Peter Gabriel, Van Morrison and Don HenleyJoin now to read essay Peter Gabriel, Van Morrison and Don HenleyPeter GabrielPeter Gabriel has earned a worldwide reputation for his innovative work as a musician, writer and video maker. When at school, he CO-founded the band Genesis which he left in 1975. His albums, live performances and videos since then have won him a succession of awards. In 1980, he collected together a group of people to found WOMAD (World of Music, Arts & Dance). In a series of international festivals, each year WOMAD brings together traditional and modern music, arts and dance from every corner of the globe. Peter is currently an advisor on the board of WOMAD. Shortly afterwards, Peter established Real World Studios in Wiltshire, designed as an ideal environment for performance. It also became the base for Real World Records, a label which is dedicated to recording and promoting a wide range of artists from all over the world.
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Vancouver-based singer Simon Pemberton joined us for what could only be called a conversation about his long-distance adventures. We discussed his recent tour, the album we’re most familiar with and what’s to become after their return on June 26.
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From a personal and artistic point of view, I’d like to tell you who and what made you want to make your own music? Was it a natural journey for you, or was the journey your one in. As we discussed our thoughts on the album, we met Peter’s father, a musician from India.[/p> 3
I’m looking forward to some of the things you’ll be listening to.
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One of my most heartfelt and positive memories about touring, has been the experience of writing songs like this. Every single time I hear an album by Peter, he’s inspired me and changed me, my life, I can hardly describe how I feel as a person and, at times, he reminds me of me.
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As a teenager, I used to play and sing along with a bunch of the best bands in pop right across my neck…[then] I moved to the US and became an avid singer, performing on stage and performing live. Even though I had a lot of money left over in my pocket, I still thought of these bands and I was happy to get them back for my fans.
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One of the greatest things I’ve ever done in my life was go with the flow, to the sound and style of one of the greatest pop bands around. Peter started to see this world and he began making music on two different levels as a musician and as a performer.
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In the summer of 2014, I started working on the music for a new album of my own. I remember sitting at a cafĂ©, talking to the music artist who was the one with most of those crazy ideas… he wasn’t that good! I was too busy to read… he could get more involved with the artist, but I was still busy with the art project! Now I had to put in more hours every day and the artist was nowhere to be found! I was like “Wow, now I have to work the whole week in a different artist position. What an amazing dream!”. I couldn’t give this up… I saw myself being the part of the artist and my first priority was working myself toward that goal!”
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That album, in fact, saw us having a few conversations, the artist had already moved on, that the next album would have a more exciting album. Also from this album, I read a note from my wife that said, “You know what, I’m happy to work with the bands to make our work sound great as well as the people we work with. It’s so cool to experience something like this and see so many beautiful people who are passionate about this! That’s a very nice feeling.” We ended up working together on ‘Breathing and Feeling’ and that was the start of the album after a few years.
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Another part of your story—and this is not just about you, but what you think of music as a whole—is that you feel you were one of the only artists who was still very young, and could not live up to those expectations. Do you get the impression you were still still young if you still felt like you were making music?
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If you’re someone struggling at this age, can you describe the challenges and challenges of writing music in the first place?
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Having recently dropped out of college,
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© 2000 Alan Goss Peter Gabriel The New Zealand-born Peter Gabriel has come a long way in his career through his work as a guitarist, record producer and DJ. His live and performance venues included The New Zealand House, West Town, Kettin, The New Zealand House on South Island and the New Zealand Studios of West Town. The New Zealand studio is known as The Goss Studio and Peter and Amy set out on a tour of their studio this year in anticipation of their debut. During the tour, Peter also did a few live shows with Adam Johnston of the National Theatre. During this tour, they gave interviews and recorded a podcast which brought to the media to a wider audience. For most of this run, the band has toured the UK and many countries. For a full list of concerts and shows in Auckland, visit www.b-jhf.co.nz. Peter is currently co-founding New Goss Music, making music that uses traditional and modern sound and techniques. They have released three albums out of the band so far, All Songs Considered, A-17-A-21-B-30 and All Songs Considered. In April 1994 Peter returned to Auckland and began recording a CD. To celebrate the anniversary of his return, he also created two new, full length albums, A-17-A-21-B-30-30 & A-17B-b-30-30. The first of these consists of four recorded full length songs with a 2 minute, two minute and 15 second piece, the second is a full length LP that includes ten tracks on the new full length of music, A-17-A-21-B-30-30 . On the cover, Peter and Amy look back on three old songs which were released as part of their second album, B-17-A-15 . One of the songs on the LP is The Story of the Tippies. Recorded at The J. M. Stinson Studio in Auckland, Peter worked on numerous musical compositions including The Legend Song, The Lips, The Great Gatsby, The Life and the Last Time , and The Muddy Waters. Other pieces which they have performed include a full length album in 1996 entitled A-17-A-15 The Greatest One on Earth (which has been remastered for the record and released in a CD format), and a full length recording album in 2000 entitled A-17-A-25 . Peter has been touring and recording music for many years and continues to work as a musician, performer and writer in his spare time. He has written for MTV, TV3 and The X Factor , and has collaborated with other artists including The New York Yankees. Peter is passionate about life and believes that with the right support, we could make a difference. After completing his third solo album in 2001, Peter left New Zealand in 2002. After leaving New Zealand, Peter took a look at other music production careers such as rock guitar, radio, television and recording in terms of recording a new record for him called A-17-. Peter has released a number of songs in his own name and are not only in the UK releasing a number of different albums over the years, but also releasing a number of remixes for their new compilation of songs. Recently Peter worked on remixes of all his own songs including a new collection called ‘ The First Wave ‘ and a new album of remixes of a number of other songs included in that release. In May 2006 Peter went back to his home in Auckland to produce two more albums. With this two albums are coming in at number one spot amongst both albums, with A-17-A-23 being nominated
Auckland, New Zealand A-17-A-21-B-30
© 2000 Alan Goss Peter Gabriel The New Zealand-born Peter Gabriel has come a long way in his career through his work as a guitarist, record producer and DJ. His live and performance venues included The New Zealand House, West Town, Kettin, The New Zealand House on South Island and the New Zealand Studios of West Town. The New Zealand studio is known as The Goss Studio and Peter and Amy set out on a tour of their studio this year in anticipation of their debut. During the tour, Peter also did a few live shows with Adam Johnston of the National Theatre. During this tour, they gave interviews and recorded a podcast which brought to the media to a wider audience. For most of this run, the band has toured the UK and many countries. For a full list of concerts and shows in Auckland, visit www.b-jhf.co.nz. Peter is currently co-founding New Goss Music, making music that uses traditional and modern sound and techniques. They have released three albums out of the band so far, All Songs Considered, A-17-A-21-B-30 and All Songs Considered. In April 1994 Peter returned to Auckland and began recording a CD. To celebrate the anniversary of his return, he also created two new, full length albums, A-17-A-21-B-30-30 & A-17B-b-30-30. The first of these consists of four recorded full length songs with a 2 minute, two minute and 15 second piece, the second is a full length LP that includes ten tracks on the new full length of music, A-17-A-21-B-30-30 . On the cover, Peter and Amy look back on three old songs which were released as part of their second album, B-17-A-15 . One of the songs on the LP is The Story of the Tippies. Recorded at The J. M. Stinson Studio in Auckland, Peter worked on numerous musical compositions including The Legend Song, The Lips, The Great Gatsby, The Life and the Last Time , and The Muddy Waters. Other pieces which they have performed include a full length album in 1996 entitled A-17-A-15 The Greatest One on Earth (which has been remastered for the record and released in a CD format), and a full length recording album in 2000 entitled A-17-A-25 . Peter has been touring and recording music for many years and continues to work as a musician, performer and writer in his spare time. He has written for MTV, TV3 and The X Factor , and has collaborated with other artists including The New York Yankees. Peter is passionate about life and believes that with the right support, we could make a difference. After completing his third solo album in 2001, Peter left New Zealand in 2002. After leaving New Zealand, Peter took a look at other music production careers such as rock guitar, radio, television and recording in terms of recording a new record for him called A-17-. Peter has released a number of songs in his own name and are not only in the UK releasing a number of different albums over the years, but also releasing a number of remixes for their new compilation of songs. Recently Peter worked on remixes of all his own songs including a new collection called ‘ The First Wave ‘ and a new album of remixes of a number of other songs included in that release. In May 2006 Peter went back to his home in Auckland to produce two more albums. With this two albums are coming in at number one spot amongst both albums, with A-17-A-23 being nominated
Auckland, New Zealand A-17-A-21-B-30
© 2000 Alan Goss Peter Gabriel The New Zealand-born Peter Gabriel has come a long way in his career through his work as a guitarist, record producer and DJ. His live and performance venues included The New Zealand House, West Town, Kettin, The New Zealand House on South Island and the New Zealand Studios of West Town. The New Zealand studio is known as The Goss Studio and Peter and Amy set out on a tour of their studio this year in anticipation of their debut. During the tour, Peter also did a few live shows with Adam Johnston of the National Theatre. During this tour, they gave interviews and recorded a podcast which brought to the media to a wider audience. For most of this run, the band has toured the UK and many countries. For a full list of concerts and shows in Auckland, visit www.b-jhf.co.nz. Peter is currently co-founding New Goss Music, making music that uses traditional and modern sound and techniques. They have released three albums out of the band so far, All Songs Considered, A-17-A-21-B-30 and All Songs Considered. In April 1994 Peter returned to Auckland and began recording a CD. To celebrate the anniversary of his return, he also created two new, full length albums, A-17-A-21-B-30-30 & A-17B-b-30-30. The first of these consists of four recorded full length songs with a 2 minute, two minute and 15 second piece, the second is a full length LP that includes ten tracks on the new full length of music, A-17-A-21-B-30-30 . On the cover, Peter and Amy look back on three old songs which were released as part of their second album, B-17-A-15 . One of the songs on the LP is The Story of the Tippies. Recorded at The J. M. Stinson Studio in Auckland, Peter worked on numerous musical compositions including The Legend Song, The Lips, The Great Gatsby, The Life and the Last Time , and The Muddy Waters. Other pieces which they have performed include a full length album in 1996 entitled A-17-A-15 The Greatest One on Earth (which has been remastered for the record and released in a CD format), and a full length recording album in 2000 entitled A-17-A-25 . Peter has been touring and recording music for many years and continues to work as a musician, performer and writer in his spare time. He has written for MTV, TV3 and The X Factor , and has collaborated with other artists including The New York Yankees. Peter is passionate about life and believes that with the right support, we could make a difference. After completing his third solo album in 2001, Peter left New Zealand in 2002. After leaving New Zealand, Peter took a look at other music production careers such as rock guitar, radio, television and recording in terms of recording a new record for him called A-17-. Peter has released a number of songs in his own name and are not only in the UK releasing a number of different albums over the years, but also releasing a number of remixes for their new compilation of songs. Recently Peter worked on remixes of all his own songs including a new collection called ‘ The First Wave ‘ and a new album of remixes of a number of other songs included in that release. In May 2006 Peter went back to his home in Auckland to produce two more albums. With this two albums are coming in at number one spot amongst both albums, with A-17-A-23 being nominated
Peter has released 10 solo albums and in 1986 he won his first Grammy with his seventh album, So. The videos from this project established him as a leader in video production and included Sledgehammer which has won the most music video awards ever, including a No. 1 position in Rolling Stones top 100 videos of all time. Peter has been involved in a broad spectrum of human rights and environmental issues. His song, Biko, was the first pop song which talked about the effects of apartheid, and in 1988 and 1990 he was involved in the Nelson Mandela concerts at Wembley. In 1988 he also worked with Amnesty International to set up the “Human Rights Now” tour, visiting many countries with Sting, Bruce Springsteen,Tracey Chapman and Youssou NDour.
Following this, he initiated the “Witness” programme, which was launched in 1992 in conjunction with the Reebok Foundation in the USA. The organization aims to arm human rights activists from around the world with handheld video cameras and other tools of mass communication. To date, they have supplied hundreds of cameras to over fifty countries, and have also set up a biweekly Witness web broadcast via Macintoshs Quicktime Channel. In 1989, he visited the USSR to help launch Greenpeace and also contributed to the One World, One Voice album — a collaborative project which featured artists from all over the world.
In 1989, Peter composed the soundtrack for Martin Scorceses epic film “The Last Temptation of Christ” which was the basis for one of his most experimental and innovative albums,”Passion.” The album, which involved an extraordinary selection of musicians and vocalists, integrated many very different styles of music. A powerful concept, it provided the inspiration behind the BBCs specialist radio programme, Mixing It.
Then 1991 saw him open Real Worlds doors to a host of international artists and producers for a unique recording project in association with WOMAD and Real World Records. Known as “Recording Week,” the aim was to make the most active and creative use of the studios many facilities. The collaboration of musicians from different cultures produced some of the most daring and exciting work. For the release of his tenth solo album,”Us,” in 1992, Peter commissioned 11 visual artists to interpret each of the 11 songs on the album. These works of art were featured at the British Contemporary Art Exhibition in 1993 and also at a special exhibition in Japan. Us earned him four Grammy nominations and two MTV awards in the USA, plus awards from BRIT and Q in the UK. The albums fourth single, Kiss That Frog, was the starting point for the creation of the worlds first music and motion ride, entitled “The Mindblender.” Developed in association with Mega in the USA, “The Mindblender” proved to be a popular mix of ride-motion, film and music.
April 1993 was the start of the “Secret World Tour,” Produced by Peter and pioneering Canadian director/designer Robert Lepage the show blended Lepages visionary style of theater with Peters personal songs focused on relationships. It was seen by over a million fans in five continents and toured for 18 months. In November 1993, the show was filmed and recorded in Modena, Italy, by Francois Girard and in August 1994, Peter Gabriels “Secret World Live” the double live album and video, was released
Also in 1993, Peter set up Real World Multimedia and brought together a team of experts dedicated to developing, producing and publishing innovative CD-ROMs and pushing new technology to its limits. RWMM launched a series of multimedia titles, which went on to win many awards across the world, including the coveted Milia dOr, two BAFTAS, the 1994 BIMA Award, the Sparky from the Interactive Media Festival and four awards at the