H O P E - Musicians & Singers

WILL LEE
Bass

Will has played on hit records from The Bee Gees, Mariah Carey, Carly Simon, Joan Armatrading, Barbara Streisand, Al Green, Michael Bolton Peabo Bryson, Dionne Warwick, Roberta Flack, Cher, Liza Minnelli, James Brown, Bette Midler, Cissy Houston, Ringo Starr, Chaka Khan, Barry Manilow.... the list goes on. Will was part of the Paul Shaffer Orchestra on the David Letterman show for over 33 years from the 1st show in 1982 through to the end in 2015.

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ANDY NEWMARK
Drums

This Bermudian has a list of credits including: Sly & The Family Stone, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, David Bowie, George Harrison, Pink Floyd, Carly Simon, James Taylor, George Benson, Roxy Music, David Gilmour & The Bermuda Jam.

DERIC DYER
Sax

Deric was raised in Bermuda and played, as a young man, in the Bermuda band The Altogether. His international career includes Tina Turner, Joe Cocker, John Miles, Belgium’s Night of The Proms with Roger Hodgson, Bryan Ferry, Al Jarreau, Tony Hadley and Andrea Bocelli.

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MITCH CHAKOUR
Choir Arranger & Background Vocals

Mitch Chakour is a guitarist, keyboardist and music/vocal arranger in the Boston area and was the Musical Director for legendary Joe Cocker. Mitch also played for Peter Wolf & The J Geils Band for 5 years and a further 7 years with The J Geils Band.

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TIM PIKE
Lead Vocal

Tim is a brilliant soul, blues & rock singer. Tim headed up vocals in Paul Allen's band The Underthinkers (Paul Allen and Bill Gates were founding partners of Microsoft)

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DAN REID
Guitar

Dan is a guitarist and record producer. He has written music for the NFL, BBC, SKY SPORTS and has played on records by Will Young, Aled Jones & Light of the World.

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JAMES "JIMMY" DUNCAN
Guitar, Keys, bv’s & co-writer of HOPE

Jimmy has been a part of the music scene in Barbados all his life. Drummer Andy Newmark introduced Tony Brannon to Jimmy in 1981. Jimmy's musical journey includes The Merry Boys, Ivory, The Splashband & Two Guitars. Jimmy wrote music for the James Bond movie Licensed To Kill, a song called Wedding Party via his friendship with composer Michael Kamen. Jimmy also recorded in 1981 with Paul McCartney in Barbados.

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TONY BRANNON
Piano, Organ, Acoustic Guitar & co-writer of HOPE

Tony's musical career includes Bermuda club owner, Bermuda concert promoter and playing keyboards for Maxi Priest, Nils Lofgren (E Street Band) and numerous Bermudian bands.

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THE HOPE SINGERS
Back Vocals

Recorded by John Woolridge: Latosha Codrington, Samantha Smith, Dwayne Robinson & Wayne Caines

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H O P E - Credits

PERFECT STRANGERS

Tim Pike - Vocal
Andy Newmark - Drums
Will Lee - Bass
Deric Dyer - Sax
Mitch Chakour - BV's & Choir arrangement
Dan Reid - Guitar
James “Jimmy” Duncan - Guitar, Programming, BV’s
Tony Brannon - Piano, Organ, Acoustic Guitar, Synths
John Woolridge - Choir BV's Bermuda Producer/Engineer
Latosha Codrington - Choir BV's
Samantha Smith - Choir BV's
Dwayne Robinson - Choir BV's
Wayne Caines - Choir BV's

PRODUCERS

James “Jimmy” Duncan, Tony Brannon, Deric Dyer

STUDIOS ENGINEERS MIX & MASTERING

Mike Thorne
www.rimshotstudio.co.uk
Engineer for Andy Newmark drum session Kent, UK
Roger Lavallee
www.rogerlavallee.com
Engineer for lead vocal and sax tracks, Worcester, Mass, USA
Mitch Chakour
www.mitchchakour.com
Amherst, Mass, USA
John Woolridge
Just Platinum Studios
Engineer for Bermuda choir, Hamilton, Bermuda
Jimmy Duncan
Kitchen Studios, Barbados
Tony Brannon
Home Studio, Smiths, Bermuda
Matt Tait
Mix Producer Bath, UK
Alan Silverman
www.aerialsound.com
Mastering, New York USA