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Lee Pomeroy

Lee Pomeroy
Lee Pomeroy with The English Rock Ensemble in 2010
Lee Pomeroy with The English Rock Ensemble in 2010
Background information
BornHoxton, London
OriginEast Sussex, England
Genres
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Bass
  • guitar
  • vocals
  • keyboards
Years active1997–present
Member of
Formerly of

Lee Pomeroy is an English musician, best known for performing bass guitar and backing vocals with several artists, including Jeff Lynne's ELO, It Bites, Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman, Take That, Steve Hackett and Chris Braide.[1] He has also worked with Take That's Gary Barlow as a solo artist.[2] Pomeroy is a member of Rick Wakeman's English Rock Ensemble and the progressive metal band Headspace, founded by Wakeman's son Adam and Damian Wilson.[3]

Biography

Pomeroy's first big break was in the progressive rock band Genaside 2 in 1997.[4] This led to him joining UK prog and electronic group Archive, with which he contributed, bass, guitar and mellotron.

Pomeroy has regularly performed with Rick Wakeman in the English Rock Ensemble.[5] Commonly with guitarist Dave Colquhoun with who he was also a part of the band Moondigger with Colquhoun on lead vocals and guitar, Pomeroy on bass, keyboards and backing vocals and Michael Bowes on drums and backing vocals.[6]

Pomeroy was recruited by musical director Mike Stevens to be part of the backing band for Take That when they reformed in 2005.[7] Pomeroy played bass alongside Stevens, guitarist Milton McDonald, drummer Donovan Hepburn, and keyboard players Bernie Smith and Marcus Byrne.[8]

Pomeroy joined It Bites in 2006, recording albums with the band including The Tall Ships.[9]

In the early 2000s, Pomeroy and Adam Wakeman (son of Rick Wakeman), who he played with in Rick Wakeman's English Rock Ensemble, discussed forming a band. They were joined by vocalist Damian Wilson, drummer Richard Brook and finally, in 2005, guitarist Pete Rinaldi.[10] The new band, Headspace, had their live debut in 2007, opening for Ozzy Osbourne (in whose backing band Adam Wakeman played). Their debut release was 2007's EP I Am.... Their first studio album, I Am Anonymous, took until 2012 due to conflicting work and family pressures.[11]

Pomeroy performed bass and Chapman Stick on Steve Hackett's 2012 album Genesis Revisited II. Pomeroy then went to perform bass, 12 string double neck, rhythm guitar and backing vocals on the Genesis Revisited tour.[12] Performances at the Hammersmith Apollo and Royal Albert Hall were recorded in the live albums Genesis Revisited: Live at Hammersmith and Royal Albert Hall.

After former ELO members Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy performed a successful concert at the Children In Need Rocks concert in 2013, with Mike Stevens as musical director, a request for ELO to reform caused Lynne to hire Stevens and the Take That backing band to perform at the BBC Radio 2's Hyde Park festival in 2014 with the BBC Concert Orchestra. Pomeroy has performed bass and backing vocals live with Jeff Lynne's ELO since 2014 including both of their tours.[13]

Pomeroy was also a member of the pop group This Oceanic Feeling collaborators Chris Braide (vocals, keyboards, guitars) and Ash Soan (drums),[14] they release one album called Universal Mind which featured him on bass, chapman stick and guitar.[15]

Pomeroy (second from right) performing with Yes ft. ARW.

Alongside Rick Wakeman, Pomeroy performed with Yes featuring Anderson, Rabin & Wakeman on bass guitar and backing vocals.[16] Pomeroy played with ARW on both of their tours (except on the 2017 Japanese and 2018 European legs, where he was deputised by fellow Jeff Lynne's ELO touring member and 10cc singer Iain Hornal).[17]

In 2022, Pomeroy joined Canterbury based progressive rock band Caravan after playing as a guest bass player on their 2021 album It’s None of Your Business.[18][19]

Pomeroy performed bass/vocals on the English Rock Ensemble spring 2022 tour with Hayley Sanderson on vocals, Dave Colquhoun on guitars, backing vocals, and Rick and Adam Wakeman (keyboards).[20]

Style

Pomeroy is primarily known as a bass guitarist, but also plays Chapman Stick, bass pedals, synth bass, double neck guitar / bass (with Steve Hackett), rhythm guitar and even the spoons.[2] Pomeroy performs bass guitar left-handed with left-handed instruments but stringed as a right-handed instrument.[21] Regarding learning to play, he said, "My brother had a bass guitar, and I used to pick it up and have a thrash around on it when he was at work.... I know this sounds weird - I didn’t actually learn it as such, because I could play the bass as soon as I picked it up. I never had to work out how to play it, or even how to hold it, even though it was upside-down because I’m left-handed.”[21] He has described Yes bassist Chris Squire as his hero,[21] and compares his sound to Squire, Geddy Lee and Paul McCartney.[2] He uses various equipment including:

Discography

Credits based on Discogs[22] and AllMusic.[23]

Solo Releases

  • 2001 – Ambient Collectio'n – With Various[24]
  • 2002 – funk – With Warren Bennett, John Cameron and Steve Emney
  • 2007 – Sold Out – With Martin Price

With Rick Wakeman

  • 2001 – Live From Buenos Aires – With the English Rock Ensemble[25]
  • 2001 – Out of the Blue – With the New English Rock Ensemble (bass)
  • 2003 – Out There – With the New English Rock Ensemble (bass)

With Archive

With Take That

With Headspace/Damian Wilson

With Steve Hackett

With Others

  • 1997 – Икра – Мумий Тролль (Bass)[25]
  • 1998 – Come As You Are [Single] – The King (Bass)[25]
  • 1998 – Gravelands – The King (Bass)[23]
  • 1998 – Flotation Toy Warning – Intravene (Appearance)
  • 1999 – Ad Finite – Genaside II (Band Member)[23]
  • 1999 – Another Sleepless Night – Jina (Bass)[25]
  • 2000 – Here We Go [Single] – Moonbaby (Bass)[25]
  • 2001 – A Tribute to Yes [Purple Pyramid] – Various (Bass)[25]
  • 2001 – Progressive Rock Anthems [St. Clair] – Various (Bass)[23][25]
  • 2001 – Progressive Rock Classics – Various (Bass)[23][25]
  • 2001 – Progressive Rock Epics – Various (Bass)[23][25]
  • 2001 – Every Song You Make, Vol. 1: Sting/Police Tribute - Various (Bass Guitar)[23][25]
  • 2004 – Finding Neverland [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Jan A.P Kaczmarek (Bass)[23]
  • 2008 – The Tall Ships – It Bites (Bass)[25]
  • 2009 – Piano Adagio – Various (Composition) [28]
  • 2010 – Smile – Voice In a Million (Bass)[23]
  • 2010 – Calling All the Heroes [Single] – It Bites (Bass, Backing Vocals)[25]
  • 2011 – It Happened One Night – It Bites (Bass)[25]
  • 2012 – Map of the Past – It Bites (Bass Guitar, Band Member)[23]
  • 2012 – Live in London – Terry Reid (Bass)[29]
  • 2013 – Nocturnal – Yuna (Bass)[23]
  • 2014 – Dreaming Of England – Downes Braide Association (Bass Guitar)[25]
  • 2015 – Suburban Ghosts – Downes Braide Association (Bass Guitar)[30]
  • 2015 – Universal Mind – This Oceanic Feeling (Producer, Electric Guitar, 5 String Bass, Bass, Chapmans Stick)[31]
  • 2015 – Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park – Jeff Lynne's ELO (Bass, Vocals)[32]
  • 2017 – Wembley or Bust – Jeff Lynne's ELO (Backing Vocals, Bass)[33]
  • 2018 – 50th Anniversary: Live at the Apollo – Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman (Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals)[23]
  • 2020 – In The Year 3073-Book II – Projekt Gemineye (Bass Guitar)[25]
  • 2021 – It's None Of Your Business – Caravan (guest bass)[34]
  • 2021 – A Silent War – SRMeixner (Sounds)[25]
  • 2021 –The Reality Of Zeros And Ones – Darby Todd (Bass)[25]

References

  1. ^ "Bio". Lee Pomeroy. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Lee Pomeroy on SoundBetter". SoundBetter. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ Ling, Dave (22 May 2022). "Headspace: the making of a modern prog supergroup". louder. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  4. ^ Davies, Claire (26 February 2014). "Lee Pomeroy: An insider's view of the session world". musicradar. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Lee Pomeroy". www.10538overture.dk. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  6. ^ Hudson, Martin (2 October 2020). "6 Questions with Lee Pomeroy and Dave Colquhoun". Spirit of Progressive Rock. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  7. ^ "BBC Music - BBC Introducing, Take That bassist Lee Pomeroy on synth pedals". BBC. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Take That Progress Tour". Roland. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  9. ^ Ewing, Jerry (5 March 2021). "It Bites announce the Tall Ships and Map of the Past reissues". loudersound. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  10. ^ "HEADSPACE Keyboardist Adam Wakeman - Life's A Scream With OZZY OSBOURNE". bravewords.com. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  11. ^ Ling, Dave (22 May 2022). "Headspace: The making of a modern prog supergroup". loudersound. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  12. ^ Nagy, Rob (2 November 2013). "Steve Hackett Revisits Genesis at Scottish Rite". The Mercury. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  13. ^ jason (17 October 2018). "Gig review: JEFF LYNNE'S ELO – Arena, Birmingham, 13 October 2018". Get Ready to ROCK!. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Christopher Braide Magical ThinkerTHIS OCEANIC FEELING". CHRISTOPHER BRAIDE. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  15. ^ Universal Mind - This Oceanic Feeling | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 23 May 2024
  16. ^ Tady, Scott (31 October 2016). "Yes, Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman prove they still have it at packed Byham Theater". Beaver County Times. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Iain Hornal on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  18. ^ Ewing, Jerry (18 August 2021). "Caravan announce brand new studio album for October". louder. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  19. ^ Barnes, Mike (8 October 2022). "The story of Caravan's It's None Of Your Business". louder. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  20. ^ Ewingpublished, Jerry (24 January 2022). "Rick Wakeman announces English Rock Ensemble UK tour". loudersound. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  21. ^ a b c McIverpublished, Joel (7 May 2018). "Lee Pomeroy: "To play these songs with Jon Anderson and Trevor Rabin is a dream come true"". MusicRadar. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Lee Pomeroy | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  24. ^ Various - Ambient Collection, retrieved 26 January 2022
  25. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "Lee Pomeroy". Discogs. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  26. ^ "Bassist Lee Pomeroy discusses working on Rick Wakeman's the Red Planet". May 2020.
  27. ^ "Damian Wilson releases lyric video for Once We're Gone". 9 August 2021.
  28. ^ Various - Adagios, retrieved 26 January 2022
  29. ^ Terry Reid - Live In London, retrieved 25 January 2022
  30. ^ Downes Braide Association - Suburban Ghosts, retrieved 25 January 2022
  31. ^ This Oceanic Feeling - Universal Mind, retrieved 25 January 2022
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  33. ^ "View Image". www.45worlds.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  34. ^ "Caravan Album Shows Warmth, Humour and Sensitivity, Tour Dates • Northern Life". 29 September 2021.
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