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Mel George Gaynor (nascido em 29 de maio de 1959, [ 1] Londres; Inglaterra) é um músico britânico. Ele é mais conhecido por ser há muito tempo, o baterista da banda de rock Simple Minds. Gaynor é filho de pai jamaicano e mãe afro-brasileira .
Welcome to the Official Site of Mel Gaynor. The Former drummer of Simple Minds. NEWS. OUT NOW! (DIGITAL) 'COME WITH ME' THE DEBUT ALBUM FROM MEL GAYNOR. ‘Come With Me’ is the self-penned, self-vocalised debut solo album from the former drummer of Simple Minds.
Mel George Gaynor (born 29 May 1959) is a British drummer and a singer and recording artist, best known as the longtime drummer for the rock band Simple Minds.
Learn about Mel Gaynor's 35-year career with Simple Minds and other legendary bands and artists. Find out his influences, achievements, and charitable work as a drummer, songwriter, and producer.
- Early Years
- Initial Albums
- Commercial Breakthrough
- Mainstream Success and Political Activism
- Street Fighting Years, Real Life and Hiatus
- Good News from The Next World and Néapolis
- Our Secrets Are The Same, Cry and Seen The Lights
- Black & White 050505 and Graffiti Soul
- Touring
- Big Music and Acoustic
The roots of Simple Minds are in the short-lived punk band Johnny & The Self-Abusers, founded on the South Side of Glasgow in early 1977. The band was conceived (initially as an imaginary band) by would-be Glasgow scene-maker Alan Cairnduff, although he left the job of organising the band to his friend John Milarky. At Cairnduff's suggestion, Milar...
On 27 March 1979 the band made their first television appearance, performing the songs "Chelsea Girl" and "Life in a Day" on BBC's The Old Grey Whistle Test. The first Simple Minds album, Life in a Day, was produced by John Leckie and released by Zoom Records in April 1979. The album's title track "Life in a Day" was released as Simple Minds' first...
In early 1981, Simple Minds frustration with poor support and marketing by Arista made them threaten to split up rather than continue working with them. They were released from Arista and instead signed to Virgin Records. After the band had left the label, Arista decided to release "Celebrate" as the second single from Empires and Dance in February...
Sparkle in the Rain was released in February 1984. It entered the UK albums chart at number one. It was preceded by the single "Speed Your Love to Me" which reached no.20 on the singles chart. A third single from the album, "Up on the Catwalk", was subsequently released and also reached the top 30 in the UK. Sparkle in the Rain hit the top 20 in se...
The next album Street Fighting Years (produced by Trevor Horn and Stephen Lipson) moved away from the American soul and gospel influences of Once Upon a Time in favour of soundtrack atmospherics and a new incorporation of acoustic and folk music-related ingredients. The lyrics were also more directly political, covering topics including the Poll Ta...
Simple Minds returned to activity later in 1994. By now the band was officially a duo of Kerr and Burchill (with the latter taking on keyboards in the studio, as well as guitar). Hiring Keith Forsey (the writer of "Don't You (Forget About Me)") as producer, they began to put together an album which returned to the uplifting arena rock feel of their...
Having delivered Our Secrets Are the Same to Chrysalis, Simple Minds then found themselves caught up in record company politics while Chrysalis, EMI and other companies attempted to merge with each other. Originally due for release in late 1999, the album remained unreleased after the band mired themselves in lawsuits with Chrysalis. In 2000, the s...
With the Kerr/Burchill/Duffy/Gaynor lineup, Simple Minds released Black & White 050505(their fourteenth studio album), on 12 September 2005. The album's first single, "Home", received airplay on alternative rock radio stations in the US. It reached No. 37 in the UK and was not released in North America. The band spent 2006 touring throughout Europe...
The band played a mini-concert on 2 October 2010 at the Cash For Kids Ball organised by Radio Clyde at the Hilton in Glasgow, and a full-length concert on 10 December 2010 at the Festhalle in Bern. In early October 2010, a new line-up of Simple Minds - Burchill, Kerr, Gaynor, Gillespie with new bassist Ged Grimes (ex-Danny Wilson and Deacon Blue) -...
In November 2014 Simple Minds released their first studio album in five years entitled Big Music, which was followed by a Winter/Spring 2015 UK and European tour (from February to May 2015). On 22 October 2014, Simple Minds were presented the Q Inspiration to Music award by Manic Street Preachers frontman James Dean Bradfield and saw the first publ...
Mel Gaynor. Drummer Singer Producer. Known to millions as the power behind Alt Rock superstars, Simple Minds, Mel has sold over 60 million albums and 2 billion streams, playing stadiums and arenas around the globe with the Minds for over thirty years.
Mel Gaynor is the former drummer of Simple Minds and a solo artist. Find out his latest news, singles, album, merchandise and gig dates on his official website.
