Amoure

Amoure is a choral/pop project by Nick Magnus is a British keyboard player, songwriter, composer, arranger, engineer and producer. He is from the progressive school of keyboard players, mostly associated with instrumental and rock music. In 1978-1989 he played, extensively toured and recorded with ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, and his flutist brother John Hackett. He was a vital member of Steve Hackett band appearing, in total, on six Hackett studio albums released on Charisma Records and Lamborghini Records in 1979-1984. Magnus' contribution was especially considerable on the 1981 album Cured, which he co-produced, and on which he co-wrote with Hackett one song "Funny Feeling", and also programmed the famous Linn drum machine. Nick Magnus studied piano from years 6-15, cathedral organ from 15-18, self-taught thereafter. He started his professional musical career in early 1976 with the symphonic rock band, The Enid. Then he spent two years with the progressive rock group Autumn. He has released four solo albums of his own compositions: Straight On Till Morning (1993), Inhaling Green (1999), Hexameron 2004, and the newest album released in March 2010 Children of Another God. Steve Hackett played the guitar on the two latest albums. Amoure (1999 Polymedia-Polystar). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.