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the music of , , rick wright, and bfp_page03_damian.pdf 11/4/11 16:55:26

a brand new show celebrating the amazing musical legacy of bpf_page04_crowd.pdf 14/4/11 16:04:06

YD TRIBU O OUR 201 T L D T 1 E F RL S O H K W O N I W P

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created by producer chas cole and musical director damian darlington

includes shine on you , learning to fly high hopes, , mother one of these days, pigs, time, great gig in the sky wish you were here, keep talking, us and them, money, another brick in part two , &

plus a special full length version of echoes! bpf_page04_rehearsal.pdf 12/4/11 10:58:23

liverpool rehearsals 2011

Liverpool Rehersals 2011 bpf_page05_reahearsal.pdf 12/4/11 10:57:47 bpf_DPS_x7pages_final:Layout 1 15/04/2011 09:44 Page 1

Damian Darlington I just managed to be a child of the 60's shows all over the world. I also became increasingly and I was born in Middlesbrough, Teesside, in the North interested in the visual aspects of staging a rock concert and East of . I got my first guitar for Christmas when I worked closely with Bryan Kolupski and helped him was 11 years old, a steel string acoustic. I had a few lessons produce and direct all the video content for the TAPFS and, at school, but didn’t really start playing seriously until I was now, shows. Working with my brother Gareth 13. From the age of 15 I was performing round pubs and Darlington I also directed and recorded all the soundscape clubs with various bands playing all sorts of music. I joined programming. I acted as director for both the TAPFS DVD The Australian Pink Floyd Show at the beginning of 1994 and releases and in 2007 I had the privilege of directing John over a period of almost 17 years, recently as the musical Martyn’s Live at the Round House DVD. One of John’s last director, I went on to play in every show, close to 1,300 live performances before his untimely death. In between the bpf_DPS_x7pages_final:Layout 1 15/04/2011 09:45 Page 2

busy touring schedule I’ve also developed an ensemble called Ommadawn. Al Di Meola, Paco Delucia & John McLaughlin - Pro, an Alesis DEQ-230 graphic, a BBE Acoustimax preamp for Acoustic Unlimited www.myspace.com/acousticunlimited which Friday Night in San Francisco. Pink Floyd – The Wall. First Floyd the acoustic instruments, a Rocktron Banshee talkbox and a pair features my brother Gareth Darlington, my sister Johanna album I ever heard when I was 14. Thought it was amazing then of Roland VGA-7 amps.For vocals I use an AKG D7 microphone Darlington, Rob Stringer and Steve Gaffney my musical mentor. and still do. Rush - Exit Stage Left. Pat Metheny Group – Travels and Ultimate Ears UE11 in ear monitors. My scary moment… I We play an eclectic mix of , Celtic, classical and and Tears for Fears – The Seeds of Love. For all the gear had the amazing experience of performing Comfortably Numb including some of my own tunes. I’m hoping to go out on the anoraks, instruments wise I use a Fender Strat Plus Deluxe, an alongside Rick Wright at David Gilmour's 50th birthday party! road with that at some point; after all, man cannot live by Pink Ovation Custom Legend acoustic, a Variax Acoustic 700, a Floyd alone! I have lots and lots of influences – too many to Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon and 2 Fouke Industrial Guitar lap mention here unfortunately but I think my top 6 albums have a steels, 1 tuned to Em and the other tuned to G.For effects and lot to do with the musician that I am today. Mike Oldfield – amplification I use a Roland VG-8, a Roland VG-88, a Boss GT bpf_DPS_x7pages_final:Layout 1 15/04/2011 09:46 Page 3

Ian Cattell July, 1969 in upstate NY. I started the violin and I co-founded Childhood's End - a Tribute to Pink Floyd piano at 4, the trumpet at 11, the bass at 18, and began with Steve Schad, Eric Garboushian, and Gregory John. In singing outside the shower at 25. As a trumpet player in 2005, I then took the opportunity to tour the world when I high school and later at the Fredonia School of Music I was contacted by Damian and Chas from The Australian played jazz and classical gigs than I can count. I Pink Floyd Show. After over 500 shows in over 5 years with began gigging around Syracuse NY on bass in the early TAPFS, I'm excited to be working with Damian, Carl, 90's with various classic rock and original bands. In 1994 I Bobby, Rob, Arran, Emily, Rick, Jacquie, Ola, Gareth and was approached to join a new Genesis tribute and began Bryan to bring the new Brit Floyd show to PF fans around an 8 year stint with Seconds Out - The Sights and Sounds the world. An interesting fact! As a member of the chorus, I of Genesis, performing in New York, Ohio, and performed Beethoven's 9th symphony in Carnegie Hall in Pennsylvania. In late 1994 I joined Crazy Diamond. In 2002 . bpf_DPS_x7pages_final:Layout 1 15/04/2011 09:46 Page 4

Bobby Harrison Harlow, Essex, England. piece written for Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee and Nineteen-seventy-several. Started to play guitar the age of recorded at , featuring Westlife, The 13. I spent a number of years playing original material in Lighthouse Family and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. I love Led many bands. Several of these projects secured recording Zeppelin II. The outro section on "What Is and What Should contracts. In recent years, I have toured the USA and Never Be" is one of the greatest moments in recorded rock Canada extensively with The Australian Pink Floyd Show music, in my opinion. Even the hairs on the hairs on the and have played guitar for the hit Queen show We Will back of my neck stand up when I hear it. The core of my Rock You in ’s West End, as well as in Zurich, rig is a Cornford MK50 mkII head, an RJM RG-16 Switcher Stuttgart and Vienna - where I also performed with Brian and Keeley Electronics Effects Pedals. Guitar-wise, I use May. In 2009, I toured Europe with Richard O’Brien’s Ernie Ball Musicman, Gibson and Fender electric guitars Rocky Horror Show. Studio work includes sessions for the (depending on the nature of the gig) and various acoustic late composer on the Jubilation: a guitars. bpf_page28_pics.pdf 12/4/11 14:58:24 bfp_page26_teachpinkwall.pdf 12/4/11 10:57:03 bpf_DPS_x7pages_final:Layout 1 15/04/2011 09:47 Page 5

Arran Ahmun Born Docks, 1956. I started playing in the USA followed by a spell touring with Gerry Rafferty. drums at the age of 16. I turned pro at 19 while working In ‘86 I began a long association with John Martyn, joining the American bases in Germany. After working with Andy his band for the 'Piece by Piece' tour. Throughout the 90's Fairweather Low, I moved to London and spent two years I continued extensive touring and recording with artists playing in West End shows. Following this I joined the such as , Linda Lewis, The Proclaimers Dave Knopfler Band recording and touring Europe then (including two No. 1 hits), Robbie Robertson and the Jools spent some time recording with Squeeze. I also Holland Big Band. Influenced by Early Genesis, late Led performed regularly on the 'Happening' Zeppelin, Billy Cobham band, Alan Holdsworth Band, King series. In ‘87 I recorded with Clannad and did two world Crimson, Larry Graham (Graham central station). tours with . Around this time I joined Julia Yamaha 9000 recording kit. Fordham. During the late 80's I toured with Andy Summers bpf_DPS_x7pages_final:Layout 1 15/04/2011 09:48 Page 6

Rob Stringer Worcester, November 1978. 6 years old on a 9-13. Wasn't that angelic though... Miles Davis 'Kind Of Blue' honky-tonk piano in in my parents utility room, I can - absolute perfection. Wonderful tunes, beautiful sound, such remember the smell of washing powder. Played the theme great players, there's enough in it to last a lifetime...I from the Incredible Hulk about 1000 times on it and Nord Stage 88, Yamaha ANiX (for all the minimoog stuff!), boogie-woogie as fast as possible with the least musicality Alesis QSR, Leslie 145 speaker. I once performed piano in possible. Played keyboards on 2 previous Aussie Floyd front of an audience where in the front row, sitting next to US/Canadian tours. I have also worked as a jazz pianist on each other were Sir Paul McCartney, , Sir George the North West UK scene, playing in various groups and now Martin, Olivia Harrison and Sir Peter Blake. I didn't know have my own group, The Bobby Swing Trio in which I sing they were there and when I saw them all I nearly fell off the (or croon...) and play piano. Was a chorister as a boy - was keyboard stool and my hands were shaking. Took a week to lucky to tour Europe, US/Canada and South Africa between recover... bpf_17and18_spread_final3:Layout 1 15/04/2011 10:58 Page 1

TOUR & FILMING CREDITS

BRIT FLOYD Damian Darlington Guitars and Vocals Richard Baker FOH Sound Ian Cattell Bass and Vocals Andy Greenwood Monitors Bobby Harrison Guitars and Vocals Bill Keown FOH Sound Arran Ahmun Drums Sound for Tour ESS Carl Brunsdon Saxophones, Percussion and Guitars Many Thanks to Richard John & Phil McDaniel Rob Stringer Keyboards and Vocals Sound for DVD Wigwam Rick Benbow Keyboards Many Thanks to Geoff Muir Ola Bienkowska Backing Vocals Emily Jollands Backing Vocals Jacquie Williams Backing Vocals TOUR PRODUCTION Amy Smith Backing Vocals Roger Middlecoate Production & Stage Manager Sean McFetridge Tour Manager LIGHTING PRODUCTION Dave Jollands Guitar Technician Jose Armada Drum Technician Dave Hill Lighting Designer Stan Ryan Drum Technician Neil Trenell Lighting Designer & Operator Michael Gaunt Merchandise Paul Nichols Lighting Technician Adrian Paddy Newley Lighting Technician Caroline Hill Lighting Technician FILM PRODUCTION Kester McClure Laser Operator Gavin Taylor Director Bryan Kolupski Concert Screen Animation Damian Darlington Concert Screen Director Bryan Kolupski Assistant Director & Editor Adrian Nelly Video Projections Operator Gareth Darlington Audio Mixer Sven Knight Head Rigger Damian Darlington Producer Richard Hutton Lighting Technician & Rigger Chas Cole Executive Producer Ryan Brown Crew Chief NEP Cymru Outside Broadcast Facilities John Lahiffe Dimmer Technician Ed Everest OB Unit Manager Stephen Sven Jolly Moving Lighting Technician Dave Pollock Sound Engineer Mark Wood Lighting & Inflatables Technician Vince Strawson Vision Engineer Lighting for Tour HSL Ronan Macosar VT Engineer Many Thanks to Simon Stuart & Mike Oates Peter Johnson Camera Supervisor Lighting for DVD Entec Barrie Dodd Camera Operator Many Thanks to Noreen O’Riordan & Adam Stevenson Inflatables Air Artists Richard Shaylor Camera Operator Many Thanks to Arthur Harries Dave Roberts Camera Operator Lasers Coloursound Phil Pierce Camera Operator Many Thanks to Haydn Cruickshank John Archer Camera Operator Alwyn Davies Jib Operator Chris Hatcher Jib Operator SOUND PRODUCTION Iwan Thomas Rigging Supervisor Gareth Darlington Front of House Sound Engineer Gary Brookes Monitor Engineer DVD PRODUCTION Nick Mooney System Technician Simon Hall FOH Technician Damian Darlington Editing Supervisor Matt Latham PA Technician Bryan Kolupski Menu & Title Design Joe Murphy PA Technician Gareth Darlington Sound Design bpf_17and18_spread_final3:Layout 1 15/04/2011 11:23 Page 2

TRANSPORT

Nick Watson at Fluid Mastering Audio Mastering Eric Taylor A Special Thanks to Larry Hartke Sean Knight Roe St Runners Graham Campbell Venue Echo Arena, Liverpool Buses provided by CMP & Y-Not Many Thanks to Bob Prattey Many Thanks to Tony Moule Tim Banfield Brian Ireland Ian Congdon Chris Overton Darren Booth Emma McHarrie Trucking by Fly By Nite Linda Turner Many Thanks to David Coumbe Tracey Wooler Michelle Barrett Robbie Owen CATERING

Heidi Valser PHOTOGRAPHY Henny Collins Tour Catering by Saucery Many Thanks to David Munn Many Thanks to Alison Taylor Sakura Sandra Jackson Rachel Rogers Paul Tsanos Nick Cassidy Bryan Kolupski CHOIRS Steve Trager Choirs by Greenbank Primary School, Liverpool Robin Stockdale Yolanda Lopez & St Mary’s RC Primary School, London

TOUR ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL THANKS

Chas Cole Producer Ben Scott SFL Rob Stringer Promoter Michelle Kelly & Sean Fergusson Branded Media Jan Owen Merchandise & Administration Neil Murray Synergy 4 Print Susan Barnes Accounts Manager Bruce Fisher & Simon Collett Tour Design Louise McKenna Box Office Manager Faye Robertson & Adrian Francis Sold Out Jenni Lyon Marketing & Tour Administration Lauren White Firebrand Amy McMullin Tour Administration David Munn Design & Website James Cole Racestar Randy Salcedo/CAA Booking Agent Megan Ubovich/CAA Booking Agent Assistant Chris Dalston/CAA Booking Agent VERY SPECIAL THANKS Emma Banks/CAA Booking Agent David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Rick Wright, Nick Mason, Syd Barrett David Nichols/Mazars Accountant Martin Dacre/Edge Legal and their respective management. Martin Goebbels/Apex Insurance Nick Cassidy Website Management © CMP Entertainment 2011 Music By Appointment Travel Agent Many Thanks to Jo Baker, Trish Ward Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that all information is correct at time of going to print, & Caroline McCann the editors or CMP cannot take responsibility for errors or omissions in the programme. bpf_page12_pics.pdf 12/4/11 14:15:03 bfp_page13_eye.pdf 14/4/11 13:57:39 bpf_DPS_x7pages_final:Layout 1 15/04/2011 10:01 Page 7

Rick Benbow Gloucester 1959. I started piano at the age of 4 Swimming, Scarlet, Default, Bender. Since 1998 I have toured and never stopped lessons until I left college. I bought my first live with Think Floyd, The Spirit of Pink Floyd and most recently electronic organ at age 14 and built my first synthesiser at age The Australian Pink Floyd as well as other tribute shows 15. After my baptism into the church of rock hearing Moving dedicated to Beatles and Prog Rock. Anyone who stretches the Waves by Focus, I did the usual apprenticeship playing village boundaries is good with me: The Cardiacs, , Yes, halls trying to recreate something close to Topographic Early Genesis, Focus, , Gong, , Pink Ocean. I was in a few bands in as New Wave Floyd, Mars Volta, , Mike Oldfield, ELP, Van der broke, then toured for a short while with a folk rock group. I Graaf Generator, Webern, Messiaen ... I take a controller signed a record deal to Rough Trade with Simon Warner and keyboard and plug it into my laptop with Mainstage installed made one album which had 100% rave reviews. This led to a which provides all the Hammonds, Leslie Cabinets, Wurlitzers, lot of work with other artists - Jewel, Sneaker Pimps, The Mellotrons, Rhodes, Mini-Moogs, Pro-soloists, Polysynths and Mighty Wah!, Ishtar, Francis Maggiulli, Save Ferris, Emmer string machines I could ever want. bpf_DPS_x7pages_final:Layout 1 15/04/2011 10:02 Page 8

Carl Brunsdon Cambridge UK, 1973. I started playing sax fairly hefty chunk of Maceo Parker with some smatterings age 11 and bass at 23. I've recently been playing sax, of Kenny Garrett. It's all finished off with a light dusting of bass, percussion, guitar and keyboards with The New Orleans Second Line. Bass: Bootsy! Spirit Of Eden by Australian Pink Floyd Show. I dig everything that is funky Talk Talk. For me, the album is timeless and it's intensity is and run a number of my own funk/groove bands via my compelling. The sounds used are incredible - they all website: www.regroovemusic.co.uk. I'm passionate about work together expressively to create an amazing music education and am regularly employed as an soundscape. There is also an enchanting edginess associate lecturer for the PGCE Secondary Music Course throughout that is particularly highlighted in the key at Metropolitan University. I am also currently tracks: I Believe in You and Desire. I am completely and employed by Roland to write online teaching support unashamedly addicted to Adidas Gazelles. materials. Influences are too many to mention but there's a bpf_DPS_x7pages_final:Layout 1 15/04/2011 10:03 Page 9

Ola Bienkowska I was born in Warsaw, Poland. I started “An Animated History Of Poland”. I’m also looking taking piano lessons at six, but always preferred to sing. forward to Polish crooner Wojciech Gassowski’s big band After high school I trained at the Frederic Chopin Music album in November, as our duet – a rendition of School in Warsaw. Afterwards I’ve studied at the Liverpool “Dream A Little Dream Of Me” – will be the first single of Institute for Performing Arts. My latest solo credits include the album. When not on tour with Brit Floyd, I do a lot of two large scale orchestral projects - “Listy z Placu Zgody” dubbing and voice-overs, record TV adverts and jingles (Letters From Concord Square) and “Oratorium for radio stations. I will also be in the studio to finally Kalwaryjskie” (Kalwaria Oratorio), which were performed record my own music in early 2011. I love – and recorded live before an audience of nearly 50 Both Sides Now, Billy Holliday – Lady in Satin, John Mayer – thousand. This year I’ve also provided lead and backing Continuum and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E Minor vocals for Oscar nominated animator Tomasz Bagiński’s "From the New World" bpf_DPS_x7pages_final:Layout 1 15/04/2011 10:35 Page 10

Jacquie Williams Wolverhampton sometime in the 60's. "Stronger on my Own", oh the list goes on... If I had to pick Hush hush! I started singing professionally at the age of a favourite song, it would be "Waiting in Vain" by Bob 14. I have performed Backing Vocal's for Musicians such Marley, because it marks a part of my life that conjures up as Michael Buble, Martin Fry, Jason Donovan, Thelma happy times and memories...innocence. Three interesting Houston, Richard Derbyshire (Living in a box), Tony facts about myself! I sang the theme tune for the game Christie, Blue, Kim Sledge (Sister Sledge), , Edwin show "The Gladiators" in 90's. My family won on Family Starr, and many others. In addition I have Solo releases Fortunes and Les Dennis asked me to sing live. Also I was with EMI/Sony/Logic, and Dance hits with a live model for a Christian Dior range of tights and "Deconstruction", "Release", "Lies" and "Feel the Love". I leggings. also wrote a song that reached the UK chart position no. 6 in 2005 for US Diva Kathy Brown with a song called bpf_page08_pics.pdf 12/4/11 14:42:47 bfp_page27_cartoon.pdf 11/4/11 16:41:05 bpf_DPS_x7pages_final:Layout 1 15/04/2011 10:07 Page 11

Emily Jollands Lower Hutt, near Wellington, New Zealand, and the Dominos to name just a few. Apart from the fact I in June 1981. I started off playing the piano, when I was was born in New Zealand, which is always a good four. I was surrounded by music from a very young age. ice-breaker, I can do a pretty convincing Scouse accent. I Aside from playing Cinderella at age 12, running a girls' have this on good authority. Also, whilst working as a Gospel Choir and performing in musical theatre waitress at a family friend's party, aged about fifteen, I productions whilst at school, my professional singing life managed to sing impromptu backing vocals for Steve didn't really begin until I left university in 2003, and got a Winwood. Four years passed before somebody told me one-off gig with a certain Australian tribute band who who he was! played Pink Floyd. After that first show in Liverpool, the rest, as they say, is history... I have, let's say, a very wide taste in music; I love Led Zeppelin, 'Nick Drake, and Derek bpf_DPS_x7pages_final:Layout 1 15/04/2011 10:09 Page 12

Amy Smith I was born in the 80’s and we’ll leave it at that. Dionne Warwick, Peggy Lee and Karen Carpenter. Later I grew up in Liverpool. I was very little when I started on in college I spent time listening to Aretha Franklin, Ella playing piano and was always singing as a child. I come Fitzgerald and Sandy Denny. I also love ‘Coles Corner’ by from a musical household. I started performing in public . It’s just a beautifully written, produced at about 11 years old. I graduated from LIPA in 2003. I and performed album that reminds me of a very special started working with Damian and Chas and The Australian person, place and time in my life. Pink Floyd Show in autumn 2003 and worked with them on various tours until 2009. In between that I had a record and publishing deal and toured with my own band playing support slots for artists such as KD Lang, Ray Lamontagne, Jamie Cullum and Simply Red. As a little girl I loved bpf_DPS_x7pages_final:Layout 1 15/04/2011 10:09 Page 13

Gareth Darlington Crewe, Cheshire, England. 1977. two and learned how to work with DAW's (Cubase/logic I'm the youngest of 3 brother's and 2 sisters, 5 of us being etc.). I started performing in bands and mixing in my late musicians. When I was about 4, my mother caught me teens. Then finally I got into live sound professionally, and banging out the theme tune from 'The Wombles' on my found it to be a natural progression from the studio.In 1998 brothers keyboard and said something along the lines of I began working with Damian, mu brother, and the “The "Oh s**t! Not another one..." And so I started my inevitable Australian Pink Floyd” doing various audio journey into the euphonious and strangely compelling programming/sequencing and sound production jobs, world of music. I trained as a classical pianist at the age of FOH mixing and keyboard tech'ing. The rest is history. I’m 10, then picked up the guitar, and finally ended up really excited about the new Brit Floyd project and learning the Violin. I always had a keen interest in working with the guys at ESS. They helped us out big time computers as well as music, and ended up combining the on the recent Classic Rock Show tour. bpf_DPS_x7pages_final:Layout 1 15/04/2011 10:53 Page 14

Bryan Kolupski Rochester, New York, 1976. At a very early age many fantastic ideas to indulge in for the future. I began by decorating my Mother’s expensive collection of In addition to the video animations I have worked on a great Encyclopaedia Britannica’s with red crayon. After which I number of projects. including Video and Film Production, received a proper slapping and decided I should probably Interactive Media Development, Graphic Design and expand my horizons and develop my skills in other forms of Photography. I also like to doodle, as I am a cartoonist at heart. artistic expression. All kidding aside, in regard to the current I have so many influences. There is the obvious; Storm work I provide for these concert shows - it all comes down to Thorgerson and , however I’m also a huge the experience I had when my Father first took me along to see Salvador Dali fan (needless trivia fact - we actually share the Pink Floyd's Pulse tour in 1994. Needless to say, it blew me same birthday). I need to mention cartoonists Chuck Jones and away on such an immense level, musically and visually. To now Matt Groening, 3D artist & animator Tomasz Bagiński (Fallen be in a place where we can expand on the framework the Art), stop-motion artists such as Adam Jones and film directors original Pink Floyd shows had laid down before us, gives us so Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Michel Gondry are also quite inspiring. bpf_page20_pics.pdf 12/4/11 14:43:38 bfp_page09_flower.pdf 11/4/11 16:41:43 bpf_page21_countries.pdf 11/4/11 16:53:09