Richard Barbieri

Richard Barbieri (born on November 30, 1957, in London, England) is the current keyboardist for British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree. Image File history File links Headshot of Richard Barbieri The photo of Richard Barbieri is from the back cover of the album Beginning to Melt, and is used by the kind permission of Medium Productions. ... Image File history File links Headshot of Richard Barbieri The photo of Richard Barbieri is from the back cover of the album Beginning to Melt, and is used by the kind permission of Medium Productions. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the British city. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. ... Progressive rock (shortened to prog, or prog rock when differentiating from other progressive genres) is an ambitious, eclectic, and often grandiose style of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the early 1970s, and continues as a musical form to this day. ... Porcupine Tree is a British progressive rock band formed in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. ...

Biography

Richard started his musical career with the group Japan in 1976. Within a year the band were signed to the Hansa/Ariola label and began work on a debut album, which received severe criticism from the UK press on it's release. Although initially perceived as a "hyped" band, Japan went on to record five studio albums culminating in the groundbreaking "Tin Drum" which stayed in the UK charts for a year. The painstaking approach to synthesiser programming by Richard Barbieri and David Sylvian and the original rhythmic patterns of Steve Jansen and Mick Karn produced a sound that remains original to this day. They were the one of the most successful chart bands in Europe and Asia in 1982 despite the increasingly experimental nature of their music. The band split up at the height of their popularity after a world tour in 1982. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... Ariola Records is a daughter of BMG. Acquires Arista Records at the end of the seventies. ... David Sylvian David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt, February 23, 1958) is an English singer/songwriter who first rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the band Japan, and whose subsequent solo career has been influenced by a variety of musical styles, including jazz and electronic music (primarily ambient... Steve Jansen Steve Jansen was born Stephen Batt on December 1, 1959, in Beckenham, Kent. ... Mick Karn Mick Karn (July 24, 1958 - ), born Anthony Michelide, is a British musician, most noted as the bassist for the 1980s New Wave band Japan. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In late 1984 Richard contributed to David Sylvian's solo albums, working alongside such innovators as Holger Czukay, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Robert Fripp. Soon after, he started a long musical association with Steve Jansen, which produced 6 collaborative albums. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Holger Czukay (born March 24, 1938) is a German musician. ... Ryuichi Sakamoto at his New York City studio September 2003 Ryuichi Sakamoto (坂本 龍一 Sakamoto Ryūichi, born January 17, 1952, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese musician, composer, producer and actor. ... Robert Fripp Robert Fripp (born May 16, 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a guitarist and a composer, perhaps best known for his founding role in the band King Crimson. ...

The band members reunited in 1989 under the name Rain Tree Crow to release just one album for Virgin. Considered their finest work, the album charted and brought critical acclaim. Again the group parted company shortly afterwards. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rain Tree Crow was the name used by Japan (excluding Rob Dean) when they briefly reformed in 1991 for this one-off project. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972 after a period of selling discount records via their small shop in London. ...

Barbieri formed the Medium label in 1993 with Karn and Jansen with the objective being to enable the artists to create music and collaborate with fellow musicians on projects without record company interference and restriction. Thirteen diverse albums were released during a ten-year period; Jansen and Barbieri's collaboration with DJ Takemura on the album Changing Hands being one of the highlights. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

During this period Barbieri also made two collaborative albums, one with his wife Suzanne J Barbieri under the name Indigo Falls, and one with Tim Bowness from the band No-Man titled Flame. Writer and musician Suzanne Jacqueline Barbieri was born in London on January 2nd. ... Indigo Falls is a British music group centered around ex-Japan member Richard Barbieri and his wife singer Suzanne Barbieri. ... Tim Bowness Tim Bowness is a British singer/songwriter primarily known for his work as part of the band No-Man with Porcupine Trees Steven Wilson. ... No-Man is a UK based duo formed by vocalist Tim Bowness and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Also in 1993 Barbieri joined the progressive rock band Porcupine Tree. Six studio albums and many tours later, they are enjoying chart success around Europe with sales of over 120,000 for their album In Absentia. This album has recently been nominated for a Grammy Award in the US for the Non-Orchestral 5.1 Surround Sound category. The latest album Deadwing entered the American Billboard chart on it's first week of release. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Porcupine Tree is a British progressive rock band formed in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. ... In Absentia is the eighth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in September 24, 2002. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Surround sound is the concept of expanding the spatial imaging of audio playback from one dimension (mono/Left-Right) to two or three dimensions. ... Deadwing is a CD by progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released on March 28, 2005 in Europe and on April 26, 2005 in the United States. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ...

Aside from recording and touring, Richard has written articles on analogue synthesis for various publications; composed music for film; programs for music software and synthesiser manufacturers. He regularly guests with The Bays, an electronic improvisational group. Recent highlights include two Radio One sessions for the late John Peel and concerts at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Brighton Dome. The Bays are a group of musicians that only play live improvised dance music. ... BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station, specialising in popular music aimed at a young audience (children, teenagers and young adults). ... Autobiography John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was a British disc jockey, radio presenter, and journalist. ... The Queen Elizabeth Hall (QEH) is a music venue on the South Bank in London, which hosts daily classical, jazz, and avant-garde music and dance performances. ...

He has just released his debut solo album Things Buried. Although he has made many albums as part of a group, trio or duo, surprisingly this is his first solo work. The instrumental album also features the distinctive performances of Andy Gangadeen on acoustic and electronic drums and Percy Jones on fretless bass.

See also

• List of progressive rock musicians

The definition of what constitutes a progressive rock band is often a subjective one. ...

External links

• Richard Barbieri Official Website
• Suzanne J Barbieri Official Website