Paul "Wix" Wickens is a keyboardist and composer from Essex, UK. He has been a keyboard player for Paul McCartney's band since 1990, and recently composed the music for the new radio productions of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He has also recorded on albums by The Damned and David Gilmour. A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born June 18, 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ... The terms Tertiary Phase, Quandary Phase and Quintessential Phase describe the radio adaptations of the books Life, the Universe and Everything, So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish and Mostly Harmless recorded in 2003 and 2004 by Above the Title Productions for BBC Radio 4. ... This article is about the music group. ... David Gilmour while a member of Pink Floyd in the 1970s. ...