Chris Payne
Christopher John Payne (born 1 February 1957) is a British musician. He is known as a member of Gary Numan's backing band, Tubeway Army and for being the co-writer of Visage's 1981 synthpop hit single "Fade to Grey". Payne plays keyboards and viola and also a number of medieval instruments.
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Chris Payne
- Full name
- Christopher John Payne.
- Born
- 1957 · Penzance.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- songwriter · composer
- Languages
- English
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He formed the band Dramatis with other members of Numan's backing-band in the early 1980s. Payne has composed music for television and films and formed the band Celtic Legend. He has composed, scored, recorded and conducted his orchestral and choral works in London and Prague.
• Tubeway Army, Gary Numan (keyboards and viola 1979–1989) • Visage (played synthesizer/co-writer of "Fade to Grey") • Dramatis (band member 1981–1982) (2013–present) • Dead or Alive (musical director, 1985 tour)
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- 1.Chris Payne. Production Music Online.
- 2.Dramatis. Numanme.co.uk.
- 3.Perrone, Pierre. Cedric Sharpley: Drummer who played with Tubeway Army. The Independent. 2012-04-09.
- 4.Wilson, Matthew. We'll have a grey old time, pledges synthpop pioneer. Henley Standard. 2017-08-17.
- 5.Green, Thomas H. Q&A: Musician Gary Numan. The Arts Desk. 2012-05-19.
- 6.Maiolo, Alex. Gary Numan on Touring with Vintage and Modern Gear. Reverb. 2016-06-16.
- 7.Green, Thomas H. Gary Numan at the Brighton Dome, review. Reverb. 2009-11-20.
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