deeper and Deeper," which was featured on...
- “Happy Landings and Lost TracksHappy Landings and Lost TracksHappy Landings and Lost Tracks is a compilation album by The Fixx released on December 11, 2001.-Happy Landings 1996 planned album release:...
” tracks (1997) - Phil Palmer Project - “Trei Uomini e Una Gamba” score, album (1997)
- Anna OxaAnna OxaAnna Oxa is an Italian singer of Albanian descent, well-known through her numerous appearances in the televised Italian song contest, the Sanremo Music Festival. In 1978, at the age of sixteen, she took second place with the song "Un'emozione da poco" at the Sanremo Festival...
- “Senza Pieta” album (1998) - Claudio BaglioniClaudio BaglioniClaudio Baglioni is an Italian musician. His various works include the official Anthem for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin. He has also written for previous sporting events....
- “A-Live at Olympic Stadium” double album (1998) - Justin HaywardJustin HaywardJustin Hayward is an English musician, best known as singer, songwriter and guitarist in the rock band The Moody Blues.Hayward was born in Dean Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, England...
- “Live in San Juan Capistrano” concert video and album (1998) - Khadja NinKhadja NinKhadja Nin is a Burundian singer and musician. She was born in Burundi as the youngest of a family of eight. Her father was a diplomat. She studied music at an early age like most of her brothers and sisters...
- “Ya” album (1998) - Rat Bat Blue - “Greatest Hits Volume 1 - The Hungry Years” album (1998)
- Renato ZeroRenato ZeroRenato Zero is the stage name of Renato Fiacchini , an Italian singer-songwriter and showman whose career spans a full 6 decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s....
- “Amore Doppo Amore” album (1998) - The Moody BluesThe Moody BluesThe Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....
- “Strange Times” album tracks (1999) - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
and Duncan SheikDuncan SheikDuncan Scott Sheik is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Sheik initially found success as a singer, most notably for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing". He later expanded his work to include compositions for motion pictures and the Broadway stage, leading him to involvement in the...
- “Someone You Need’ single (1999) - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
- “PafawmPerform.00Perform.00 is a collection of Howard Jones favorites re-recorded by Jones and the backup band that accompanied him on tour to support his 1998 album People, and on the VH-1 Big Rewind tour of the late 90s . The bassist for the tours and on this album was Nick Beggs, known better as the bassist for...
” album (1999) - Claudio BaglioniClaudio BaglioniClaudio Baglioni is an Italian musician. His various works include the official Anthem for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin. He has also written for previous sporting events....
- “Viaggaitore” album tracks (1999) - Renato ZeroRenato ZeroRenato Zero is the stage name of Renato Fiacchini , an Italian singer-songwriter and showman whose career spans a full 6 decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s....
- “Tour Doppo Tour” concert video and album (1999) - Sadia SadiaSadia SadiaSadia Sadia is a director, editor, producer and installation artist. She is also an award-winning record producer and songwriter.Sadia began her career by becoming one of the first women in the world to be signed to a major label as a record producer...
- “A Language of Butterfly Wings” album (1990)
2000 onwards
- Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
- “Perform 2000Perform.00Perform.00 is a collection of Howard Jones favorites re-recorded by Jones and the backup band that accompanied him on tour to support his 1998 album People, and on the VH-1 Big Rewind tour of the late 90s . The bassist for the tours and on this album was Nick Beggs, known better as the bassist for...
” album (2000) - NadiyaNâdiyaNâdiya is a French R&B singer.-Early life:Nâdiya comes from a family of Algerian origin in the region of Mostaganem. She is the youngest in a family of 8 children. Her brothers are named: Kader Touati, Baklavah Waheb and her sisters: Malika, Sidartha and Karla...
- “J’ai Confiance en Toi” single (2000) - EquaEquaEQUA is a UK-based world fusion music project, founded by the multi-media artist and record producer Sadia Sadia and composer & sound designer Stephen W Tayler....
- “Bimboland Soundtrack” movie tracks, album tracks (2000) - RonRon (singer)Ron, byname of Rosalino Cellamare is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician.Born in Dorno, province of Pavia, he debuted under his true name at the 1970 edition of the Sanremo Festival, together with Nada...
- “Ron 1970-2000” album (2000) - Suzanne VegaSuzanne VegaSuzanne Nadine Vega is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.Two of Vega's songs reached the top 10 of various international chart listings: "Luka" and "Tom's Diner"...
- “Songs in Red and GraySongs in Red and GraySongs in Red and Gray is the sixth studio album release by New York-based singer/songwriter and musician Suzanne Vega. The album was Vega's final album for A&M Records and also marks the divorce with her husband and producer Mitchell Froom...
” album (2001) - Renato ZeroRenato ZeroRenato Zero is the stage name of Renato Fiacchini , an Italian singer-songwriter and showman whose career spans a full 6 decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s....
- “ La Curva Dell’Angelo” album (2001) - NadiyaNâdiyaNâdiya is a French R&B singer.-Early life:Nâdiya comes from a family of Algerian origin in the region of Mostaganem. She is the youngest in a family of 8 children. Her brothers are named: Kader Touati, Baklavah Waheb and her sisters: Malika, Sidartha and Karla...
- “Changer les ChosesChanger les ChosesChanger les choses is the official debut album by the France-born R&B singer Nâdiya. The album was only released in France on November 5, 2001. It spawned the French hit singles "Chaque fois" and "J'ai confiance en toi"...
” album (2001) - RonRon (singer)Ron, byname of Rosalino Cellamare is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician.Born in Dorno, province of Pavia, he debuted under his true name at the 1970 edition of the Sanremo Festival, together with Nada...
- “Cuori di Vetro” album (2001) - Martin GrechMartin GrechMartin Grech is a Maltese-English singer, songwriter and musician from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.-Career:He first achieved critical acclaim after his falsetto track, "Open Heart Zoo" was featured on a Lexus advert on British television in 2002...
- “Open Heart ZooOpen Heart ZooOpen Heart Zoo is a 2002 album by British alternative rock musician Martin Grech. The title track became famous when it was used by Lexus in a commercial.-Track listing:#"Here It Comes" – 5:02#"Open Heart Zoo" – 5:20#"Dalí" – 5:38#"Tonight" – 5:07...
” album (2002) - Massimo Di Cataldo - “Veramente” album (2002)
- TeiturTeiturTeitur is a male given name. In Old Norse the word means happy. In Modern Faroese, it is archaic but used as a male given name.-People:*Teitur Lassen , a musical artist from Faroe Islands....
- “Poetry and Aeroplanes” album (2003) - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
- “Live Salt Lake City” concert DVD (2003) - Renato ZeroRenato ZeroRenato Zero is the stage name of Renato Fiacchini , an Italian singer-songwriter and showman whose career spans a full 6 decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s....
- “Figli de Sogno Live 2004” concert DVD and album (2004) - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
- “20th Anniversary Concert” concert DVD (2005)
- Renato ZeroRenato ZeroRenato Zero is the stage name of Renato Fiacchini , an Italian singer-songwriter and showman whose career spans a full 6 decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s....
- “Il Dono” album (2005) - Renato ZeroRenato ZeroRenato Zero is the stage name of Renato Fiacchini , an Italian singer-songwriter and showman whose career spans a full 6 decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s....
- “Zeromovimento” concert DVD and album (2006) - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
- “Revolution:Remixed and surroundedRevolution Remixed & SurroundedRevolution Remixed & Surrounded is a double album featuring dance reinterpretations of selected tracks from Howard Jones' 2005 release Revolution of the Heart.Disc one is a continuous segue or 'mix' of music...
” remix DVD (2006) - NominjinNominjin-Early life:Raised by her Mongolian biological mother and American stepfather, she has lived in Russia, Mongolia, India, and the Caribbean due to her parents' work; as a result, she speaks fluent English and Mongolian and several other languages including Russian and Malayalam...
- “untitled” album (2007) - Walk on Water - “Pets” album (2008)
- The Lost T-shirts of Atlantis - “The Day is Yours” album (2008)
- EquaEquaEQUA is a UK-based world fusion music project, founded by the multi-media artist and record producer Sadia Sadia and composer & sound designer Stephen W Tayler....
- “The Noon GunThe Noon GunThe Noon Gun is a 2004 documentary film directed by Anthony Stern. In 1971, the experimental film maker Anthony Stern travelled to Afghanistan with his 16 mm film camera...
, Original Soundtrack” album (2008) - Clark DatchlerClark DatchlerClark Datchler is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer...
- “Tomorrow” album (2008) - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
- “25th Anniversary Concert” concert triple CD (2008) - Clark DatchlerClark DatchlerClark Datchler is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer...
- “Fishing for Souls” album (2010) - Mattia de Luca - “Dreamers” album (2010)
- Kate BushKate BushKate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...
- 'Director's Cut'Director's Cut (Kate Bush album)-Singles:The only single to be released from the album was "Deeper Understanding", originally the sixth track of The Sensual World. Its lyrics describe a relationship between a lonely person and a computer which has replaced human companionship....
album tracks (2011) - Kate BushKate BushKate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...
- “50 Words for Snow50 Words for Snow50 Words for Snow is the tenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush. It is the second album to be released on her own label, Fish People...
” album (2011) - The FixxThe FixxThe Fixx is an English rock band formed in London in 1979. Their hits include "One Thing Leads to Another," "Red Skies," "Stand or Fall," "Saved by Zero," "Sign of Fire," "Are We Ourselves?," "Secret Separation," "Driven Out," "How Much Is Enough?," and "Deeper and Deeper," which was featured on...
- “Beautiful Friction” album (due for release March 2012)
Film, Postproduction, Sound and Visual Art Installations
- ”Live Salt Lake City” - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
in concert - sound mixer, co-editor, DVD author (2003) - “The Noon Gun” - a film by Anthony SternAnthony SternAnthony Stern was born in Cambridge, England in 1944 and first started making films while at Cambridge University, working as assistant to the avant-garde documentary film maker Peter Whitehead....
- composer, sound mixer/designer, co-editor (2003) - ”The Memory of Water part one” - an installation by Sadia SadiaSadia SadiaSadia Sadia is a director, editor, producer and installation artist. She is also an award-winning record producer and songwriter.Sadia began her career by becoming one of the first women in the world to be signed to a major label as a record producer...
- composer, sound mixer/designer (2004) - “20th Anniversary Concert” - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
in concert - camera, sound mixer, co-editor, DVD author (2005) - ”Piano Solos 2” - audio DVD by Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
- DVD author (2006) - ”Revolution:Remixed and Surrounded” - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
- remixer, visual artist, DVD author (2006) - ”Iggy the Eskimo Girl” - a film by Anthony SternAnthony SternAnthony Stern was born in Cambridge, England in 1944 and first started making films while at Cambridge University, working as assistant to the avant-garde documentary film maker Peter Whitehead....
- sound mixer/designer, co-editor (2008) - ”The End of the Party: Hyde Park ‘69” - a film by Anthony SternAnthony SternAnthony Stern was born in Cambridge, England in 1944 and first started making films while at Cambridge University, working as assistant to the avant-garde documentary film maker Peter Whitehead....
- sound mixer/designer, co-editor (2008) - ”San Francisco redux No. 1” - a film by Anthony SternAnthony SternAnthony Stern was born in Cambridge, England in 1944 and first started making films while at Cambridge University, working as assistant to the avant-garde documentary film maker Peter Whitehead....
/Sadia SadiaSadia SadiaSadia Sadia is a director, editor, producer and installation artist. She is also an award-winning record producer and songwriter.Sadia began her career by becoming one of the first women in the world to be signed to a major label as a record producer...
/Stephen W Tayler - co-director, co-editor, composition, sound mixer/designer (2008) - ”Baby Baby’, “Nothing to do with Me”, “Serendipity”. “Wheel”, “Ted Berrigan”, “San Francisco” - films by Anthony SternAnthony SternAnthony Stern was born in Cambridge, England in 1944 and first started making films while at Cambridge University, working as assistant to the avant-garde documentary film maker Peter Whitehead....
- audio restoration, picture restoration (2008) - ”The Scar Crow” - a film by Andy Thompson - sound mixer/designer (2009)
- ”Noise: Ghosts of Noise” - an installation by Sadia SadiaSadia SadiaSadia Sadia is a director, editor, producer and installation artist. She is also an award-winning record producer and songwriter.Sadia began her career by becoming one of the first women in the world to be signed to a major label as a record producer...
- sound mixer/designer (2009) - ”Human’s Lib/Dream Into Action Concert at the IndigO2” - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
- concert visuals for 24 songs (2010) - ”Metamorphoses in ‘A’ Minor - a film/installation by Sadia SadiaSadia SadiaSadia Sadia is a director, editor, producer and installation artist. She is also an award-winning record producer and songwriter.Sadia began her career by becoming one of the first women in the world to be signed to a major label as a record producer...
- composer, sound mixer/designer (2011)
Trivia
In 1989, fifteen years after starting his career in the music business, Stephen did something he had never done before or since. He picked up a hitch-hiker. After chatting for an hour, Stephen discovered that this man had been a tea boy at Trident StudiosTrident Studios
Trident Studios was a British recording facility, originally located at 17 St. Anne's Court in London's Soho district. It was constructed in 1967 by Norman Sheffield a drummer of former 1960's group The Hunters and his Brother Barry....
, but had been fired for being late on the morning of August 4, 1974. That was the day that Stephen walked in off the street and was hired.
External links
- Chimera Arts Official website for Stephen W Tayler, EquaEquaEQUA is a UK-based world fusion music project, founded by the multi-media artist and record producer Sadia Sadia and composer & sound designer Stephen W Tayler....
and The Noon GunThe Noon GunThe Noon Gun is a 2004 documentary film directed by Anthony Stern. In 1971, the experimental film maker Anthony Stern travelled to Afghanistan with his 16 mm film camera... - IMDb Entry Stephen W Tayler
- Audio Samples a selection of Stephen and EquaEquaEQUA is a UK-based world fusion music project, founded by the multi-media artist and record producer Sadia Sadia and composer & sound designer Stephen W Tayler....
's work