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Pierre Moerlen, born in Colmar (Haut-Rhin) on 23 October 1952 and deceased in Strasbourg on May 3, 2005 was a French drummer and percussionist, best known for his work with Gong and Mike Oldfield. Colmar (Colmar kɔlmaʁ Alsatian: Colmer pronounced; Colmar between 1871-1918 and 1940-1945 also Kolmar) is a town and commune Haut-Rhin is a ''département'' of France named after the Rhine river Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Strasbourg (Strasbourg stʁazbuʁ Alsatian: Strossburi,; Straßburg) is the capital and principal City of the Alsace région Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Gong is a progressive / Psychedelic rock band formed by Australian Musician Daevid Allen. Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician

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Biography

Pierre Moerlen was born in Colmar (Haut-Rhin) on 23 October 1952, third of five children. Colmar (Colmar kɔlmaʁ Alsatian: Colmer pronounced; Colmar between 1871-1918 and 1940-1945 also Kolmar) is a town and commune Haut-Rhin is a ''département'' of France named after the Rhine river Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His father Maurice Moerlen was a famous organist (one of his teachers was Maurice Duruflé) and his mother was a music teacher. The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each Maurice Duruflé (January 11 1902 &ndash June 16 1986 was a French Composer, Organist, and Pedagogue. All five Moerlen children learned music with their parents and all became musicians. Pierre's younger brother, Benoît Moerlen, is also a percussionist (he worked also with Gong and Oldfield).

Pierre left Colmar for Strasbourg to learn percussions with Jean Batigne, founder of the Percussions de Strasbourg. He was also member of two rock and rock-jazz bands, where he met Gabriel Federow, later guitar player in Magma. Note that there have been at least five other lesser-known bands named Magma a drum and organ rock duo from Germany in the 1970s a short-lived Polish pop band in the late 1990s

In 1973, Pierre joined Daevid Allen's Gong. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Daevid Allen (born January 13, 1938 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian Poet, Guitarist, Singer, Gong is a progressive / Psychedelic rock band formed by Australian Musician Daevid Allen. The same year, he met Virgin's boss Richard Branson and agreed to play with Mike Oldfield for the premiere of Tubular Bells. Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950 is an English Business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician Tubular Bells is a record album, written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield, released in 1973. Steve Hillage, guitar player of Gong, was also on stage. Steve Hillage is a British musician best known as a guitarist Between 1978 and 1987, Oldfield would call Pierre to his side several times for his albums and his tours.

Gong being an unstable band, Pierre would leave and come back into the band several times. In 1978, after Gong disbanded, he founded Pierre Moerlen's Gong. Pierre Moerlen's Gong is a Jazz fusion outfit which is very different from the first incarnation of Gong, the Psychedelic Space-rock act Pierre would also work with Magma and the Swedish band Tribute.

Pierre Moerlen died unexpectedly on May 3, 2005 of natural causes. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It is said that he was considering joining the members of Gongzilla and reforming Pierre Moerlen's Gong. Pierre Moerlen's Gong is a Jazz fusion outfit which is very different from the first incarnation of Gong, the Psychedelic Space-rock act

Discography

With Gong/Pierre Moerlen's Gong

With Mike Oldfield

Miscellaneous

See also

References

Flying Teapot is an album by Gong, originally released in 1973 Angel's Egg is an album by Gong, recorded and originally released in 1973 You is an album by Psychedelic rock band Gong, recorded and originally released in 1974. Shamal is an album by Gong, originally released in 1975 The album was written and recorded without the group's founder member Daevid Allen, and consequently Gazeuse! is an album by Pierre Moerlen's Gong, issued in 1976 Gong Live Etc is a live album by Gong, recorded between 1973 and 1975 and originally released in 1977 Expresso II is an album by Pierre Moerlen's Gong, issued in 1978 Downwind is an album by Pierre Moerlen's Gong, issued in 1979 (see 1979 in music) Time is the Key is an album by Pierre Moerlen's Gong, issued in 1979 Ommadawn is a record album written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield. Incantations is a Double album written and produced by Mike Oldfield. Crises is the 8th Album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1983. Oldfield's well known " Moonlight Shadow " appears on the The Complete Mike Oldfield is a compilation Album written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield. Islands is the 11th Album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1987. Supersister was a band from The Hague, ( The Netherlands) playing progressive rock ranging from jazz to pop Steve Hillage is a British musician best known as a guitarist Slapp Happy was a German / English Avant-garde pop group consisting of Anthony Moore (keyboards Peter Blegvad (guitar Desperate Straights is an album by British Avant-garde rock groups Slapp Happy and Henry Cow, recorded Thin Lizzy are an Irish Hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969 Michael "Mick" Kevin Taylor (born 17 January 1949 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire) is an English Musician best known as a Sally Oldfield (born in August 1947 in Dublin, Ireland) is a folk Singer and the sister of Composers Sally Oldfield (born in August 1947 in Dublin, Ireland) is a folk Singer and the sister of Composers Pierre Moerlen's Gong is a Jazz fusion outfit which is very different from the first incarnation of Gong, the Psychedelic Space-rock act allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide.
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