Graham Lewis
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Graham Lewis is an English
musician
.
Lewis is the bassist
with punk rock
/post-punk
band
Wire
, a band formed in 1976. On Wire's first studio album
Graham Lewis was credited as Lewis; he continued to be known by this abbreviation; however some subsequent record credits give his full name.
He worked on other music projects, such as Dome
(with fellow Wire member B.C. Gilbert
), Duet Emmo, P'o, Kluba Cupol, Ocsid (with Jean-Louis Huhta
), Where Everything Falls Out (with Kenneth Cosimo and Anna Livia Löwendahl-Atomic
), He Said Omala, and Halo. His solo
projects have been He Said
and Hox.
Graham studied textiles at Middlesex Polytechnic in London in the early seventies. He later switched to fashion but formed the band before he was able to have a substantial career in this world. The time at art school was very influential on his later music as he was able to go and see a range of bands (usually pub bands) including Kilburn and the High Roads, Ramones, Dr Feelgood etc.
Lewis currently lives in Uppsala
, Sweden
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
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Lewis is the bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
with punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
/post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
Wire
Wire (band)
Wire are an English rock band, formed in London in October 1976 by Colin Newman , Graham Lewis , Bruce Gilbert , and Robert Gotobed...
, a band formed in 1976. On Wire's first studio album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Graham Lewis was credited as Lewis; he continued to be known by this abbreviation; however some subsequent record credits give his full name.
He worked on other music projects, such as Dome
Dome (band)
Dome was a musical group consisting of Bruce Gilbert and Graham Lewis .-Background:...
(with fellow Wire member B.C. Gilbert
Bruce Gilbert
Bruce Gilbert is an English musician. One of the founding members of the influential and experimental art-punk band Wire, Gilbert branched out into electronic music, performance art, music production, and DJing during the band's extended periods of inactivity...
), Duet Emmo, P'o, Kluba Cupol, Ocsid (with Jean-Louis Huhta
Jean-Louis Huhta
Jean-Louis Huhta Patrik born 30 April 1965 in Gothenburg is a Swedish musician, drummer, producer and DJ.Huhta has a history in various Swedish bands going back through the mid 80s, ranging from punk and art-music to grindcore and funk....
), Where Everything Falls Out (with Kenneth Cosimo and Anna Livia Löwendahl-Atomic
Anna Livia Löwendahl-Atomic
Anna Livia Löwendahl-Atomic is an artist.Born in Stockholm in Sweden, Löwendahl-Atomic studied in England at Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, graduating in 1995...
), He Said Omala, and Halo. His solo
Solo album
A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...
projects have been He Said
He Said
He Said was the name used by Wire member Graham Lewis for his solo record releases in the 1980s.-Background:The first He Said album titled Hail was released by Mute Records in October 1986. It was produced by Graham Lewis and John Fyer and recorded at Blackwing Studios in London...
and Hox.
Graham studied textiles at Middlesex Polytechnic in London in the early seventies. He later switched to fashion but formed the band before he was able to have a substantial career in this world. The time at art school was very influential on his later music as he was able to go and see a range of bands (usually pub bands) including Kilburn and the High Roads, Ramones, Dr Feelgood etc.
Lewis currently lives in Uppsala
Uppsala
- Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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