Knox Chandler
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Birth name | Knox Chandler |
Born | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | July 20, 1958
Occupation(s) | Musician |
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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
.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
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
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2003). The Great Indie Discography. Canongate. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ^ Hoffman, Wayne (June 7, 2003). "Gahan makes solo bow". Billboard. p. 16. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ^ "Dave Gahan". Pop Matters, Mike Prevatt, 08 Sep 2003
- ^ "Knox Chandler head of guitar". bimm.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2019
External links
- Knox Chandler at AllMusic
- Knox Chandler discography at Discogs