Oliver Wakeman

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Oliver Wakeman performing with Yes (1 December 2010)

Oliver Wakeman (26 February 1972)^[1] is a rock keyboardist and composer, best known as a former member of Yes, where he replaced his father, Rick Wakeman.

Biography

Oliver is the first son of Rick Wakeman. His parents divorced when he was young.

Solo

He worked with Clive Nolan (of Arena) on two progressive rock concept albums, Jabberwocky (released 1999) and Hound of the Baskervilles. Tracy Hitchings appears on both albums, while Rick Wakeman (narrating) and Yes alumnus Peter Banks both appeared on Jabberwocky.

Wakeman worked with Steve Howe for several years, (originally his father's bandmate in Yes and later as a bandmate when Oliver joined Yes himself). The two lived fairly close to each other in south-west England. Howe guested on Wakeman's solo album The 3 Ages of Magick, while Wakeman is on Howe's 2005 solo album Spectrum and contributed to Howe's recording of "Australia" for the US version of the Yes collection The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection.

Wakeman wrote a CD inspired by his visits to and experiences on Lundy, a small island in the Bristol Channel which was released originally in 1997 and then again in 1999. He toured with Bob Catley in the UK and Europe and also guested on an Ayreon project 'The Human Equation' in 2004. Wakeman replaced keyboardist Herb Schildt for the American progressive rock band Starcastle, known for their Yes-like sound, at RoSfest (Rites of Spring festival) 2007.

During 2006 and 2007 Oliver took to the road with his band performing selections from his 'Mother's Ruin' album as well as songs from his back catalogue. In late 2007 this show was filmed and recorded in Poland and subsequently released in 2008 as a CD/DVD package and single DVD titled 'Coming To Town'. A single CD release appeared in 2009.

Oliver has been nominated for the Classic Rock Society's 'Best Keyboard Player' award on many occasions and has won the award three times (2006, 2007 & 2008).

He spent 2012 working with Gordon Giltrap on a new recording project titled 'Ravens & Lullabies' which was released in 2013.^[2] They toured together throughout September and October 2012 in preparation for the album's release.

The tour continued throughout 2013, including a full band headline show at the Summer's End festival. Oliver & Gordon also appeared with singer Paul Manzi on Bob Harris' BBC2 radio show in June 2013.

Oliver's 'The 3 Ages of Magick' was re-released in 2013^[3] with bonus material and an expanded booklet.

Yes

In 2008, the official Yes website announced that Oliver Wakeman would tour with Yes in the band's 40th anniversary tour.^[4] However, the tour was postponed due to the illness of Yes singer Jon Anderson. A revamped In The Present Tour featuring Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White of Yes plus Oliver Wakeman and Canadian singer Benoît David (filling in for Anderson) began in the fall of 2008, and continued into 2009. The second leg of the tour was cancelled after one date when Squire had to have an urgent leg operation on 11 February.^[5]

The band returned to touring in summer 2009 and this continued through to summer 2010. They also signed to Frontiers Records, an Italian record company. Yes started work on an album, with Wakeman, in October/November 2010 followed by a tour of South America in November/December of that year. Though he worked with the band on the initial sessions for their first album in 10 years, Fly From Here, he was dismissed from Yes during recording. Wakeman stayed on for the Rite of Spring tour (March to early April 2011) and formally left following its completion. Asia and Drama era Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes, who replaced Wakeman for the rest of the album's sessions, was later announced by as keyboardist for its upcoming summer tour.^[6] Some of Wakeman's contributions to Fly From Here nevertheless made it onto the released version of the album, and he was even credited as having co-written one track.

He also appears on the latest Yes CD and DVD release 'In the Present - Live from Lyon' handling all the keyboard duties. Oliver also appears in the documentary film which accompanies this release.

Strawbs

In 2009, Wakeman joined Strawbs (another of his father's former bands) for their tours of Canada, the UK and Italy during 2009 and 2010.^[7]

He recorded an album with the band, Dancing to the Devil's Beat which was released in 2009.

In 2010 he appeared on the Strawbs 40th anniversary live double CD, 'Strawberry Fayre'.

Wakeman was not with the band for their late 2010 tour given his prior commitment to recording with Yes.^[8]

Discography

Solo and Collaborations

Heaven's Isle - Oliver Wakeman - (Opus Music 1997)
Jabberwocky - Oliver Wakeman & Clive Nolan - (Verglas Music 1999)
Heaven's Isle (re-issue) - Oliver Wakeman - (Verglas Music 1999)
The 3 Ages of Magick - Oliver Wakeman with Steve Howe - (Resurgence 2001)
The Hound of the Baskervilles - Oliver Wakeman & Clive Nolan - (Verglas Music 2002)
Chakras - Oliver Wakeman - (Disky / EMI Records 2002)
The View From Here (EP) - Oliver Wakeman & Rachel - (Watermark Records 2002)
Purification by Sound - Oliver Wakeman - (President Records 2003)
Spiritual Enlightenment & Inspiration - Oliver Wakeman - (Disky / EMI Records 2002)
Mother's Ruin - Oliver Wakeman - (ProgRock Records 2005)
Coming to Town - Live from Katowice (DVD & CD) - Oliver Wakeman Band - (MetalMind Records 2008 - DVD, 2009 CD)
Ravens & Lullabies - single CD edition - Oliver Wakeman & Gordon Giltrap - (Esoteric Antenna Records 2013)
Ravens & Lullabies - Limited Edition 2 CD package - Oliver Wakeman & Gordon Giltrap - (Esoteric Antenna Records 2013)
The 3 Ages of Magick (re-issue) - Oliver Wakeman with Steve Howe - (Esoteric Recordings 2013)

With The Strawbs

Dancing to the Devil's Beat - (Witchwood Media 2009)
Strawberry Fayre (live) - (Witchwood Media 2010)

With Yes

In The Present - Live From Lyon (DVD & CD) - (Frontiers 2011)
Fly From Here - Keyboard performances on 3 tracks

Appearances

Blue (Paul Bond) (2013)
Let the Song Begin (King Friday) (2012)
Strange Ang3ls (David Mark Pearce) - Keyboard Solo
Timeline (best of) & The Human Equation (Ayreon)- Keyboard Solo on the track 'Day17: Accident?'
One Among the Living (Mystery) - Keyboard Solo on the track 'Kameleon Man'
Spectrum (Steve Howe) - Keyboard performances on 4 tracks
Integration (Hybrid) - Keyboard performances on 'Man on the Moon' and 'Moving Lights'
All Around the World (Prog Aid - Various Artists) - Keyboard performances

Commissions

Name That Tune - CD Jingle
The Great Epic Poems - Incidental Music
The Great Love Poets - Incidental Music
The Great War Poets - Incidental Music
Poems of Natural Beauty - Incidental Music
Heroic Poems - Incidental Music
Lovers Trysts Poems - Incidental Music

References

↑ "Oliver Wakeman member page". Retrieved 2010-05-21.
↑ Oliver Wakeman Website, news item from 28th January 2012.
↑ http://www.oliverwakeman.co.uk/html/albums_3ages.html
↑ YesWorld: The YES Online Service
↑ YesWorld: In the Present Tour
↑ YES AND STYX CO-HEADLINING U.S. SUMMER TOUR
↑ Strawbs webpage 9 Jan 2009
↑ Strawbs webpage 25 Aug 2010

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v t e Yes

Chris Squire Steve Howe Alan White Geoff Downes Jon Davison Jon Anderson Tony Kaye Peter Banks Bill Bruford Tony O'Reilly Rick Wakeman Patrick Moraz Trevor Horn Trevor Rabin Billy Sherwood Igor Khoroshev Oliver Wakeman Benoît David

Studio albums	Yes Time and a Word The Yes Album Fragile Close to the Edge Tales from Topographic Oceans Relayer Going for the One Tormato Drama 90125 Big Generator Union Talk Keys to Ascension Keys to Ascension 2 Open Your Eyes The Ladder Magnification Fly from Here

Live albums	Yessongs Yesshows 9012Live: The Solos Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970 Keys to Ascension Keys to Ascension 2 House of Yes: Live from House of Blues Live at Montreux 2003 Symphonic Live Union Live In the Present – Live from Lyon

Compilations	Yesterdays Classic Yes Yesstory Highlights: The Very Best of Yes Keystudio Yes Remixes The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection Yes, Friends and Relatives Greatest Hits Live

Singles	"Your Move" "Roundabout" "America" "And You and I" "Roundabout" (live) "Into the Lens" "Owner of a Lonely Heart" "Our Song" "Leave It" "It Can Happen" "Changes" "Hold On" "Love Will Find a Way" "Rhythm of Love" "Shoot High, Aim Low" "Final Eyes" "Lift Me Up" "Make It Easy" "Saving My Heart" "The Calling" "Walls" "Open Your Eyes" "We Can Fly"

Video releases	Yessongs 9012Live YesYears Greatest Video Hits Yes: Live - 1975 at Q.P.R. Live in Philadelphia Keys to Ascension House of Yes: Live from House of Blues Symphonic Live Yesspeak Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss Songs from Tsongas Live at Montreux 2003 Classic Artists: Yes Yesspeak Live: The Director's Cut The Lost Broadcasts Rock of the '70s Union Live

Box sets	Yesyears In a Word: Yes (1969–) The Word Is Live Essentially Yes

Tours	The Yes Album Tour Fragile Tour Close to the Edge Tour

Related articles	Discography List of band members Tours XYZ Cinema UK The Buggles Asia GTR Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Yesoteric Conspiracy Steve Howe Trio Circa Yoso The Syn Mystery Esquire Glass Hammer Jimmy Haun Tom Brislin World Trade Symphonic Music of Yes

Book

v t e Strawbs

Dave Cousins Dave Lambert Chas Cronk Rod Coombes Oliver Wakeman Tony Hooper Ron Chesterman Rick Wakeman Blue Weaver John Hawken Richard Hudson John Ford Brian Willoughby Tony Fernandez Andy Richards

Albums	All Our Own Work (with Sandy Denny) Strawbs Strawberry Sampler Number 1 Dragonfly From the Witchwood Grave New World Bursting at the Seams Hero and Heroine Ghosts Nomadness Deep Cuts Burning for You Deadlines Don't Say Goodbye Heartbreak Hill Ringing Down the Years Blue Angel Déjà Fou The Broken Hearted Bride Dancing to the Devil's Beat

Live albums	Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios Strawbs in Concert Greatest Hits Live Concert Classics The Complete Strawbs (Chiswick '98 Live) Live at Nearfest Recollection Strawbs:NY '75 Lay Down with the Strawbs

Compilation albums	Strawbs by Choice The Best of Strawbs Preserves Uncanned A Choice Selection of Strawbs Halcyon Days Sandy Denny and the Strawbs The Collection Tears and Pavan 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Strawbs

Box sets	A Taste of Strawbs

DVDs	Acoustic Strawbs Live in Toronto Strawbs Live in Tokyo DVD, plus Grave New World, the movie The Complete Strawbs: The Chiswick House Concert

Acoustic Strawbs albums	Baroque & Roll Full Bloom Painted Sky

Singles (UK)	"Oh How She Changed" "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" "Forever" "Benedictus" "Here It Comes" "Lay Down" "Part of the Union" "Shine on Silver Sun" "Hero and Heroine" "Hold on to Me (The Winter Long)" "Grace Darling" "Lemon Pie" "I Only Want My Love to Grow in You" "Charmer" "Back in the Old Routine" "Keep on Trying" "Heartbreaker" "Joey and Me" "New Beginnings" "I Don't Want to Talk About It" "The King" "Alice's Song"

v t e Ayreon guest musicians

Arjen Anthony Lucassen

Vocalists	Andi Deris Anneke van Giersbergen Barry Hay Bob Catley Bruce Dickinson Cristina Scabbia Damian Wilson Daniel Gildenlöw Devin Townsend Edward Reekers Eric Clayton Fabio Lione Fish Floor Jansen Gary Hughes Hansi Kürsch Irene Jansen Jacqueline Govaert James LaBrie Jan-Chris de Koeijer Janne JB Christoffersson Johan Edlund John Wetton Jørn Lande Jonas Renkse Lana Lane Magali Luyten Marcela Bovio Marco Hietala Michael Mills Mikael Åkerfeldt Mike Baker Neal Morse Peter Daltrey Phideaux Xavier Ralf Scheepers Robby Valentine Robert Westerholt Rodney Blaze Russell Allen Sara Squadrani Sharon den Adel Simone Simons Steve Lee Timo Kotipelto Tobias Sammet Tom S. Englund Tommy Karevik Ty Tabor

Keyboardists, pianists, harpsichordists	Clive Nolan Gary Wehrkamp Derek Sherinian Joost van den Broek Jordan Rudess Keith Emerson Ken Hensley Martin Orford Oliver Wakeman Rick Wakeman Robby Valentine Tomas Bodin Ton Scherpenzeel Troy Donockley

Guitarists	Gary Wehrkamp Lori Linstruth Michael Romeo Steve Hackett

Drummers	Ed Warby Stephen van Haestregt

Flautists	Barry Hay Thijs van Leer

Persondata
Name	Wakeman, Oliver
Alternative names
Short description	British musician
Date of birth	26 February 1972
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Date of death
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