Richard Cottle
Richard Cottle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 June 1960 Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, producer, composer |
| Instruments | Saxophone, keyboards |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Associated acts | Charlie, Keats, The Alan Parsons Project, Alan Parsons |
Richard "Trix" Cottle is a Welsh session musician, composer and producer best known for his keyboard and saxophone performances, most notably for projects produced by Alan Parsons.[1]
Career[edit]
Richard Cottle is known as a keyboard whiz, but that's not how the brother of bass player Laurence "Laurie" Cottle started out. In an interview for The Avenue, he recalled "The clarinet was my first instrument, that naturally lead onto the sax. As a trendy fifteen year old sax player, I got into gigging with some local rock bands." At one gig, he had to learn keyboard chords to fill in for a bandmate unable to appear, and became hooked on them as well.[1]
He began session work in 1983 for Charlie and by 2002 had amassed approximately 60 performance credits, including Celine Dion, Debbie Gibson, Tina Turner, John Parr, Jennifer Rush, and Eric Clapton among them.[1][2]
One of his most frequent employers from 1984 to 1999 was Alan Parsons. Parsons brought Cottle in to play keyboards and saxophone for Keats in 1984, and then as a member of The Alan Parsons Project for their final three albums: Vulture Culture, Stereotomy and Gaudi. Cottle also played on the Ladyhawke soundtrack in 1985 (produced by Parsons and featuring the core Project band minus Eric Woolfson) as well as on Freudiana, Parsons' final collaboration with Woolfson in 1990. Richard was joined by brother Laurie on Gaudi and Freudiana. Richard Cottle also appears on the first four Parsons solo albums, Try Anything Once, The Very Best Live, On Air and The Time Machine.[1]
He performed live as part of David Bowie's touring band in 1987 (as seen in the Glass Spider video and a still image from the tour[3]); and 1993-1997 as part of the first touring band Alan Parsons ever put together, which included a performance at the World Liberty Concert in 1995.[1] During the 2010s, he performed as part of "The Dire Straits Experience", which toured Australia, New Zealand and Egypt, among other countries.[4][5]
Non-Parsons work has also included producing and arranging, plus composing instrumental pieces, including sound design for 2000's Arabian Nights miniseries[2], programming for 2004's Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London and music for several episodes of the UK's MasterChef TV show and its derivatives from 2010 to 2014.[6]
Discography/Filmography[edit]
All entries from [1] or [2] except as noted.
- 1983 - Charlie - Charlie (Keyboards, Saxophone)
- 1983 - John Verity - Interrupted Journey (Keyboards)
- 1984 - Public Image Ltd. - This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get (Keyboards)
- 1984 - Keats (Synthesizer, Keyboards, Saxophone)
- 1984 - John Parr - John Parr (Keyboards)
- 1985 - The Alan Parsons Project - Vulture Culture (Synthesizer, Keyboards, Saxophone)
- 1985 - Ladyhawke - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Keyboards)
- 1985 - Sade - Diamond Life (Synthesizer)
- 1986 - Charlie - In Pursuit of Romance (Keyboards, Saxophone)
- 1986 - Eric Clapton - August (Synthesizer)
- 1986 - Peter Frampton - Premonition (Keyboards)
- 1986 - Nick Heyward - Postcards From Home (Keyboards, Saxophone)
- 1986 - John Parr - Running the Endless Mile (Keyboards)
- 1986 - Maxi Priest - Intentions (Horn, Keyboards)
- 1986 - The Alan Parsons Project - Stereotomy (Synthesizer, Keyboards, Saxophone)
- 1986 - Wham! - Music from the Edge of Heaven (Keyboards)
- 1986 - Zerra One - The Domino Effect (Keyboards)
- 1987 - The Alan Parsons Project - Gaudi (Synthesizer, Saxophone)
- 1987 - Jennifer Rush - Heart Over Mind (Bass, Keyboards, Saxophone)
- 1987 - Itchy Fingers - Quark (Synthesizer, Keyboards, Tenor Sax, Producer, Engineer)
- 1987 - Mick Jagger - Primitive Cool (Keyboards)
- 1987 - David Bowie - Glass Spider (Keyboards, Saxophone, Tambourine, Backing vocals)
- 1989 - Clive Griffin - Step by Step (Keyboards)
- 1989 - Walk on Fire - Blind Faith (Keyboards)
- 1990 - Paul Young - Other Voices (Keyboards)
- 1990 - Alan Parsons/Eric Woolfson - Freudiana (Synthesizer, Saxophone)
- 1991 - Boy George - The Martyr Mantras (Keyboards)
- 1991 - Foreigner - Unusual Heat (Keyboards)
- 1991 - Tina Turner - Simply the Best (Keyboards)
- 1991 - Rod Stewart - Vagabond Heart (Keyboards)
- 1991 - Seal - Seal (Keyboards)
- 1992 - Tashan - For the Sake of Love (Piano, Keyboards)
- 1992 - Bad Company - Here Comes Trouble (Keyboards)
- 1992 - Joan Armatrading - Square the Circle (Keyboards)
- 1992 - Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists (Keyboards)
- 1993 - Beverley Craven - Love Scenes (Keyboards)
- 1993 - Rick Astley - Body & Soul (Keyboards, Electric Piano, Synthesizer Bass, Wurlitzer)
- 1993 - The Beloved - Conscience (Keyboards, Hammond Organ)
- 1993 - Alan Parsons - Try Anything Once (Synthesizer, Saxophone)
- 1994 - Seal - Seal (Keyboards)
- 1994/95 - Alan Parsons - The Very Best Live (Keyboards, Saxophone)
- 1995 - World Liberty Concert (Keyboards, as part of the Alan Parsons Band)
- 1996 - Alan Parsons - On Air (Keyboards, Saxophone)
- 1996 - Tina Turner - Wildest Dreams (Keyboards, Drum Programming)
- 1997 - Vanessa-Mae - Storm (Keyboards, Programming)
- 1997 - The Man Who Knew Too Little - Original Soundtrack (Hammond Organ)
- 1997 - Psycho Motel - Welcome to the World (Keyboards)
- 1997 - Abbacadabra - Revival/Flight One (Producer)
- 1997 - Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love (Fender Rhodes)
- 1997 - Debbie Gibson - Deborah (Keyboards)
- 1997 - Gota - It's So Different Here (Keyboards)
- 1997 - S.A.S. Band - S.A.S. Band (Keyboards)
- 1998 - B*Witched - B*Witched (Organ)
- 1999 - James Galway - Un-Break My Heart (Keyboards, Programming)
- 1999 - Wendy Stark - Child of Transference (Keyboards)
- 1999 - Alan Parsons - The Time Machine (Keyboards)[7]
- 2000 - Abbacadabra - Revival/Flight Two (Producer)
- 2000 - James Galway - Love Song (Keyboards)
- 2000 - Arabian Nights - Original Television Soundtrack (Synthesizer Arrangements, Sound Design)
- 2001 - Russell Watson - The Voice (Keyboards, Programming)
- 2002 - Rick Astley - Keep It Turned On (Keyboards)
- 2017 - Phil Lanzon - If You Think I'm Crazy (Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Arrangements)[8]
As a composer:[6]
- Behind the Bike Sheds (9 episodes, 1985)
- Soft Toilet Seats: "Nothing to Lose" (1999)
- Being Considered: "Cuba Libre A" (2000)
- Harry Potter at the Castle: Magic at Midnight (TV Documentary, 2005)
- Homes Under The Hammer (59 episodes, 2008-09)
- MasterChef (23 episodes, 2010)
- MasterChef: The Professionals (17 episodes, 2010)
- Celebrity MasterChef (25 episodes, 2010-11)
- Junior MasterChef (24 episodes, 2012-14)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Biography: Richard Cottle". The Avenue Online. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Richard Cottle - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ↑ Rod Bennett, Manly Daily (January 11, 2016). "David Bowie tribute artist Jeff Duff saddened at the loss of influential performer". The Daily Telegraph (AU). Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ↑ Staff (September 26, 2014). "An 80s Experience to Remember". The Dominion Post. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ↑ Staff (December 13, 2015). "Touring show 'The Dire Straits Experience' to come to Egypt". Ahram Online. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Richard Cottle". IMDb. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
- ↑ The Time Machine CD booklet
- ↑ Marius Luehring (March 21, 2018). "LANZON, PHIL - IF YOU THINK I'M CRAZY, Der URIAH HEEP-Keyboarder kann's auch solo!". powermetal.de. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
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