6 reer fg rerds of Mel Gaynor | MicRadar

Contents:

• MEL GAYNOR , THE DMMER
• MEL GAYNOR INTERVIEW ABOUT JAZZ & NEW PROJECT RISK
• 6 REER FG RERDS OF MEL GAYNOR
• PODST: MEL GAYNOR OM SIMPLE MDS

MEL GAYNOR , THE DMMER

Mel Gaynor terview about jazz & new projects Verviers 22 september 2018//. Mel Gaynor, of urse you will know him as ‘the bt dmmer the world’, as Jim Kerr announc him durg the worldwi Simple Mds Tours.

Bis the memorable rockscen wh Lou Reed, Ta Turner, Peter Gabriel, Brian May, … Gaynor has so much more store, by focg on pure mic, wh his own creative terpretatn of jazz. In Autumn 2017, Mel released his send album ‘Got The Msage’ wh his Mel Gaynor Fn Project.

On Friday 22 Sept, The Mel Gaynor Fn Project was gut on the Verviers Jazz Mic Ftival(BEL) La Salle Trempl Dison.

MEL GAYNOR INTERVIEW ABOUT JAZZ & NEW PROJECT RISK

Three hours before the gig, our Frontview team had a chat wh Mel Gaynor, a few yards away om his life, his dms on stage.

(startg Febary 2019), and Antwerp there are all great jazz clubs to play for the Mel Gaynor Fn Project. Jim, Charlie, Mick, John and dmmer Mel Gaynor mped to Glenstriven the Sttish Highlands, where they’d built their own stud near an Army ttg base.

Three hours before the gig, our Frontview team had a chat wh Mel Gaynor, a few metr away om his life, his dms on stage.

6 REER FG RERDS OF MEL GAYNOR

Mel Gaynor. Mel Gaynor me to fame when he joed Simple Mds as a ssn dmmer 1982, givg the Sttish rockers a jolt of power the procs. Of urse, Gaynor got the full-time gig and the rt, as they say, is Mel Gaynor shar the six rerds which have most fed his reer as a dmmer, tellg Rhythm Magaze why they mattered so much along the beg "lour than Motorhead".

After spltg the dmmg on 1982’s New Gold Dream, Mel tablished his place Simple Mds wh the follow-up, produced by Steve Gaynor says:“It put the stamp on the Simple Mds dm sound. To top off, the band played Live Aid straight Gaynor says:“We really took the time to sort out the songs and fd some great ias. The rhythm sectn for Joan Armatradg’s 12th album was firg on all cylrs, wh Mel on the k and Po Pallado on Gaynor says:“I got a ll om Joan Armatradg’s management askg if I uld do the album.

PODST: MEL GAYNOR OM SIMPLE MDS

Mel had the chance to play wh a key member of the ele pantheon of Brish pop when he rerd the album Ice On Fire wh Elton John (not yet knighted, so no ‘Sir’ at this pot) Gaynor says:“He was a real gentleman to work wh and I was picked out of the bag to do that album along wh a great bass player lled Deon Est. Showg his versatily, Mel broke out the bsh for the hntg ballad Gaynor says:“Real Life was a great album to rerd. “The mic has changed que a lot, ” says Mel, 27 years after his Simple Mds Gaynor says:“The bass and keyboard players have changed and new people g has given a hns to everybody’s playg.

Mel Gaynor is one of the most renowned dmmers the world. Gaynor began dmmg om 11 years of age London, England and did his first pro gig at age 14. After leavg the hard rock band Samson ( which he played alongsi future Iron Main volist Bce Dickson) Gaynor joed Simple Mds 1982 as a ssn dmmer for the New Gold Dream album playg on six of the ne tracks, he then joed the band permanently om the New Gold Dream tour onwards, as a replacement for Mike Ogletree, enjoyg a stunng perd of achievements and playg on many multiplatum albums, sellout stadium and arena tours, criss-crossg the USA and the globe over a 35 year perd.

Mel is currently workg wh teemed Rerd Producer and Mix Engeer, David Tickle, on what is surprisgly his but solo album wh the eponymo workg tle ‘Mel Gaynor’ which fds him song wrg, sgg lead vols, wh of urse large helpgs of his signature powerhoe dmmg on what is already shapg up to be a typilly triumphant return to Heavy Rock leang towards perhaps a future Blu Rock album wh some awome guar tensy.