Paul "Wix" Wickens (b.
March 27, 1956 in
Essex, UK
) is a keyboardist and
composer from Essex,
United
Kingdom
. Wickens has worked with musicians such as
Paul McCartney,
Bob Dylan,
Joni
Mitchell,
Bon Jovi and many other
artists. Wickens has been a member of McCartney's touring band
since 1989.
Career
Wickens recorded on albums by
Tommy Shaw
of the American rock group
Styx,
The Damned,
Tim Finn,
Paul Carrack,
Jim Diamond,
Boy George, and
David Gilmour, and was the co-producer of the
first
Savage Progress album. He also
was the keyboardist and programmer for
Edie Brickell & New
Bohemians album, "
Shooting Rubberbands at the
Stars" - which was where he first met
Chris Whitten. Paul was also instrumental in
making the BANDAGED album the success it was, in aid of BBC
Children in Need.
He was a friend of the writer
Douglas
Adams, and performed at his memorial service in 2001. Recently
he has composed the music for radio productions of Adams's
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He has also recorded a
version of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
Paul McCartney
Wickens began touring with
Paul
McCartney in 1989. As of then, he has appeared on many of
McCartney's albums and DVDs, and has become the manager for many of
McCartney's tours.
Selected discography
Producer
Performer
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