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Neil Carter | |
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 Carter with UFO at Burg Herzberg Festival 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Neil Andrew Carter |
| Born | 11 May 1958 Bedfont, Middlesex, England |
| Genres | classical music, jazz, hard rock, heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, examiner |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, clarinet, saxophone, keyboard, flute, bassoon, bass guitar |
| Website | Official website |
Neil Andrew Carter (born 11 May 1958) is an English musician who has worked in diverse genres throughout his career. Classically trained, he became a professional rock musician at the age of 17 and initially had his first "mainstream" experience with singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan. He subsequently played guitar and keyboard for the hard rock band UFO, guitarist Gary Moore, and Wild Horses. He is credited for co-writing a number of Gary Moore's songs including the worldwide hit "Empty Rooms". At 30 he left the rock world and developed a different career as a of woodwind ( saxophone and clarinet). 2010 saw an unexpected return to rock with Gary Moore, playing festivals across Europe and a tour of Ukraine and Russia. Future tours and a Celtic rock album were to follow but this was curtailed by the death of Gary Moore in February 2011.
On 30 April 2019, it was announced that he would return to UFO for their 'Last Orders' tour, following the death of Paul Raymond with Carter replacing Raymond. The tour began in June 2019 in Germany and continued into 2022 after being postponed from 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic.
Brighton College career
Carter taught at Brighton College, from January 1993 holding the position of "Head of Woodwind and Brass". [1] He taught one-on-one lessons on clarinet and saxophone. Carter was the conductor of the school Concert Band, and the school Saxophone Ensemble and led the School's Swing Band. [2]
Discography
With UFO
- 1981 The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent
- 1982 Mechanix
- 1983 Making Contact
- 1983 Headstone - live album
With Wild Horses
- 1980 Wild Horses
With Gary Moore
- 1983 Victims of the Future
- 1984 We Want Moore!
- 1985 Run for Cover
- 1987 Wild Frontier
- 1989 After the War
- 2010 Live at Montreux 2010
See also
References
- ^ The Blue Book (Summer Term 2008 ed.). Brighton College. April 2008. p. 2.
- ^ "Brighton College music department activities". Archived from the original on 23 October 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
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