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Chris Payne


Chris  Payne

Location
France
Societies
PRS
PMOL Co-writers
Emily Ovenden
Lee Pepper
Nigel Bates

Current Bands/Artist Name
Celtic Legend
Biog
Cornishman Chris Payne is widely known as the original keyboard player for Gary Numan and for co-writing Visage's seminal 1980s hit 'Fade to Grey' with Billy Currie and Midge Ure. He has also written prodigious amounts of music for TV and films. Recently he formed bands 'Eden' and then 'Celtic Legend'.  Celtic Legend videos play regularly on oMusic TV (Sky channel 369). Chris has composed, scored, recorded and conducted his orchestral and choral works in Prague and London.

Instruments
Chris is an adept keyboardist and viola player. He also plays a wide variety of medieval instruments from the disturbing sounding 'rauschpfeife' on his PMOL track 'Grotesque' to the oboe-like Bretonic 'Bombarde'.

Past Bands/Collaborations
  • Keyboard and violinist for Gary Numan (1979-1990)
  • MD for 'Dead or Alive' (1985 tour)
Album Credits
  • Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle (LP) 1979
  • Gary Numan - Telekon (LP) 1980
Writing Credits
  • Fade To Grey (with Midge Ure and Billy Currie)
  • Intro tour music for Iron Maiden
Film/TV/Advertising
  • Vidocq
  • Made in America
  • Krays
  • Nike
  • Walkers Crisps
  • National Geographic
  • Renault
  • Sony Playstation (Soul Reaver)



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