Knox Chandler

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Knox Chandler
Background information
Birth nameKnox Chandler
Born (1958-07-20) July 20, 1958 (age 65)
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)
  • Guitar
  • Cello
  • Bass

Knox Chandler (born July 20, 1958) is an American musician. He is known primarily as a guitarist, but he also plays, cello, bass, and other instruments. He has worked extensively as a session musician.

Education

Chandler attended the Hammonasset School in Madison, CT and graduated from Bard College, in Annandale-On-Hudson, NY. He obtained a post-graduate certificate from the University of Sussex England from the British Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM).

Career

Chandler's career was launched in New York City's post punk/new wave era of the early 1980s. Aside from his career as an instrumentalist, he is known for his string arrangements and his compositional collaborations.

Chandler has worked with multiple artists and bands, including

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Collaborations

Chandler collaborated with Dave Gahan, of Depeche Mode, on his solo album Paper Monsters,[2] and played guitar during Gahan's 2003 Paper Monsters Tour in support of the album.[3]

He has also toured and collaborated with Eric Mingus; Bobby Previte; Chris Palmaro; Mars Williams; Maggie Estep;  He continues to work with Mingus, Previte and Williams.

Personal

In 2012, Chandler moved to

British Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM).[4]
In 2022, he returned to the United States and now lives in Connecticut.

Chandler's father, also Knox Chandler, was a physiologist and scientific researcher at Yale University and his mother, Caroline Chandler is an artist.  He has a son, Miles Chandler with his ex-wife, Laura Bloom, an art dealer.

References

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2003). The Great Indie Discography. Canongate. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  2. ^ Hoffman, Wayne (June 7, 2003). "Gahan makes solo bow". Billboard. p. 16. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  3. ^ "Dave Gahan". Pop Matters, Mike Prevatt, 08 Sep 2003
  4. ^ "Knox Chandler head of guitar". bimm.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2019

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