Henry Marsh | |
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| Born | Ian Henry Murray Marsh (1948-12-08)8 December 1948 (age 77) Bath, Somerset, England, UK |
| Instruments | Keyboards, vocals |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Formerly of | Sailor |
Ian Henry Murray Marsh (born 8 December 1948) is an English musician and composer, best known as a member of the pop groupSailor.[1]
Marsh was born inBath, Somerset. He is the great-great-great grandson ofLord Collingwood and son of Ken Marsh, a racecar driver.[2] He was educated atSherborne School andNew College, Oxford.[1]
Marsh's first group was at school;Jeremy Irons was the drummer.[3]After Oxford, Marsh joined a group with, among others,John G. Perry, at first called Toast, which expanded to become Gringo.[4]
He was invited in 1973 byPhil Pickett to join a group called Kajanus Pickett, after Pickett andGeorg Kajanus. The group becameSailor with the inclusion ofGrant Serpell. On stage Marsh was known for playing the Nickelodeon, a large instrument designed by Kajanus consisting of two upright pianos, two synthesizers, mini organs and glockenspiels. Sailor's original line-up split up in 1978,[5] although Pickett and Marsh released more material as Sailor with Gavin and Virginia David in 1980, with an album of Pickett compositions calledDressed for Drowning. After Sailor disbanded, he worked with Kajanus onDATA and "And The Mamluks", a short-lived electronic-music project. In 1989 Sailor reformed with Marsh.[5] He left in 1999 but returned in 2005. Marsh's sons, Oliver and Thomas, have also performed with the band in reformed gigs.[6] Throughout this time, Marsh recorded numerous library music albums, includingTribute To The Sixties.[1]
Marsh eventually teamed up with writerBarry Mason in 1986. They and David H. Bell, a Broadway director, wrote a musical calledMalibu, first performed in 1991. He wrote another musical,Casper—The Musical, with Pickett in 1999. Marsh wrote musical scores for other theatre productions includingRomeo and Juliet,The Grapes of Wrath andThe Dark at the Top of the Stairs. He received theJoseph Jefferson Award for Best Original Music in Theater Production in 1998 forThe Comedy of Errors,[3] and in 1999 forMuch Ado About Nothing.[7][8] He also received a best composer nomination forAs You Like It in 2002.[8] In 2004 he was nominated for two Jefferson Awards forThe Taming of the Shrew andA Midsummer Night's Dream.[8] His musical theatre work in the USA includedOne Last Summer,In Stitches andFemale Problems for which he received a nomination for Best New Work. His musical theatre work in the UK includedThe Mask,Spider-Man andCasper.
As joint owner of MB Productions with award-winning writer, composer and performer Paul Boross (formerly of comedy music actsMorris Minor and the Majors withTony Hawks, and The Calypso Twins withAinsley Harriott), Marsh was also commissioned to compose numerous scores for television programmes shown by theBBC,ITV,Channel 4,Sky, and other TV channel networks during the 1990s and 2000s.[9] These includedEye of the Storm,Pirates,Blockbusters,Strike It Rich,Win Lose Or Draw,Backdate,Get Wet,Butterfingers,House Invaders, andThe Fastest Man On Earth,[10] as well as several presentation packages and advertisement campaigns.[11] His solo library music has been used worldwide, including inThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,Private Parts,Father Ted,Home and Away,Peak Practice and many others.[1] During the 2010s, Marsh composed the music for independently produced short filmsSON of Nosferatu (2011) andReg (2016).[8]
In April 1970 Marsh married Susan Norddahl; they had two sons and a daughter before their divorce.[3] Marsh subsequently married Patricia "Dee Dee" Wilde, founder member ofPan's People. They jointly run WM Productions, a video production company.[12][13] As of 2002, they lived inRood Ashton, Wiltshire.[3] Marsh has been practisingTranscendental Meditation since the early 1980s;[3] Wilde is also a practitioner.[14]
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