Lionel Hicks
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Lionel Hicks began his career aged 15 as a drummer
for such bands as UFO
, Kid Wicked, Balance of Power
and Gene Loves Jezebel
.
After two decades of drumming, Hicks moved into music production, and his credits include United States of Mind (USM), Gypsy: A Musical Fable
, Teaser, Lady Luck, Kid Wicked, all of the Balance of Power
albums, and Tamrah Aeryn.
Hicks entered film production in 2004, producing the Balance of Power documentary Heathenology
(in which he also featured), and the music videos "Chemical Imbalance" for Balance of Power, and "Sateen in Mind" for Tamrah Aeryn.
Between January and April 2005, Hicks produced -the on-screen audio and music for the 2006 feature film Frank.
Since 2005, Hicks has established himself as both a film producer and audio producer on features and short films. His credits include Final Run, starring Norman Reedus
, Tommy Flanagan
and Frank Harper
, and the short film The Red Shoes, starring Beth Winslet
. In 2008 Hicks journeyed to Ibiza, Spain to produce And the Beat Goes On
starring Jimi Mistry
and directed by Steve Jaggi
.
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
for such bands as UFO
UFO (band)
UFO are an English heavy metal and hard rock band, who were formed in 1969. UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal...
, Kid Wicked, Balance of Power
Balance of Power (band)
Balance of Power are a British melodic progressive metal group, formed in 1995.-History:Balance of Power was formed in 1995 by keyboardist Ivan Gunn, along with a group of musicians from the London rock scene. One of their first line-ups featured drummer Lionel Hicks, bassist Chris Dale, vocalist...
and Gene Loves Jezebel
Gene Loves Jezebel
Gene Loves Jezebel are a gothic rock band from the early 1980s, now two separate bands of the same name, founded by identical twin brothers, Michael and Jay Aston .-Early years: 1980-1989:...
.
After two decades of drumming, Hicks moved into music production, and his credits include United States of Mind (USM), Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Gypsy is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with "the ultimate show business...
, Teaser, Lady Luck, Kid Wicked, all of the Balance of Power
Balance of Power (band)
Balance of Power are a British melodic progressive metal group, formed in 1995.-History:Balance of Power was formed in 1995 by keyboardist Ivan Gunn, along with a group of musicians from the London rock scene. One of their first line-ups featured drummer Lionel Hicks, bassist Chris Dale, vocalist...
albums, and Tamrah Aeryn.
Hicks entered film production in 2004, producing the Balance of Power documentary Heathenology
Heathenology
Heathenology is the first compilation album by British progressive rock band Balance of Power. It was released in 2005 and features a triple-pack DVD/CD that includes:* A 2-hour DVD of Balance of Power in concert in 2004...
(in which he also featured), and the music videos "Chemical Imbalance" for Balance of Power, and "Sateen in Mind" for Tamrah Aeryn.
Between January and April 2005, Hicks produced -the on-screen audio and music for the 2006 feature film Frank.
Since 2005, Hicks has established himself as both a film producer and audio producer on features and short films. His credits include Final Run, starring Norman Reedus
Norman Reedus
Norman Mark Reedus is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal as Murphy MacManus in the 1999 film The Boondock Saints as well as its 2009 sequel The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day and for the character of Daryl Dixon in the AMC television series The Walking Dead...
, Tommy Flanagan
Tommy Flanagan (actor)
Tommy Flanagan is a Scottish film and television actor.Flanagan was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the 3rd of five children. Flanagan's first television roles were in Screen One, 1992 and Taggart in 1993. Flanagan worked in Robert Carlyle's Raindog Theatre for three years before being cast in Braveheart...
and Frank Harper
Frank Harper
Frank Harper is a British actor and film producer. He is best known for his "Hard Man" roles, such as Billy Bright in The Football Factory , Dog in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels .-Career:...
, and the short film The Red Shoes, starring Beth Winslet
Beth Winslet
Beth Winslet is an English actress.She was born in Reading, Berkshire, and is the younger sister of Kate and Anna Winslet.-Biography:She attended Starmaker Theatre Company in Reading, Berkshire....
. In 2008 Hicks journeyed to Ibiza, Spain to produce And the Beat Goes On
And the Beat Goes On (film)
And The Beat Goes On is an English-language documentary film directed by Steve Jaggi and screened theatrically at numerous film and music festivals in 2009. And The Beat Goes On is set on the Mediterranean Island of Ibiza....
starring Jimi Mistry
Jimi Mistry
-Early life:Mistry, was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England to an Indian Hindu father and an Irish Roman Catholic mother. He was brought up a Roman Catholic and attended St. James' Catholic High in Cheadle Hulme before his family moved to Cardiff where he attended Radyr Comprehensive School...
and directed by Steve Jaggi
Steve Jaggi
Steve Jaggi is a British / Canadian film director best known for the documentary And The Beat Goes On. He is also an accomplished producer, having developed and overseen several films including the Vampire Horror Temptation and the feature length Dance Documentary London Tango as well as the short...
.