Steve Christie - piano, Hammond M100 organ, mellotron sounds (by courtesy of G-Media), MFB Synth-Lite, Mason & Hamlin Reed Organ circa 1888, Guitars, Bass, Drums, Cello, Cellin-Violo (violin played between legs like a cello), Pocket Theremin, Dogs, Voice Steve Roberts - Double Bass, Single Cream, Electric Bass [from Lounge Lizard] Steve Christey - Drums, Percussion, Tablas [from Lounge Lizard]
David Putley - Voice of the Store Manager (on 'Department Stores') Lisa Phillips - Voice of the Mannequin (on 'Department Stores')
Previous musicians include: Claire Small (flute - she's playing on "Shoes of A Stork" and all of "Children's Television Themes..."), Ollie Corbin (trumpet, flugal horn on "Nannygoat 2") Rosie Hooper (flute, guitar), Caroline Cook (flute), David Purse (trumpet, guitar), Carolyn Evans (Oboe), Erica Longley (drums), Leigh Jerwood (Double Bass, Oboe)
Influences
The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Marc Bolan & T.Rex/Tyrannosaurus Rex, Frank Zappa, Sammy Davis Junior, Jake Thackray, Ivor Cutler, Captain Beefheart, Badfinger, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta, Nino Nardini, Roger Roger, Barry Forgie (Stringtronics Mindbender LP), Ronnie Hazlehurst, Simon Park, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Star, Bert, Barbara Dickson, Archie Fisher, Pentangle, Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Joe Zawinul, Dudley Moore, Barbara Moore, Michael J Lewis, Hans Zimmer, Ray Noble, Henry Hall, Jack Hylton, Gong, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Peter Howell, Dorothy Ashby, Curved Air, Marianne and David Dalmour, Lady Sovereign, Miles Davis, Busta Rimes, Black Sabbath, Bernard Herrmann, Krzysztof Penderecki, Michael Jackson, Erik Satie, Family, The Old Sea Hag, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Ben Folds, Billy Joel, The Ice-Cream Van that used to come round my street when I was a toddler, King Crimson, Moody Blues, Sesame Street, The Muppets, Paul Giovani & Magnet, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Leonard Cohen, Leonard Rossiter, Elmer Bernstein, Cole Porter, Noel Coward, Noddy Holder, Godley & Creme & 10cc, Neil Ardley, Don Shinn, Tony Visconti, James Blunt (...only kidding)
Sounds Like
TV Themes from 1960s-1980s, A Clean-shaven Roy Wood in an extra happy mood, Wendy Carlos in her old trousers, Mahavishnu Orchestra (played with bananas instead of hands), Bananas, Hands
As featured on Stuart Maconie’s Freak Zone... take a trip down damaged memory lane - a lovely 40 track album featuring themes from imaginary TV shows of the 70s, 80s and beyond... music by Steve, with help from a few friends all playing REAL instruments like flute, piano, drums, guitars, harmoniums and things like kitchen cutlery (Ivor Cutlery), old microwave doors...
Tracks by The BBC Radiographic Workshop, Max Winkel, Eric Griffiths...
Steve Christie is also responsible for Music For Department Stores
an album of department store sounds and smells, (smells mainly from 1974)...like opening a 40 year old pot of marmalade.
Steve’s career highlights include upsetting Elton John, Paul Jones and and once gobbing in an obnoxious top sound engineer’s tea when he worked at George Martin’s Air Lyndhurst Studios as a runner in the mid 1990s. No one messes with him.
Currently involved with Mr Steve Christey (Jadis, John Wetton Band) and a bassist (Steve Roberts) in the experimental trio Lounge Lizard
He has also made a few films in the past... like this one called "Stej":
(Oh yes, if there’s a song still playing up the top of this page, and if you’re old-fashioned like me, you probably want to press STOP up there so you can hear this down here...)
The Day I Started Smoking - another of his films, (audios a bit shot on this) nicely black and white though... starring Rose Hooper, Claire Small and Tom Wood
HERE’s another one by Steve which won him a lovely glass award a few years ago - called "101 Jobs"
In the Old Theater space above.... Sound art/installation by James Dunn, 'The Third Derivative of Position': An audio/visual representation of a chaotic system and it's jerk factor (the third derivative).
..Hey Steve Christie's wRong! If you happen to be in Los Angeles this December...
..The Nutcracker Electronique Goes LIVE in LA This Christmas!..
For the first time ever, The Santa Monica Contemporary Ballet and EarthWalk Dance Company will be presenting The Nutcracker Electronique live in Los Angeles December 18-21, 2008! ..
.."Sexy! Stunning!"..
..I've created three brand new tracks for the performance. One of them, Pas de Deux, is up on MySpace right now!..
More Psychotic Fun at your fingertips from your friend at the fringe!
The fully animated WASP FLIGHT Video is Finally Out and a complete blast!! (produced by SongFire Studios)
Poor little Wendy Wasp gets chased down by a pair of horndogs lookin' for love: Yellow Chopper Wasp and Jet Green Wasp. Little do they know, someone else wants all three of them for dinner. Who's coming out on top?
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Drop by and Shout Out! You know how lonely I get. Hehehehehe ;)~
Brète
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