bfp_page01_teacher.pdf 11/4/11 16:45:43 bpf_page02_prism.pdf 14/4/11 15:12:24 the music of david gilmour, roger waters, rick wright, nick mason and syd barrett bfp_page03_damian.pdf 11/4/11 16:55:26 a brand new show celebrating the amazing musical legacy of pink floyd bpf_page04_crowd.pdf 14/4/11 16:04:06 14/4/11 bpf_page04_crowd.pdf THE P IN K W F O L R O L Y D D T O U T R R 2 I 0 B 1 1 U T E S H O W bfp_page05_crowd.pdf 14/4/11 15:10:50 created by producer chas cole and musical director damian darlington includes shine on you crazy diamond, learning to fly high hopes, welcome to the machine, mother one of these days, pigs, time, great gig in the sky wish you were here, keep talking, nobody home us and them, money, another brick in the wall part two astronomy domine, comfortably numb & run like hell 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 England. 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, Brit Floyd 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 jazz, Celtic, classical and rock music 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 more 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 New York City. 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 Abbey Road studios, 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 London’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 Michael Kamen on the song 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 Cardiff 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 Alison Moyet, 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 Jools Holland '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 the band. 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, Yoko Ono, 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.