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Alex Paterson (Duncan Robert Alex Paterson also known and abbreviated as Dr Alex Paterson, born October 15, 1959 near Battersea in London) is an English musician and co-founder of the ambient group The Orb, in which he has worked since its inception.
Paterson's father died when Alex Paterson was three years old. As a child, Alex Paterson ended up in a local school for children with "broken homes". At a young age, he enjoyed chess a great deal. In the 1980s, Paterson worked as a roadie for Killing Joke, before working in the A&R department of EG Records. In 1990, Paterson's collaborations with his fellow Orb co-founder Jimmy Cauty ended, following Paterson's concerns about The Orb being perceived as a side-project of The KLF. Paterson retained The Orb name. More recently, Cauty and Paterson collaborated again, as Transit Kings. Paterson was also involved in FFWD, a collaboration with Kris Weston, Robert Fripp, and Thomas Fehlmann.
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