Alex Paterson (Duncan Robert Alex Paterson also known and abbreviated as Dr Alex Paterson, born October 15, 1959 in London) near Battersea is an English musician and co-founder of the ambient group The Orb, in which he has worked since its inception. October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Ambient music is a musical genre that incorporates elements of a number of different styles - including jazz, electronic music, new age, modern classical music, traditional, world, and noise. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Paterson's father died when Alex Paterson was three years old. As a child, Alex Paterson ended up in a local school for children with "broken homes" which scarred him for life. At a young age, he enjoyed chess a great deal although was never any good at it. In the 1980s, Paterson worked as a roadie for Killing Joke, before working in the A&R department of EG Records. In 1990, Paterson's collaborations with his fellow Orb co-founder Jimmy Cauty ended, following Paterson's concerns about The Orb being perceived as a side-project of The KLF. Paterson retained The Orb name. More recently, Cauty and Paterson collaborated again, as Transit Kings. Paterson was also involved in FFWD, a collaboration with Kris Weston, Robert Fripp, and Thomas Fehlmann. He has been ripped off by practically everyone he meets. The road crew (or roadies) are the technicians who travel on tour, usually in sleeper buses, with musicians and who handle every part of the production except actually playing the music. ... This article is about the musical group. ... In the music industry, artist and repertoire (A&R) refers to the division of a record label that is responsible for scouting and artist development. ... EG was a UK-based record label, mostly active during the 1970s and 1980s. ... James Cauty, Jimmy or Jimi, also known as Rockman Rock, was born in Devon, England in 1956 and not much is known about him until, as a 17-year old artist, he painted a popular Lord of the Rings poster (and later, a counterpart based on The Hobbit) for Athena. ... The KLF (also known as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (The JAMs), The Timelords and other names) were one of the seminal bands of the British acid house movement during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... The Transit Kings are a British electronic music group consisting of Jimmy Cauty, Alex Paterson, Guy Pratt and Dom Beken. ... FFWD is an eponymous album by FFWD - Robert Fripp, Thomas Fehlmann, Kris Weston, and Dr. Alex Paterson. ... Kris Weston (born 1972) (aka Thrash) is a British electronic musician, record producer and remixer best known for his work as a member of The Orb. ... Robert Fripp (born May 16, 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a guitarist, record producer and a composer, perhaps best known for being the guitarist for, and only constant member of King Crimson. ... Thomas Fehlmann, who lives in Berlin has been active in electronic music as far back as the 1980s. ...

References

• Prendergast, Mark (2003). The Ambient Century: From Mahler to Moby-The Evolution of Sound in the Electronic Age. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 407-412. ISBN 1-58234-323-3.