Jonathan Noyce

Jonathan Noyce
Birth name Jonathan Mark Thomas Noyce
Born (1971-07-15) 15 July 1971
Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
Genres Progressive rock, folk rock, hard rock
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter
Instruments

bass guitar

keyboard (Mini Moog)
Years active 1993 – present
Labels RandM, Fuel 2000, Chrysalis, Eagle, Roadrunner, EMI, Capital, Island
Associated acts Jethro Tull, Martin Barre, Rick Wakeman, Gary Moore, ARCHIVE
Website

Mr. Noyce's page at myspace

Mr. Noyce's page at twitter
Notable instruments
1960 Fender Precision Bass guitar

Jonathan Mark Thomas Noyce (born 15 July 1971)[1] is an English musician. He is a bass guitarist primarily known as a member of British rock group Jethro Tull, with whom he toured and recorded as a member from 1995 until 2007.[2][3] Mr. Noyce is also widely known for his long association with renowned guitarist Gary Moore.

Life

Jonathan Noyce was born in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. His father, Peter, was Choirmaster and Assistant Organist at Lichfield Cathedral, and Jane, his mother, has been a town planner.[4] Noyce grew up within the sounds of choirs, organs and the orchestral music on small record collection of his parents.[5] He is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London.

Career

Early career

Noyce enjoyed his first success with the British pop group Take That, for whom he supplied bass in the studio in 1993. During this period Noyce worked closely with producer Joey Negro aka Dave Lee.

In 1995, Noyce met and was asked to play on Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre's solo album The Meeting.[6] He met Tull frontman Ian Anderson, who subsequently asked Noyce to join him on his Divinities world tour later that year. A few months later Dave Pegg announced his retirement from Jethro Tull. Noyce joined the band in August 1995.[7] He was with the band for eleven years.

Outside of Jethro Tull, Noyce had a long establishment with guitarist Gary Moore,[8] playing with him on his Old New Ballads Blues CD, the DVD recording of the concert to commemorate the life of Phil Lynott, One Night in Dublin.

2006 saw Noyce join The Divine Comedy for some European dates and one off television appearances.

Since 2007 Noyce has been a member of the UK band Archive.[9]

Rick Wakeman called upon Noyce for his concerts at Hampton Court Palace in 2009. These shows were also recorded and filmed. The Six Wives of Henry VIII Live at Hampton Court Palace.

In 2010 Noyce reunited with Gary Moore for his Summer of Rock shows throughout Europe. This band also included drummer Darrin Mooney and, following a 21-year hiatus, keyboard and guitar player Neil Carter. This Celtic-Rock project came to an end with the sudden death of Moore on 6 February 2011.[10]

Later career

In 2010 Noyce had commercial success with the release of French-Canadian Mylène Farmer's album Bleu Noir, for which he supplied all the bass guitar tracks. He filled in on bass for Love Amongst Ruin's debut gig at Eurosonic Festival in January 2010.

In 2012[11] Noyce joined his old Jethro Tull bandmate Martin Barre for live shows across Europe.

In 2013 Noyce played on Martin Barre's solo album Away With Words.[12] The same year he had been joined Sixto Rodriguez for a run of shows that included the Montreux Jazz Festival and Glastonbury Festival. In December he played together with Pentangle for a concert to celebrate the life of Bert Jansch.

In 2014 Noyce joined the Gentle Giant offshoot band Three Friends, featuring former members Gary Green and Malcolm Mortimore. Other work includes playing on the soundtracks to the films I Am Ali[13] and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (film), the later with Daniel Pemberton. Archive released a film, Axiom, and returned to Montreux Jazz Festival to perform the soundtrack live.

In 2015 Archive's new album Restriction features Noyce on bass guitars and Mini Moog.

In 2016, Noyce played bass on the soundtrack of the film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword by Guy Ritchie.

References

  1. ↑ "Aritst Biography by Gary Hill". ALLMUSIC. allmusic.com. 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Jonathan Noyce, Bass Guitar". Jethro Tull. jethrotull.com. 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Hill, Gary. "Jonathan Noyce". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Jonathan Mark Noyce, Band Member". zoominfo. zoominfo.com. 12 Nov 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Jonathan Noyce, Bass Guitar". Jethro Tull. jethrotull.com. 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jonathan Noyce". Martin Barre. martinbarre.com. 12 Nov 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Artist Biography by Gary Hill". ALLMUSIC. allmusic.com. 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Robert William GARY MOORE". Gary Moore. gary-moore.com. 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Archive Jonathan Noyce". SPIRIT OF ROCK. spirit-of-rock.com. 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Robert William GARY MOORE". Gary Moore. gary-moore.com. 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre takes high road on TAAB2 rift". Goldmine. goldminemag.com. 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "MARTIN BARRE & JONATHAN NOYCE BAND". where‘s up?. wheresup.com. 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Song Credits". Soundtrack.Net. soundtrack.net. 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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