Lee Payne (bassist)
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Lee Payne is the founding bassist
and main songwriter
of the British
heavy metal
/power metal
band Cloven Hoof
. Payne is a self-taught musician and is the only member of Cloven Hoof to feature in every line-up of the band to date.
He started playing guitar at age of 17, but eventually switched to bass. His creative mind was and still is influenced by horror movies and science fiction.
Cloven Hoof was originally formed in the heart of the West Midlands, England in 1979. The group went through various line up changes until spring 1982 when the band line-up consisted of Payne on bass guitar, David Potter on vocals, Steve Rounds on lead guitar and Kevin Poutney on drums.
In the early days of Cloven Hoof the members, in keeping with their science fiction
theme, used one of the four elements
as a pseudonym
- Payne's was Air, but since the dissolution of the band's first stable line-up in the mid 1980s they decided to drop the stage name
s.
In the home studio: Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar - Fender USA Stratocaster - Line 6 Acoustic guitar - Line 6 Spider Guitar processor - Pro-tools G4 Apple mac system - Tascam Mixing desk - SM 58 Mike - Alesis Quadraverb - Boss compressor - Korg M1 Keyboard - Line 6 Bass Pod.
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...
and main songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
of the British
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
/power metal
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band Cloven Hoof
Cloven Hoof (band)
Cloven Hoof are a heavy metal band from Wolverhampton that was active from 1979 to 1990, and again from around 2000 onwards. The band were associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement, alongside bands such as Iron Maiden and Diamond Head...
. Payne is a self-taught musician and is the only member of Cloven Hoof to feature in every line-up of the band to date.
He started playing guitar at age of 17, but eventually switched to bass. His creative mind was and still is influenced by horror movies and science fiction.
Cloven Hoof was originally formed in the heart of the West Midlands, England in 1979. The group went through various line up changes until spring 1982 when the band line-up consisted of Payne on bass guitar, David Potter on vocals, Steve Rounds on lead guitar and Kevin Poutney on drums.
In the early days of Cloven Hoof the members, in keeping with their science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
theme, used one of the four elements
Four elements
Four elements may refer to:* Classical elements, such as air, fire, earth and water* 4 Elements, an album by Chronic Future* Group 4 element, one of the chemical elements in Group 4 of the periodic table...
as a pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
- Payne's was Air, but since the dissolution of the band's first stable line-up in the mid 1980s they decided to drop the stage name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
s.
Gear
On Stage:Spector Rex R5- Ampeg SVT Pro2 head and Ampeg Speakers - Roland GP5 Digital Bass Pedals - Triton ModuleIn the home studio: Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar - Fender USA Stratocaster - Line 6 Acoustic guitar - Line 6 Spider Guitar processor - Pro-tools G4 Apple mac system - Tascam Mixing desk - SM 58 Mike - Alesis Quadraverb - Boss compressor - Korg M1 Keyboard - Line 6 Bass Pod.