Alex Lee (born 16 March 1970) is an
English musician
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. He has played
guitar
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and
keyboards for
Goldfrapp
Goldfrapp were an English electronic music duo from London, formed in 1999. The duo consisted of Alison Goldfrapp (vocals, synthesiser) and Will Gregory (synthesiser).
Despite favourable reviews and a short-listing for the Mercury Prize, thei ...
,
Massive Attack
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,
Suede
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,
Placebo
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,
Strangelove and
The Blue Aeroplanes amongst others. He has also worked as
musical director with
Florence And The Machine
Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band formed in London in 2007 by lead vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, drummer Christopher Lloyd Hayden and harp ...
,
Marina & The Diamonds and for the
Royal Shakespeare Company
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as well as composing regularly for film and television.
Biography
Lee joined The Blue Aeroplanes in 1989, around the time that they signed to
Ensign Records.
[Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 232, 1003, 1007] He played on the 1990 album ''Swagger'' and the 1995 album ''Rough Music''.
References
External links
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Alex Lee Official Website
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English pop musicians
1970 births
Living people
Musicians from Bristol
Placebo (band) members
Suede (band) members
Britpop musicians