Darrel Treece-Birch

Darrel Treece-Birch
Darrel Treece-Birch
Background information
Birth name	Darrel Treece-Birch
Born	(1967-01-21) 21 January 1967 Fleetwood, England
Genres	Hard rock, melodic rock, Progressive Rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, producer
Instruments	Keyboards
Years active	1986–present
Associated acts	Ten, Nth Ascension, Counterparts UK
Notable instruments
Korg Kronos, Korg Triton Extreme

Darrel Treece-Birch (born 21 January 1967, at Fleetwood, England is an English hard rock/progressive rock keyboard player and songwriter, best known for his work with the Melodic Hard Rock band Ten and the progressive Rock band Nth Ascension.^[1]

Biography

Darrel Treece-Birch started playing keyboards from an early age. Inspired by the early electronica music of Oxygene and Equinox of Jean-Michel Jarre and the ambient orchestration of Vangelis, he soon got involved in various bands, with the most notable one being the Fleetwood-based Purple on the Storm. He started the band Nth Ascension in 1990 and after various lineup changes, released their first studio album 2011, entitled Frequencies of Day & Night, which was issued as a free download via Aurovine. Soon after, Darrel Treece-Birch joined the melodic Hard Rock Band Ten,^[2] with whom he has released 3 studio albums so far, 2012's Heresy and Creed, 2014's Albion and 2015'sIsla De Muerta. The second studio album by Nth Ascension entitled Ascension of Kings, was released in late 2014 via Sonic Vista Music to much critical acclaim. He is currently working on a new solo album, featuring members of Ten, Nth Ascension and several other bands hailing from England.^[3]

Discography

With Ten

• Heresy and Creed (2012)
• Albion (2014)
• Isla De Muerta (2015)

With Nth Ascension

• Frequencies of Day & Night (2011)
• Ascension Of Kings (2014)

As Darrel Treece-Birch

• Seven Days (2000)
• Meditate (2003)
• Healing Touch (2004)
• Celestial^[4] (2008)

References