Chris Hughes (record producer)

Chris Hughes (record producer)

Chris Hughes (born Christopher Merrick Hughes, 3 March 1954,[1] in London, England) is a music producer and a former drummer for Adam and the Ants.[2]

Hughes, also known as "Merrick",[3] was educated at Emanuel School in London, and was a member of Adam and the Ants, also producing their albums, Kings of the Wild Frontier and Prince Charming.[4] Hughes was awarded Music Week’s "Producer of the Year" award for his work on the album, Kings of the Wild Frontier.[4] He co-wrote Tears for Fears' hit song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World",[4] and produced their first two albums, The Hurting and the platinum selling album Songs from the Big Chair.[4] Hughes also produced The Electric Soft Parade's debut album, Holes in the Wall, which was nominated for the Mercury Prize,[4] and Propaganda's 1234.[5] Hughes was also a member of Dalek I Love You, is credited as LinnDrum programmer on Peter Gabriel's single, "Shock the Monkey" and co-produced Gabriel's "Red Rain".

In February 1994 Hughes released Shift, his first solo album, which was re-released in July 2008.[4] Shift was a tribute to American minimalist composer, Steve Reich. In 1972, Hughes' father took him to London to see Reich's performance of Drumming. Hughes credits Reich as a driving influence in his career.[6] Shift uses fragments of Reich's work and "subjects it to subtle manipulations using the technology of recorded sound."[6]

References

  1. ^ Brainyhistory.com, 3 March births.
  2. ^ "Adam Ant - Pop Star". 13 December 2000. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A456022. Retrieved 17 February 2010. 
  3. ^ "Adam and the Ants". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/adam_and_the_ants/artist.jhtml. Retrieved 17 February 2010. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Chris Hughes". Helium Records. http://www.heliumrecords.co.uk/artists/chris-hughes.php. Retrieved 17 February 2010. 
  5. ^ "1234 - Propaganda". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/album/propaganda/1234/13778#/album/propaganda/1234/13778. Retrieved 17 February 2010. 
  6. ^ a b "Scott Duncan's classical aisle". The Orange County Register. 9 December 1994. 

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