Phil Gould (musician)

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Phil Gould
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Phil Gould of Level 42 in San Francisco, California – 1986
Background information
Birth namePhilip Gabriel Gould
Born (1957-02-28) 28 February 1957 (age 67) Hong Kong
OriginIsle of Wight
Genres Rock, new wave
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • vocalist
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Drums
  • piano
  • vocals
Years active1979–present
Labels Polydor, Universal
Formerly of

Philip Gabriel Gould (born 28 February 1957) is a British drummer, songwriter and singer from the Isle of Wight in southern England. He founded the band Level 42 with Mark King.

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Career

Gould was born in Hong Kong, and studied percussion at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he met keyboardist Mike Lindup. Gould's first foray into the charts came with pop group M, drumming on their single "Pop Muzik", a number one single in the United States, and No. 2 hit in the UK. Gould also appeared on Top of the Pops with Roxy Music for their performance of "More Than This" and also in their promo video for this song.[ citation needed ]

Together with Mike Lindup, Mark King and Gould's guitarist brother Boon, he formed Level 42 and had several major hits, writing many of the lyrics and co-writing many songs. Their biggest selling albums were World Machine and Running in the Family . In 1987, the Gould brothers left Level 42, Phil citing nervous exhaustion and being unhappy with their new pop sound. Gould became a respected session musician.[ citation needed ]

Gould briefly returned as a studio drummer and principal lyricist on 1994's Forever Now album. However, dismayed by the record company's incompetence, he did not go on the road with the band for their Forever Now tour, and was quickly replaced as a live drummer by Gavin Harrison. [1]

In 2007, Gould contributed to the debut album Escapizm by Italian singer Diana Winter, co-writing and producing the tracks "Rain" and "Dream Alone", and playing drums. In 2009, Gould released his first solo album Watertight on the Bongo Saloon label. The album features contributions from Mike Lindup, Wally Badarou and Berenice Scott. In January 2009, Gould finally released the album Terraforming under the group name of Gould, Brown and Black. The album was initially made available via iTunes with a view to a CD release later in the year. In November 2013, Gould was busy with The-Bongo-Saloon project.[ citation needed ]

In 2021, Gould released the album Beautiful Wounds on Abbey Records, which includes contributions from singers Diana Winter, Keira Osment, Anji Hinke and Allison Mareek. It also includes the last recording made by his brother Boon Gould, who contributed a guitar solo to the track "The Russian Submariner". [2]

Discography

With M

With Level 42

With Gould, Brown and Black

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References

  1. ↑ "DrumLessons.com Free Drum Courses by Drumeo" . Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Phil Gould recalls working with Bowie and speaks about the tragic death of his brother". music-news.com. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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