Producer, singer, songwriter, and keyboard player, who has been recording and releasing music under his own name, or in bands, since the mid-1960s. During his solo career he recorded with artists, including; Phil Collins, Robert Palmer, Roger Glover, Marianne Faithfull, Geoffrey Richardson, and Trevor Morais.

As a producer he has worked with numerous acts, such as Stevie Nicks, Rush, Kevin Ayers, The Fixx, Howard Jones, After The Fire, Camel, The Members, Saga (3), Tina Turner, Bob Geldof, Chris de Burgh, Jona Lewie, Martin Ansell, and Underworld, to name but a few.

Nowadays, he sporadically releases, often with poetic lyrics written by his wife, but largely concentrates on production.

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