Gary Lightbody
Background information
Born	15 June 1976
Origin	Bangor, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Genre(s)	Indie rock Alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Singer Guitarist Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar Vocals
Years active	1994–present
Associated acts	Snow Patrol The Reindeer Section The Cake Sale Listen... Tanks!
Notable instrument(s)
Fender Telecaster Gibson Flying V Gibson Explorer Jackson DK2M

Gary Lightbody (born June 15, 1976 in Bangor, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish musician, best known as the frontman of the rock band Snow Patrol. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1206 × 1608 pixel, file size: 513 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Snow Patrol Gary... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_(bordered). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Office... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music[1] or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Snow Patrol are a rock band who formed in Scotland, with the majority of their members being from Nothern Ireland. ... The Reindeer Section is a Scottish indie rock supergroup formed in 2001 by Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol. ... The Cake Sale are a collective of mostly Irish musical artists formed by Brian Crosby of Bell X1. ... Listen. ... The Fender Telecaster, also known as a Tele, is a typically dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender. ... The Gibson Flying V is a popular electric guitar first released in 1958 by Gibson. ... The Gibson Explorer (or X-plorer as it has sometimes been called since 2002), made its debut in 1958, then known as the Futura. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Office... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Office... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rock and roll. ... Snow Patrol are a rock band who formed in Scotland, with the majority of their members being from Nothern Ireland. ...

Musical career

After attending Campbell College, he moved to Dundee, Scotland in 1994 to attend Dundee University. It is here that he formed the band Polar Bear with fellow student Mark McClelland, also from Belfast. Initially Richard Colburn of Belle & Sebastian featured on drums. Lightbody then asked Jonny Quinn to move over from Belfast to take over on drums. Facing legal action from an American band of the same name, the boys changed their name to Snow Patrol, the affectionate nickname a friend had dubbed them after an encounter with police in Telluride, Colorado (see Snow Patrol). Campbell College is a public school (that is, an independent secondary school that charges tuition fees) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... For other uses, see Dundee (disambiguation). ... The University of Dundee has its roots in the earlier University-College and the University of Saint Andrews. ... // Mark McClelland (born 30th March, Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1976) is a Northern Irish musician. ... Richard Colburn is the drums player of the Scottish indie band Belle & Sebastian. ... Belle & Sebastian are a Scottish indie pop band formed in Glasgow in January 1996. ... Jonny Quinn is the drummer for Northern Irish rock band Snow Patrol. ... Snow Patrol are a rock band who formed in Scotland, with the majority of their members being from Nothern Ireland. ... For other meanings, see Telluride (disambiguation). ... Snow Patrol are a rock band who formed in Scotland, with the majority of their members being from Nothern Ireland. ...

Snow Patrol

Lightbody formed the band with classmate Mark McClelland in 1994. In the band's first seven years of existence, they added drummer Jonny Quinn, released two albums (Songs for Polarbears, and When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up), and toured with bands such as The Levellers, Ash and Travis, before signing to Polydor offshoot Fiction. Their first album on Fiction, Final Straw, saw Lightbody working with producer Garret "Jacknife" Lee, who went on to produce U2. After the success of Final Straw, the band headed back into the studio to record the next album for Fiction, Eyes Open which was again produced by Lee. // Mark McClelland (born 30th March, Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1976) is a Northern Irish musician. ... Jonny Quinn is the drummer for Northern Irish rock band Snow Patrol. ... Songs for Polarbears is the debut album by the indie rock group Snow Patrol. ... When Its All Over We Still Have To Clear Up is the second album by the indie rock group Snow Patrol. ... See Levellers (disambiguation) for alternative meanings. ... Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick (Northern Ireland) in 1992. ... Travis is an indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, comprising Fran Healy, Dougie Payne, Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose. ... Final Straw is the highly acclaimed third album by the indie rock group Snow Patrol, released in the United Kingdom in 2003 and in the United States in 2004. ... Garret Jacknife Lee is a Grammy Award winning music producer and remixer. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... Eyes Open is Snow Patrols fourth album. ...

Side projects and collaborations

Lightbody was a motive force in the formation of Scottish supergroup The Reindeer Section, made up of 47 musicians from 20 different bands. This powerhouse has released two albums — Y'All Get Scared Now, Ya Hear! in 2001 and Son of Evil Reindeer in 2002. The Reindeer Section is a Scottish indie rock supergroup formed in 2001 by Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol. ... YAll Get Scared Now, Ya Hear! is the first album by the essentially Scottish indie rock supergroup The Reindeer Section, released by Bright Star Recordings and Pias America on CD and LP on October 30, 2001 after being recorded over a ten day period between January and February 2001. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Son of Evil Reindeer is the second album put out by the essentially Scottish indie rock supergroup The Reindeer Section, following up to YAll Get Scared Now, Ya Hear! their 2001 album. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

In 2006 he was included in another musical collective, The Cake Sale, formed by Brian Crosby to raise funds and awareness for Ireland's Make Trade Fair campaign. He partnered with Lisa Hannigan to perform "Some Surprise", a song written by Bell X1's Paul Noonan. The song reached #5 on Irish charts as a radio/single release. The Cake Sale are a collective of mostly Irish musical artists formed by Brian Crosby of Bell X1. ... Make Trade Fair is a campaign organized by Oxfam International to promote fair trade among governments, institutions, and multinational corporations. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Bell X1 are an Irish band, hailing from North County Kildare, Ireland. ... Paul Noonan is an Irish singer from Celbridge, north Kildare, and lead vocalist of the band Bell X1, most noted for their albums Music In Mouth and Flock. ...

His most recent side project is Listen... Tanks!, a Napoleonic rock-band collaboration with Garrett Lee. One-time bandmate Iain Archer has been approached to contribute. The band's first full-length album was originally scheduled to be released in December, but recently was pushed back to Napoleon's birthday, April 20th, 2008 due to Garrett Lee working on a new R.E.M. record. Listen. ... ‹The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... REM or R.E.M. is an acronym for: Rapid Eye Movement, a phase during sleep U.S. rock music band R.E.M., formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980 Roentgen equivalent man, a unit for measuring levels of exposure to radiation. ...

In addition to work on Snow Patrol and side-project material, Lightbody has also lent his voice and songwriting talents to the band Mogwai (one track on Rock Action). For the Swiss progressive house producer who releases under the name Moogwai, see Chab. ... Rock Action is the third full-length studio album by the post-rock group Mogwai. ...

Influences

The two albums Final Straw and Eyes Open were influenced by Lightbody's own infidelity and contains songs dedicated to his ex-girlfriend.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Lightbody now resides in Glasgow, Scotland. Also currently seeing Lisa Hannigan. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation) George Square and Glasgows City Chambers Glasgow is Scotlands largest city, located on the River Clyde in West Central Scotland. ...

Equipment

Guitars

Lightbody mainly uses a Fender Telecaster 1972 Deluxe (Reissue) which has twin humbuckers. His guitars are known for the 'CELT' sticker on the body of the guitar. The Fender Telecaster, also known as a Tele, is a typically dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender. ...

His other guitars are:

• Gibson SG
• Fender Telecaster 1972 Thinline (Blonde/Reissue)
• Fender Telecaster 1972 Deluxe (Blonde)
• Fender Telecaster 1972 Deluxe (Black)
• Fender Telecaster USA Standard (Yellow)

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Amplifiers

He mainly uses Marshall, but recently he has switched to Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier Solo Heads and uses them with a Marshall 1960A Cab Marshall Page is not strong. ... The Mesa Boogie Logo Mesa/Boogie (also known as Mesa Engineering) is a company in Petaluma, California that makes amplifiers for guitars and basses. ...

His other amps are:

• Marshall JCM800 2203
• Marshall 3315 Transistor Amp

Effects

Gary's Pedalboard

Lightbody uses Boss Floor Effects Image File history File linksMetadata Garyspedalboard. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Garyspedalboard. ...

His pedalboard consists of:

• Boss TU-2 (Tuner)
• Boss TR-2 (Tremolo)
• Boss CS-3 (Compression Sustainer)
• Boss SD-1 (Super Overdive) He uses two
• Boss GE-7 (Equalizer)

External links

• Snow Patrol
• The Reindeer Section