Eddie Rayner (born Anthony Edward Charles Rayner on November 19, 1952, Wellington, New Zealand), is a New Zealand musician who has played in bands such as Split Enz, Space Waltz, Crowded House, The Makers and 801. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Split Enz was a successful New Zealand band during the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and Singer-songwriter Neil Finn. 801 were an English Experimental rock band that were originally formed in 1976 for three live concerts by Phil Manzanera (guitars
He has also released two solo albums. The first, Horse, was an instrumental offering, recorded entirely at Rayner's home studio in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 The second was entitled Play it Straight, a play on a Philip Judd Split Enz song called Play it Strange that was a particular favourite of Rayner's during the mid- to late-1970s. Philip Judd is a singer/songwriter and one of New Zealand 's most acclaimed musicians perhaps best known for being one of the founders of Split Enz. Split Enz was a successful New Zealand band during the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. The song never made an album, but was played live when Judd rejoined the band in 1977. Play it Straight consisted of re-arranged and re-recorded versions of material gleaned from other New Zealand composers.
Rayner's keyboard talents were a notable part of the Split Enz sound. Paul McCartney caught one of their shows in 1979 and became a fan of the band, eventually inviting Rayner to play keyboards on his 1986 album, "Press to Play". Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Press to Play is an album by Paul McCartney released in 1 986. Rayner has also produced material for many artists including Models, Margaret Urlich, Margot Smith, and The Exponents, as well as two ENZSO concerts with Split Enz, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Models are an Alternative rock group from Melbourne, Australia, which formed in August 1978 and which went into hiatus in 1988 The Exponents are a New Zealand rock group They formed in 1981 as the Dance Exponents after vocalist Jordan Luck and guitarist Brian ENZSO was an orchestral project started by previous Split Enz keyboardist Eddie Rayner. Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa, ONZ, DBE, AC (ˈkiri ˈtɛ ˈkɑːnəwə born The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra ( NZSO) is the national orchestra of New Zealand.
During the late 90's Eddie Rayner decided to take the Split Enz songs to an orchestral setting. This sparked the idea for the Enzso project. ENZSO was an orchestral project started by previous Split Enz keyboardist Eddie Rayner. Along with his synth, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, some Newland Singers and some of his old mates from Split Enz, he created orchestral versions for Split Enz songs. The project ended between late 1999 and early 2000. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
Recently he has acted as Musical Director for the show New Zealand Idol, and participated in reunions of Split Enz and Space Waltz. Season one The show was hosted by TV presenter Dominic Bowden and the panel of judges consisted of Frankie Stevens, Fiona McDonald and Paul Ellis
More information can be found about Ed at http://www.myspace.com/eddierayner
References
- Chunn, Mike, Stranger Than Fiction: The Life and Times of Split Enz, GP Publications, 1992. ISBN 1-86956-050-7
- Bourke, Chris, Something So Strong, Macmillan Australia, 1997, ISBN 0-7329-0886-8
- Dix, John, Stranded in Paradise: New Zealand Rock and Roll, 1955 to the Modern Era, Penguin Books, 2005, ISBN 0-14-301953-8
- Eddie Rayner Bio
- Enzso project
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