{"id":2804,"date":"2019-02-25T16:48:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T06:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedprogressivefraternity.com\/site\/?p=2804"},"modified":"2019-03-05T15:55:47","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T05:25:47","slug":"nick-magnus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedprogressivefraternity.com\/site\/nick-magnus\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Magnus"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Nick<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

NICK MAGNUS<\/span><\/h3>\n

(Keyboards)<\/span><\/h4>\n

“Music’s potential to communicate ideas and touch the soul should be harnessed to the full, and there can surely be no bigger idea worth communicating than the dangers facing the only habitable planet we know of. I’m honoured to have been invited by Truey to contribute to this important project, and to help alert the world to facts that profoundly affect each and every one of us.”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Composer, keyboard player and producer Nick Magnus is best\u00a0known for his work with ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett from 1978 to 1989, providing his keyboard talents to at least twelve of Hackett\u2019s albums to date, as well as extensively touring Europe, the UK and the US.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nick started his musical career in early 1976 with the cult symphonic rock ensemble, The Enid. At the end of that year, he and drummer Robbie Dobson left The Enid to spend two years with the progressive rock band Autumn. On February 15th, 1999 Autumn released a Mini CD of their material originally recorded 23 years ago, entitled Oceanworld.<\/span><\/p>\n

He has released four previous solo albums of his own compositions: \u2018Straight On Till Morning\u2019 (1994), \u2018Inhaling Green\u2019 (1999), \u2018Hexameron\u2019 (2004) and \u2018Children Of Another God\u2019 (2010). A live album with John Hackett was released in March 2011. Nick\u2019s fifth solo album \u2018N\u2019monix\u2019 was scheduled for release on April 28th 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n

The latter half of the 80\u2019s was spent doing session work with many diverse recording artistes such as China Crisis, Renaissance, George Martin, Mungo Jerry, Johhny Mars, Cilla Black, Jose Carrerras, Brian May, Richie Havens, Bonnie Tyler, Mike Batt, Classix Nouveaux, David Essex, Pete Bardens (Camel), Duncan Browne, Chris Rea, and Colin Blunstone.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 1990s saw album chart successes for Nick\u2019s co-productions of the Project D Synthesiser albums. He also achieved platinum sales for his productions and arrangements for the internationally acclaimed series of Pan Pipe Moods albums, released by Polygram records.<\/span><\/p>\n

Further productions include two albums by Celtic Spirit : Celtic Dreams and Celtic Dreams 2, both of which have enjoyed international success. \u2018Is That Your Final Answer?\u2019 was Nick\u2019s 2000 dance remix version of music from the smash-hit TV gameshow \u2018Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?\u2019. Subsequently in 2007, he was commissioned to produce an \u2018energised\u2019 re-recording of the theme music for \u2018Millionaire\u2019 which is currently being broadcast on the show in the UK. Throughout the summer of 2001 audiences applauded the new arrangements of Lennon and McCartney songs Nick contributed to the West End musical, \u2018All You Need is Love\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

As well as a varied history as a composer, producer and arranger, Nick also penned the soundtrack to the cult horror movie \u201cBloody New Year\u201d, directed by Norman J Warren (Inseminoid, Terror, Satan\u2019s Slave, Prey). As a result of contributing to numerous other works for film, TV and radio, Nick has since gained much experience in working with music to picture.<\/span><\/p>\n

He has also delivered lectures and seminars on many aspects of music technology and music production, whilst also writing diverse articles on these subjects for the music press.<\/span><\/p>\n

(from http:\/\/www.magnus-music.com\/biography.htm)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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