Birth name William Owen Gregory Role Musician Name Will Gregory | Years active 1981–present Record label Mute Records | |
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Genres Electronic, synthpop, Western orchestral / chamber Occupation(s) Musician, record producer Albums Songs from the Big Chair, The Hurting, Black Cherry, Felt Mountain, Tales of Us Profiles | ||
Adrian utley and will gregory studio interview
William Owen "Will" Gregory (born (1959-09-17)17 September 1959) is an English musician and record producer. He is best known as the lead keyboardist, producer, and composer of the electronic music duo Goldfrapp.
Contents
- Adrian utley and will gregory studio interview
- Goldfrapp s will gregory and his moog ensemble
- Early life
- Career
- Discography
- References
Goldfrapp s will gregory and his moog ensemble
Early life
Gregory was born in Bristol, the son of an actress and an opera chorus-line singer. He was a Western orchestral / chamber music student at the University of York.
Career
In the 1980s, Gregory predominantly recorded and toured with Tears for Fears.
In the 1990s, Gregory performed with artists including Peter Gabriel, The Cure, and Portishead, as well as playing oboe for Tori Amos and recording with Paula Rae Gibson. In 1991, he played saxophone with the London Sinfonietta for the Paris début of John Adams's opera Nixon in China. In 1999, vocalist Alison Goldfrapp and Gregory formed the duo Goldfrapp. The pairing has led to international critical, popular, and commercial success.
In the 2000s, as well as Goldfrapp activities, he played saxophone on Portishead's 2008 album Third (on the tracks "Magic Doors" and "Threads").
On 31 March 2011, Gregory's first opera, Piccard in Space, premiered at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. The Hattie Naylor libretto, focused on Auguste Piccard/Paul Kipfer's first balloon ascent, and the theories of Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton, both of whom are characters in the drama. The reviews were generally negative.
On 11 March 2013, a newly commissioned baroquesque Gregory work (for orchestra and Moog, based on a sarabande of Johann Sebastian Bach) was performed at The Roundhouse in London. The performance was part of BBC Radio 3's Baroque Remixed series, which also included a piece by Matthew Herbert.
Gregory's other saxophone work includes playing with Apollo Saxophone Quartet, Spiritualized, and Michael Nyman.
Discography
with Tears for Fears
with Tori Amos
with Peter Gabriel
with Portishead
with other artists
Film Soundtracks