Ceri James
Encyclopedia
Ceri James is a singer-songwriter
, record producer
, session musician
and one half of the pop group The Mountaineers. He is a classically trained pianist with a degree
in Music
from the University of Wales, Bangor. At present, he plays keyboards
for the pop group
The Ordinary Boys
. He is currently teaching at Rhyn Park School and Performing Arts College
as head of music.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, session musician
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
and one half of the pop group The Mountaineers. He is a classically trained pianist with a degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
in Music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
from the University of Wales, Bangor. At present, he plays keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
for the pop group
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
The Ordinary Boys
The Ordinary Boys
The Ordinary Boys are an English indie rock band from Worthing, in West Sussex, England. Originally named Next in Line, they were influenced by mod revival and Britpop music, as well as the bands Madness, The Specials, The Kinks and The Smiths...
. He is currently teaching at Rhyn Park School and Performing Arts College
Rhyn Park School and Performing Arts College
Rhyn Park School and Performing Arts College is a secondary school situated in St. Martin's, near Oswestry in the county of Shropshire, England. The school has about 350 students from the ages of 11-16. Rhyn Park School is a Performing Arts College, supplying facilities and education in Creative...
as head of music.