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Lee Pomeroy (born 23 February 1967) is an English musician, record producer and songwriter, based in East Sussex, UK,[1] best known for performing bass guitar and backing vocals with several artists, including Jeff Lynne's ELO, Yes ft Anderson, Rabin & Wakeman (and Rick Wakeman), Take That (and Gary Barlow), Steve Hackett and Chris Braide.[1] Pomeroy is also the bassist and backing vocalist of progressive metal band Headspace with Damian Wilson and Adam Wakeman.
Though Pomeroy is primarily known as a bass guitarist he also plays Chapman Stick, bass pedals, synth bass, double neck guitar / bass (with Steve Hackett), rhythm guitar and even the spoons.[1] Pomeroy performs bass guitar left handed with left handed instruments but stringed as a right handed instrument.[2] Pomeroy compares his sound to: Chris Squire, Geddy Lee and Paul McCartney;[1] and uses various equipment including
- 1965, 73 & 77 Fender Jazz basses
- Rickenbacker 4003
- 1980 Musicman Stingray
- Fender Precision
- Musicman Stingray 5 string
- Chapman Stick
- Taylor Acoustic Mini bass
- Shergold Double Neck Bass / Guitar
- Moog Taurus 1 bass pedals
- Mellotron
With Take That
Pomeroy was recruited by musical director Mike Stevens to be part of the backing band for Take that, when they reformed in 2005, on bass alongside guitarist Milton McDonald; musical director, saxophonist, keyboardist and guitarist Mike Stevens; drummer Donovan Hepburn and keyboard players Bernie Smith and Marcus Byrne.[3]
With Steve Hackett
Pomeroy performed Bass and Chapman's Stick on Steve Hackett's 2012 album Genesis Revisited II. Pomeroy then went to perform bass, 12 string double neck, rhythm guitar and backing vocals on the Genesis Revisited tour. Performances at the Hammersmith Apollo and Royal Albert Hall were recorded in the live albums Genesis Revisited: Live at Hammersmith and Royal Albert Hall.
With Jeff Lynne's ELO
After former ELO members Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy performed a successful concert at the Children in need rocks concert in 2013, with Mike Stevens as musical director, a request for ELO to reform pushed which caused Bandleader Jeff Lynne hire Stevens and the Take That backing band to perform at the BBC Radio 2's Hyde Park festival in 2014 with the BBC Concert Orchestra. Pomeroy has performed bass live with Jeff Lynne's ELO since 2014 including both of their tours
With Rick Wakeman
Pomeroy has regularly performed with Rick Wakeman, in the English Rock Ensemble.[4] Alongside Wakeman, Pomeroy performed with Yes ft Anderson, Rabin & Wakeman on bass guitar, backing vocals and synthesizers. Pomeroy played with ARW on both of their tours (except on 2017 Japanese and 2018 European legs where he was deputised by fellow Jeff Lynne's ELO touring member Iain Hormal).[5] Pomeroy is due to embark on The English Rock Ensemble spring 2022 tour with Hayley Sanderson on vocals, Dave Colquhoun (guitars, backing vocals), Rick & Adam Wakeman (Keyboards) and Himself on Bass/Vocals.[6][7]
Discography
Solo Releases[8]
- 2001 โ Ambient Collection โ With Various[9]
- 2002 โ funk โ With Warren Bennett, John Cameron and Steve Emney
- 2007 โ Sold Out โ With Martin Price
With Rick Wakeman[10]
- 2001 โ Live From Buenos Aires โ With the English Rock Ensemble[11]
- 2006 โ Made in Cuba (Bass)
- 2006 โ Out There โ With the New English Rock Ensemble (Bass)
- 2006 โ Out of the Blue โ With the New English Rock Ensemble Bass)
- 2006 โ Retro (Bass)
- 2007 โ Retro 2 (Bass, Bass Pedals)
- 2012 โ Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (Bass)[11]
- 2012 โ In the Nick of Time: Live in 2003 โ With the English Rock Ensemble (Bass)
With Archive
- 1999 โ Take My Head (Guitar, Bass Guitar)[10]
- 2002 โ You All Look the Same to Me (Bass)[10]
- 2003 โ Michel Vaillant (Bande Originale Du Film) (Bass)[11]
- 2004 โ Noise[11]
- 2006 โ Lights (Bass, Mellotron)[11]
- 2006 โ System (Bass)[11]
- 2009 โ Controlling Crowds Part IV (Mellotron)[11]
With Take That
- 2006 โ The Ultimate Tour [Video] (Bass Guitar)[10]
- 2007 โ I'd Wait For Life [Single] (Bass Guitar on live tracks)[11]
- 2007 โ Reach Out [Single] (Bass Guitar on live tracks)[11]
- 2008 โ Beautiful World Live (Vocals, Bass Guitar)[10]
- 2009 โ The Greatest Day -- Take That Presents: The Circus Live (Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals)[10]
- 2009 โ Said it All [Single] (Bass Guitar on live tracks)[11]
- 2011 โ Progress Live (Vocals, Bass)[11]
- 2015 โ Live 2015 (Bass Guitar)[11]
- 2019 โ Oddyssey - Greatest Hits Live (Bass Guitar, Vocals)[11]
- 2019 โ Relight My Fire (Live) โ Featuring Lulu [Single] (Bass Guitar)[11]
- 2019 โ Cry [Single] (Bass Guitar)[11]
With Headspace/Damian Wilson
- 2007 โ I Am โ Headspace (Bass)
- 2012 โ I Am Anonymous โ Headspace (Bass, Chapmans Stick)
- 2016 โ Built For Fighting โ Damian Wilson (Bass)
- 2016 โ All That You Fear Is Gone โ Headspace (Bass, Backing Vocals)
- 2021 โ Limehouse To Lechlade โ Damian Wilson (Bass)
With Steve Hackett[10]
- 2010 โ Out Of The Tunnel's Mouth (Bass)[11]
- 2012 โ Genesis Revisited II (Bass, Chapman's Stick)
- 2013 โ Genesis Revisited: Live at Hammersmith (Vocals, 12 String Guitar, Bass, Bass Pedals)
- 2014 โ Genesis Revisited: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Vocals, 12 String Guitar, Bass, Bass Pedals)
With Others
- 1997 โ ะะบัะฐ โ ะัะผะธะน ะขัะพะปะปั (Bass)[11]
- 1998 โ Come As You Are [Single] โ The King (Bass)[11]
- 1998 โ Gravelands โ The King (Bass)[10]
- 1998 โ Flotation Toy Warning โ Intravene (Appearance)
- 1999 โ Ad Finite โ Genaside II (Band Member)[10]
- 1999 โ Another Sleepless Night โ Jina (Bass)[11]
- 2000 โ Here We Go [Single] โ Moonbaby (Bass)[11]
- 2001 โ A Tribute to Yes [Purple Pyramid] โ Various (Bass)[11]
- 2001 โ Progressive Rock Anthems [St. Clair] โ Various (Bass)[10][11]
- 2001 โ Progressive Rock Classics โ Various (Bass)[10][11]
- 2001 โ Progressive Rock Epics โ Various (Bass)[10][11]
- 2001 โ Every Song You Make, Vol. 1: Sting/Police Tribute - Various (Bass Guitar)[10][11]
- 2004 โ Finding Neverland [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Jan A.P Kaczmarek (Bass)[10]
- 2008 โ The Tall Ships โ It Bites (Bass)[11]
- 2009 โ Piano Adagio โ Various (Composition) [12]
- 2010 โ Smile โ Voice In a Million (Bass)[10]
- 2010 โ Calling All the Heroes [Single] โ It Bites (Bass, Backing Vocals)[11]
- 2011 โ It Happened One Night โ It Bites (Bass)[11]
- 2012 โ Map of the Past โ It Bites (Bass Guitar, Band Member)[10]
- 2012 โ Live in London โ Terry Reid (Bass)[13]
- 2013 โ Nocturnal โ Yuna (Bass)[10]
- 2014 โ Dreaming Of England โ Downes Braide Association (Bass Guitar)[11]
- 2015 โ Suburban Ghosts โ Downes Braide Association (Bass Guitar)[14]
- 2015 โ Universal Mind โ This Oceanic Feeling (Producer, Electric Guitar, 5 String Bass, Bass, Chapmans Stick)[15]
- 2015 โ Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park โ Jeff Lynne's ELO (Bass, Vocals)[16]
- 2017 โ Wembley or Bust โ Jeff Lynne's ELO (Backing Vocals, Bass)[17]
- 2018 โ 50th Anniversary: Live at the Apollo โ Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman (Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals)[10]
- 2020 โ In The Year 3073-Book II โ Projekt Gemineye (Bass Guitar)[11]
- 2021 โ It's None Of Your Business โ Caravan (Bass)[11]
- 2021 โ A Silent War โ SRMeixner (Sounds)[11]
- 2021 โThe Reality Of Zeros And Ones โ Darby Todd (Bass)[11]
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- โ McIverpublished, Joel (2018-05-07). "Lee Pomeroy: "To play these songs with Jon Anderson and Trevor Rabin is a dream come true"". MusicRadar. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- โ "Mike Stevens (saxophonist)", Wikipedia, 2021-07-22, retrieved 2022-01-25
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|title=(help) - โ Ewingpublished, Jerry (2022-01-24). "Rick Wakeman announces English Rock Ensemble UK tour". loudersound. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- โ Progpublished (2021-11-04). "Rick Wakeman announces Rock Ensemble tour dates for 2022". loudersound. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
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