| Morgan Fisher |
| Background information |
| Birth name |
Stephen Morgan Fisher |
| Born |
January 1, 1950 (1950-01-01) (age 57) |
| Origin |
 Mayfair, London |
| Years active |
1960s - present |
Associated
acts |
The
Love Affair
Morgan
Mott the Hoople |
| Website |
morgan-fisher.com |
Morgan Fisher (born Stephen Morgan Fisher, 1 January 1950, Mayfair, London) is a British
keyboard player / composer, and
is most known for being a member of Mott
the Hoople in the early 1970s. However his career has covered a wide
range of musical activities, and he is is still currently still active
in the music industry.
Career
From 1968 to 1970 Fisher played the organ
with the soul / pop band, The
Love Affair. They had a number one hit in 1968 with "Everlasting
Love", although this occurred prior to Fisher joining the outfit.
Between 1972 and 1973 he formed the progressive rock band called Morgan,
with singer
Tim
Staffell (the vocalist with the band Smile,
who later became Queen).
From 1973 to 1976, after a brief liaison with Third
Ear Band, he joined seminal British rock band, Mott
the Hoople, who were initially produced
by David
Bowie. In 1980 Fisher conceived and produced the unique Miniatures
- (51 one-minute tracks by Robert Fripp, Gavin
Bryars, Michael Nyman, The
Pretenders, XTC,
Penguin Cafe Orchestra,
Robert
Wyatt, The Damned etc). A sequel was
released in 2000. In addition he played with Queen on their 1982 tour
of Europe.
In Fisher 1985 moved to Japan, and started to make ambient and
improvised music. He became one of the leading TV commercial
music writers,
including songs written or arranged for Cat Power, Karin
Krog, Jose Feliciano and Zap Mama.
Japanese artists he has worked with include Yoko Ono, Dip
in the Pool, The Boom, Heat Wave, Kina Shoukichi, Haruomi Hosono and
Kokoo. He continues his varied career as keyboard player, producer,
composer, film
scorer, and photographer.
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