Chris Hughes (musician)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chris Hughes (born March 3, 1954 in London , England ; actually Christopher Merrick Hughes ), also known under the name Merrick , is a British drummer , percussionist and music producer from Liverpool.

Life

Chris Hughes started his career as a music producer in the late 1970s . In 1979 he produced the album "Compass Kum'pas" for the synthpop band Dalek I (Love You) , which was released in 1980. Hughes also played additional drum parts and percussion on this album. In 1980 he moved under the name Merrick to Adam And The Ants , for whom he played as second drummer and worked as a producer.

In 1982 Hughes left the "Ants". From then on, Chris Hughes concentrated on working as a music producer, often in collaboration with Ian Stanley .

From 1982 to 1989 Hughes was a producer and musician for the British new wave band Tears For Fears . In the early 1990s, Hughes played drums on some of the songs on Tori Amos ' debut album Little Earthquakes , which was released in 1992.

In 1994 Chris Hughes released his first solo CD Shift .

Discography

  • Adam And The Ants - Cartrouble (single release) - 1979 (production)
  • Adam And The Ants - Kick (B-side of "Cartrouble") - 1979 (production)
  • Adam And The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier - 1980 (drums & production)
  • Adam And The Ants - Prince Charming - 1981 (drums, brass arrangement & production)
  • Adam And The Ants - Goody Two Shoes (single release) - 1982 (drums & production)
  • Adam And The Ants - Red Scab (B-side of "Goody two shoes") - 1982 (drums & production)
  • Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days - 1983 (production)
  • Tears For Fears - The Hurting - 1982 (Production & Drum Programming)
  • Tears For Fears - Song From The Big Chair - 1983 (Production)
  • Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love - 1989 (drums)
  • Robert Plant - Fate Of Nations - 1993
  • Paul McCartney - Motor Of Love (from "Flowers in the Wind") - 1989
  • Peter Gabriel - Red Rain (from the album "So") (drum programming)
  • Peter Gabriel - No Way Out (from the album "Up") (drum programming)
  • Propaganda - 1234–1990 (production)
  • Howard Jones - Everlasting Love (from the album "Cross That Line") - 1989 (production)
  • Howard Jones - The Prisoner (from the album "Cross That Line") - 1989 (production)
  • Paul Young - Paul Young (Production)
  • Moya Brennan - Two Horizons (Production)
  • Bon Jovi - This Left Feels Right
  • Emma Townshend - Winterland
  • A-ha - Waiting For Her (from the album "East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon") (drums)
  • Def Leppard - Hello America (from the album "On Through The Night") (Synthesizer)
  • Enya - Watermark - (from album "Enya") (drums)
  • Enya - Storms In Africa - (from album "Enya") (drums)
  • Merrick And Tibbs - Call Of The Wild - 1982
  • Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes - 1992 (drums)
  • Red Box - Lean On Me - 1985 (production)
  • Rick Ocasek - This Side Of Paradise - 1986 (Production)
  • Robert Plant - Fate Of Nations - 1993 (production & partly drums)

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Hughes, Chris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Merrick (stage name); Christopher Merrick, Hughes (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British drummer, percussionist and music producer
DATE OF BIRTH March 3, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH London