Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel at Chateau Neuf, Oslo, Norway, 31 August 1978. Chateau Neuf is a building in Oslo that houses Det Norske Studentersamfund, (The Norwegian Students' Society including cafes bars performance centers and other facilities (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Photo: Helge Øverås
Background information
Born	13 February 1950 (1950-02-13) (age 58)
Origin	Chobham, Surrey, England
Genre(s)	Progressive rock, rock, world
Occupation(s)	Musician, record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, keyboards, flute, drums, bass guitar, harmonica
Years active	1967 – present
Label(s)	Geffen, Real World
Associated acts	Genesis
Website	petergabriel.com

Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Chobham,^[1] Surrey, England) is an English musician. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Not to be confused with Cobham Surrey. Chobham Surrey is a village in NW Surrey, England. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians 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 In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The flute is a Musical instrument of the Woodwind family Unlike other woodwind instruments a flute is a Reedless wind instrument that produces its A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Real World Records is a record label started in 1989 by Peter Gabriel to help promote World music. Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Not to be confused with Cobham Surrey. Chobham Surrey is a village in NW Surrey, England. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 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 He first came to fame as the lead vocalist of the progressive rock group Genesis. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. More recently he has focused on producing and promoting world music and pioneering digital distribution methods for music. The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians He has also been involved in various humanitarian efforts.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Genesis 2.1 The departure 3 Solo career 3.1 The "untitled era" 3.2 The hit years: So, Passion, Us 3.3 Later albums 3.4 Musicians and collaborators 4 WOMAD and other projects 5 Humanitarian initiatives 6 Soundtracks 7 Personal life 8 Recent work and appearances 9 Other info 10 Discography 11 See also 12 References 13 External links

Early life

His father was an electrical engineer and his mother, from a musical family, taught him to play the clarinet at an early age. He attended Cable House, a private preparatory school in Woking, Surrey, then Charterhouse School from 1963. Charterhouse, originally Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse, is a prominent boys independent or public school as they're known in Britain between

Genesis

Main article: Genesis (band)

Gabriel founded Genesis in 1967 with fellow Charterhouse School pupils Tony Banks, Anthony Phillips, Mike Rutherford, and drummer Chris Stewart. Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Anthony George "Tony" Banks (born 27 March 1950 is an English Songwriter, Pianist /keyboard player and guitarist Anthony Edwin "Ant" Phillips (b 23 December 1951 Chiswick, West London) is an English musician best known as a founding member of the Michael John Cleote Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950 in Guildford, Surrey) is an English Musician. Chris Stewart was the original drummer and a founding member of Genesis. The name of the band was suggested by fellow Charterhouse alumnus, the pop music impresario Jonathan King who produced their first album From Genesis to Revelation. Jonathan King (born Kenneth George King, 6 December 1944 London, England) is a British Singer, Songwriter, TV personality From Genesis to Revelation was the first album by Genesis, released in March 1969 on Decca Records in England (London Records in North America

A lover of soul music, Gabriel was influenced by many different sources in his way of singing, mainly Otis Redding and other soul singers. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Otis Ray Redding Jr ( September 9, 1941 December 10, 1967) was an American soul singer He also played the flute on Cat Stevens' Mona Bone Jakon album in 1970. Mona Bone Jakon is an album by singer/songwriter Cat Stevens.

Genesis drew some attention in England and eventually also in Italy, Belgium, Germany and other European countries, largely due to Gabriel's flamboyant stage presence, which involved numerous bizarre costume changes and comical, dreamlike stories told as the introduction to each song (originally Gabriel developed these stories solely to cover the time between songs that the rest of the band would take tuning their instruments). Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The concerts made extensive use of black light with the normal stage lighting subdued or off. Ultraviolet ( UV) light is Electromagnetic radiation with a Wavelength shorter than that of Visible light, but longer than X-rays A backdrop of fluorescing white sheets and a comparatively sparse stage made the band into a set of silhouettes, with Gabriel's fluorescent costume and makeup the only other sources of light.

Among Gabriel's many famous costumes (which he developed to visualise the musical ideas of the band and to get them press coverage) were "Batwings" (for the usual opening number, "Watcher of the Skies"), "The Flower" (worn for "Supper's Ready", from Foxtrot), "Magog" (also worn for "Supper's Ready", from Foxtrot), "Britannia" (worn for "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight", from Selling England by the Pound), "The Old Man" (worn for "The Musical Box", from Nursery Cryme), "Rael" (the protagonist of the album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway), and "The Slipperman" (worn during "The Colony of Slippermen", also from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway). Watcher of the Skies is the first track on Genesis ' 1972 album Foxtrot. Supper's Ready is a song by the band Genesis. A recorded version appeared on their 1972 album Foxtrot, and the band performed the song regularly on Foxtrot is the fourth studio album by British Progressive rock band Genesis and the second from the "classic" lineup of Peter Gabriel "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" is the first track on the Genesis album Selling England by the Pound, released in 1973 Selling England by the Pound is the fifth studio album by the Progressive rock band Genesis and was recorded and released in 1973 The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (sometimes called simply The Lamb) is a double concept album recorded and released in 1974 by the British

Backing vocals in Genesis during Gabriel's tenure in the band were usually handled by bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford, keyboardist/guitarist Tony Banks, and (most prominently) drummer Phil Collins, who — after a long search for a replacement — eventually became Genesis's lead singer after Gabriel left the band in 1975. Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists

The departure

Gabriel's departure from Genesis (which stunned fans of the group and left many commentators wondering if the band could survive) was the result of a number of factors. His stature as the lead singer of the band, and the added attention garnered by his flamboyant stage personae, led to tensions within the band. Genesis had always operated more or less as a collective, and Gabriel's burgeoning public profile led to fears within the group that he was being unfairly singled out as the creative hub of the group.

Tensions were heightened by the ambitious album and tour of the concept work The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, a Gabriel-created concept piece which saw him taking on the lion's share of the lyric writing. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (sometimes called simply The Lamb) is a double concept album recorded and released in 1974 by the British During the writing and recording of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Gabriel was approached by director William Friedkin, allegedly because Friedkin had found Gabriel's short story in the liner notes to Genesis Live interesting. William Friedkin (born August 29 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is an Academy Award-winning American movie and television director Genesis Live is the first live album released by Progressive rock group Genesis in 1973 (see 1973 in music) Gabriel's interest in a film project with Friedkin was another contributing factor in his decision to leave Genesis. The decision to quit the band was made before the tour supporting The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, but Gabriel stayed with the band until the conclusion of that tour. Though tensions were high, both Gabriel and the remaining members of Genesis have stated publicly that Gabriel left the band on good terms, supported by the fact that he officially left 8 months after telling the band it was time for him to move on.

The breaking point came with the difficult pregnancy of Gabriel's wife, Jill, and birth of their first child, Anna. When he opted to stay with his sick daughter and wife rather than go record and tour, the resentment from the rest of the band led Gabriel to conclude that he had to leave the band. "Solsbury Hill", Gabriel's début single as a solo artist, was written specifically about his departure from Genesis. " Solsbury Hill " is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel, about a Spiritual experience atop Solsbury Hill in Somerset, England . ^[2]

Solo career

Gabriel refused to title any of his first four solo albums, which were all labelled Peter Gabriel using the same typeface, but which featured different cover art. He wanted them to be considered similar to consecutive issues of a magazine instead of individual works. They are usually differentiated by number in order of release (I, II, III), or by sleeve design, with the first three solo albums often referred to as Car, Scratch and Melt respectively, in reference to their cover artwork. Peter Gabriel is the first album Peter Gabriel recorded after leaving the Progressive rock band Genesis, and the first of four with the Peter Gabriel is the second solo album by the British singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel, released in 1978 Peter Gabriel (1980 is Peter Gabriel 's third eponymous album. His fourth solo album, also called Peter Gabriel in the UK, was titled Security in the U. Peter Gabriel (1982 is the fourth album released by the British Progressive rock musician Peter Gabriel. S. at the behest of Geffen Records.

After acquiescing to distinctive titles, Gabriel used a series of 2-letter words to title his next three albums: So, Us, and Up. His most recent greatest hits compilation is titled Hit; within the two-CD package, disc one is labelled "Hit" and disc two is labelled "Miss". A greatest hits album (sometimes referred to as a " best of " album is a Compilation album of successful previously released Songs by a particular

The "untitled era"

Gabriel recorded his first self-titled solo album in 1976 and 1977 with producer Bob Ezrin. Peter Gabriel is the first album Peter Gabriel recorded after leaving the Progressive rock band Genesis, and the first of four with the Bob Ezrin (born 1949 in Toronto Ontario) is a Musician and Record producer. His first solo success came with the single "Solsbury Hill", an autobiographical piece expressing his thoughts on leaving Genesis. " Solsbury Hill " is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel, about a Spiritual experience atop Solsbury Hill in Somerset, England Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists In it, he sings, "My friends would think I was a nut. . . ", alluding to his decision to begin a period of self-exploration and reflection, while he grew cabbages, carrots, parsnips, broccoli and a wide range of other garden vegetables, played the piano for long hours, practised yoga and biofeedback, and spent time with his family. Yoga ( Sanskrit: योग, IAST: yóga, joːgə refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India, to the Biofeedback is a form of Alternative medicine that involves measuring a subject's quantifiable bodily functions such as Blood pressure, Heart rate, Although mainly happy with the music, Gabriel felt that the album, and especially the track "Here Comes the Flood" was over-produced. Sparser versions can be heard on Robert Fripp's Exposure, and on Gabriel's greatest hits compilation Shaking the Tree (1990). Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a Guitarist, Composer and a Record Exposure is a Rock music solo album by guitarist Robert Fripp, best-known as the only constant member of the Progressive rock band Shaking the Tree Sixteen Golden Greats was released in 1990 as Peter Gabriel 's first "greatest hits" album including songs from his first solo

Gabriel worked with guitarist Robert Fripp (of King Crimson fame) as producer of his second solo LP, in 1978. Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a Guitarist, Composer and a Record King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969 Peter Gabriel is the second solo album by the British singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel, released in 1978 This album was leaner, darker and more experimental, and yielded decent reviews, but no major hits.

Gabriel's third album, released in 1980, arose as a collaboration with Steve Lillywhite, who also produced early albums by U2. Steve Lillywhite (born 1955 is a Grammy Award -winning English music producer Early career Lillywhite entered the music industry in It was notable for the hit singles "Games Without Frontiers" and "Biko", for Gabriel's new interest in world music (especially for percussion), and for its bold production, which made extensive use of recording tricks and sound effects. " Biko " is a Protest song by British rock musician Peter Gabriel. While some credit Gabriel's third album as being the first LP to use the now-famous "gated drum" sound, invented by engineer Hugh Padgham and Gabriel's old Genesis band-mate Phil Collins, the honour actually belongs to XTC's "Drums And Wires", which was engineered by Padgham and released in 1979. Gated reverb is an audio processing technique that is applied to recordings of drums (or live sound reinforcement of drums in a PA system) to make the drums sound powerful and Hugh Padgham is a British Record producer. He has won a string of awards including four Grammys with Producer of the Year and Engineer of the Year amongst them Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer XTC was a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005 Drums and Wires is an XTC album released on August 17 1979. It reached No Nonetheless, Collins played drums on several tracks, including the opener, "Intruder", which featured the reverse-gated, cymbal-less drum kit sound which Collins would make famous on his single "In the Air Tonight" and through the rest of the 1980s. " In the Air Tonight " is a song by Phil Collins which first appeared on his 1981 album Face Value. The massive, distinctive hollow sound arose through some experiments by Collins and Padgham. Gabriel had requested that his drummers use no cymbals in the album's sessions, and when he heard the result from Collins and Padgham, he asked Collins to play a simple pattern for several minutes, then built "Intruder" on it.

Arduous and occasionally damp recording sessions at his rural English estate in 1981 and 1982, with co-producer/engineer David Lord, resulted in Gabriel's fourth LP release (Security), on which Gabriel took more production responsibility. It was one of the first commercial albums recorded entirely to digital tape (using a Sony mobile truck), and featured the early, extremely expensive Fairlight CMI sampling computer, which had already made its first brief appearances on the previous album. The Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument was the first polyphonic digital sampling Synthesizer. Gabriel combined a variety of sampled and deconstructed sounds with world-beat percussion and other unusual instrumentation to create a radically new, emotionally charged soundscape. Furthermore, the sleeve art consisted of inscrutable, video-based imagery. Despite the album's peculiar sound, odd appearance, and often disturbing themes, it sold well and had a hit single in "Shock the Monkey", which also became a groundbreaking music video. " Shock the Monkey " is a 1982 song by Peter Gabriel. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics

Gabriel toured extensively for each of his albums. Initially, he pointedly eschewed the theatrics that had defined his tenure with Genesis. For his second solo tour, his entire band shaved their heads. But, by the time of Security, he began involving elaborate stage props and acrobatics which had him suspended from gantries, distorting his face with Fresnel lenses and mirrors, and wearing unusual make-up. A Fresnel lens (pronounced or) is a type of lens invented by French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel.

His 1982-83 tour included a section opening for David Bowie. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Recordings of this tour were released as the double LP Plays Live The stage was set for Gabriel's critical and commercial breakout with his next studio release So which was in production for almost three years. Plays Live is the first live and fifth album overall released by British rock musician Peter Gabriel. So is the fifth studio album (and seventh album overall by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, released in 1986 During the recording and production of the album Gabriel found time to work on the film soundtrack for Alan Parker's 1984 feature Birdy, which consisted of new material as well as remixed instrumental tracks from his previous studio album. Sir Alan William Parker, CBE (born 14th February, 1944) is a British Film director, producer, Writer, and

The hit years: So, Passion, Us

Although he had already achieved critical, and some commercial, solo success (e. g. "Games Without Frontiers" from his third album and "Shock the Monkey" from his fourth), Gabriel achieved his greatest popularity with songs from the 1986 So album, highlights being the '60s-tinged pop and suggestiveness of "Sledgehammer" (a #1 smash in the US, knocking Genesis's Invisible Touch off of the top spot), "Big Time", the ballad "Don't Give Up" with Kate Bush about the devastation of unemployment, and the love song "In Your Eyes". " Games Without Frontiers " is a hit 1980 single by Peter Gabriel, released on his third self-titled solo album. " Shock the Monkey " is a 1982 song by Peter Gabriel. So is the fifth studio album (and seventh album overall by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, released in 1986 " Sledgehammer " is a hit song by Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So. Invisible Touch is the thirteenth studio album by Genesis, released in 1986 " Big Time " is a song by Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So (see 1986 in music) " Don't Give Up " is a duet recorded by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush for Gabriel's album So. Kate Bush (born Catherine Bush on 30 July 1958 is an English singer songwriter musician and Record producer. " In Your Eyes " is a hit rock/pop single from Peter Gabriel 's 1986 Album So. "In Your Eyes" later became ingrained in pop culture in a scene where it is played on John Cusack's boom box in the 1989 film Say Anything.... John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American Film actor and Screenwriter. Gabriel co-produced So with Daniel Lanois, also known for his work with U2. Daniel Lanois (born September 19, 1951 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian Record producer and Singer-songwriter

Gabriel's song "Sledgehammer" which dealt specifically about sex and sexual relations, was accompanied by a much lauded music video, which was a collaboration with director Stephen R. " Sledgehammer " is a hit song by Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics Johnson, Aardman Animations, and the Brothers Quay. Aardman Animations Ltd, also known as Aardman Studios, is an Academy Award -winning British Animation studio based in Bristol, Stephen and Timothy Quay (born 17 June 1947 in Norristown Pennsylvania, United States) are American identical twin brothers better known The video won numerous awards at the 1987 MTV Music Video Awards, and set a new standard for art in the music video industry. The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year A follow-up video for the song "Big Time" also broke new ground in music video animation and special effects. " Big Time " is a song by Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So (see 1986 in music) The song is a story of "what happens to you when you become a little too successful" in Gabriel's words.

Gabriel played a prominent role in supporting Amnesty International at this time, appearing on the 1986 U. Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to S. A Conspiracy of Hope Tour and on the 1988 worldwide Human Rights Now! Tour. A Conspiracy of Hope was a short tour of six Benefit concerts on behalf of Amnesty International that took place in the United States during June 1986 Human Rights Now! was a worldwide tour of twenty Benefit concerts on behalf of Amnesty International that took place over six weeks in 1988

In 1989, Gabriel released Passion, the soundtrack for Martin Scorsese's movie The Last Temptation of Christ. Passion Music for The Last Temptation of Christ is a musical album released in 1989 by Peter Gabriel. The Last Temptation of Christ is a 1988 film directed by Martin Scorsese. For this work Gabriel received his first Grammy Award, in the category of Best New Age Performance. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences He also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score - Motion Picture. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner

Following this, Gabriel recorded Us in 1992 (also co-produced with Daniel Lanois), an album in which he explored the pain of recent personal problems; his failed first marriage, his relationship with Rosanna Arquette, and the growing distance between him and his first daughter. Us is the sixth studio album (and ninth album overall by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, originally released in 1992 Rosanna Lauren Arquette (born August 10 1959 is a Golden Globe -nominated American actress Film director, and Film producer.

Gabriel's introspection within the context of the album Us can be seen in the first single release "Digging in the Dirt" directed by John Downer. Us is the sixth studio album (and ninth album overall by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, originally released in 1992 Accompanied by a disturbing video featuring Gabriel covered in snails and various foliage, this song made reference to the psychotherapy which had taken up much of Gabriel's time since the previous album. Gabriel describes his struggle to get through to his daughter in "Come Talk To Me" directed by Matt Mahurin, which featured backing vocals by Sinéad O'Connor. Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (ʃɪˈneɪd oʊˈkɒnɚ (born 8 December 1966 is a Grammy Award winning Irish singer and songwriter O'Connor also lent vocals to "Blood of Eden", directed by Nichola Bruce and Michael Coulson, the third single to be released from the album and again dealing with relationship struggles, this time going right back to Adam's rib for inspiration. " Blood of Eden "' is the third single from Peter Gabriel 's 1992 album Us. The result was one of Gabriel's most personal albums, though one with less success than So, reaching #2 in the album chart on both sides of the Atlantic, and making modest chart impact with the singles "Digging in the Dirt" and the funkier "Steam" which evoked memories of "Sledgehammer". ---- "Steam" is the second single from Peter Gabriel 's 1992 album Us. " Sledgehammer " is a hit song by Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So. He followed the release of the album with a world tour (with Paula Cole filling O'Connor's vocal role) and accompanying double CD and DVD Secret World Live in 1994. Paula Cole (born April 5, 1968 in Rockport, Massachusetts) is an American Singer / Songwriter. Secret World Live is the second live and tenth album overall released by Peter Gabriel, in 1994

Peter Gabriel employed an innovative approach in the marketing of the "US" album. Not wanting to only feature images of himself, he asked artist filmmakers Nichola Bruce and Michael Coulson to coordinate a marketing campaign using contemporary artists. Artists such as Helen Chadwick, Rebecca Horn, Nils-Udo, Andy Goldsworthy, David Mach and Yayoi Kusama, collaborated to create original artworks for each of the 11 songs on the multi-million selling CD. Helen Chadwick (1953 – March 15, 1996) was a British Artist. Rebecca Horn ( 24 March, 1944, Michelstadt) is a German Installation artist most famous for her body modifications such as Einhorn Andy Goldsworthy (born 26 July 1956 is a British sculptor, Photographer and environmentalist living in Scotland who produces David Mach (born 20 March 1956) is a Scottish sculptor and installation artist Coulson and Bruce documented the process on Hi-8 video. Bruce left Real World and Coulson continued with the campaign, using the documentary background material as the basis for a promotional EPK, the long form video All About Us and the interactive CD-ROM Xplora.

Gabriel won three more Grammy Awards, all in the genre of Music Videos. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences He won the Best Music Video - Short Form Grammy in 1992 and 1993 for the videos to "Digging in the Dirt" and "Steam" respectively. Gabriel also won the 1995 Grammy for Best Music Video - Long Form for his Secret World Live video.

Later albums

After five years of not releasing any new music, Gabriel re-emerged with OVO, a soundtrack for the live Millennium Dome Show in London in 2000, and Long Walk Home, the music from the Australian movie Rabbit-Proof Fence, early in 2002. OVO is a soundtrack for the Millennium Dome Show in London that was composed by Peter Gabriel. The Millennium Dome Show was a multimedia Cirque du Soleil -esque show created specifically for the year 2000 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Long Walk Home Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence is the third soundtrack and twelfth album overall released by the British musician Peter Gabriel. Rabbit-Proof Fence is a 2002 Australian Drama film based on the book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington This soundtrack also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score - Motion Picture. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner

In September 2002, Gabriel released Up, his first full-length studio album in a decade. Up (2002 is the seventh studio and thirteenth album overall released by the British Progressive rock musician Peter Gabriel. Entirely self-produced, Up returned to some of the themes of his work in the late '70s and early '80s. Three singles failed to make an impression on the charts -- in part because almost every track exceeded six minutes in length, with multiple parts -- but the album sold well globally, as Gabriel continued to draw from a loyal fan base from his almost forty years in the music business. Up was followed by a world tour and a live concert DVD, featuring his daughter Melanie Gabriel on backing vocals. Melanie Gabriel (born 1976) is the second daughter of recording artist Peter Gabriel and his then-wife Jill Moore

Musicians and collaborators

Gabriel has worked with a relatively stable crew of musicians and recording engineers throughout his solo career. Bass and Stick player Tony Levin, for example, has appeared on every Peter Gabriel studio album (except Passion and Long Walk Home) and has performed on every Gabriel solo tour. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The Chapman Stick is an electric Musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s Tony Levin (born June 6 1946, Boston Massachusetts) is an American Bass guitarist Levin is best-known for his work with Progressive Guitar player David Rhodes has been Gabriel’s guitarist of choice since 1979. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles David Rhodes is an English guitarist songwriter and composer He was born 2 May 1956 in London, the third of five children to Philip and Elizabeth a doctor and a homemaker Prior to So, Jerry Marotta was Gabriel's preferred drummer, both in the studio and on the road. Jerry Marotta (born 6 February 1956, Cleveland, Ohio) is a Drummer currently residing in Woodstock, New York A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion (For the So and Us albums and tours, Marotta was replaced by Manu Katché, who was then replaced by Ged Lynch on parts of the Up album and all of the subsequent tour. Manu Katché is a French musician born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés on October 27 1958 of ivorian origin ) Gabriel is known for choosing top-flight collaborators, from co-producers such as Ezrin, Fripp, Lillywhite, and Lanois to musicians such as L. Shankar, Trent Reznor, Youssou N'Dour, Larry Fast, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Sinéad O'Connor, Kate Bush, Paula Cole, John Giblin, Peter Hammill, Papa Wemba, Manu Katché, Bayete, and Stewart Copeland. Lakshminarayanan Shankar (born April 26 1950) also known as L Trent Reznor (born Michael Trent Reznor on May 17 1965 is an American Musician, singer producer, and Multi-instrumentalist. Youssou N'Dour (jusun̩ˈduːʀ (born October 1, 1959 in Dakar) is a Senegalese Singer and Percussionist. Larry Fast (Lawrence R Fast is a Synthesizer expert and composer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ( نصرت فتح على خاں, born October 13 1948, died August 16, 1997) was a Pakistani Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (ʃɪˈneɪd oʊˈkɒnɚ (born 8 December 1966 is a Grammy Award winning Irish singer and songwriter Kate Bush (born Catherine Bush on 30 July 1958 is an English singer songwriter musician and Record producer. Paula Cole (born April 5, 1968 in Rockport, Massachusetts) is an American Singer / Songwriter. John Giblin is an internationally renowned session Bassist who has worked with artists such as- Metro Joan Armatrading For the journalist and writer see Pete Hamill. Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (born 5 November, 1948, in Ealing, west Papa Wemba was born Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Thabani Kikumba in 1949 in Lubefu ( Kasai - DR Congo) Manu Katché is a French musician born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés on October 27 1958 of ivorian origin Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American Musician, best known as the Drummer for the band The

Over the years, Gabriel has collaborated with singer Kate Bush several times; Bush provided backing vocals for Gabriel's "Games Without Frontiers" and "No Self Control" in 1980, and female lead vocal for "Don't Give Up" (a Top 10 hit in the UK) in 1986, and Gabriel appeared on her television special. Kate Bush (born Catherine Bush on 30 July 1958 is an English singer songwriter musician and Record producer. Their duet of Roy Harper's "Another Day" was discussed for release as a single, but never appeared. For the comic book character see Roy Harper (comics Roy Harper (born June 12, 1941) is an English

He also collaborated with Laurie Anderson on two versions of her composition "Excellent Birds" - one for her 1984 album Mister Heartbreak, and a slightly different version called "This is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" which appeared on cassette and CD versions of So. Laurie Anderson (born Laura Phillips Anderson, on June 5 1947 in Glen Ellyn Illinois) is an American experimental Performance artist and Mister Heartbreak is the second album by Avant-garde artist Laurie Anderson, released in 1984 The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound In 1987, when presenting Gabriel with an award for his music videos, Anderson related an occasion in which a recording session had gone late into the night and Gabriel's voice began to sound somewhat strange, almost dreamlike. It was discovered that he had fallen asleep in front of the microphone, but had continued to sing.

In 1998 Gabriel appeared on the soundtrack of Babe: Pig in the City, not as a composer, but as the singer of the song "That'll Do", written by Randy Newman. Babe Pig in the city is the 1998 Sequel to the Film Babe. It occurs in the fictional city of Metropolis Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman (born November 28 1943 is an Academy Award –winning American Singer/songwriter, arranger, Composer The song was nominated for an Academy Award, and Gabriel and Newman performed it at the following year's Oscar telecast. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Many who saw him on that broadcast didn't recognize him, since his hair had greyed and thinned since his most recent tour several years earlier. He performed a similar soundtrack appearance for the 2004 film Shall We Dance?, singing a cover version of "The Book of Love" by The Magnetic Fields. Shall We Dance? is an American motion picture released in 2004. The Magnetic Fields is a band led by New York City singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt.

Gabriel has also appeared on Robbie Robertson's self-titled album, singing on "Fallen Angel"; co-written two Tom Robinson singles; and appeared on Joni Mitchell's 1988 album Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm, on the track "My Secret Place". Robbie Robertson (born Jaime Robert Klegerman, 5 July 1943 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Songwriter, Tom Robinson (born June 1, 1950, in Cambridge) is an English singer/ Songwriter and broadcaster probably best-known Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7 1943) is a Canadian Musician, Songwriter, and

In addition, Gabriel has appeared on Angelique Kidjo's 2007 album Djin Djin, singing on the song "Salala". Angélique Kidjo is a Grammy Award -winning Beninese Singer-songwriter, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative Music videos Djin Djin is the eighth Studio album by Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo, released on April 27, 2007 (see 2007

WOMAD and other projects

Gabriel has been interested in world music for many years, with the first musical evidence appearing on his third album. The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians This influence has increased over time, and he is the driving force behind the WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) movement. World of Music Arts and Dance ( WOMAD) is a festival started in Shepton Mallet, England in 1982 He created the Real World Studios and record label to facilitate the creation and distribution of such music by various artists, and he has worked to educate Western culture about the work of such musicians as Yungchen Lhamo, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Youssou N'dour. Real World Studios is the high-tech recording studio in Box Wiltshire, associated with the Real World Records Ltd Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ( نصرت فتح على خاں, born October 13 1948, died August 16, 1997) was a Pakistani Youssou N'Dour (jusun̩ˈduːʀ (born October 1, 1959 in Dakar) is a Senegalese Singer and Percussionist. He has a long-standing interest in human rights, and launched WITNESS [1], a nonprofit which trains human rights activists to use video and online technologies to expose human rights abuses. Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled WITNESS is a New York based Non-profit organization that uses video and online technologies to expose Human rights violations In 2006 his work with WITNESS and his long standing support of peace and human rights causes was recognized by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates with the Man of Peace award. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor The title Man of Peace was created in 1999 by the annual World Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in Rome.

In the 1990s, with Steve Nelson of Brilliant Media and director Michael Coulson, he developed advanced multimedia CD-ROM-based entertainment projects, creating the acclaimed Xplora (the world's largest selling music CD-ROM), and subsequently the EVE CD-ROM. Multimedia is media and content that utilizes a combination of different content forms. EVE was a music and art adventure game directed by Michael Coulson and co-produced by the Starwave Corporation in Seattle; it won the prestigious Milia d'Or award Grand Prize at the Cannes in 1996 and featured themes and interactivity well in advance of its time. Xplora and EVE can no longer be played on modern PCs, due to changes to their operating systems. An operating system (commonly abbreviated OS and O/S) is the software component of a Computer system that is responsible for the management and coordination

Gabriel helped pioneer a new realm of musical interaction in 2001, visiting Georgia State University's Language Research Center to participate in keyboard jam sessions with bonobo apes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Georgia State University ( GSU) is an urban Research University in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The Bonobo (bə'noʊboʊ Pan paniscus) until recently usually called the Pygmy Chimpanzee (and less often the Dwarf or Gracile Chimpanzee The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to (This experience inspired the song "Animal Nation," which was performed on Gabriel's 2002 "Growing Up" tour and was featured on the Growing Up Live DVD. Growing Up Live is a DVD film by Hamish Hamilton and Peter Gabriel. ) Gabriel's desire to bring attention to the intelligence of primates also took the form of ApeNet, a project that aimed to link great apes through the internet, enabling the first interspecies internet communication. ^[3]

He was one of the founders of On Demand Distribution (OD2), one of the first online music download services. On Demand Distribution (OD2, one of the first online music download services was co-founded by entrepreneur Charles Grimsdale and musician Peter Gabriel in 1999 Its technology is used by MSN Music UK and others, and has become the dominant music download technology platform for stores in Europe. MSN (The M icro' s' oft N etwork is a collection of Internet services provided by Microsoft. OD2 was bought by US company Loudeye in June of 2004 and subsequently by Finnish mobile giant Nokia in October 2006 for $60 million. Nokia Corporation (pronunciation /'nɔkiɑ/),,) is a Finnish multinational Communications Corporation, headquartered

Additionally, Gabriel is also co-founder (with Brian Eno) of a musicians union called Mudda, short for "magnificent union of digitally downloading artists. Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer "

In June 2005, Gabriel and broadcast industry entrepreneur David Engelke purchased Solid State Logic, a leading manufacturer of mixing consoles and digital audio workstations^[4]. David Engelke is an entertainment entrepreneur who purchased an audio manufacturing company called Solid State Logic in cooperation with musician Peter Gabriel in Solid State Logic, or SSL is a manufacturer of high-end mixing consoles and Recording studio hardware headquartered in Begbroke, Oxfordshire SSL is among the top 2 or 3 recording console manufacturers in the world of recording.

In July 2007 Peter performed at WOMAD in Charlton Park for the first time in the 25 years of the festival. World of Music Arts and Dance ( WOMAD) is a festival started in Shepton Mallet, England in 1982 Charlton Park (RFC based at Broad Walk in Kidbrooke, are one of south east London 's most prominent Rugby union clubs ^[5]

Humanitarian initiatives

In the late 1990s, Gabriel and entrepreneur Richard Branson discussed with Nelson Mandela their idea of a small, dedicated group of leaders, working objectively and without any vested personal interest to solve difficult global conflicts. Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950 is an English Business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative

On July 18, 2007, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nelson Mandela announced the formation of a new group, Global Elders, in a speech he delivered on the occasion of his 89th birthday. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Global Elders or The Elders is a group of Public figures noted as elder statesmen, Peace activists and Human rights advocates The founding members of this group are Desmond Tutu, Graça Machel, Kofi Annan, Ela Bhatt, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Jimmy Carter, Li Zhaoxing, Mary Robinson, and Muhammad Yunus. Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African Cleric and activist who rose to Worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent Graça Machel, DBE (born Graça Simbine on 17 October 1945 in Incadine Gaza Province, Mozambique) is the third wife of former South Kofi Atta Annan, GCMG (born 8 April 1938 is a Ghanaian Diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations Ela Ramesh Bhatt (born on 7 September 1933 in the city of Ahmedabad in India) is the founder of India's Self-Employed Women's Association (or (ɡru hɑɭɛm brʉntlɑn (born Gro Harlem 20 April 1939 Oslo) is a Norwegian politician diplomat and Physician, and an international leader James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 Li Zhaoxing ( born October 20, 1940) was the Foreign minister of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2007 Mary Therese Winifred Robinson (Máire Mhic Róibín born 21 May 1944 was the first female President of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997 and the United Nations Muhammad Yunus (মুহাম্মদ ইউনুস pronounced bn-Latn ''Muhammôd Iunus'' (born 28 June 1940 is a Bangladeshi Banker and Economist [2]

The Elders will be independently funded by a group of "Founders", including Branson and Gabriel.

Desmond Tutu serves as the chair of The Elders—who will use their collective skills to catalyze peaceful resolutions to long-standing conflicts, articulate new approaches to global issues that are or may cause immense human suffering, and share wisdom by helping to connect voices all over the world. They will work together over the next several months to carefully consider which specific issues they will approach.

In 1992 Peter Gabriel co-founded WITNESS; a non-profit group that equips, trains and supports locally-based organizations worldwide to use video and the internet in human rights documentation and advocacy.

In 1995 he was one of the two winners of the North-South Prize in its inaugural year. The North-South Prize is awarded annually by the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe to two public figures who are recognised for their deep commitment outstanding ^[6]

In November 2007 Peter Gabriel launched The Hub http://hub.witness.org/ a 'YouTube' for human rights.

Soundtracks

Gabriel's music has appeared in many motion pictures and the three films that he personally scored:

• Birdy, by Alan Parker
• The Last Temptation of Christ by Martin Scorsese (released as Passion, with additional material found on Passion - Sources)
• Rabbit-Proof Fence by Phillip Noyce (released as Long Walk Home)

All three of the albums above were recorded at Real World Studios. Birdy is a 1984 film directed by Alan Parker and starring Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage. Sir Alan William Parker, CBE (born 14th February, 1944) is a British Film director, producer, Writer, and The Last Temptation of Christ is a 1988 film directed by Martin Scorsese. Passion Music for The Last Temptation of Christ is a musical album released in 1989 by Peter Gabriel. Passion - Sources is the second of two albums of music from Martin Scorsese 's film The Last Temptation of Christ, the first album Rabbit-Proof Fence is a 2002 Australian Drama film based on the book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Phillip Noyce (born 29 April 1950 is an Australian Film director. Long Walk Home Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence is the third soundtrack and twelfth album overall released by the British musician Peter Gabriel. Real World Studios is the high-tech recording studio in Box Wiltshire, associated with the Real World Records Ltd

Films that feature Gabriel's music or voice include :

• Against All Odds (song "Walk Through the Fire")
• Angel Baby (song "We Do What We're Told")
• Babe: Pig in the City (song "That'll Do")
• Barnyard (song "Father, Son")
• The Bone Collector (songs "Don't Give Up" and "Zaar")
• City of Angels (song "I Grieve", pre-Up version)
• Gangs of New York (acoustic version of "Signal to Noise")
• Gremlins (song "Out, Out")
• In Good Company (song "Solsbury Hill")
• Jack's Back (song "Red Rain")
• Jungle 2 Jungle (song "Shaking the Tree '97 (Jungle Version)")
• Phenomenon (song "I Have the Touch", remixed with additional lyrics)
• Philadelphia (song "Lovetown")
• Natural Born Killers (song "Taboo", with Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn)
• Project X (song "Shock the Monkey")
• Red Planet (song "The Tower that Ate People", remixed)
• Say Anything (song "In Your Eyes")
• Shall We Dance? (song "The Book of Love", originally performed by The Magnetic Fields)
• Strange Days (song "While the Earth Sleeps" with Deep Forest)
• Until the End of the World (song "Blood of Eden", pre-album version without Sinéad O'Connor's backing vocals)
• Vanilla Sky (song "Solsbury Hill")
• Virtuosity (song "Partyman", co-written with Tori Amos)
• Waking the Dead (song "Mercy Street")
• The Wild Thornberrys Movie (songs "Animal Nation" and "Shaking the Tree ('02 Remix)")
• The Battle of Shaker Heights (song "When You're Falling" with Afro Celt Sound System)
• The Chocolate War (songs "We Do What We're Told" and "I Have the Touch")
• WALL-E (songs "Down to Earth" and "Horizon 12. Against All Odds is a Neo-noir 1984 film, a remake of Out of the Past. Against All Odds Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the 1984 film Against All Odds. Babe Pig in the city is the 1998 Sequel to the Film Babe. It occurs in the fictional city of Metropolis A barnyard ( British English: farmyard) is a Barn adjoined to a Yard. The Bone Collector is a 1999 drama - mystery - Thriller film starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. " Don't Give Up " is a duet recorded by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush for Gabriel's album So. City of Angels is an English language film directed by Brad Silberling in 1998. Gangs of New York is a 2002 Bildungsroman film set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. Gremlins is a American dark comedy horror Movie directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984 by Warner Bros In Good Company is a 2004 Comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Weitz, the co-director of About a Boy. " Solsbury Hill " is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel, about a Spiritual experience atop Solsbury Hill in Somerset, England Jack’s Back is a 1988 Horror film directed and written by Rowdy Herrington and starring James Spader and Cynthia Gibb Jungle 2 Jungle is a 1997 Disney Comedy film starring Tim Allen, Martin Short and Sam Huntington. Phenomenon is a 1996 drama, romance, and Fantasy film written by Gerald Di Pego, directed by Jon Turteltaub Philadelphia is a 1993 Film revolving around HIV / AIDS, Homosexuality and prevailing attitudes concerning gays and homophobia Natural Born Killers is a 1994 Crime film Satire directed by Oliver Stone about Serial killers and their coverage by the Project X is a 1987 film produced by Walter F Parkes and Lawrence Lasker and directed by Jonathan Kaplan. " Shock the Monkey " is a 1982 song by Peter Gabriel. For the unrelated novel by Robert A Heinlein see Red Planet (novel. " In Your Eyes " is a hit rock/pop single from Peter Gabriel 's 1986 Album So. Shall We Dance? is an American motion picture released in 2004. The Magnetic Fields is a band led by New York City singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt. Strange Days is the title of a 1995 Science fiction Film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and produced and co-written by James Cameron " While the Earth Sleeps " is a song performed by Deep Forest with Peter Gabriel. Deep Forest is a musical group consisting of two French musicians Eric Mouquet and Michel Sanchez. Until the End of the World ( Bis ans Ende der Welt) is a 1991 Film by the German film director Wim Wenders; the Screenplay " Blood of Eden "' is the third single from Peter Gabriel 's 1992 album Us. Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (ʃɪˈneɪd oʊˈkɒnɚ (born 8 December 1966 is a Grammy Award winning Irish singer and songwriter Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American Psychological thriller Film, which has been variously characterized by published film critics as "an odd " Solsbury Hill " is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel, about a Spiritual experience atop Solsbury Hill in Somerset, England For a person who is virtuous see Virtue. Virtuosity is a 1995 American Science fiction film directed Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is a Pianist and Singer-songwriter of dual British and American So is the fifth studio album (and seventh album overall by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, released in 1986 The Wild Thornberrys Movie is a 2002 American animated feature film based on the television series of the same name. The Battle of Shaker Heights is a 2003 Comedy-drama film co-directed by Efram Potelle and Kyle Rankin. The Afro Celt Sound System is a musical group which fuses modern dance rhythms ( Trip-hop, techno, etc For the film adaption see The Chocolate War (film The Chocolate War is a young adult Novel by American 2")

Personal life

Peter Gabriel has two daughters from his marriage to first wife Jill: Melanie and Anna. Melanie was a backing vocalist during Gabriel's 2002 Growing Up and 2007 Warm Up tours, and Anna filmed a documentary of that same tour, called Growing Up On Tour: A Family Portrait. In the late 1980s and early 1990s Gabriel lived with actress Rosanna Arquette but they never married. Rosanna Lauren Arquette (born August 10 1959 is a Golden Globe -nominated American actress Film director, and Film producer. Gabriel and his second wife Meabh had a son, Isaac, in 2002.

Recent work and appearances

• He coordinated and performed at the Eden Project Live 8 concert in July 2005. On July 2, 2005, a Live 8 concert was held at the Eden Project, Cornwall, England.
• Gabriel played on stage with Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens), 33 years after having played on Stevens' Mona Bone Jakon album, in Johannesburg during Nelson Mandela's 46664 concert. Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948 best known by his former Stage name Cat Stevens, is a British Musician Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948 best known by his former Stage name Cat Stevens, is a British Musician Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative The two performed the Stevens hit "Wild World".
• A double DVD set, Peter Gabriel Live & Unwrapped, was released in October, 2005.
• A future DVD release will be the concert film PoV, previously available on VHS. It is getting the full 5. 1 remix treatment in Gabriel's Realworld studios.
• FIFA asked Gabriel and Brian Eno to organize an opening ceremony for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany, planned to take place a couple of days before the start of the tournament. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament Gabriel had recently become a fan of the game and 2005 champions league winners Liverpool, and worked on songs for the show in Berlin's Olympic Stadium. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Although the show was cancelled in January 2006 by FIFA due to going over budget and supposed lack of interest, the official explanation was potential damage to the pitch.
• Rumours of a possible reunion of the original Genesis line-up began circulating in 2004 after Phil Collins stated in an interview that he is open to the idea of sitting back behind the drums and "let Peter be the singer. Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists " The classic line-up has only reformed for a live performance once before, in 1982. Six of the Best was the name chosen for the reunion concert of the rock band Genesis with former founding member Peter Gabriel which took place on a wet October However, the group did work together to create a new version of an old Genesis song The Carpet Crawlers 1999, released on the Genesis Hits record. Gabriel later met with other Genesis band members, and a possible reunion tour of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway was discussed. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (sometimes called simply The Lamb) is a double concept album recorded and released in 1974 by the British Gabriel declined a reunion, so Collins, Banks, and Rutherford chose to tour as Genesis without him.
• Gabriel performed John Lennon's "Imagine" at the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy on February 10, 2006. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• Cingular Wireless has aired commercials featuring Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill. AT&T Mobility LLC (usually branded AT&T, and formerly named Cingular Wireless LLC) is the wholly owned wireless subsidiary of AT&T Inc " Solsbury Hill " is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel, about a Spiritual experience atop Solsbury Hill in Somerset, England "
• Gabriel is currently recording a new studio album entitled Input/Output, which will be his first new album release since Up in 2002. No release date has been announced.
• Gabriel's song "Digging in the Dirt" is now being used for promotional videos for the FX show "Dirt"
• Gabriel is involved in The Filter, an add-on application for iTunes, Windows Media Player and some Nokia phones which can automatically generate playlists based on music you select. Dirt (styled d!rt for logos is an American television serial presented by the FX network. The Filter is a client based recommendation engine for ITunes and Windows Media Player that can build instant playlist based on one or more seed tracks iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc Windows Media Player ( WMP) is a digital media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing Nokia Corporation (pronunciation /'nɔkiɑ/),,) is a Finnish multinational Communications Corporation, headquartered
• In November 2006, the Seventh World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome presented Gabriel with the Man of Peace award. The title Man of Peace was created in 1999 by the annual World Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in Rome. The award, presented by former President of the USSR and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mikhail Gorbachev and Walter Veltroni, Mayor of Rome, was an acknowledgement of Gabriel's extensive contribution and work on behalf of human rights and peace. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician Walter Veltroni (born July 3, 1955) is an Italian Writer, Journalist and Politician, leader of the Democratic The award was presented in the Giulio Cesare Hall of the Campidoglio in Rome.
• Also at the end of 2006 Peter was awarded the Q Magazine Lifetime achievement award. Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007
• Gabriel's most recent project is with the BBC World Service's competition "The Next Big Thing" to find the world's best young band. Gabriel is judging the final six young artists with William Orbit, Geoff Travis and Angelique Kidjo. William Orbit (born on 15 December 1956 as William Mark Wainwright in Shoreditch, Hackney) is an English Musician Angélique Kidjo is a Grammy Award -winning Beninese Singer-songwriter, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative Music videos
• First reported in The Times newspaper on January 21, 2007, Peter Gabriel has announced that he will release his next album in the U. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. S. without the aid of a record company. Gabriel, an early pioneer of digital music distribution, has raised £2 million towards recording and 'shipping' his next as-yet-untitled album in a venture with investment boutique Ingenious Media. Gabriel is expected to earn double the money that he would get through a conventional record deal. Commercial director Duncan Reid of Ingenious explains the business savvy of the deal, saying, "If you're paying a small distribution fee and covering your own marketing costs, you enjoy the lion's share of the proceeds of the album. Gabriel is expected to outsource CD production for worldwide release through Warner Bros. Records. The new album deal covers the North America territory, where Gabriel is currently out of contract. ^[7]
• Gabriel's new album, Big Blue Ball, will be launched in America thanks to a venture capital trust initiative. Big Blue Ball is an album by multiple artists which grew from "recording weeks" at Peter Gabriel 's Real World Studios in the early 1990s Bosses at London-based firm Ingenious have raised more than $4 million (GBP 2 million) to help promote his latest release in the US. The venture capitalists, Gabriel and his Real World Limited partners, have created a new joint venture company, High Level Recordings Limited, to oversee the release of the new album in April of 2008. ^[8]
• On May 24, 2007, he was honoured with the Ivor Novello Award for lifetime achievement. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the Cardiff born entertainer Ivor Novello, are Awards for Songwriting and Composing. ^[9]
• Gabriel invested in online advertising-supported free music download site, We7. com. ^[10]
• Gabriel is the only rocker to have actually initiated recording with Apes. Soon after, Sir Paul McCartney jammed with the bonobo apes too. Gabriel very openly discusses his desire to continue a major effort Apenet or Animal Nation where intelligent animals can communicate via internet. The not for profit effort is pending, but active as of early 2008.

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• In 1976, Gabriel covered the Beatles song "Strawberry Fields Forever" for the musical documentary All This and World War II. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " Strawberry Fields Forever " is a song by the English rock band The Beatles. All This and World War II is a 1976 musical documentary that juxtaposes Beatles songs performed by a number of musicians with World War He has also recorded covers of Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne," the Gershwin standard "Summertime," the Magnetic Fields' "Book of Love," and The Four Tops' "I'll Be There. Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter " Suzanne " is a song written by Canadian Poet and Musician Leonard Cohen. George Gershwin (September 26 1898 &ndash July 11 1937 was an American Composer. " Summertime " is the name of an Aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 Opera Porgy and Bess. The Magnetic Fields is a band led by New York City singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt. The Four Tops are an American vocal Quartet, whose repertoire has included Doo-wop, Jazz, Soul music, R&B, Disco " A cover of Marvin Gaye's "Ain't That Peculiar", part of his set list for his first solo tour, is available on some bootlegs but was never commercially released. Marvin Pentz Gay Jr, known as Marvin Gaye ( April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter
• In the late '80s, Gabriel's hit "In Your Eyes" was used by "Asia's Songbird" Regine Velasquez as her winning piece in the talent search Ang Bagong Kampeon (The New Champion). Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez (born April 22 1970 is a Filipino Singer, Actress, Record producer, and TV host From then on, the song became a signature Velasquez hit and was included in Regine's Millennium album "R2K".
• Gabriel's "We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)" from So refers to Milgram's experiment. So is the fifth studio album (and seventh album overall by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, released in 1986 The Milgram experiment was a seminal series of Social psychology Experiments conducted by Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram
• The 2003 videos Uru: Ages Beyond Myst from game companies Cyan Worlds and Ubisoft featured the song "Burn You Up, Burn You Down". Uru Ages Beyond Myst is a Computer game developed by Cyan Worlds and published by Ubisoft Cyan Worlds Inc (formerly Cyan Inc) is a Computer game company founded by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller in 1987 Ubisoft Entertainment (formerly Ubi Soft) ( is a French computer and Video game publisher and developer with headquarters in
• The 2004 release of Myst IV: Revelation featured "Curtains", originally a B-side from the single "Big Time" from So. Myst IV Revelation is the fourth installment in the Myst Computer game series developed and published by Ubisoft. The song, slightly remixed from its original version, is also known as "Portal to Dreamworld". Gabriel also performs a voice acting part in the game.
• He is mentioned In the Vampire Weekend Song Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa. Vampire Weekend is an Indie rock band from New York, formed in 2006 and signed to XL Recordings. " Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa " is the fourth single by indie rock band Vampire Weekend, released 18 August 2008
• Between 4 May 2008 and 5 May 2008 the servers housing www. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common petergabriel. com were stolen from the data centre of the ISP that was hosting them at the time. A data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components such as telecommunications and storage systems An Internet service provider ( ISP, also called Internet access provider or IAP) is a company which primarily offers their customers access to the Internet

Discography

Main article: Peter Gabriel discography

See also

• List of best selling music artists
• List of number-one hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
• List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart
• List of autobiographical songs "Solsbury Hill (song)"
• Solid State Logic

References

External links

• Official website
• Peter Gabriel at the Internet Movie Database
• Peter Gabriel discography at MusicBrainz
• Audio interview at BBC Wiltshire
• Peter Gabriel takes part in a panel at the Global Philanthropy Forum video
• Video of Peter Gabriel at the 2006 TED Conference talking about his human rights organization Witness. MusicBrainz is a project that aims to create an Open content Music database TED ( Technology Entertainment Design) is an annual conference that defines its mission as "ideas worth spreading"

Persondata
NAME	Gabriel, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gabriel, Peter Brian
SHORT DESCRIPTION	musician, record producer
DATE OF BIRTH	February 13, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cobham, Surrey, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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 In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cobham is a town in Surrey, England, about south-west of London; and north of Leatherhead. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

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