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On 1 January 2011, the band announced that Westworth's replacement on keyboards would be Neil Durant, from instrumental prog-fusion band Sphere³. On 7 January 2011, bassist of 19 years John Jowitt announced on the band's website that he had left the band, and that his last appearance with the band had also been the concert on 11 December 2010 ...
With the arrival of keyboard player Neil Durant and the welcome return of original bassist Tim Esau, the band were able to celebrate this landmark in their illustrious career with four original members in the line-up.
May 3, 2023 · The struggles of the band’s salad days in the early 1980s, when four of them shared a one-bedroom flat in Kensal Green, were perhaps par for the course, and helped to fire up classic early releases Tales From The Lush Attic and The Wake.
Dec 13, 2019 · Keyboardist Neil Durant is one of the stars of the album. His grand organ; exquisite dreamy, cinematic and epic mellotron; and remarkable synth solos are spectacular and memorable. The rhythm section is equally fabulous, delivering power, energy and calm subtlety as well.
Jan 3, 2011 · "We are delighted to welcome new keyboard player Neil Durant to the IQ family. Neil has been a big fan of IQ for the past 25 years and is itching to learn the vast IQ back catalogue ready to help us celebrate our 30th year of prog nonsense.
Another change of personnel in 2011 meant that 4 out of 5 original members were once again in IQ when Tim ESAU and Paul COOK came back to the fold, joined on keyboards by Neil DURANT (SPHERE). They celebrated that year with a series of gigs to mark the band's 30th anniversary.
May 7, 2014 · Neil Durant. Sound changes. How to avoid glitches and acrobatics. A couple of people were asking me how I deal with sound/patch changes in my keyboard setup, which often seems to be a bit of a thorny issue for keyboard players.