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==Early Life== ==Early Life==
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==Music career== ==Music career==

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This article is about the British-born musician. For the English footballer, see Simon Collins (footballer).
Simon Collins
Background information
Born (1976-09-14) September 14, 1976 (age 48)
London, England, UK
OriginWiltshire, The West, England, UK
GenresProgressive rock, pop, electronic
Occupation(s)Recording artist, producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, drums, piano, guitar
Years active1999–present
LabelsInside Out, Lightyears
Websitewww.simoncollins.com
Musical artist

Simon Philip N. Collins (born September 14, 1976) is a British-Canadian musician and drummer/lead vocalist of the progressive rock band, Sound of Contact. Collins is the son of English drummer and singer Phil Collins and Collins' first wife, Andrea Bertorelli. Reviewers have compared his vocals to his father's.

Early Life

Born in London, England, Collins moved to Vancouver, British Columbia at eight years old. He first became involved with music when he was six and his father purchased his son a Tama drum kit. Collins would practice drumming by playing to the music albums in his parents' record collection as well as traveling on tour with his father's band, Genesis. This inspired Collins to pursue his own music career, and provided him opportunities to play his father's music, as well as learning to drum from his father and the band's touring drummer, Chester Thompson. Though he had a percussion instructor when he was ten, Collins preferred to drum to the music of artists such as Stewart Copeland, Gavin Harrison, and Keith Moon, preferring this method of learning to formal music education.

In his early teens, Collins learned to play the piano as well as developing his songwriting and singing abilities. While playing in hard rock bands in his youth, Collins wanted to pursue a more diverse selection of music styles, including pop, progressive rock, and electronica.

Music career

Solo career and collaborations

Following the recording and release of demo tapes in 2000, Collins was contacted and signed by Warner Music. Shortly thereafter, Collins moved from Vancouver to Frankfurt, Germany, where his his debut album All of Who You Are was released. The album sold 100,000 copies in Germany with three singles released: "Pride", "Money Maker" and "Shine Through". The album's success has been attributed to the success of his debut single, "Pride." Collins co-wrote the second single, "Shine Through", with Howard Jones.

In 2003, Collins ended his relationship with Warner Music and returned to Vancouver to start his own record label, Lightyears Music. Two years later, Collins and Lightyears released his second album, Time for Truth. Collins played a variety of instruments on the album in addition to providing the majority of the vocals. In 2007, he recorded a cover of Genesis' Abacab track "Keep It Dark", with keyboardist and co-producer Dave Kerzner, as a tribute to Genesis. During production of "Keep it Dark", Collins met Kevin Churko, who mixed and mastered the recording, leading Collins to collaborate with Churko on the production of his third album, U-Catastrophe.

U-Catastrophe, was released in August 2008 on iTunes, becoming his first North American record. The album's first single, "Unconditional", debuted on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart at #30 on September 4, 2008, and peaked at #12 on this chart in November 2008. The single also reached the Canadian Hot 100 the same month. The album featured Kerzner, Kelly Nordstrom, Steve Hackett on "Fast Forward the Future" and Phil Collins on "The Big Bang".

Sound of Contact

In late 2009, Collins approached Kerzner with the idea of forming a new band. Subsequently, the pair contacted their colleagues and writing partners Matt Dorsey and Kelly Nordstrom, and the four began work on a new project at Greenhouse Studios in Vancouver. In December 2012, the band announced their band identity, Sound of Contact, with Collins on lead vocals and drums, Kerzner on keyboards, Dorsey on bass and Nordstrom on guitar. Prior to that, in early 2012, Kerzner and Collins participated in the recording of Steve Hackett's Genesis tribute album, Genesis Revisited II, contributing vocals and keyboard to a cover of "Supper's Ready." Sound of Contact's debut album, Dimensionaut, was released in May 2013, and was co-produced by Collins and Kerzner.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
CAN US AC
1999 "Pride" 41 — All of Who You Are
2000 "Money Maker" — —
"Shine Through" — —
2005 "Man on TV" — — Time for Truth
"Hold On" — —
2008 "Unconditional" 99 12 U-Catastrophe
"Powerless" — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Sound of Contact

With other artists

External links

References

  1. ^ Simon Collins' Grand Entrance: On his music, his famous dad and coming out. Xtra. Retrieved November 7, 2008
  2. The Toledo Blade. Tharp, Bridget. "Sounds: Simon Collins forges his own musical identity". August 16, 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  3. ^ Simon Collins Follows His Father Phil Into the Pop Charts. About.com. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  4. ^ Bio | Simon Collins Official Website. SimonCollins.com. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  5. ^ Sound of Contact Progressive Rock Band Interview | Audioholics. Audioholics. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  6. ^ Simon Collins. Modern Drummer. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  7. Cite error: The named reference bio interview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Simon Collins Biography. MapleMusic. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  9. Simon Collins discography Discogs.com. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  10. ^ The Brooks Bulletin. Brown, Rob. "Canadian Simon Collins releases first US album". n.d. Retrieved 29 April 2013.{{dead link}}
  11. ^ Simon Collins, U-Catastrophe credits. Allmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  12. Simon Collins | Awards | AllMusic AllMusic. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  13. Sound of Contact biography. Sound of Contact. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  14. Steve Hackett, 'Genesis Revisited II' - Album Premiere. Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  15. Sound of Contact Signs With InsideOut. Prog Rock Magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2013.

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