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21 de mar. de 2021 · Today, I’ve got Geoff Downes with us for an interview. We chat about Geoff’s early love for keyboard-driven music, his new record, his time with The Buggles, Asia and Yes, his passion for soccer, and more. Dig it. Geoff, thank you for taking the time to speak with us. It’s been a weird year.
27 de jun. de 2017 · That meant no place for founding guitarist Peter Banks, vocalist/producer Trevor Horn or current members Geoff Downes, Billy Sherwood or Jon Davison. The issue was clouded further by the fact that there are two incarnations of Yes in existence – the Yes led by Howe and Alan White, and the version featuring Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman called, until recently, ARW.
30 de sept. de 2021 · As an early exponent of the 1980s’ new synthesizer tech, Geoff Downes first came to prominence alongside future super-producer Trevor Horn as part of new-wave duo The Buggles. But his early influences, remarkable keyboard skills and classical training soon conspired to make him the ‘go-to’ keyboard maestro for some of rock’s hardest hitting, longest running, and most respected bands.
28 de nov. de 2023 · Suddenly, I’m in the back of a car with David Geffen, signing a development contract. It was quite a shock. My wife and I were settled in Stanmore [in Middlesex], and the next thing we ... Geoff Downes and John Wetton. I was told that if I didn’t do it, I’d be dropped. I decided to give it a go as I was quite friendly with John ...
Geoff Downes, is an English keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer who gained fame as a member of the new wave group The Buggles with Trevor Horn, the progressive rock band Yes and the supergroup Asia. In 1977 he formed The Buggles with Horn and he enjoyed success with their first album, The Age Of Plastic which was released in 1980 and ...
Biografie. Downes groeide op in een muzikaal gezin; vader was kerkorganist en moeder speelde piano.Hij speelde al vroeg in allerlei plaatselijke bandjes, doorliep de Stockport Grammar School en ging studeren aan het muziekcollege in Leeds.Na het afronden van die studie vertrok hij naar Londen en verdiende zijn geld voornamelijk met het schrijven en opnemen van jingles.
The Buggles are an English new wave band formed in London in 1977 by singer and bassist Trevor Horn and keyboardist Geoff Downes.They are best known for their 1979 debut single "Video Killed the Radio Star", which topped the UK Singles Chart and reached number one in 15 other countries and was chosen as the song to launch MTV in 1981.The duo released their first album, The Age of Plastic, in ...
