ron daniels
I met Ron in 1973 when I wrote the music for Paul Thompson's
The Children's Crusade for the National Youth Theatre.
Ron directed that and several other plays I was involved in around
that time including The Motor Show and By Common Consent.
Many years later we met again in New York and he became involved
in the Lorca and
Rebels projects.
He also directed The
War Boys for which I wrote a song.
Read Ron's
bio here
chris demetriou
Chris produced my Decca album, Living
in the Shadow of a Downtown Movie Show. (Don't ask why
I wanted such a long title.) He had the inspired idea of putting
me in the studio with a string section, an American rock band,
some jazz musicians and a folk guitarist, and recording the whole
thing live. It was an unforgettable experience that I will always
be grateful for.
Read Chris's
bio here
jonathan dykes
Jonathan was one of the first people I met and worked with in
Spain. Together we wrote songs for The Cambridge English Course,
including Brighton in the Rain which teachers still talk
about (and use) today. Not so long ago Jonathan took up the double
bass and we now regularly play together, combining Barcelona
Songs with more recent titles.
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Jonathan's bio here
brian gascoigne
Brian did the arrangements for the album Living in the Shadow
of a Downtown Movie Show. He lived down the road from
me in Hampstead and was great fun to work with. He also played
some keyboards on the album. I've only recently discovered that
he's worked with some heroes of mine - Scott Walker and David
Sylvian.
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Brian's bio here
bárbara granados
I met Bárbara in Barcelona in 2009 when I was looking
for an accordionist to play with. She's an amazing musician and
we share a love of the music of Jacques Brel, Kurt Weill and Nino
Rota. Many of the Barcelona Songs only truly came alive when she
started playing them. It was a great feeling to perform them as
they were always meant to sound.
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Bárbara's bio here
john howlett
Back in the 70s Michael Imison was my agent and he had the great
idea of putting me together with one of his other clients, John
Howlett, to write a musical. John had written a biography of James
Dean and that's how the Dean
musical was born. The show made the headlines in 1976 (not for
all the right reasons) when it opened in London's West End. It
went on to be "big in Japan". I've worked with John
on many other projects. Together with Mike Sheppard, I wrote the
music for the radio adaptation of his novel, Maximum Credible
Accident. He also wrote the script for Lorca.
Read
John's bio here
theo jaskolkowski
I met Theo when I was teaching in Spain. He'd come to Spain to
become a bullfighter and it was his connections with that world
that led to us writing the song Five
in the Afternoon that would later become one of the main
songs in the Lorca
musical. Apart from writing songs together, we also produce audio
recordings for publishers based in Spain and the UK.
Read
Theo's bio here
stephen lipson
I met Steve through an ad in Melody Maker. I was looking for a guitarist
for a show at the Bush Theatre in London. He turned up at the flat
in Belisize Park and wouldn't leave until he'd got the job. The
years I spent working with Steve were amazingly creative. Together
with Mike Sheppard we created Tractorial Base which we developed
and recorded over several years. None of the songs were ever released
commercially but we had a great time putting it all together. Steve
went on to greater things and became one of the most well-respected
music producers around.
Read
Steve's bio here
mike sheppard
Mike went to school with Steve Lipson (or Stephen as he always
called him). The three of us formed a strange and wonderful group
called Tractorial Base. We wrote and recorded many songs in the
mid to late seventies. After we went our separate ways I continued
working on and off with Mike. We recorded the music to Maximum
Credible Accident in Frankfurt and then wrote and recorded an
album together called Jet.
We recorded the album at the Marquee Studios in London and with
Steve at the Regent's Park Studio. Mike died in 2005. At his memorial
service I played with Steve again for the first time in many years.
paul thompson
These names are in alphabetical order. Otherwise Paul's name
would be together with Ron's at the top of the page. Paul wrote
The Children's Crusade for which I wrote the music and
worked on as musical director. I worked with Paul on other plays
and music projects back in the 70's including The Motor Show
and Dick which both opened at the Half Moon Theatre in
London. More recently we've worked together again on Paul's Picasso
project. Paul currently lives and works in New York.
Read
Paul's bio here
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