
Simon
(aka
Chris Martin)

During the early 1990s
Simon played keyboards for original 5 piece rock band 'In The Red'
from Gravesend, Kent. The band recorded 2 albums and got
great reviews but failed to secure a contract so the band decided to
split in 1996. Simon then joined 'The Cold Tuesdays', a 7piece band based in Tonbridge.
In 1998 Simon played keyboards for East Anglian based orignal
band 'Ouija' and toured with another original band 'Shiandra'.
In 1999 Simon formed a duo with female vocalist
Melle Butler under the name 'Utopia' and gigged extensively across
the country for the following 3 years. In Jan 2002 Simon formed a
duo with former 'In The Red' front man Gary Gee known as 'High and
Dry'. During 2002 Simon also played keyboards for original band 'Jonus'
and recorded an album with them in Dec 2002 under top producer Andy
Whitmore who has previously worked with Eternal and Danii Minogue.
In 2004 Simon played on tour with Welsh singer songwriter
Julia Jones
who is signed to BMG. When he's got time Simon also plays piano occasionally at 'Project Blue'
piano bar in Maidstone, Kent. Like Chris Martin Simon rarely drinks
and is also well educated (Masters Degree from University of Kent),
he is not however married to hollywood star !



Simon uses:
Yamaha P series Digital Piano
Roland XV5080
Shure Beta SM58 and Beta 87A
Shure PSM600 In Ear Monitoriing
Yamaha CPX electro/acoustic guitars
Takamine G series guitars
Rickenbacker 620-6 lead guitar
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