Adrian Lee is an English musician, known especially for his keyboard work with several well-known acts of the 1980s.
Lee's first big engagement lead him to play guitar and keyboard on Cliff Richard's late 70s tours and his 1979 album Rock'n'Roll Juvenile. In 1981 Lee became a member of British goth rock band Toyah and stayed with them until 1982. He occasionally did studio work for them after that. The same year he released his only solo album, called The Magician. Lee joined Mike and the Mechanics at the age of 24 right in 1985, with their first self-titled album and left the band in 1995, although he was not credited on Beggar on a Beach of Gold. [1] That year he also started doing studio performances and mixing for 10cc and drums, vocals but especially keyboard parts for other artists in the following years. Toyah is the name of the band fronted by Toyah Willcox, between 1977 and 1983. ... Mike and the Mechanics is a British band started in 1985 led by Mike Rutherford, already a founding member of Genesis. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... 10cc was a British pop band which achieved its greatest commercial success during the 1970s. ...
More recently, Lee has also worked on film scores, such as The Reckoning, Jackie Chan's The Medallion and Training Day. [2][3] Training Day is an academy award winning 2001 film starring Denzel Washington as Alonzo Harris, a corrupt Los Angeles police officer, and Ethan Hawke as Jake Hoyt, his new green recruit looking to become a part of Harris elite narcotics unit. ...