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bowiedownunder.com 
The David Bowie
Community of Australia and New
Zealand
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British
jazz fusion musician Robin
Lumley and one time Spiders
From Mars member was
an Australian resident for more
than 20 years.
After leaving the Spiders From
Mars, Robin produced over 30
albums, some of which gained
gold and platinum status.
Robin composed and produced
music for over 250 television
and radio commercials and has
numerous television screen
credits for productions which
have been screened on Channel 4,
BBC, ITV UK, Discovery Channel
USA and the ABC amongst others.
He was also a composer for the Perth
Theatre Company.
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From
1974 to 1980, Robin was
keyboardist for the band Brand
X which included such
notable members as Phil Collins
(drums), Mike Clark (drums),
Percy Jones (bass), John
Goodsall (guitar).
He was also a leading producer
on the UK jazz-fusion scene in
the late 1970s, including
producing Brand X themselves,
Rod Argent's solo albums, and
albums by original Genesis
guitarist Anthony Phillips. |
Robin Lumley's Brand
X. Check out The
Jazz Music Archives for
more info. |
'Starman' - Top of
the Pops |
Among Robin's
collection were the original
stage/music notes inscribed by
Mick Ronson for Bowie's now
legendary 1972 shows in England.
In 1991, Robin married Debra
Allanson, media executive and
television presenter from Perth,
Western Australia. It is around
this time he appears to have
settled in Australia - first Perth
and later Melbourne.
In 2001, Robin announced the
formation of a new band called
SETI ("search for
extraterrestrial intelligence")
consisting of himself plus
Graeme Edge (Moody Blues), Rob
Burns (of Pete Townsend and
Eric Burdon fame) and Rod
McGrath (cellist for the WASO).
In 2014, Robin returned to
living in the UK where he
resided in peaceful Dartmoor.
After a long illness illness,
Robin Lumley passed away in
March 2023.
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